FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 7, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAC by 1 at halftime and won 93–78.

Final
CLE105
TOR93
Q1 CLE 0; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +12
Final · OT
UTA95
CHA91
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA 0; OT1 UTA +4
Final
NJN89
MIA90
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +1
Final
LAC78
MIN93
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +15
Final · OT
SAS104
CHI95
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS +9
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 7, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: Zach Randolph (POR @ TOR), 33 points.
The lead · LAC @ MIN

Minnesota beats Clippers, 93–78

Minnesota led 65–57 after three and won by 15. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9-1+8+15MIN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC1728122178
MIN2618212893
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 4 games: 18, 23, 25, 22MIN22 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 4 games: 16, 16, 4, 15MIN15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 4 games: 15, 12, 27, 26LAC26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 4 games: 9, 19, 27, 14LAC14 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · NJN @ MIA

Miami controls New Jersey start to finish

Miami won 90–89, leading by as many as 6 at a break. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over NJN1UTA over CHA4SAS over CHI9CLE over TOR12MIN over LAC15Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over NJN.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.0points, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Points per game
8.72004–05 avg12.7Last 3

12.7 points a game over his last three games, against 8.7 in 2004–05 (79 games). Today: 9 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.4Season avg29.0Last 3

29.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.4 in 3 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 32

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.
Vince CarterPoints, last 4 games: 25, 20, 28, 32NJN @ MIA · L
26.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 4 games: 27, 23, 13, 31UTA @ CHA · W
23.5 PPG season to date
Career high31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 4 games: 31, 20, 36, 27CLE @ TOR · W
28.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 4 games: 17, 14, 12, 26TOR vs CLE · L
17.2 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 4 games: 15, 12, 27, 26LAC @ MIN · L
20.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 4 games: 19, 21, 18, 24SAS @ CHI · W
20.5 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST