FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 12, 2002Regular season · 8 games
← Nov 11CalendarNov 13 →

8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by HOU (vs POR) and TOR (vs ORL).

Final · Box score
Cavs75
Pacers95
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +20
Final · Box score
Raptors115
Magic109
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR -7; Q3 TOR -11; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Sonics101
Wizards95
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +6
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Pistons93
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Heat82
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC -6; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +19
Final · Box score
Jazz108
Knicks87
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +18; Q3 UTA +28; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Blazers83
Rockets86
Q1 HOU -11; Q2 HOU -10; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Lakers83
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +12
On this day · 2001–02Nov 12, 2001: 2 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Magic), 29 points.
Nov 12 in other seasons20252024202320222021201920182017201620152014201320122010200920082007200620052004200320001999199719961995
The lead · Blazers-Rockets

Steve Francis scores 30, Houston rallies past Portland

Tracy McGrady goes for 38 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-10-1+3HOU AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2919161983
Rockets1820252386
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 6 games: 39, 21, 28, 33, 31, 30HOU30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Eddie GriffinPoints, last 6 games: 2, 7, 10, 23, 13, 14HOU14 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 7 games: 7, 11, 12, 4, 20, 19, 12POR12 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 9 games: 9, 0, 0, 7, 16, 5, 15, 5, 12POR12 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Raptors-Magic combined for 224, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-MagicRaptors 115, Magic 109
224
Sonics-WizardsSonics 101, Wizards 95
196
Jazz-KnicksJazz 108, Knicks 87
195
Clippers-HeatClippers 101, Heat 82
183
Hornets-PistonsHornets 87, Pistons 93
180
Hawks-LakersHawks 95, Lakers 83
178
Cavs-PacersCavs 75, Pacers 95
170
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 83, Rockets 86
169
HOU won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 83, Rockets 86
+3 HOU
Sonics-WizardsSonics 101, Wizards 95
+6 SEA
Raptors-MagicRaptors 115, Magic 109
+6 TOR
Hornets-PistonsHornets 87, Pistons 93
+6 DET
Hawks-LakersHawks 95, Lakers 83
+12 ATL
Clippers-HeatClippers 101, Heat 82
+19 LAC
Cavs-PacersCavs 75, Pacers 95
+20 IND
Jazz-KnicksJazz 108, Knicks 87
+21 UTA
HOU erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-RocketsHOU won · Blazers 83, Rockets 86
11 pts
Raptors-MagicTOR won · Raptors 115, Magic 109
11 pts
Hornets-PistonsDET won · Hornets 87, Pistons 93
9 pts
Clippers-HeatLAC won · Clippers 101, Heat 82
6 pts
Sonics-WizardsSEA won · Sonics 101, Wizards 95
3 pts
World Peace shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
World PeaceIND · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
90% (9-10)
LewisSEA · 37 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
84% (16-19)
Jerome WilliamsTOR · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
72% (13-18)
BrandLAC · 25 PTS, 20 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
KirilenkoUTA · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 83Rockets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2919161983
Rockets1820252386
The story
Eddie Griffin had 14 points as Houston beat Portland 86-83

Scottie Pippen led Portland with 12 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 14 PTS, 9 REB · 6-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Rockets took the third 25-16.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −11−10−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 115Magic 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors31193035115
Magic27303418109
The story
Alvin Williams' 32 points carried Toronto past Orlando, 115-109

For Orlando, Grant Hill had 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-18 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 35-18.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4−7−11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Wizards
Sonics 101Wizards 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics25332419101
Wizards2824192495
The story
Seattle beat Washington 101-95 behind 37 points from Rashard Lewis

Michael Jordan paced Washington: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 37 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 16-19 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-24 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −3+6+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.2Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.2 in 6 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
25.52001–02 avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 2001–02 (66 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg45.4Today

45 minutes today, against 25.3 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Magic

Toronto fights back late to top Orlando

Orlando led 91–80 after three. Toronto won the fourth 35–18 and the game 115–109. Alvin Williams led Toronto with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Raptors-Magic
Alvin Williams · TORTracy McGrady · ORLPTS3238REB45AST38Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 38

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 8 games: 31, 24, 18, 47, 41, 23, 32, 38Magic-Raptors · L
31.8 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 8 games: 10, 19, 4, 18, 21, 13, 24, 37Sonics-Wizards · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Alvin WilliamsPoints, last 7 games: 7, 4, 12, 25, 14, 12, 32Raptors-Magic · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jerome WilliamsPoints, last 7 games: 0, 0, 2, 11, 16, 2, 30Raptors-Magic · W
8.7 PPG season to date · +24.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 6 games: 39, 21, 28, 33, 31, 30Rockets-Blazers · W
30.3 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 8 games: 8, 21, 21, 10, 6, 25, 12, 27Wizards-Sonics · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST