FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 5, 2005Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed BOS by 9 after three quarters and won 107–105.

Final
ORL79
WAS87
Q1 WAS 0; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +8
Final · OT
BOS105
CHA107
Q1 CHA -7; Q2 CHA -2; Q3 CHA -9; Q4 CHA 0; OT1 CHA +2
Final
TOR84
DET117
Q1 DET +16; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +27; Q4 DET +33
Final
CHI99
NJN100
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN 0; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +1
Final
PHI111
IND109
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +2
Final
CLE106
MEM113
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +7
Final
SAS84
DAL103
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +19
Final
NOK91
HOU84
Q1 NOK +4; Q2 NOK 0; Q3 NOK -6; Q4 NOK +7
Final
MIA100
MIL105
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +5
Final
PHX97
UTA88
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +9
Final
ATL93
POR94
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +1
Final · OT
MIN99
LAC100
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC 0; OT1 LAC +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 · 2004–05Nov 5, 2004: 10 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (NOH vs ORL), 36 points.
The lead · BOS @ CHA

Charlotte outlasts Boston in overtime

103–103 at the end of regulation. Charlotte took the last extra period 4–2. Final: 107–105. Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-2-90+2CHA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
BOS322530162105
CHA253023254107
Who led
Gerald WallacePoints, last 3 games: 28, 7, 25CHA25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Brevin KnightPoints, last 3 games: 6, 14, 21CHA21 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 3 games: 30, 28, 32BOS32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 3 games: 27, 10, 21BOS21 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.9points, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Points per game
11.12004–05 avg20.0Last 3

20.0 points a game over his last three games, against 11.1 in 2004–05 (70 games). Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 2 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
27.82004–05 avg8.0Last 2

8.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.8 in 2004–05 (63 games). Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
21.22004–05 avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 21.2 a game in 2004–05 (78 games). Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Detroit by 33.

NJN over CHI1POR over ATL1LAC over MIN1CHA over BOS2PHI over IND2MIL over MIA5MEM over CLE7NOK over HOU7WAS over ORL8PHX over UTA9DAL over SAS19DET over TOR33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 36

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 3 games: 31, 20, 36CLE @ MEM · L
29.0 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 3 games: 28, 16, 34DAL vs SAS · W
26.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 3 games: 30, 28, 32BOS @ CHA · L
30.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 3 games: 21, 27, 30WAS vs ORL · W
26.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 4 games: 35, 31, 29, 29PHI @ IND · W
31.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 3 games: 26, 22, 29MEM vs CLE · W
25.7 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST