FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 5, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed WAS by 9 after three quarters and won 90–86.

Final · Box score
Lakers70
Cavs89
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +19
Final · Box score
Kings121
Magic125
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Pacers83
Heat79
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Wizards86
Wolves90
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN -9; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Sonics104
Rockets97
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA -1; Q3 SEA +16; Q4 SEA +7
Final · Box score
Warriors73
Spurs93
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Hawks103
Nuggets87
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +15; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +16
On this day · 2001–02Nov 5, 2001: 2 games. Top scorer: Rashard Lewis (Sonics-Magic), 36 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Wolves

Minnesota fights back late to top Washington

Tracy McGrady goes for 41 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-8-9+4MIN AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2130241186
Wolves2518232490
Who led
Kendall GillPoints, last 5 games: 8, 8, 14, 4, 22MIN22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 5 games: 13, 23, 12, 23, 17MIN17 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 4 games: 19, 22, 23, 25WAS25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Tyronn LuePoints, last 4 games: 7, 10, 2, 13WAS13 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Kings-Magic

Orlando beats Sacramento, 125–121

Orlando led 92–88 after three and won by 4. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 41 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over SAC4IND over MIA4MIN over WAS4SEA over HOU7ATL over DEN16CLE over LAL19SAS over GSW20Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over SAC.
The night in charts
Kings-Magic combined for 246, 45 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-MagicKings 121, Magic 125
246
Sonics-RocketsSonics 104, Rockets 97
201
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 103, Nuggets 87
190
Wizards-WolvesWizards 86, Wolves 90
176
Warriors-SpursWarriors 73, Spurs 93
166
Pacers-HeatPacers 83, Heat 79
162
Lakers-CavsLakers 70, Cavs 89
159
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-MagicKings 121, Magic 125
+4 ORL
Pacers-HeatPacers 83, Heat 79
+4 IND
Wizards-WolvesWizards 86, Wolves 90
+4 MIN
Sonics-RocketsSonics 104, Rockets 97
+7 SEA
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 103, Nuggets 87
+16 ATL
Lakers-CavsLakers 70, Cavs 89
+19 CLE
Warriors-SpursWarriors 73, Spurs 93
+20 SAS
MIN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-WolvesMIN won · Wizards 86, Wolves 90
9 pts
Kings-MagicORL won · Kings 121, Magic 125
5 pts
Pacers-HeatIND won · Pacers 83, Heat 79
3 pts
Sonics-RocketsSEA won · Sonics 104, Rockets 97
3 pts
Warriors-SpursSAS won · Warriors 73, Spurs 93
3 pts
Christie shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChristieSAC · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
Grant HillORL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
69% (9-13)
GriffinHOU · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
Bobby JacksonSAC · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
61% (11-18)
ParkerSAS · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Kings-Magic
Kings 121Magic 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings36272533121
Magic31372433125
The story
Grant Hill had 21 points as Orlando beat Sacramento 125-121

Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Magic took the second 37-27.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −5+5+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 83Heat 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1823222083
Heat2118221879
The story
Brad Miller's 28 points carried Indiana past Miami, 83-79

For Miami, Eddie Jones had 17 PTS, 3 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 23-18.

IND lead by quarter
200 −3+2+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal was the fantasy play: 53.1 FPTS on 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wizards-Wolves
Wizards 86Wolves 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2130241186
Wolves2518232490
The story
Minnesota beat Washington 90-86 behind 17 points and 16 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Jerry Stackhouse paced Washington: 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 24-11 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4−8−9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, today vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
14.62001–02 avg25Today

25 points today in 39 minutes, against 14.6 a game in 2001–02 (81 games).

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 2 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
32.02001–02 avg15.0Last 2

15.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 32.0 in 2001–02 (76 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.7Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 6.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 41

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 5 games: 31, 24, 18, 47, 41Magic-Kings · W
32.2 PPG season to date
41 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 4 games: 39, 21, 28, 33Rockets-Sonics · L
30.2 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 4 games: 5, 9, 22, 28Pacers-Heat · W
16.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 5 games: 6, 20, 23, 12, 26Kings-Magic · L
17.4 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Juwan HowardNuggets-Hawks · L
25.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 4 games: 19, 22, 23, 25Wizards-Wolves · L
22.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST