FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 29, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed NOH by 1 after three quarters and won 76–67.

Final
BOS117
ORL101
Q1 BOS +17; Q2 BOS +24; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +16
Final
NOH67
DEN76
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +9
Final
CLE82
LAC94
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +12
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 29, 2003: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI vs ATL), 50 points.
The lead · NOH @ DEN

Denver gets past New Orleans

76–67, with Denver ahead 42–39 at halftime. Earl Boykins led Denver with 22 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Game flow · DEN 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+9+3-1+9DEN AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOH182120867
DEN2715161876
Who led
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 32, 5, 11, 32, 10, 12, 9, 0, 22DEN22 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 5, 14, 16, 2, 17, 6, 20, 14DEN14 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Lee NailonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 7, 4, 21, 16, 18, 22, 2, 16NOH16 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 10, 12, 10, 4, 14, 7, 12, 11NOH11 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · CLE @ LAC

Clippers never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 94–82. Elton Brand led Clippers with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over NOH9LAC over CLE12BOS over ORL16Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over CLE.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 16.3 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Elton Brand leads the day with 30

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.
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 19, 14, 19, 17, 17, 17, 25, 30LAC vs CLE · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 37, 25, 17, 20, 22, 25, 17, 24BOS @ ORL · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 33, 19, 25, 13, 43, 20, 26, 22CLE @ LAC · L
26.3 PPG season to date · −4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 32, 5, 11, 32, 10, 12, 9, 0, 22DEN vs NOH · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Marcus BanksPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 13, 2, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 20BOS @ ORL · W
4.3 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 23, 14, 12, 16, 27, 12, 10, 18ORL vs BOS · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST