FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 23, 2002Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SEA by 16 after the first quarter and won 115–105.

Final · Box score
Celtics109
Hawks99
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Pistons106
Pacers91
Q1 DET -4; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Hornets97
Cavs84
Q1 NOH +1; Q2 NOH +2; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +13
Final · Box score
Wizards74
Grizzlies85
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Nets96
Wolves82
Q1 NJN +12; Q2 NJN +15; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +14
Final · Box score
Sonics105
Mavs115
Q1 DAL -16; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -9; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets80
Suns79
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -8; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Bulls90
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +20
Final · Box score
Kings95
Blazers94
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +1
On this day · 2001–02Nov 23, 2001: 11 games. Top scorer: Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Hawks-Pistons), 50 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Mavs

Dallas storms back from 16 down to beat Seattle

Karl Malone goes for 20 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-8-9+10DAL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics34213020105
Mavs18292939115
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 25, 21, 26, 12, 20, 18, 28, 29DAL29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 11, 26, 17, 32, 18, 18, 24, 29DAL29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 21, 20, 14, 24, 22, 14, 22, 20SEA20 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 13, 7, 10, 20, 18, 14, 14, 19SEA19 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Suns

Denver climbs back to beat Phoenix

Phoenix led by 8 at the half. Denver won it 80–79. James Posey led Denver with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Suns
James Posey · DENShawn Marion · PHXPTS2019REB69AST20Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Sonics-Mavs combined for 220, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-MavsSonics 105, Mavs 115
220
Celtics-HawksCeltics 109, Hawks 99
208
Bulls-JazzBulls 90, Jazz 110
200
Pistons-PacersPistons 106, Pacers 91
197
Kings-BlazersKings 95, Blazers 94
189
Hornets-CavsHornets 97, Cavs 84
181
Nets-WolvesNets 96, Wolves 82
178
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 74, Grizzlies 85
159
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 80, Suns 79
159
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 80, Suns 79
+1 DEN
Kings-BlazersKings 95, Blazers 94
+1 SAC
Celtics-HawksCeltics 109, Hawks 99
+10 BOS
Sonics-MavsSonics 105, Mavs 115
+10 DAL
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 74, Grizzlies 85
+11 MEM
Hornets-CavsHornets 97, Cavs 84
+13 NOH
Nets-WolvesNets 96, Wolves 82
+14 NJN
Pistons-PacersPistons 106, Pacers 91
+15 DET
Bulls-JazzBulls 90, Jazz 110
+20 UTA
DAL erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-MavsDAL won · Sonics 105, Mavs 115
16 pts
Nuggets-SunsDEN won · Nuggets 80, Suns 79
8 pts
Kings-BlazersSAC won · Kings 95, Blazers 94
5 pts
Pistons-PacersDET won · Pistons 106, Pacers 91
4 pts
Wizards-GrizzliesMEM won · Wizards 74, Grizzlies 85
2 pts
Kittles shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KittlesNJN · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
RebracaDET · 15 PTS, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
WesleyNOH · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
BoozerCLE · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
HamiltonDET · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Nuggets-Suns
Nuggets 80Suns 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1813222780
Suns2316192179
The story
James Posey had 20 points as Denver beat Phoenix 80-79

Stephon Marbury led Phoenix with 14 AST, 13 PTS 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 7-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 27-21.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −5−8−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion led the game in fantasy with 52.3 FPTS (19 PTS, 9 REB)

Final · Kings-Blazers
Kings 95Blazers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2224232695
Blazers2325262094
The story
Chris Webber's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Sacramento past Portland, 95-94

For Portland, Bonzi Wells had 12 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 12-21 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 26-20.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1−2−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace was the fantasy play: 50.8 FPTS on 30 PTS, 9 REB

Final · Sonics-Mavs
Sonics 105Mavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics34213020105
Mavs18292939115
The story
Dallas beat Seattle 115-105 behind 29 points and 11 rebounds from Michael Finley

Desmond Mason paced Seattle: 19 PTS, 13 REB 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 11-28 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 39-20 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −16−8−9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton topped the game at 48.3 FPTS: 20 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−9.9points, today vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
13.92001–02 avg4Today

4 points today in 16 minutes, against 13.9 a game in 2001–02 (77 games).

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 31

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 20, 35, 13, 9, 28, 18, 36, 31Celtics-Hawks · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 19, 18, 14, 9, 7, 26, 13, 30Blazers-Kings · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 25, 21, 26, 12, 20, 18, 28, 29Mavs-Sonics · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 11, 26, 17, 32, 18, 18, 24, 29Mavs-Sonics · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 17, 12, 14, 14, 30, 21, 15, 27Mavs-Sonics · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 26, 24, 23, 31, 13, 34, 6, 25Bulls-Jazz · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST