FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 27, 2002Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed ATL by 5 at halftime and won 106–94.

Final · Box score
Bulls82
Celtics92
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Magic112
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Heat74
Sixers83
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Knicks87
Raptors81
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Pistons82
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +30; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Sonics99
Grizzlies117
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +18
Final · Box score
Cavs80
Bucks112
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +32
Final · Box score
Kings74
Wolves90
Q1 MIN +19; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Hornets106
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH -5; Q3 NOH +19; Q4 NOH +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets68
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +18; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +33; Q4 SAS +31
Final · Box score
Nets75
Suns82
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Rockets91
Warriors84
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +7
On this day · 2001–02Nov 27, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Warriors), 39 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Hornets

New Orleans handles Atlanta by 12

Tracy McGrady goes for 38 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-5+19+12NOH AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2229133094
Hornets24223723106
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 15, 22, 12, 21, 12, 17, 17, 16NOH16 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 25, 16, 19, 37, 25, 16, 18, 16NOH16 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 31, 9, 21, 14, 11, 17, 19, 23, 15, 17ATL17 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 26, 27, 27, 23, 22, 15, 31, 15ATL15 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Sonics-Grizzlies combined for 216, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 99, Grizzlies 117
216
Lakers-MagicLakers 102, Magic 112
214
Hawks-HornetsHawks 94, Hornets 106
200
Cavs-BucksCavs 80, Bucks 112
192
Mavs-PistonsMavs 102, Pistons 82
184
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 91, Warriors 84
175
Bulls-CelticsBulls 82, Celtics 92
174
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 87, Raptors 81
168
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 68, Spurs 99
167
Kings-WolvesKings 74, Wolves 90
164
Heat-SixersHeat 74, Sixers 83
157
Nets-SunsNets 75, Suns 82
157
NYK won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 87, Raptors 81
+6 NYK
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 91, Warriors 84
+7 HOU
Nets-SunsNets 75, Suns 82
+7 PHX
Heat-SixersHeat 74, Sixers 83
+9 PHI
Lakers-MagicLakers 102, Magic 112
+10 ORL
Bulls-CelticsBulls 82, Celtics 92
+10 BOS
Hawks-HornetsHawks 94, Hornets 106
+12 NOH
Kings-WolvesKings 74, Wolves 90
+16 MIN
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 99, Grizzlies 117
+18 MEM
Mavs-PistonsMavs 102, Pistons 82
+20 DAL
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 68, Spurs 99
+31 SAS
Cavs-BucksCavs 80, Bucks 112
+32 MIL
NOH rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-HornetsNOH won · Hawks 94, Hornets 106
5 pts
Cavs-BucksMIL won · Cavs 80, Bucks 112
3 pts
Knicks-RaptorsNYK won · Knicks 87, Raptors 81
2 pts
Cato shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CatoHOU · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK
82% (9-11)
DuncanSAS · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
73% (8-11)
GoodenMEM · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Jason WilliamsMEM · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB
65% (11-17)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 87Raptors 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1821192987
Raptors1715282181
The story
New York beat Toronto 87-81 behind 30 points from Allan Houston

Antonio Davis paced Toronto: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +1+7−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 74Wolves 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1028191774
Wolves2914272090
The story
Kevin Garnett's a 20-13-10 triple-double carried Minnesota past Sacramento, 90-74

For Sacramento, Chris Webber had 19 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST · 7-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-10, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +19+5+13+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Pistons
Mavs 102Pistons 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs28292916102
Pistons2619112682
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points and 15 rebounds as Dallas beat Detroit 102-82

Ben Wallace led Detroit with 24 REB, 2 PTS 22 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 9-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the third 29-11, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +2+12+30+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 10 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Milwaukee posts the night's biggest win

Milwaukee beat Cleveland by 32, the widest margin of 12 games.

NYK over TOR6PHX over NJN7HOU over GSW7PHI over MIA9BOS over CHI10ORL over LAL10NOH over ATL12MIN over SAC16MEM over SEA18DAL over DET20SAS over DEN31MIL over CLE32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 42

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 21, 26, 12, 20, 18, 28, 29, 42Mavs-Pistons · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 38, 35, 33, 36, 41, 33, 13, 38Magic-Lakers · W
32.2 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 45, 46, 16, 24, 21, 15, 21, 38Lakers-Magic · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 37, 17, 28, 38, 33, 31, 37, 29, 36Sixers-Heat · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 35, 13, 9, 28, 18, 36, 31, 30Celtics-Bulls · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 12, 20, 25, 13, 16, 15, 22, 30Bucks-Cavs · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST