FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 13, 2006Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NYK by 5 after the first quarter and won 102–96.

Final
ORL92
BOS89
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +3
Final
SEA119
NJN113
Q1 SEA +18; Q2 SEA +18; Q3 SEA +16; Q4 SEA +6
Final
CLE102
NYK96
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +6
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 13, 2005: 6 games. Top scorer: Rashard Lewis (SEA @ TOR), 41 points.
The lead · CLE @ NYK

Cleveland makes it three straight

Cleveland beat New York 102–96 and moved to 5–2. LeBron James led Cleveland with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · CLE 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 Q3Final0-5+4+8+6CLE AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE15362031102
NYK2027163396
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 7 games: 26, 35, 16, 34, 19, 38, 29CLE29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Damon JonesPoints, last 7 games: 6, 2, 3, 3, 7, 6, 29CLE29 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 8 games: 14, 15, 13, 15, 13, 8, 13, 19NYK19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 8 games: 21, 5, 4, 7, 35, 18, 18, 18NYK18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · ORL @ BOS

Orlando controls Boston start to finish

Orlando won 92–89, leading by as many as 8 at a break. Jameer Nelson led Orlando with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over BOS3SEA over NJN6CLE over NYK6Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over BOS.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+3.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 7 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg15.6Last 3

15.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 7 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 38

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 6 games: 25, 27, 30, 33, 34, 38NJN vs SEA · L
31.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Luke RidnourPoints, last 8 games: 22, 12, 22, 3, 10, 6, 19, 32SEA @ NJN · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 7 games: 26, 35, 16, 34, 19, 38, 29CLE @ NYK · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Damon JonesPoints, last 7 games: 6, 2, 3, 3, 7, 6, 29CLE @ NYK · W
8.0 PPG season to date · +24.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 8 games: 25, 28, 25, 23, 16, 21, 23, 27SEA @ NJN · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 8 games: 21, 14, 4, 8, 18, 19, 23, 24ORL @ BOS · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST