FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 16, 2006Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed CHI by 6 after the first quarter and won 101–100.

Final
CHI100
HOU101
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +1
Final
SAC105
GSW117
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +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 · 2005–06Nov 16, 2005: 8 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs NYK), 42 points.
The lead · CHI @ HOU

Houston holds off Chicago, 101–100

Houston led 78–69 after three and held on to win by one. Tracy McGrady led Houston with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Ben Gordon scored 37 for Chicago in the loss.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+11+9+1HOU AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI26133031100
HOU20302823101
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 9 games: 25, 8, 14, 19, 32, 13, 12, 26, 21HOU21 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 9 games: 22, 36, 17, 24, 23, 35, 34, 20, 20HOU20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 8 games: 6, 24, 5, 37, 2, 3, 17, 37CHI37 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 8 games: 12, 12, 29, 17, 11, 21, 24, 15CHI15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · SAC @ GSW

Golden State leads Sacramento wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 117–105. Best quarter: the first, 40–28. Baron Davis led Golden State with 36 points, 8 rebounds and 18 assists.

Top-scorer duel · GSW vs SAC
Baron Davis · GSWKevin Martin · SACPTS3626REB89AST182Top 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
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg27.7Last 3

27.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Ben Gordon leads the day with 37

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.
Ben GordonPoints, last 8 games: 6, 24, 5, 37, 2, 3, 17, 37CHI @ HOU · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 9 games: 18, 17, 2, 26, 22, 36, 20, 22, 36GSW vs SAC · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 8 REB · 18 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 8 games: 23, 30, 15, 19, 30, 26, 24, 26SAC @ GSW · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Mickael PietrusPoints, last 8 games: 7, 16, 3, 12, 18, 13, 9, 26GSW vs SAC · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 9 games: 25, 8, 14, 19, 32, 13, 12, 26, 21HOU vs CHI · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 8 games: 16, 22, 7, 22, 10, 23, 19, 20SAC @ GSW · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST