FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 28, 2002Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed NJN by 8 after three quarters and won 126–118.

Final · Box score
Mavs98
Pacers110
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +12
Final · OT · Box score
Nets118
Clippers126
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC -8; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +8
On this day · 2001–02Nov 28, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Wizards), 40 points.
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The lead · Nets-Clippers

Andre Miller scores 37, Clippers rally past New Jersey

Jason Kidd goes for 35 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-4-80+8LAC AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nets292531267118
Clippers3020273415126
Who led
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 19, 12, 9, 11, 25, 15, 21, 37LAC37 PTS · 3 REB · 16 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 10, 19, 17, 21, 11, 26, 19, 21LAC21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 33, 22, 24, 19, 16, 18, 17, 35NJN35 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 11, 21, 15, 7, 6, 19, 9, 19NJN19 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Mavs-Pacers

Indiana gets past Dallas

110–98, with Indiana ahead 59–49 at halftime. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 28 points, 18 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Mavs
Jermaine O'Neal · INDSteve Nash · DALPTS2829REB187AST19Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Nets-Clippers combined for 244, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-ClippersNets 118, Clippers 126
244
Mavs-PacersMavs 98, Pacers 110
208
LAC won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Nets-ClippersNets 118, Clippers 126
+8 LAC
Mavs-PacersMavs 98, Pacers 110
+12 IND
Harrington shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarringtonIND · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Andre MillerLAC · 37 PTS, 16 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
58% (14-24)
Lucious HarrisNJN · 17 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
BrandLAC · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
57% (8-14)
KiddNJN · 35 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST
50% (12-24)
Final · Nets-Clippers
Nets 118Clippers 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets292531267118
Clippers3020273415126
The story
Elton Brand had 21 points as Los Angeles beat New Jersey 126-118 in OT

Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 34-26.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1−4−80+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Pacers
Mavs 98Pacers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2920202998
Pacers29302526110
The story
Jermaine O'Neal's 28 points and 18 rebounds carried Indiana past Dallas, 110-98

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST · 11-22 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 30-20, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 0+10+15+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Nash was the fantasy play: 54.9 FPTS on 29 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.7 in 15 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg44.3Today

44 minutes today, against 30.6 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Andre Miller leads the day with 37

Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 19, 12, 9, 11, 25, 15, 21, 37Clippers-Nets · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high37 PTS · 3 REB · 16 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 33, 22, 24, 19, 16, 18, 17, 35Nets-Clippers · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 14, 14, 30, 21, 15, 27, 5, 29Mavs-Pacers · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 15, 23, 20, 20, 9, 12, 26, 28Pacers-Mavs · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 10, 19, 17, 21, 11, 26, 19, 21Clippers-Nets · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 6, 13, 14, 22, 10, 10, 0, 21Pacers-Mavs · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST