FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 28, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by GSW (vs NOK) and DAL (vs TOR).

Final
DAL93
TOR91
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +2
Final
ORL87
BOS83
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +4
Final
NYK94
MIA107
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +26; Q3 MIA +25; Q4 MIA +13
Final
NJN101
DEN92
Q1 NJN +15; Q2 NJN +15; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +9
Final
NOK83
GSW99
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +16
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 28, 2004: 7 games. Top scorer: Larry Hughes (WAS @ TOR), 33 points.
The lead · DAL @ TOR

Dallas holds off Toronto, 93–91

Dallas led 69–66 after three and held on to win by two. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · DAL 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+9-2+3+2DAL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2816252493
TOR1927202591
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 30, 35, 20, 23, 31, 23, 27, 29DAL29 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 26, 9, 12, 12, 29, 10, 5, 26DAL26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 23, 24, 27, 23, 24, 22, 21, 26TOR26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 9, 38, 12, 25, 13, 16, 17, 5, 22TOR22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · NOK @ GSW

Golden State makes it three straight

Golden State beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City 99–83 and moved to 10–6. Jason Richardson led Golden State with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · GSW
L@ PHX86–101Wvs CHI100–82Lvs MIL87–90W@ POR91–80L@ LAC101–113Wvs NJN100–97Lvs SAS89–113W@ UTA94–90Wvs TOR117–91Wvs NOK99–83GSW: last 10 games through Nov 28, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.3Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.3 in 12 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.5Season avg21.9Last 3

21.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.5 in 14 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 33

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.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 19, 25, 32, 33, 19, 23, 21, 33MIA vs NYK · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 30, 35, 20, 23, 31, 23, 27, 29DAL @ TOR · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 23, 24, 27, 23, 24, 22, 21, 26TOR vs DAL · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 26, 9, 12, 12, 29, 10, 5, 26DAL @ TOR · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 11, 17, 11, 13, 2, 10, 16, 26DEN vs NJN · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 18, 16, 19, 19, 9, 23, 10, 25NJN @ DEN · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST