FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 14, 2002Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Spurs94
Sixers99
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Wizards105
Q1 WAS +13; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Magic101
Clippers80
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +20; Q4 ORL +21
On this day · 2001–02Nov 14, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Hornets), 33 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Wizards

Washington wins a tight one over Utah

Tim Duncan goes for 29 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+8+3+3WAS AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz19213131102
Wizards32162631105
Who led
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 9 games: 19, 22, 23, 25, 35, 29, 27, 13, 25WAS25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 9 games: 8, 21, 21, 10, 6, 25, 12, 27, 19WAS19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 8 games: 20, 20, 26, 0, 27, 20, 21, 26UTA26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 9 games: 14, 15, 15, 8, 10, 11, 9, 12, 17UTA17 PTS · 0 REB · 11 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Wizards combined for 207, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-WizardsJazz 102, Wizards 105
207
Spurs-SixersSpurs 94, Sixers 99
193
Magic-ClippersMagic 101, Clippers 80
181
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-WizardsJazz 102, Wizards 105
+3 WAS
Spurs-SixersSpurs 94, Sixers 99
+5 PHI
Magic-ClippersMagic 101, Clippers 80
+21 ORL
Stockton shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StocktonUTA · 17 PTS, 11 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Grant HillORL · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (6-10)
T-MacORL · 35 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
54% (14-26)
McKiePHI · 12 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
GarrityORL · 14 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Jazz-Wizards
Jazz 102Wizards 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz19213131102
Wizards32162631105
The story
Jerry Stackhouse had 25 points as Washington beat Utah 105-102

Karl Malone led Utah with 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 5-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 32-19, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +13+8+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Sixers
Spurs 94Sixers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2516252894
Sixers3124172799
The story
Keith Van Horn's 21 points carried Philadelphia past San Antonio, 99-94

For San Antonio, Stephen Jackson had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 24-16, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +6+14+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Clippers
Magic 101Clippers 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25242923101
Clippers2221152280
The story
Orlando beat Los Angeles 101-80 behind 35 points from Tracy McGrady

Michael Olowokandi paced Los Angeles: 16 PTS, 6 REB 35 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 14-26 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +3+6+20+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 53.4 FPTS: 12 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 8 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 2 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
24.32001–02 avg8.0Last 2

8.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.3 in 2001–02 (57 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg31.1Today

31 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Sixers

Philadelphia leads San Antonio wire to wire

Philadelphia was ahead at every break and won 99–94. Best quarter: the first, 31–25. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 37 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over UTA3PHI over SAS5ORL over LAC21Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over SAS.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 37

Allen IversonPoints, last 8 games: 18, 28, 35, 34, 17, 31, 25, 37Sixers-Spurs · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 9 games: 31, 24, 18, 47, 41, 23, 32, 38, 35Magic-Clippers · W
32.1 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 9 games: 14, 24, 22, 29, 13, 16, 20, 21, 29Spurs-Sixers · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 8 games: 20, 20, 26, 0, 27, 20, 21, 26Jazz-Wizards · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 9 games: 19, 22, 23, 25, 35, 29, 27, 13, 25Wizards-Jazz · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 8 games: 19, 16, 17, 8, 28, 22, 13, 21Sixers-Spurs · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST