FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 22, 2004Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed DAL by 9 after the first quarter and won 83–82.

Final
SAS90
MEM93
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +3
Final
MIN83
DAL82
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN 0; Q4 MIN +1
Final
CHI82
PHX100
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +18
Final
NOH76
UTA75
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +15; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 NOH +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 22, 2003: 6 games. Top scorer: Quentin Richardson (LAC @ MIN), 36 points.
The lead · MIN @ DAL

Minnesota rallies from 9 down to beat Dallas

Trailing by 9 after one, Minnesota outscored the Mavericks 63–53 the rest of the way. Final: 83–82. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 21 points, 17 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · MIN 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-30+1MIN AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN2020222183
DAL2914192082
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 9 games: 28, 25, 29, 22, 20, 25, 24, 20, 21MIN21 PTS · 17 REB · 9 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 9 games: 19, 6, 15, 8, 18, 19, 3, 20, 16MIN16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 2, 9, 4, 7, 13, 22, 12, 22DAL22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 3, 9, 5, 9, 15, 12, 15, 14DAL14 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · SAS @ MEM

Memphis holds off San Antonio, 93–90

Memphis led 71–68 after three and held on to win by three. Bonzi Wells led Memphis with 26 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over DAL1NOH over UTA1MEM over SAS3PHX over CHI18Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over SAS.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg14.8Last 3

14.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 10 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 26

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 10 games: 26, 17, 23, 17, 26, 17, 34, 26, 26, 26SAS @ MEM · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 13, 0, 10, 12, 25, 10, 17, 26MEM vs SAS · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 2, 9, 4, 7, 13, 22, 12, 22DAL vs MIN · L
10.7 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 9 games: 28, 25, 29, 22, 20, 25, 24, 20, 21MIN @ DAL · W
23.8 PPG season to date · −3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 17 REB · 9 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 14, 22, 14, 18, 23, 27, 22, 21PHX vs CHI · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 26, 20, 29, 34, 38, 33, 33, 21PHX vs CHI · W
28.0 PPG season to date · −7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST