FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 18, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed HOU by 11 after three quarters and won 93–92.

Final
CLE106
CHA89
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +17
Final
SAS88
PHI80
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +8
Final
NYK93
HOU92
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -7; Q3 NYK -11; Q4 NYK +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 18, 2003: 8 games. Top scorer: Flip Murray (SEA vs MIA), 31 points.
The lead · NYK @ HOU

New York climbs out of an 11-point hole against Houston

Down 11 after three, the Knicks won the fourth quarter 32–20 and the game 93–92. Kurt Thomas led New York with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7-11+1NYK AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK2020213293
HOU2225252092
Who led
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 7 games: 11, 9, 8, 8, 12, 8, 23NYK23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 7 games: 22, 11, 22, 19, 0, 16, 19NYK19 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 8 games: 18, 21, 30, 23, 12, 14, 21, 24HOU24 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 8, 33, 14, 25, 32, 6, 27, 23HOU23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Second story · SAS @ PHI

San Antonio makes it five straight

San Antonio beat Philadelphia 88–80 and moved to 7–1. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 34 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · SAS
Wvs SAC101–85W@ LAL105–96L@ SEA94–113Wvs GSW91–71Wvs MIA93–84W@ ATL103–88Wvs NYK99–81W@ PHI88–80SAS: last 8 games through Nov 18, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+14.0points, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
7.02003–04 avg21.0Last 2

21.0 points a game over his last two games, against 7.0 in 2003–04 (71 games). Today: 14 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 8 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 17 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 34

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 8 games: 30, 26, 17, 23, 17, 26, 17, 34SAS @ PHI · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 8 games: 18, 21, 30, 23, 12, 14, 21, 24HOU vs NYK · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 9 games: 30, 25, 31, 29, 26, 15, 29, 26, 24PHI vs SAS · L
26.1 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 7 games: 11, 9, 8, 8, 12, 8, 23NYK @ HOU · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 8, 33, 14, 25, 32, 6, 27, 23HOU vs NYK · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 8 games: 28, 21, 31, 25, 38, 24, 33, 19CLE @ CHA · W
27.4 PPG season to date · −9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST