FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 12, 2004Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed LAL by 16 after the first quarter and won 122–113.

Final
LAL113
ORL122
Q1 ORL -16; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +9
Final · OT
IND104
PHI106
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI -10; Q4 PHI 0; OT1 PHI +2
Final
CHA74
BOS91
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS 0; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +17
Final
LAC96
NYK110
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +14
Final
GSW67
MEM96
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +19; Q3 MEM +21; Q4 MEM +29
Final
ATL96
NOH95
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +1
Final
MIA84
SAS93
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +9
Final
TOR87
SEA88
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +1
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 12, 2003: 9 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (ORL vs MEM), 36 points.
The lead · LAL @ ORL

Steve Francis scores 32 in Orlando win over Lakers

Final: 122–113. Steve Francis added 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Kobe Bryant scored 41 for Lakers in the loss.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16+2+13+9ORL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL37182533113
ORL21363629122
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 6 games: 26, 19, 9, 16, 23, 32ORL32 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 6 games: 20, 10, 16, 17, 24, 27ORL27 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 7 games: 25, 38, 28, 24, 31, 20, 41LAL41 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 7 games: 8, 2, 11, 2, 18, 2, 21LAL21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.2points, today vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
5.82003–04 avg15Today

15 points today in 33 minutes, against 5.8 a game in 2003–04 (77 games).

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
24.42003–04 avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 2003–04 (54 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg35.8Today

36 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Grizzlies rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Memphis beat Golden State by 29.

ATL over NOH1SEA over TOR1PHI over IND2ORL over LAL9SAS over MIA9NYK over LAC14BOS over CHA17MEM over GSW29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 41

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 7 games: 25, 38, 28, 24, 31, 20, 41LAL @ ORL · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 5 games: 19, 15, 22, 8, 39IND @ PHI · L
20.6 PPG season to date
Career high39 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 6 games: 26, 19, 9, 16, 23, 32ORL vs LAL · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 5 games: 24, 18, 21, 22, 29SAS vs MIA · W
22.8 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 4 games: 31, 28, 14, 29IND @ PHI · L
25.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 6 games: 20, 25, 24, 30, 20, 29SEA vs TOR · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST