FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 3, 2002Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DET by 8 at halftime and won 74–72.

Final · Box score
Pistons72
Clippers74
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC -8; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Kings78
Heat88
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Jazz77
Sonics91
Q1 SEA +11; Q2 SEA +16; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 SEA +14
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers95
Lakers98
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +3
On this day · 2001–02Nov 3, 2001: 11 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Wolves-Rockets), 37 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Clippers

Clippers climb back to beat Detroit

Kobe Bryant posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-8+3+2LAC AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2020151772
Clippers1517261674
Who led
Michael OlowokandiPoints, last 3 games: 18, 12, 19LAC19 PTS · 20 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 3 games: 0, 19, 17LAC17 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 3 games: 22, 23, 25DET25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 3 games: 6, 11, 13DET13 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Blazers-Lakers combined for 193, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-LakersBlazers 95, Lakers 98
193
Jazz-SonicsJazz 77, Sonics 91
168
Kings-HeatKings 78, Heat 88
166
Pistons-ClippersPistons 72, Clippers 74
146
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-ClippersPistons 72, Clippers 74
+2 LAC
Blazers-LakersBlazers 95, Lakers 98
+3 LAL
Kings-HeatKings 78, Heat 88
+10 MIA
Jazz-SonicsJazz 77, Sonics 91
+14 SEA
LAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-ClippersLAC won · Pistons 72, Clippers 74
8 pts
Blazers-LakersLAL won · Blazers 95, Lakers 98
2 pts
Payton shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PaytonSEA · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
PattersonPOR · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
KirilenkoUTA · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
HarpringUTA · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Derek AndersonPOR · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Pistons-Clippers
Pistons 72Clippers 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2020151772
Clippers1517261674
The story
Michael Olowokandi's 20 rebounds and 19 points carried Los Angeles past Detroit, 74-72

For Detroit, Richard Hamilton had 25 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 20 REB, 19 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 26-15.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −5−8+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 95Lakers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers152322251095
Lakers192019271398
The story
Devean George had 25 points as Los Angeles beat Portland 98-95 in OT

Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL · 9-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 19-15, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+1−20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Heat
Kings 78Heat 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2021181978
Heat2127182288
The story
Miami beat Sacramento 88-78 behind 15 points from Malik Allen

Vlade Divac paced Sacramento: 14 PTS, 10 REB 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 4-11 FG

The swing

A 27-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1+7+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Keon Clark topped the game at 48.3 FPTS: 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
11.12001–02 avg16.3Last 3

16.3 points a game over his last three games, against 11.1 in 2001–02 (80 games). Today: 19 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 2 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
25.52001–02 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 25.5 in 2001–02 (66 games). Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.7Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 7.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Lakers

Lakers need overtime to survive Portland

Tied 85–85 after regulation. Lakers won the final period 13–10 for a 98–95 win. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 33 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Blazers
Kobe Bryant · LALDerek Anderson · PORPTS3324REB144AST124Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 33

Kobe BryantPoints, last 4 games: 27, 25, 33, 33Lakers-Blazers · W
29.5 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 14 REB · 12 AST
Devean GeorgePoints, last 4 games: 10, 7, 13, 25Lakers-Blazers · W
13.8 PPG season to date
Career high25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 3 games: 22, 23, 25Pistons-Clippers · L
23.3 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 4 games: 6, 10, 16, 24Blazers-Lakers · L
14.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Michael OlowokandiPoints, last 3 games: 18, 12, 19Clippers-Pistons · W
16.3 PPG season to date
19 PTS · 20 REB · 1 AST
Keon ClarkPoints, last 4 games: 8, 8, 10, 19Kings-Heat · L
11.2 PPG season to date
19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST