FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 27, 2004Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by ORL (vs PHI) and DAL (vs MEM).

Final · Box score
TOR102
NYK108
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
ATL92
CHA107
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
PHI99
ORL105
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 ORL 0; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
CHI74
CLE96
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +24; Q4 CLE +22
Final · Box score
DAL98
MEM85
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL 0; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
DEN82
HOU76
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
UTA76
SAS109
Q1 SAS +18; Q2 SAS +26; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +33
Final · Box score
DET90
MIL96
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +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 · 2003–04Nov 27, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Jermaine O'Neal (IND vs NYK), 27 points.
The lead · PHI @ ORL

Orlando takes care of Philadelphia

A 6-point win, 105–99. Grant Hill led Orlando with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · ORL 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+3-70+6ORL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI2531232099
ORL28213026105
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 24, 27, 18, 32, 28, 11, 18, 29ORL29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 23, 32, 14, 33, 13, 11, 29, 26ORL26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 26, 15, 29, 26, 24, 28, 28, 27PHI27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Marc JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 21, 12, 10, 8, 21, 17, 21, 17PHI17 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DAL @ MEM

Memphis's skid reaches three

Dallas won 98–85; the Grizzlies fall to 5–9. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 32 points, 18 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · MEM
Wvs LAL110–87Wvs GSW96–67L@ SEA113–118W@ POR101–82L@ SAC105–107W@ GSW100–87Wvs SAS93–90Lvs SEA84–93L@ MIN90–115Lvs DAL85–98MEM: last 10 games through Nov 27, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg11.9Last 3

11.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 12 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.6Season avg24.1Today

24 minutes today, against 4.6 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 32

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.
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 41, 31, 32, 20, 30, 11, 23, 23, 32DAL @ MEM · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 0, 16, 19, 26, 24, 17, 7, 30NYK vs TOR · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 30, 21, 33, 29, 16, 6, 22, 29MIL vs DET · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 24, 27, 18, 32, 28, 11, 18, 29ORL vs PHI · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 26, 15, 29, 26, 24, 28, 28, 27PHI @ ORL · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 10, 14, 30, 17, 19, 8, 15, 27ATL @ CHA · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST