FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 7, 2002Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed LAL by 4 after three quarters and won 98–95.

Final · OT · Box score
Lakers95
Celtics98
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Bucks110
Wolves114
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Nuggets63
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +24; Q4 DET +26
On this day · 2001–02Nov 7, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Warriors), 39 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Celtics

Boston outlasts Lakers in overtime

Kevin Garnett goes for 28 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+11+15-40+3BOS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers15203618695
Celtics26241722998
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 5 games: 28, 12, 46, 17, 28BOS28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 5 games: 23, 8, 10, 7, 26BOS26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 6 games: 27, 25, 33, 33, 15, 41LAL41 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Devean GeorgePoints, last 6 games: 10, 7, 13, 25, 12, 11LAL11 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Bucks-Wolves combined for 224, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-WolvesBucks 110, Wolves 114
224
Lakers-CelticsLakers 95, Celtics 98
193
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 89, Nuggets 63
152
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-CelticsLakers 95, Celtics 98
+3 BOS
Bucks-WolvesBucks 110, Wolves 114
+4 MIN
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 89, Nuggets 63
+26 DET
BOS rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-CelticsBOS won · Lakers 95, Celtics 98
4 pts
Bucks-WolvesMIN won · Bucks 110, Wolves 114
2 pts
Woods shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WoodsMIN · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CassellMIL · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
DelkBOS · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
BillupsDET · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
60% (6-10)
KGMIN · 28 PTS, 24 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
Final · Lakers-Celtics
Lakers 95Celtics 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers15203618695
Celtics26241722998
The story
Paul Pierce had 28 points as Boston beat Los Angeles 98-95 in OT

Samaki Walker led Los Angeles with 12 REB, 10 PTS 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 11-25 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 26-15, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +11+15−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Wolves
Bucks 110Wolves 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks29253125110
Wolves29272731114
The story
Wally Szczerbiak's 19 points carried Minnesota past Milwaukee, 114-110

For Milwaukee, Sam Cassell had 32 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 3 AST · 6-13 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 31-25.

MIN lead by quarter
200 0+2−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Nuggets
Pistons 89Nuggets 63
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1724282089
Nuggets1417141863
The story
Detroit beat Denver 89-63 behind 21 points from Chauncey Billups

James Posey paced Denver: 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 6-10 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 28-14 third quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
300 +3+10+24+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Wallace topped the game at 34.6 FPTS: 13 REB, 6 PTS, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 4 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 2 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
24.62001–02 avg5.0Last 2

5.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.6 in 2001–02 (50 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Wolves

Minnesota handles Milwaukee by 4

The Timberwolves won the fourth quarter 31–25. Final: 114–110. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 28 points, 24 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over LAL3MIN over MIL4DET over DEN26Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over MIL.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 41

Kobe BryantPoints, last 6 games: 27, 25, 33, 33, 15, 41Lakers-Celtics · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 5 games: 17, 4, 22, 12, 32Bucks-Wolves · L
17.4 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 6 games: 13, 23, 12, 23, 17, 28Wolves-Bucks · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 24 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 5 games: 28, 12, 46, 17, 28Celtics-Lakers · W
26.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 5 games: 28, 10, 17, 29, 27Bucks-Wolves · L
22.2 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 5 games: 23, 8, 10, 7, 26Celtics-Lakers · W
14.8 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST