FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 10, 2005Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed PHX by 8 after three quarters and won 111–104.

Final
LAC102
ATL95
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +7
Final
HOU84
MIA88
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +4
Final
DET111
PHX104
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET 0; Q3 DET -8; Q4 DET +7
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 10, 2004: 10 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs PHX), 38 points.
The lead · DET @ PHX

Detroit climbs out of an 8-point hole against Phoenix

Down 8 after three, the Pistons won the fourth quarter 37–22 and the game 111–104. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 27 points, 1 rebound and 11 assists.

Game flow · DET 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+50-8+7DET AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET30222237111
PHX25273022104
Who led
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 5 games: 12, 16, 11, 16, 27DET27 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 5 games: 16, 8, 27, 25, 18DET18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 5 games: 8, 12, 9, 23, 21PHX21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 5 games: 30, 12, 14, 18, 18PHX18 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Second story · HOU @ MIA

Houston's skid reaches three

Miami won 88–84; the Rockets fall to 1–3. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
Wvs SAC98–89Lvs NOK84–91Lvs ORL74–76L@ MIA84–88HOU: last 4 games through Nov 10, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+2.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 4 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 2 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
37.02004–05 avg24.5Last 2

24.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 37.0 in 2004–05 (66 games). Today: 17 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Chauncey Billups leads the day with 27

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.
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 5 games: 12, 16, 11, 16, 27DET @ PHX · W
16.4 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 6 games: 23, 31, 21, 23, 29, 25MIA vs HOU · W
25.3 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 4 games: 22, 20, 17, 24HOU @ MIA · L
20.8 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 5 games: 17, 10, 23, 26, 24ATL vs LAC · L
20.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 6 games: 15, 12, 27, 26, 31, 23LAC @ ATL · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 6 games: 35, 12, 12, 11, 6, 21LAC @ ATL · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST