FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, October 31, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed WAS by 10 after the first quarter and won 82–79.

Final · Box score
Wizards79
Raptors82
Q1 TOR -10; Q2 TOR -10; Q3 TOR -7; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Pacers79
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Heat81
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Grizzlies91
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Wolves61
Nets84
Q1 NJN +14; Q2 NJN +14; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +23
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Bulls100
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Sonics124
Clippers105
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +13; Q4 SEA +19
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Kings100
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +11
On this day · 2002–03Oct 31, 2002: 3 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (Hawks-Jazz), 30 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Raptors

Toronto climbs out of a 10-point hole against Washington

Rashard Lewis goes for 50 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-10-7+3TOR AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2116231979
Raptors1116262982
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 2 games: 39, 26TOR26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jerome WilliamsPoints, last 2 games: 3, 17TOR17 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Kwame BrownPoints, last 2 games: 8, 16WAS16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 2 games: 18, 16WAS16 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Sonics-Clippers6
Celtics-Grizzlies6
Sixers-Kings6
Bucks-Pacers4
Wizards-Raptors3
Wolves-Nets0
Shot of the night

James's jumper with 1.8 seconds left breaks the tie, 93-91 final

The night in charts
Sonics-Clippers combined for 229, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-ClippersSonics 124, Clippers 105
229
Hawks-BullsHawks 94, Bulls 100
194
Sixers-KingsSixers 89, Kings 100
189
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 93, Grizzlies 91
184
Pistons-HeatPistons 93, Heat 81
174
Bucks-PacersBucks 93, Pacers 79
172
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 79, Raptors 82
161
Wolves-NetsWolves 61, Nets 84
145
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 93, Grizzlies 91
+2 BOS
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 79, Raptors 82
+3 TOR
Hawks-BullsHawks 94, Bulls 100
+6 CHI
Sixers-KingsSixers 89, Kings 100
+11 SAC
Pistons-HeatPistons 93, Heat 81
+12 DET
Bucks-PacersBucks 93, Pacers 79
+14 MIL
Sonics-ClippersSonics 124, Clippers 105
+19 SEA
Wolves-NetsWolves 61, Nets 84
+23 NJN
TOR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-RaptorsTOR won · Wizards 79, Raptors 82
10 pts
Celtics-GrizzliesBOS won · Celtics 93, Grizzlies 91
3 pts
Bucks-PacersMIL won · Bucks 93, Pacers 79
2 pts
Lewis shot 18-of-25 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LewisSEA · 50 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
72% (18-25)
BakerBOS · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
JeffersonNJN · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
PejaSAC · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Kenny ThomasPHI · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Celtics-Grizzlies
Celtics 93Grizzlies 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2717262393
Grizzlies2918222291
The story
Paul Pierce's 23 points carried Boston past Memphis, 93-91

For Memphis, Pau Gasol had 16 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 26-22.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2−3+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Stromile Swift was the fantasy play: 43.8 FPTS on 18 PTS, 9 REB

Final · Wizards-Raptors
Wizards 79Raptors 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2116231979
Raptors1116262982
The story
Vince Carter had 26 points as Toronto beat Washington 82-79

Gilbert Arenas led Washington with 16 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 9-22 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 29-19.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −10−10−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jerome Williams led the game in fantasy with 42.6 FPTS (17 PTS, 13 REB)

Final · Sonics-Clippers
Sonics 124Clippers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics35312731124
Clippers30282225105
The story
Seattle beat Los Angeles 124-105 behind 22 points from Flip Murray

Quentin Richardson paced Los Angeles: 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 8-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +5+8+13+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+19.4points, last 2 vs 2002–03 avg
Points per game
18.12002–03 avg37.5Last 2

37.5 points a game over his last two games, against 18.1 in 2002–03 (77 games). Today: 50 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.6minutes, last 2 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
35.92002–03 avg12.3Last 2

12.3 minutes a game over his last two games, against 35.9 in 2002–03 (82 games). Today: 7 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
11.12002–03 avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 2002–03 (39 games). Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: New Jersey by 23.

BOS over MEM2TOR over WAS3CHI over ATL6SAC over PHI11DET over MIA12MIL over IND14SEA over LAC19NJN over MIN23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Rashard Lewis leads the day with 50

Rashard LewisPoints, last 2 games: 25, 50Sonics-Clippers · W
37.5 PPG season to date
Career high50 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 2 games: 22, 28Kings-Sixers · W
25.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 2 games: 26, 27Sixers-Kings · L
26.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 2 games: 8, 27Pistons-Heat · W
17.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 2 games: 39, 26Raptors-Wizards · W
32.5 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 2 games: 10, 26Nets-Wolves · W
18.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST