FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 13, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DEN by 9 at halftime and won 75–72.

Final · Box score
Sixers81
Celtics91
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Cavs99
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Spurs82
Nets91
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN -2; Q3 NJN +3; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Bucks108
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +23; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Hornets102
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOH -1; Q3 NOH -8; Q4 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Suns75
Nuggets72
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX -9; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Kings104
Warriors93
Q1 SAC +17; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +11
On this day · 2001–02Nov 13, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Steve Francis (Rockets-Spurs), 32 points.
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The lead · Suns-Nuggets

Phoenix rallies from 9 down to beat Denver

Zydrunas Ilgauskas goes for 34 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-9+9+3PHX AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1914291375
Nuggets2022111972
Who led
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 6 games: 15, 15, 15, 6, 21, 19PHX19 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 7 games: 21, 21, 13, 14, 26, 17, 14PHX14 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 4 games: 25, 6, 13, 19DEN19 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 7 games: 10, 6, 10, 7, 10, 7, 14DEN14 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Sacramento by 11.

PHX over DEN3DAL over CLE4NOH over MIN4MIL over CHI7NJN over SAS9BOS over PHI10SAC over GSW11Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Bulls-Bucks combined for 209, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-BucksBulls 101, Bucks 108
209
Mavs-CavsMavs 103, Cavs 99
202
Wolves-HornetsWolves 98, Hornets 102
200
Kings-WarriorsKings 104, Warriors 93
197
Spurs-NetsSpurs 82, Nets 91
173
Sixers-CelticsSixers 81, Celtics 91
172
Suns-NuggetsSuns 75, Nuggets 72
147
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-NuggetsSuns 75, Nuggets 72
+3 PHX
Wolves-HornetsWolves 98, Hornets 102
+4 NOH
Mavs-CavsMavs 103, Cavs 99
+4 DAL
Bulls-BucksBulls 101, Bucks 108
+7 MIL
Spurs-NetsSpurs 82, Nets 91
+9 NJN
Sixers-CelticsSixers 81, Celtics 91
+10 BOS
Kings-WarriorsKings 104, Warriors 93
+11 SAC
PHX rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-NuggetsPHX won · Suns 75, Nuggets 72
9 pts
Wolves-HornetsNOH won · Wolves 98, Hornets 102
8 pts
Mavs-CavsDAL won · Mavs 103, Cavs 99
8 pts
Spurs-NetsNJN won · Spurs 82, Nets 91
6 pts
Bulls-BucksMIL won · Bulls 101, Bucks 108
5 pts
Webber shot 15-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WebberSAC · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
83% (15-18)
MarshallCHI · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Jumaine JonesCLE · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
DivacSAC · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST
64% (7-11)
OllieMIL · 14 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 75Nuggets 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1914291375
Nuggets2022111972
The story
Stephon Marbury had 19 points and 8 assists as Phoenix beat Denver 75-72

Juwan Howard led Denver with 19 PTS, 8 REB 19 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 7-15 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Suns took the third 29-11.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −1−9+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anfernee Hardaway led the game in fantasy with 38.7 FPTS (13 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Mavs-Cavs
Mavs 103Cavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs23252233103
Cavs3121192899
The story
Michael Finley's 26 points carried Dallas past Cleveland, 103-99

For Cleveland, Ricky Davis had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 11-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 33-28.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −8−4−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Hornets
Wolves 98Hornets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2232271798
Hornets22312029102
The story
New Orleans beat Minnesota 102-98 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Jamal Mashburn

Rasho Nesterovic paced Minnesota: 12 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 11-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-17 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 0−1−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 54.2 FPTS: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 5 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg10.2Last 3

10.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 6 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 26.2 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Zydrunas Ilgauskas leads the day with 34

Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 8 games: 19, 17, 23, 6, 20, 19, 17, 34Cavs-Mavs · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 6 games: 9, 23, 22, 16, 27, 33Kings-Warriors · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 9 games: 36, 24, 23, 21, 16, 28, 21, 37, 31Warriors-Kings · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 8 games: 15, 19, 13, 22, 1, 11, 6, 27Nets-Spurs · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 8 games: 21, 17, 17, 22, 14, 25, 21, 26Mavs-Cavs · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 8 games: 16, 21, 35, 16, 32, 15, 17, 25Hornets-Wolves · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST