FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 19, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by MIN (vs MEM) and ORL (vs SEA).

Final · Box score
Heat97
Bucks93
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +4
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies106
Wolves110
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Lakers72
Mavs98
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +24; Q4 DAL +26
Final · Box score
Cavs80
Rockets97
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Hornets99
Q1 NOH +19; Q2 NOH +7; Q3 NOH +3; Q4 NOH +1
Final · Box score
Suns76
Jazz99
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +23
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Kings111
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Magic101
Sonics84
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +17
On this day · 2001–02Nov 19, 2001: 2 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (Nuggets-Nets), 30 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Wolves

Kevin Garnett scores 34, Minnesota wins in overtime

Tracy McGrady goes for 41 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-3-20+4MIN AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Grizzlies282525208106
Wolves2723262212110
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 17, 28, 24, 14, 16, 28, 27, 34MIN34 PTS · 22 REB · 6 AST
Gary TrentPoints, last 10 games: 11, 1, 4, 4, 5, 3, 6, 6, 4, 19MIN19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 19, 19, 11, 4, 7, 11, 18, 14MEM14 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 22, 23, 11, 21, 24, 4, 14, 12MEM12 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Dallas by 26.

NOH over PHI1MIA over MIL4MIN over MEM4SAC over CHI13HOU over CLE17ORL over SEA17UTA over PHX23DAL over LAL26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Wolves combined for 216, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 106, Wolves 110
216
Bulls-KingsBulls 98, Kings 111
209
Sixers-HornetsSixers 98, Hornets 99
197
Heat-BucksHeat 97, Bucks 93
190
Magic-SonicsMagic 101, Sonics 84
185
Cavs-RocketsCavs 80, Rockets 97
177
Suns-JazzSuns 76, Jazz 99
175
Lakers-MavsLakers 72, Mavs 98
170
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-HornetsSixers 98, Hornets 99
+1 NOH
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 106, Wolves 110
+4 MIN
Heat-BucksHeat 97, Bucks 93
+4 MIA
Bulls-KingsBulls 98, Kings 111
+13 SAC
Magic-SonicsMagic 101, Sonics 84
+17 ORL
Cavs-RocketsCavs 80, Rockets 97
+17 HOU
Suns-JazzSuns 76, Jazz 99
+23 UTA
Lakers-MavsLakers 72, Mavs 98
+26 DAL
MIN rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WolvesMIN won · Grizzlies 106, Wolves 110
3 pts
Magic-SonicsORL won · Magic 101, Sonics 84
3 pts
McKie shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McKiePHI · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KirilenkoUTA · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
TrentMIN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
ArmstrongORL · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ChristieSAC · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Hornets
Sixers 98Hornets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1930232698
Hornets3818192499
The story
Jamal Mashburn's 37 points carried New Orleans past Philadelphia, 99-98

For Philadelphia, Aaron McKie had 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 37 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 15-24 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-19, was where the Hornets built it.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +19+7+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson was the fantasy play: 63.7 FPTS on 38 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB

Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 106Wolves 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies282525208106
Wolves2723262212110
The story
Kendall Gill had 14 points as Minnesota beat Memphis 110-106 in OT

Mike Batiste led Memphis with 12 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 5-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the overtime 12-8.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −1−3−20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Sonics
Magic 101Sonics 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27252821101
Sonics3015182184
The story
Orlando beat Seattle 101-84 behind 19 points from Darrell Armstrong

Gary Payton paced Seattle: 14 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 7-11 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 25-15 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −3+7+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.8Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.8 in 10 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 41

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 47, 41, 23, 32, 38, 35, 33, 36, 41Magic-Sonics · W
33.2 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 34, 17, 31, 25, 37, 17, 28, 38Sixers-Hornets · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 16, 32, 15, 17, 25, 16, 19, 37Hornets-Sixers · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 17, 28, 24, 14, 16, 28, 27, 34Wolves-Grizzlies · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 22 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 17, 29, 27, 20, 19, 24, 31, 24Bucks-Heat · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 6, 20, 19, 17, 34, 4, 25, 24Cavs-Rockets · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST