FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 18, 2002Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Raptors92
Hawks117
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +29; Q3 ATL +29; Q4 ATL +25
Final · Box score
Nuggets79
Nets99
Q1 NJN +15; Q2 NJN +26; Q3 NJN +35; Q4 NJN +20
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Knicks94
Q1 NYK +18; Q2 NYK +30; Q3 NYK +22; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Cavs78
Spurs104
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +26
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Warriors89
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +10
On this day · 2001–02Nov 18, 2001: 3 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Suns), 31 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Knicks

New York holds off Detroit, 94–91

Richard Hamilton goes for 31 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+18+30+22+3NYK AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2014263191
Knicks3826181294
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 39, 28, 21, 14, 27, 14, 14, 23NYK23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 2 games: 16, 23NYK23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 22, 28, 15, 19, 16, 25, 15, 31DET31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 9, 16, 10, 13, 1, 14, 19, 19DET19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Clippers-Warriors

Clippers never trails at a break against Golden State

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 99–89. Michael Olowokandi led Clippers with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over DET3LAC over GSW10NJN over DEN20ATL over TOR25SAS over CLE26Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over GSW.
The night in charts
Raptors-Hawks combined for 209, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-HawksRaptors 92, Hawks 117
209
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 99, Warriors 89
188
Pistons-KnicksPistons 91, Knicks 94
185
Cavs-SpursCavs 78, Spurs 104
182
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 79, Nets 99
178
NYK won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Pistons-KnicksPistons 91, Knicks 94
+3 NYK
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 99, Warriors 89
+10 LAC
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 79, Nets 99
+20 NJN
Raptors-HawksRaptors 92, Hawks 117
+25 ATL
Cavs-SpursCavs 78, Spurs 104
+26 SAS
Abdur-Rahim shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Abdur-RahimATL · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
KiddNJN · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
HamiltonDET · 31 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Stephen JacksonSAS · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 91Knicks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2014263191
Knicks3826181294
The story
Latrell Sprewell had 23 points as New York beat Detroit 94-91

Chucky Atkins led Detroit with 14 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 6-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 38-20, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
300 +18+30+22+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Warriors
Clippers 99Warriors 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2725212699
Warriors1721203189
The story
Michael Olowokandi's 24 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 99-89

For Golden State, Antawn Jamison had 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 27-17, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +10+14+15+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand was the fantasy play: 45.7 FPTS on 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Final · Raptors-Hawks
Raptors 92Hawks 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2215272892
Hawks33332724117
The story
Atlanta beat Toronto 117-92 behind 27 points from Shareef Abdur-Rahim

Alvin Williams paced Toronto: 17 PTS, 5 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 12-15 FG

The swing

A 33-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
300 +11+29+29+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.7Season avg27.1Last 3

27.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 26.3 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 31

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 22, 28, 15, 19, 16, 25, 15, 31Pistons-Knicks · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 9 games: 17, 13, 19, 19, 17, 32, 26, 27, 27Hawks-Raptors · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 16, 28, 21, 37, 31, 25, 22, 26Warriors-Clippers · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 29, 13, 16, 20, 21, 29, 6, 25Spurs-Cavs · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 23, 6, 20, 19, 17, 34, 4, 25Cavs-Spurs · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Michael OlowokandiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 14, 18, 21, 19, 16, 9, 8, 24Clippers-Warriors · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST