FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 11, 2002Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by BOS (vs UTA) and DAL (vs POR).

Final · Box score
Jazz95
Celtics112
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +17
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Grizzlies101
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Blazers73
Mavs82
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Wolves75
Spurs91
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +16
On this day · 2001–02Nov 11, 2001: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Magic), 38 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Mavs

Dallas stays perfect at 7–0

Paul Pierce goes for 35 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-4+12+9DAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2018122373
Mavs1618282082
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 7 games: 20, 22, 24, 28, 24, 11, 26DAL26 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 7 games: 21, 17, 17, 22, 14, 25, 21DAL21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 8 games: 28, 24, 21, 16, 18, 19, 18, 14POR14 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 8 games: 16, 9, 1, 16, 1, 0, 6, 13POR13 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Jazz-Celtics

Boston extends win streak to 5

112–95 over Utah. Record: 5–2. Paul Pierce led Boston with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Streak strip · BOS
Lvs CHI96–99L@ WAS69–114W@ NYK117–107W@ CHI91–69Wvs LAL98–95W@ MIN105–99Wvs UTA112–95
The night in charts
Warriors-Grizzlies combined for 209, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 108, Grizzlies 101
209
Jazz-CelticsJazz 95, Celtics 112
207
Wolves-SpursWolves 75, Spurs 91
166
Blazers-MavsBlazers 73, Mavs 82
155
GSW won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 108, Grizzlies 101
+7 GSW
Blazers-MavsBlazers 73, Mavs 82
+9 DAL
Wolves-SpursWolves 75, Spurs 91
+16 SAS
Jazz-CelticsJazz 95, Celtics 112
+17 BOS
BOS rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-CelticsBOS won · Jazz 95, Celtics 112
4 pts
Blazers-MavsDAL won · Blazers 73, Mavs 82
4 pts
Dampier shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DampierGSW · 18 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
MaloneUTA · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
RobinsonSAS · 19 REB, 13 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
KerrSAS · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
MurphyGSW · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Warriors-Grizzlies
Warriors 108Grizzlies 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25233327108
Grizzlies21242432101
The story
Golden State beat Memphis 108-101 behind 18 points and 16 rebounds from Erick Dampier

Pau Gasol paced Memphis: 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

A 33-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+3+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 73Mavs 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2018122373
Mavs1618282082
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 26 points and 17 rebounds carried Dallas past Portland, 82-73

For Portland, Rasheed Wallace had 14 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 17 REB, 6 STL, 4 AST · 9-22 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 28-12.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4−4+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Celtics
Jazz 95Celtics 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1431282295
Celtics29124130112
The story
Antoine Walker had 27 points as Boston beat Utah 112-95

Matt Harpring led Utah with 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL · 10-22 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 29-14, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +15−4+9+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.2Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 25.2 in 6 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
28.82001–02 avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 2001–02 (77 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 26.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 37

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 8 games: 36, 24, 23, 21, 16, 28, 21, 37Warriors-Grizzlies · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 7 games: 28, 12, 46, 17, 28, 20, 35Celtics-Jazz · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 7 games: 14, 12, 18, 22, 13, 31, 27Celtics-Jazz · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 7 games: 20, 22, 24, 28, 24, 11, 26Mavs-Blazers · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 8 games: 27, 21, 20, 22, 23, 11, 21, 24Grizzlies-Warriors · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 7 games: 21, 17, 17, 22, 14, 25, 21Mavs-Blazers · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST