FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 24, 2005Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SEA by 8 at halftime and won 108–96.

Final
CLE76
IND98
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +22
Final
SEA96
LAL108
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +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 · 2004–05Nov 24, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs DET), 43 points.
The lead · SEA @ LAL

Kobe Bryant scores 34, Lakers rally past Seattle

Lakers trailed by 8 at the half and won 108–96.

Game flow · LAL 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-8+8+12LAL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA1932202596
LAL24193629108
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 37, 37, 28, 17, 18, 42, 36, 43, 34LAL34 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 13, 15, 16, 7, 13, 18, 6, 23LAL23 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 17, 41, 29, 22, 27, 14, 26, 32SEA32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 17, 19, 19, 32, 27, 28, 23, 19SEA19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · CLE @ IND

Indiana never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 98–76. Metta World Peace led Indiana with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · IND vs CLE
Metta World Peace · INDLeBron James · CLEPTS2119REB510AST04Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+3.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.5Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−4.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 11 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 37, 37, 28, 17, 18, 42, 36, 43, 34LAL vs SEA · W
33.1 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 17, 41, 29, 22, 27, 14, 26, 32SEA @ LAL · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 13, 15, 16, 7, 13, 18, 6, 23LAL vs SEA · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 15, 24, 30, 24, 27, 8, 24, 21IND vs CLE · W
21.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 31, 16, 26, 37, 16, 36, 36, 19CLE @ IND · L
27.6 PPG season to date · −9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 17, 19, 19, 32, 27, 28, 23, 19SEA @ LAL · L
24.2 PPG season to date · −5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST