FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 11, 2007Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Knicks by 6 after three quarters and won 75–72.

Final · Box score
Wizards101
Hawks90
Q1 Wizards +3; Q2 Wizards +11; Q3 Wizards +13; Q4 Wizards +11
Final · Box score
Rockets85
Bobcats82
Q1 Rockets -1; Q2 Rockets -5; Q3 Rockets -5; Q4 Rockets +3
Final · Box score
Heat75
Knicks72
Q1 Heat +5; Q2 Heat -2; Q3 Heat -6; Q4 Heat +3
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Sixers72
Q1 Hornets -1; Q2 Hornets +14; Q3 Hornets +23; Q4 Hornets +21
Final · Box score
Bucks88
Spurs113
Q1 Spurs +12; Q2 Spurs +27; Q3 Spurs +30; Q4 Spurs +25
Final · Box score
Pistons107
Sonics103
Q1 Pistons +15; Q2 Pistons +12; Q3 Pistons +8; Q4 Pistons +4
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Clippers95
Q1 Cavs +4; Q2 Cavs +6; Q3 Cavs -3; Q4 Cavs +8
On this day · 2006–07Nov 11, 2006: 8 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Jazz), 57 points.
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The lead · Heat-Knicks

Miami takes over late to edge New York

Richard Hamilton goes for 32 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-2-6+3Heat AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2512152375
Knicks2019191472
Who led
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 6 games: 11, 6, 7, 9, 21, 17Heat17 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Udonis HaslemPoints, last 6 games: 14, 11, 18, 10, 20, 16Heat16 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 5 games: 18, 14, 24, 19, 19Knicks19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
David LeePoints, last 5 games: 7, 14, 9, 6, 14Knicks14 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: San Antonio by 25.

Rockets over Bobcats3Heat over Knicks3Pistons over Sonics4Cavs over Clippers8Wizards over Hawks11Hornets over Sixers21Spurs over Bucks25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Rockets-Bobcats15
Cavs-Clippers10
Heat-Knicks5
Hornets-Sixers5
Pistons-Sonics1
Bucks-Spurs1
Wizards-Hawks0
Shot of the night

Williams's jumper with 19 seconds left puts the Heat ahead, 75-72 final

The night in charts
Pistons-Sonics combined for 210, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-SonicsPistons 107, Sonics 103
210
Bucks-SpursBucks 88, Spurs 113
201
Cavs-ClippersCavs 103, Clippers 95
198
Wizards-HawksWizards 101, Hawks 90
191
Rockets-BobcatsRockets 85, Bobcats 82
167
Hornets-SixersHornets 93, Sixers 72
165
Heat-KnicksHeat 75, Knicks 72
147
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-BobcatsRockets 85, Bobcats 82
+3 Rockets
Heat-KnicksHeat 75, Knicks 72
+3 Heat
Pistons-SonicsPistons 107, Sonics 103
+4 Pistons
Cavs-ClippersCavs 103, Clippers 95
+8 Cavs
Wizards-HawksWizards 101, Hawks 90
+11 Wizards
Hornets-SixersHornets 93, Sixers 72
+21 Hornets
Bucks-SpursBucks 88, Spurs 113
+25 Spurs
Heat rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-KnicksHeat won · Heat 75, Knicks 72
6 pts
Rockets-BobcatsRockets won · Rockets 85, Bobcats 82
5 pts
Cavs-ClippersCavs won · Cavs 103, Clippers 95
3 pts
Hornets-SixersHornets won · Hornets 93, Sixers 72
1 pt
Yao shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoRockets · 34 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
87% (13-15)
KamanClippers · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
HaslemHeat · 16 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
IlgauskasCavs · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
61% (11-18)
CarrollBobcats · 17 PTS, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Rockets-Bobcats
Rockets 85Bobcats 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1421252585
Bobcats1525251782
The story
Tracy McGrady's 26 points carried Houston past Charlotte, 85-82

For Charlotte, Emeka Okafor had 12 PTS, 11 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 9-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 25-17.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −1−5−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 75Knicks 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2512152375
Knicks2019191472
The story
Miami beat New York 75-72 behind 16 points and 16 rebounds from Udonis Haslem

David Lee paced New York: 14 PTS, 14 REB 16 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

A 23-14 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Heat.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +5−2−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Sonics
Pistons 107Sonics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons35291726107
Sonics20322130103
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 15 points as Detroit beat Seattle 107-103

Jeff Green led Seattle with 17 PTS, 8 REB 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 6-12 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 35-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +15+12+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Yao MingRockets
+4.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.3Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 2 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
20.92006–07 avg6.0Last 2

6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.9 in 2006–07 (63 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Yao Ming leads the day with 34

Yao MingPoints, last 7 games: 25, 11, 21, 21, 28, 28, 34Rockets-Bobcats · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 4 games: 21, 18, 10, 32Pistons-Sonics · W
20.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 6 games: 10, 11, 7, 35, 4, 28Clippers-Cavs · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 7 games: 30, 47, 20, 35, 12, 21, 26Rockets-Bobcats · W
27.3 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 6 games: 16, 27, 18, 18, 19, 25Clippers-Cavs · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 7 games: 17, 8, 22, 22, 18, 11, 25Cavs-Clippers · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST