FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, October 29, 2002Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed PHI by 1 after the first quarter and won 95–88.

Final · Box score
Sixers88
Magic95
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Cavs67
Kings94
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +24; Q4 SAC +27
Final · Box score
Spurs87
Lakers82
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +5
The lead · Sixers-Magic

Tracy McGrady scores 31 in Orlando win over Philadelphia

Kobe Bryant goes for 27 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+1+7ORL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3021221588
Magic2922232195
Who led
Tracy McGradyORL31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Grant HillORL18 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Keith Van HornPHI19 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Aaron McKiePHI19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Magic combined for 183, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-MagicSixers 88, Magic 95
183
Spurs-LakersSpurs 87, Lakers 82
169
Cavs-KingsCavs 67, Kings 94
161
SAS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Spurs-LakersSpurs 87, Lakers 82
+5 SAS
Sixers-MagicSixers 88, Magic 95
+7 ORL
Cavs-KingsCavs 67, Kings 94
+27 SAC
Damon Jones shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Damon JonesSAC · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
T-MacORL · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 BLK
54% (13-24)
McKiePHI · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
50% (6-12)
Grant HillORL · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
50% (5-10)
ClaxtonSAS · 13 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 87Lakers 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2417242287
Lakers1823212082
The story
Tim Duncan had 14 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio beat Los Angeles 87-82

Samaki Walker led Los Angeles with 10 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST 14 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 3-14 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 24-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +60+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 88Magic 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3021221588
Magic2922232195
The story
Grant Hill's 18 points carried Orlando past Philadelphia, 95-88

For Philadelphia, Keith Van Horn had 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 5-10 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 21-15, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −10+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 67Kings 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1418102567
Kings1925222894
The story
Sacramento beat Cleveland 94-67 behind 14 rebounds and 9 points from Chris Webber

Darius Miles paced Cleveland: 13 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 14 REB, 9 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL · 4-13 FG

The swing

A 22-10 third quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +5+12+24+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, today vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
5.12001–02 avg18Today

18 points today in 20 minutes, against 5.1 a game in 2001–02 (67 games).

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
23.82001–02 avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in 2001–02 (82 games). Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−15.5points, today vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
24.52001–02 avg9Today

9 points today in 30 minutes, against 24.5 a game in 2001–02 (54 games).

Second story · Spurs-Lakers

San Antonio beats Lakers, 87–82

San Antonio led 65–62 after three and won by 5. Malik Rose led San Antonio with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over LAL5ORL over PHI7SAC over CLE27Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over LAL.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 31

Tracy McGradyMagic-Sixers · W
31.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantLakers-Spurs · L
27.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Keith Van HornSixers-Magic · L
19.0 PPG season to date
19 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Aaron McKieSixers-Magic · L
19.0 PPG season to date
19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Grant HillMagic-Sixers · W
18.0 PPG season to date
18 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonSixers-Magic · L
18.0 PPG season to date
18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST