FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 6, 2007Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed SEA by 13 at halftime and won 104–98.

Final · Box score
Suns115
Bobcats83
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +22; Q3 PHX +27; Q4 PHX +32
Final · Box score
Hawks82
Nets87
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +12; Q4 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets112
Knicks119
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK -10; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Raptors85
Bucks112
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +24; Q4 MIL +27
Final · Box score
Magic111
Wolves103
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Clippers97
Bulls91
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +6
Final · Box score
Spurs81
Rockets89
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Sonics98
Kings104
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC -13; Q3 SAC -6; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Cavs108
Warriors104
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Hornets118
Lakers104
Q1 NOH +10; Q2 NOH +2; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +14
On this day · 2006–07Nov 6, 2006: 7 games. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (Bulls-Bucks), 37 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Kings

Kevin Martin scores 31, Sacramento rallies past Seattle

Chris Paul goes for 21 assists

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-13-6+6SAC AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2536172098
Kings26222432104
Who led
Kevin MartinPoints, last 4 games: 26, 22, 28, 31SAC31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 4 games: 22, 14, 27, 23SAC23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 4 games: 2, 6, 13, 32SEA32 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 4 games: 18, 27, 24, 27SEA27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Bulls11
Cavs-Warriors11
Magic-Wolves9
Hornets-Lakers9
Hawks-Nets9
Sonics-Kings8
Spurs-Rockets5
Nuggets-Knicks4
Suns-Bobcats3
Raptors-Bucks2
The night in charts
Nuggets-Knicks combined for 231, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 112, Knicks 119
231
Hornets-LakersHornets 118, Lakers 104
222
Magic-WolvesMagic 111, Wolves 103
214
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 108, Warriors 104
212
Sonics-KingsSonics 98, Kings 104
202
Suns-BobcatsSuns 115, Bobcats 83
198
Raptors-BucksRaptors 85, Bucks 112
197
Clippers-BullsClippers 97, Bulls 91
188
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 81, Rockets 89
170
Hawks-NetsHawks 82, Nets 87
169
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 108, Warriors 104
+4 CLE
Hawks-NetsHawks 82, Nets 87
+5 NJN
Sonics-KingsSonics 98, Kings 104
+6 SAC
Clippers-BullsClippers 97, Bulls 91
+6 LAC
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 112, Knicks 119
+7 NYK
Magic-WolvesMagic 111, Wolves 103
+8 ORL
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 81, Rockets 89
+8 HOU
Hornets-LakersHornets 118, Lakers 104
+14 NOH
Raptors-BucksRaptors 85, Bucks 112
+27 MIL
Suns-BobcatsSuns 115, Bobcats 83
+32 PHX
SAC erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-KingsSAC won · Sonics 98, Kings 104
13 pts
Nuggets-KnicksNYK won · Nuggets 112, Knicks 119
10 pts
Cavs-WarriorsCLE won · Cavs 108, Warriors 104
1 pt
Spurs-RocketsHOU won · Spurs 81, Rockets 89
1 pt
Mason shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MasonMIL · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
100% (10-10)
KamanLAC · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
MobleyLAC · 33 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
76% (13-17)
SzczerbiakSEA · 32 PTS, 2 REB
75% (12-16)
CurryNYK · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Cavs-Warriors
Cavs 108Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs29252628108
Warriors23312723104
The story
Cleveland beat Golden State 108-104 behind 24 points and 13 rebounds from LeBron James

Baron Davis paced Golden State: 29 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST, 3 BLK · 9-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +60−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Kings
Sonics 98Kings 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2536172098
Kings26222432104
The story
John Salmons had 23 points as Sacramento beat Seattle 104-98

Wally Szczerbiak led Seattle with 32 PTS, 2 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 32-20.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +1−13−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Knicks
Nuggets 112Knicks 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets37292620112
Knicks32282237119
The story
Jamal Crawford's 25 points and 8 assists carried New York past Denver, 119-112

For Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 24 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 8-19 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 37-20.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −5−6−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson was the fantasy play: 53.8 FPTS on 32 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Points per game
13.82006–07 avg23.7Last 3

23.7 points a game over his last three games, against 13.8 in 2006–07 (78 games). Today: 33 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
29.42006–07 avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 2006–07 (71 games). Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
18.12006–07 avg39.3Today

39 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 2006–07 (76 games). Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Charlotte by 32, the widest margin of 10 games.

CLE over GSW4NJN over ATL5LAC over CHI6SAC over SEA6NYK over DEN7ORL over MIN8HOU over SAS8NOH over LAL14MIL over TOR27PHX over CHA32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 36

Peja StojakovicPoints, last 4 games: 19, 18, 5, 36Hornets-Lakers · W
19.5 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 3 games: 21, 17, 33Clippers-Bulls · W
23.7 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 4 games: 25, 24, 23, 32Nuggets-Knicks · L
26.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 4 games: 2, 6, 13, 32Sonics-Kings · L
13.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 4 games: 26, 22, 28, 31Kings-Sonics · W
26.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 4 games: 25, 22, 11, 29Warriors-Cavs · L
21.8 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST