FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 2, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed HOU by 1 at halftime and won 87–79.

Final
HOU79
DET87
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET 0; Q4 DET +8
Final
SAC98
DAL107
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +9
Final
DEN78
LAL89
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +19; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +11
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2003–04Nov 2, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs GSW), 21 points.
The lead · HOU @ DET

Detroit handles Houston by 8

The Pistons won the fourth quarter 28–20. Final: 87–79. Rasheed Wallace led Detroit with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-10+8DET AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU1820212079
DET1918222887
Who led
Rasheed WallaceDET24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsDET17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyHOU18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Charlie WardHOU13 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+16.7points, today vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
6.32003–04 avg23Today

23 points today in 35 minutes, against 6.3 a game in 2003–04 (76 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
12.62003–04 avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 2003–04 (35 games). Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−15.0points, today vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
17.02003–04 avg2Today

2 points today in 20 minutes, against 17.0 a game in 2003–04 (81 games).

Second story · SAC @ DAL

Dallas leads Sacramento wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 107–98. Best quarter: the first, 30–23. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over HOU8DAL over SAC9LAL over DEN11Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over SAC.
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 33

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Dirk NowitzkiDAL vs SAC · W
33.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantLAL vs DEN · W
25.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Brad MillerSAC @ DAL · L
24.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallaceDET vs HOU · W
24.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Chris MihmLAL vs DEN · W
23.0 PPG season to date
Career high23 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberSAC @ DAL · L
21.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST