FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 24, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed SAS by 9 after three quarters and won 91–90.

Final · Box score
Sixers94
Raptors84
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Rockets89
Clippers90
Q1 LAC +17; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Heat75
Magic77
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Knicks88
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Sonics91
Spurs90
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA -5; Q3 SEA -9; Q4 SEA +1
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Lakers111
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2001–02Nov 24, 2001: 9 games. Top scorer: Mike Miller (Magic-Hornets), 32 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Spurs

Seattle climbs out of a 9-point hole against San Antonio

Steve Francis goes for 31 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-5-9+1SEA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2321212691
Spurs2128251690
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 20, 14, 24, 22, 14, 22, 20, 26SEA26 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 7, 10, 20, 18, 14, 14, 19, 15SEA15 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 20, 21, 29, 6, 25, 16, 28, 22SAS22 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 13, 6, 6, 12, 3, 4, 12, 18SAS18 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Minnesota by 18.

LAC over HOU1SEA over SAS1ORL over MIA2PHI over TOR10LAL over MIL12MIN over NYK18Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Bucks-Lakers combined for 210, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-LakersBucks 99, Lakers 111
210
Wolves-KnicksWolves 106, Knicks 88
194
Sonics-SpursSonics 91, Spurs 90
181
Rockets-ClippersRockets 89, Clippers 90
179
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 94, Raptors 84
178
Heat-MagicHeat 75, Magic 77
152
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-ClippersRockets 89, Clippers 90
+1 LAC
Sonics-SpursSonics 91, Spurs 90
+1 SEA
Heat-MagicHeat 75, Magic 77
+2 ORL
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 94, Raptors 84
+10 PHI
Bucks-LakersBucks 99, Lakers 111
+12 LAL
Wolves-KnicksWolves 106, Knicks 88
+18 MIN
SEA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-SpursSEA won · Sonics 91, Spurs 90
9 pts
Heat-MagicORL won · Heat 75, Magic 77
5 pts
Rockets-ClippersLAC won · Rockets 89, Clippers 90
3 pts
Rice shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RiceHOU · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
DoolingLAC · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
BrandLAC · 26 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK
64% (9-14)
DuncanSAS · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK
60% (9-15)
HoustonNYK · 32 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (12-21)
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 89Clippers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1424312089
Clippers3117182490
The story
Elton Brand had 26 points and 15 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Houston 90-89

Glen Rice led Houston with 23 PTS, 5 REB 26 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK · 9-14 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the first 31-14, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +17+10−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Spurs
Sonics 91Spurs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2321212691
Spurs2128251690
The story
Seattle beat San Antonio 91-90 behind 26 points and 11 assists from Gary Payton

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 22 PTS, 13 REB 26 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 10-21 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-16 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +2−5−9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David Robinson topped the game at 52.4 FPTS: 18 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST

Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 75Magic 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2316211575
Magic1824171877
The story
Mike Miller's 31 points and 19 rebounds carried Orlando past Miami, 77-75

For Miami, Caron Butler had 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST · 13-24 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 24-16.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −5+3−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 11 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 2 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
36.22001–02 avg24.5Last 2

24.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 36.2 in 2001–02 (67 games). Today: 24 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 0 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 37

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 25, 37, 17, 28, 38, 33, 31, 37Sixers-Raptors · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 28, 21, 14, 27, 14, 14, 23, 23, 32Knicks-Wolves · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 18, 18, 5, 8, 14, 12, 7, 31Magic-Heat · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 31, 30, 16, 27, 18, 22, 16, 31Rockets-Clippers · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 25, 10, 10, 19, 17, 21, 11, 26Clippers-Rockets · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 20, 14, 24, 22, 14, 22, 20, 26Sonics-Spurs · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST