FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 2, 2006Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by LAC (vs DEN) and SAS (vs DAL).

Final
SAS97
DAL91
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 SAS +6
Final
DEN95
LAC96
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 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 · 2005–06Nov 2, 2005: 14 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (MIL @ NJN), 41 points.
The lead · DEN @ LAC

Sam Cassell scores 35, Clippers hold off Denver

Final: 96–95. Sam Cassell added 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · LAC 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 Q3Final0-6+1-5+1LAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN2424222595
LAC1831163196
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 2 games: 17, 35LAC35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 2 games: 9, 21LAC21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
JR SmithDEN21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Marcus CambyDEN16 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Second story · SAS @ DAL

San Antonio handles Dallas by 6

The Spurs won the third quarter 27–24. Final: 97–91. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 19 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · SAS vs DAL
Tony Parker · SASDirk Nowitzki · DALPTS1921REB211AST31Top 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
+13.3points, today vs 2005–06 avg
Points per game
7.72005–06 avg21Today

21 points today in 28 minutes, against 7.7 a game in 2005–06 (55 games).

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 2 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
29.52005–06 avg17.7Last 2

17.7 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.5 in 2005–06 (32 games). Today: 13 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.5minutes, today vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
18.52005–06 avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 2005–06 (81 games). Line: 3 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Sam Cassell leads the day with 35

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.
Sam CassellPoints, last 2 games: 17, 35LAC vs DEN · W
26.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiDAL vs SAS · L
21.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 2 games: 9, 21LAC vs DEN · W
15.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
JR SmithDEN @ LAC · L
21.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Josh HowardDAL vs SAS · L
20.0 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerSAS @ DAL · W
19.0 PPG season to date
19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST