FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 4, 2007Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed ATL by 9 after three quarters and won 92–91.

Final · OT · Box score
Celtics98
Raptors95
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Sonics101
Clippers115
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +14
Final · Box score
Bobcats90
Heat88
Q1 Bobcats 0; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Knicks97
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Hawks91
Pistons92
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET -9; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Nuggets88
Q1 NOH -7; Q2 NOH -1; Q3 NOH +4; Q4 NOH +5
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Suns103
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Jazz109
Lakers119
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +10
On this day · 2006–07Nov 4, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Celtics), 44 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Pistons

Detroit rallies from 9 down to beat Atlanta

LeBron James goes for 27 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-3-9+1DET AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1929212291
Pistons2421153292
Who led
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 3 games: 19, 18, 22DET22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonDET21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 2 games: 28, 23ATL23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 2 games: 16, 22ATL22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Jazz-Lakers24
Wolves-Knicks11
Hawks-Pistons9
Hornets-Nuggets8
Sonics-Clippers7
Bobcats-Heat5
Cavs-Suns5
Celtics-Raptors2
Shot of the night

Allen's three with 2.6 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 98-95 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Lakers combined for 228, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-LakersJazz 109, Lakers 119
228
Sonics-ClippersSonics 101, Clippers 115
216
Cavs-SunsCavs 92, Suns 103
195
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 98, Raptors 95
193
Wolves-KnicksWolves 93, Knicks 97
190
Hawks-PistonsHawks 91, Pistons 92
183
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 93, Nuggets 88
181
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 90, Heat 88
178
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-PistonsHawks 91, Pistons 92
+1 DET
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 90, Heat 88
+2 CHA
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 98, Raptors 95
+3 BOS
Wolves-KnicksWolves 93, Knicks 97
+4 NYK
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 93, Nuggets 88
+5 NOH
Jazz-LakersJazz 109, Lakers 119
+10 LAL
Cavs-SunsCavs 92, Suns 103
+11 PHX
Sonics-ClippersSonics 101, Clippers 115
+14 LAC
DET rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-PistonsDET won · Hawks 91, Pistons 92
9 pts
Cavs-SunsPHX won · Cavs 92, Suns 103
7 pts
Wolves-KnicksNYK won · Wolves 93, Knicks 97
7 pts
Hornets-NuggetsNOH won · Hornets 93, Nuggets 88
7 pts
Jazz-LakersLAL won · Jazz 109, Lakers 119
5 pts
Shaq shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Ray AllenBOS · 33 PTS, 4 REB
69% (11-16)
KobeLAL · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
68% (13-19)
HamiltonDET · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Marvin WilliamsATL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 91Pistons 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1929212291
Pistons2421153292
The story
Chauncey Billups' 22 points carried Detroit past Atlanta, 92-91

For Atlanta, Josh Smith had 13 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 7-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 32-22.

DET lead by quarter
200 +5−3−9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Heat
Bobcats 90Heat 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2728201590
Heat2721152588
The story
Charlotte beat Miami 90-88 behind 29 points from Jason Richardson

Udonis Haslem paced Miami: 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 10-16 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

A 28-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 0+7+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Emeka Okafor topped the game at 46.6 FPTS: 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 98Raptors 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics231528122098
Raptors141724231795
The story
Kevin Garnett had 23 points and 13 rebounds as Boston beat Toronto 98-95 in OT

Chris Bosh led Toronto with 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 9-18 FG

The swing

The Celtics won the first 23-14, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +9+7+110+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, last 2 vs 2006–07 avg
Points per game
5.02006–07 avg18.0Last 2

18.0 points a game over his last two games, against 5.0 in 2006–07 (37 games). Today: 13 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.9minutes, last 2 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
29.42006–07 avg6.5Last 2

6.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.4 in 2006–07 (71 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
16.52006–07 avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 2006–07 (60 games). Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Clippers by 14.

DET over ATL1CHA over MIA2BOS over TOR3NYK over MIN4NOH over DEN5LAL over UTA10PHX over CLE11LAC over SEA14Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 33

Kobe BryantPoints, last 3 games: 45, 16, 33Lakers-Jazz · W
31.3 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 2 games: 17, 33Celtics-Raptors · W
25.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 3 games: 14, 8, 32Raptors-Celtics · L
18.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 3 games: 18, 19, 30Suns-Cavs · W
22.3 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 2 games: 21, 29Bobcats-Heat · W
25.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 3 games: 10, 45, 27Cavs-Suns · L
27.3 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST