FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 21, 2002Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed SEA by 9 at halftime and won 89–85.

Final · Box score
Rockets90
Mavs103
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Sonics85
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -9; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +4
On this day · 2001–02Nov 21, 2001: 11 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Wolves), 39 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Sonics

Portland rallies from 9 down to beat Seattle

Yao Ming goes for 30 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-9+3+4POR AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1921252489
Sonics2722132385
Who led
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 12, 4, 20, 19, 12, 21, 7, 16POR16 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 18, 19, 18, 14, 9, 7, 26, 13POR13 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 29, 21, 20, 14, 24, 22, 14, 22SEA22 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Predrag DrobnjakPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 6, 10, 4, 12, 16, 6, 9, 18SEA18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Rockets-Mavs

Dallas leads Houston wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 103–90. Best quarter: the third, 31–28. Michael Finley led Dallas with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Rockets
Michael Finley · DALYao Ming · HOUPTS2830REB616AST21Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Rockets-Mavs combined for 193, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-MavsRockets 90, Mavs 103
193
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 89, Sonics 85
174
POR won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 89, Sonics 85
+4 POR
Rockets-MavsRockets 90, Mavs 103
+13 DAL
Yao shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 30 PTS, 16 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
DrobnjakSEA · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
BarrySEA · 14 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
DirkDAL · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
52% (11-21)
MasonSEA · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
50% (6-12)
Final · Blazers-Sonics
Blazers 89Sonics 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1921252489
Sonics2722132385
The story
Bonzi Wells' 16 points carried Portland past Seattle, 89-85

For Seattle, Predrag Drobnjak had 18 PTS, 5 REB 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 4-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 25-13.

POR lead by quarter
200 −8−9+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton was the fantasy play: 50.3 FPTS on 22 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB

Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 90Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2026281690
Mavs29203123103
The story
Michael Finley had 28 points as Dallas beat Houston 103-90

Steve Francis led Houston with 22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 9-19 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 29-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +9+3+6+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 9 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Season avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.0 in 11 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg29.1Today

29 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Yao Ming leads the day with 30

Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 8, 0, 3, 7, 10, 20, 9, 30Rockets-Mavs · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 14, 25, 21, 26, 12, 20, 18, 28Mavs-Rockets · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 24, 11, 26, 17, 32, 18, 18, 24Mavs-Rockets · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 29, 21, 20, 14, 24, 22, 14, 22Sonics-Blazers · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 39, 21, 28, 33, 31, 30, 16, 27, 18, 22Rockets-Mavs · L
26.5 PPG season to date · −5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Predrag DrobnjakPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 6, 10, 4, 12, 16, 6, 9, 18Sonics-Blazers · L
9.2 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST