FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 3, 2003Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed SAS by 11 after the first quarter and won 88–80.

Final · Box score
Knicks75
Magic68
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Hornets80
Hawks90
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Spurs80
Grizzlies88
Q1 MEM -11; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Bulls66
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +20; Q3 HOU +29; Q4 HOU +32
Final · Box score
Heat93
Mavs103
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Jazz93
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA -6; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Blazers83
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +11
On this day · 2002–03Nov 3, 2002: 4 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Blazers), 33 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Grizzlies

Memphis climbs back to beat San Antonio

Greg Ostertag goes for 21 rebounds

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+1+2+8MEM AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2717181880
Grizzlies1629192488
Who led
Stromile SwiftPoints, last 3 games: 18, 10, 14MEM14 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 3 games: 13, 3, 13MEM13 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Rasho NesterovicPoints, last 4 games: 2, 2, 12, 13SAS13 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 4 games: 7, 14, 10, 13SAS13 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Wolves-Jazz

Utah handles Minnesota by 5

The Jazz won the fourth quarter 30–19. Final: 93–88. Matt Harpring led Utah with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over MIN5NYK over ORL7MEM over SAS8ATL over NOH10DAL over MIA10PHI over POR11HOU over CHI32Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over MIN.
Lead changes
Spurs-Grizzlies16
Heat-Mavs13
Sixers-Blazers11
Knicks-Magic2
Hornets-Hawks0
Rockets-Bulls0
The night in charts
Heat-Mavs combined for 196, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-MavsHeat 93, Mavs 103
196
Wolves-JazzWolves 88, Jazz 93
181
Sixers-BlazersSixers 94, Blazers 83
177
Hornets-HawksHornets 80, Hawks 90
170
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 80, Grizzlies 88
168
Rockets-BullsRockets 98, Bulls 66
164
Knicks-MagicKnicks 75, Magic 68
143
UTA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wolves-JazzWolves 88, Jazz 93
+5 UTA
Knicks-MagicKnicks 75, Magic 68
+7 NYK
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 80, Grizzlies 88
+8 MEM
Hornets-HawksHornets 80, Hawks 90
+10 ATL
Heat-MavsHeat 93, Mavs 103
+10 DAL
Sixers-BlazersSixers 94, Blazers 83
+11 PHI
Rockets-BullsRockets 98, Bulls 66
+32 HOU
MEM erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-GrizzliesMEM won · Spurs 80, Grizzlies 88
11 pts
Wolves-JazzUTA won · Wolves 88, Jazz 93
6 pts
Heat-MavsDAL won · Heat 93, Mavs 103
2 pts
Knicks-MagicNYK won · Knicks 75, Magic 68
2 pts
Sixers-BlazersPHI won · Sixers 94, Blazers 83
1 pt
Traylor shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TraylorNOH · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
HarpringUTA · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
HaslemMIA · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
FrancisHOU · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Abdur-RahimATL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 88Jazz 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1623301988
Jazz2519193093
The story
Andrei Kirilenko had 17 points as Utah beat Minnesota 93-88

Latrell Sprewell led Minnesota with 24 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 4-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 30-19.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +9+5−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 80Grizzlies 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2717181880
Grizzlies1629192488
The story
Stromile Swift's 14 points carried Memphis past San Antonio, 88-80

For San Antonio, Manu Ginobili had 13 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK · 4-12 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 29-17.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −11+1+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasho Nesterovic was the fantasy play: 39.8 FPTS on 14 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Sixers-Blazers
Sixers 94Blazers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2525192594
Blazers2615192383
The story
Philadelphia beat Portland 94-83 behind 31 points from Allen Iverson

Rasheed Wallace paced Portland: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 31 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 11-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 25-15 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1+9+9+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 vs 2002–03 avg
Points per game
3.12002–03 avg13.0Last 3

13.0 points a game over his last three games, against 3.1 in 2002–03 (75 games). Today: 7 points in 19 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
21.42002–03 avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 2002–03 (81 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Matt Harpring leads the day with 32

Matt HarpringPoints, last 3 games: 14, 10, 32Jazz-Wolves · W
18.7 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 4 games: 26, 27, 19, 31Sixers-Blazers · W
25.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 4 games: 19, 29, 15, 30Mavs-Heat · W
23.2 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 4 games: 18, 8, 13, 27Wolves-Jazz · L
16.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 4 games: 15, 9, 4, 24Wolves-Jazz · L
13.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 3 games: 21, 11, 22Blazers-Sixers · L
18.0 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST