FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, October 30, 2003Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 1 points, by PHX (vs CLE) and NOH (vs ORL).

Final · Box score
Clippers100
Sonics109
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +14; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Magic98
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOH -1; Q3 NOH +6; Q4 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets85
Rockets102
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Cavs86
Suns95
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +9
On this day · 2002–03Oct 30, 2002: 14 games. Top scorer: Steve Francis (Rockets-Pacers), 39 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Magic

New Orleans holds off Orlando, 100–98

Elton Brand goes for 21 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-1+6+2NOH AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27233416100
Magic2724272098
Who led
David WesleyPoints, last 2 games: 16, 28NOH28 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 2 games: 7, 27NOH27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 2 games: 26, 33ORL33 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 2 games: 16, 16ORL16 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Magic14
Nuggets-Rockets0
Clippers-Sonics0
The night in charts
Clippers-Sonics combined for 209, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SonicsClippers 100, Sonics 109
209
Hornets-MagicHornets 100, Magic 98
198
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 85, Rockets 102
187
Cavs-SunsCavs 86, Suns 95
181
NOH won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Hornets-MagicHornets 100, Magic 98
+2 NOH
Clippers-SonicsClippers 100, Sonics 109
+9 SEA
Cavs-SunsCavs 86, Suns 95
+9 PHX
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 85, Rockets 102
+17 HOU
PHX rallied from 1 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-SunsPHX won · Cavs 86, Suns 95
1 pt
Hornets-MagicNOH won · Hornets 100, Magic 98
1 pt
Magloire shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MagloireNOH · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Flip MurraySEA · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
BrandLAC · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 8 BLK, 5 AST
58% (7-12)
BarrySEA · 19 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
MarburyPHX · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Hornets-Magic
Hornets 100Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27233416100
Magic2724272098
The story
Baron Davis had 22 points and 8 assists as New Orleans beat Orlando 100-98

Drew Gooden led Orlando with 16 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL · 7-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Hornets took the third 34-27.

NOH lead by quarter
200 0−1+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Suns
Cavs 86Suns 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3118241386
Suns3023192395
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire's 25 points carried Phoenix past Cleveland, 95-86

For Cleveland, LeBron James had 21 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK · 7-17 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 23-13.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −1+4−1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Sonics
Clippers 100Sonics 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers17252731100
Sonics20243926109
The story
Seattle beat Los Angeles 109-100 behind 13 points and 11 rebounds from Vladimir Radmanovic

Eddie House paced Los Angeles: 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 13 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 5-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 39-27 third quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +3+2+14+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.2points, today vs 2002–03 avg
Points per game
7.82002–03 avg22Today

22 points today in 34 minutes, against 7.8 a game in 2002–03 (53 games).

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 2 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
23.22002–03 avg8.0Last 2

8.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.2 in 2002–03 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
14.72002–03 avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 2002–03 (65 games). Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Suns

Phoenix gets past Cleveland

95–86, with Phoenix ahead 53–49 at halftime. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOH over ORL2SEA over LAC9PHX over CLE9HOU over DEN17Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over CLE.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 33

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 2 games: 26, 33Magic-Hornets · L
29.5 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 2 games: 16, 28Hornets-Magic · W
22.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 2 games: 7, 27Hornets-Magic · W
17.0 PPG season to date
Career high27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 2 games: 10, 25Suns-Cavs · W
17.5 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Rashard LewisSonics-Clippers · W
25.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 2 games: 24, 24Suns-Cavs · W
24.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST