FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 26, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed LAC by 7 after the first quarter and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Kings91
Cavs85
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Wizards84
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +4
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics116
Hawks119
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Lakers85
Heat97
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Spurs81
Nuggets85
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN -6; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Rockets71
Blazers77
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Clippers94
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +5
On this day · 2001–02Nov 26, 2001: 4 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Suns-Jazz), 33 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Clippers

Matt Harpring scores 30 as Utah wins in Los Angeles

Glenn Robinson goes for 37 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-1+3+5UTA AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1921352499
Clippers2615312294
Who led
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 19, 15, 8, 23, 8, 20, 20, 30UTA30 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 21, 26, 10, 15, 23, 21, 20, 17UTA17 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 8, 19, 12, 9, 11, 25, 15, 21LAC21 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 10, 10, 19, 17, 21, 11, 26, 19LAC19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Miami by 12.

ATL over SEA3IND over WAS4DEN over SAS4UTA over LAC5SAC over CLE6POR over HOU6MIA over LAL12Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Sonics-Hawks combined for 235, 42 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-HawksSonics 116, Hawks 119
235
Jazz-ClippersJazz 99, Clippers 94
193
Lakers-HeatLakers 85, Heat 97
182
Kings-CavsKings 91, Cavs 85
176
Pacers-WizardsPacers 88, Wizards 84
172
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 81, Nuggets 85
166
Rockets-BlazersRockets 71, Blazers 77
148
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-HawksSonics 116, Hawks 119
+3 ATL
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 81, Nuggets 85
+4 DEN
Pacers-WizardsPacers 88, Wizards 84
+4 IND
Jazz-ClippersJazz 99, Clippers 94
+5 UTA
Rockets-BlazersRockets 71, Blazers 77
+6 POR
Kings-CavsKings 91, Cavs 85
+6 SAC
Lakers-HeatLakers 85, Heat 97
+12 MIA
UTA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-ClippersUTA won · Jazz 99, Clippers 94
7 pts
Spurs-NuggetsDEN won · Spurs 81, Nuggets 85
6 pts
Kings-CavsSAC won · Kings 91, Cavs 85
6 pts
Andre Miller shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Andre MillerLAC · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 7 STL, 4 REB
67% (8-12)
FisherLAL · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
BestMIA · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
PaytonSEA · 32 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
65% (13-20)
HarpringUTA · 30 PTS, 4 REB
63% (12-19)
Final · Sonics-Hawks
Sonics 116Hawks 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics2824282511116
Hawks3320272514119
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 31 points as Atlanta beat Seattle 119-116 in OT

Desmond Mason led Seattle with 23 PTS, 5 REB 31 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 11-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 33-28, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +5+100+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 88Wizards 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2520202388
Wizards1814213184
The story
Jermaine O'Neal's 26 points and 21 rebounds carried Indiana past Washington, 88-84

For Washington, Juan Dixon had 15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 21 REB, 3 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 25-18, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +7+13+12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 99Clippers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1921352499
Clippers2615312294
The story
Utah beat Los Angeles 99-94 behind 17 points and 13 rebounds from Karl Malone

Andre Miller paced Los Angeles: 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 5-11 FG

The swing

A 21-15 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −7−1+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 57.7 FPTS: 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg14.9Last 3

14.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 10 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 21 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 37

Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 15, 14, 24, 9, 33, 25, 24, 37Hawks-Sonics · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 14, 24, 22, 14, 22, 20, 26, 32Sonics-Hawks · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 32, 26, 27, 27, 23, 22, 15, 31Hawks-Sonics · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 19, 15, 8, 23, 8, 20, 20, 30Jazz-Clippers · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 33, 24, 24, 18, 19, 21, 24, 28Kings-Cavs · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 6, 25, 12, 27, 19, 8, 19, 8, 20, 28Wizards-Pacers · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST