FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 5, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed NYK by 13 after the first quarter and won 106–90.

Final · Box score
Bulls106
Magic100
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +6
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets106
Sixers99
Q1 NOH -3; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH -1; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +7
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Wizards100
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Celtics88
Pistons96
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -9; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Bucks106
Knicks90
Q1 MIL -13; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Cavs89
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +4
Final · OT · Box score
Kings125
Wolves121
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC -7; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Suns80
Jazz91
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Hawks72
Warriors99
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +27
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Blazers93
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +18; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +6
On this day · 2002–03Nov 5, 2002: 7 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Kings), 41 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Knicks

Milwaukee rallies from 13 down to beat New York

Baron Davis goes for 37 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-6+4+16MIL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks21233329106
Knicks3416231790
Who led
Tim ThomasPoints, last 5 games: 12, 20, 16, 16, 22MIL22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 5 games: 5, 2, 10, 8, 21MIL21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 4 games: 10, 19, 7, 35NYK35 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 4 games: 29, 12, 14, 19NYK19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Magic10
Kings-Wolves9
Hornets-Sixers8
Hawks-Warriors4
Bucks-Knicks3
The night in charts
Kings-Wolves combined for 246, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WolvesKings 125, Wolves 121
246
Bulls-MagicBulls 106, Magic 100
206
Hornets-SixersHornets 106, Sixers 99
205
Bucks-KnicksBucks 106, Knicks 90
196
Mavs-WizardsMavs 90, Wizards 100
190
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 88, Pistons 96
184
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 93, Cavs 89
182
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 87, Blazers 93
180
Suns-JazzSuns 80, Jazz 91
171
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 72, Warriors 99
171
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-WolvesKings 125, Wolves 121
+4 SAC
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 93, Cavs 89
+4 DEN
Bulls-MagicBulls 106, Magic 100
+6 CHI
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 87, Blazers 93
+6 POR
Hornets-SixersHornets 106, Sixers 99
+7 NOH
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 88, Pistons 96
+8 DET
Mavs-WizardsMavs 90, Wizards 100
+10 WAS
Suns-JazzSuns 80, Jazz 91
+11 UTA
Bucks-KnicksBucks 106, Knicks 90
+16 MIL
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 72, Warriors 99
+27 GSW
MIL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-KnicksMIL won · Bucks 106, Knicks 90
13 pts
Celtics-PistonsDET won · Celtics 88, Pistons 96
9 pts
Kings-WolvesSAC won · Kings 125, Wolves 121
7 pts
Bulls-MagicCHI won · Bulls 106, Magic 100
4 pts
Hornets-SixersNOH won · Hornets 106, Sixers 99
3 pts
Marshall shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarshallCHI · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
BakerBOS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
JamisonDAL · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
ArroyoUTA · 14 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
HilarioDEN · 13 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 125Wolves 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2328362315125
Wolves2929282411121
The story
Brad Miller had 17 points as Sacramento beat Minnesota 125-121 in OT

Sam Cassell led Minnesota with 26 PTS, 14 AST 17 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL · 6-11 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Kings took the third 36-28.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −6−7+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett led the game in fantasy with 63.7 FPTS (28 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Cavs
Nuggets 93Cavs 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2719311693
Cavs1628202589
The story
Voshon Lenard's 15 points carried Denver past Cleveland, 93-89

For Cleveland, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 23 PTS, 8 REB 15 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 7-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-16, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +11+2+13+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James was the fantasy play: 43.7 FPTS on 11 REB, 7 PTS, 7 AST

Final · Hornets-Sixers
Hornets 106Sixers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets1726232317106
Sixers202225221099
The story
New Orleans beat Philadelphia 106-99 in OT behind 16 points from Steven Smith

Kenny Thomas paced Philadelphia: 16 REB, 15 PTS 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 6-9 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Hornets settled it in overtime, 17-10.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −3+1−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, last 2 vs 2002–03 avg
Points per game
2.82002–03 avg16.0Last 2

16.0 points a game over his last two games, against 2.8 in 2002–03 (44 games). Today: 14 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 2 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
25.62002–03 avg9.0Last 2

9.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 25.6 in 2002–03 (79 games). Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 10 games went past regulation.

DEN over CLE4SAC over MIN4CHI over ORL6POR over MEM6NOH over PHI7DET over BOS8WAS over DAL10UTA over PHX11MIL over NYK16GSW over ATL27Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 37

Baron DavisPoints, last 5 games: 15, 22, 37, 13, 37Hornets-Sixers · W
24.8 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 4 games: 10, 19, 7, 35Knicks-Bucks · L
17.8 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 4 games: 22, 28, 19, 34Kings-Wolves · W
25.8 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 5 games: 12, 7, 17, 19, 29Bulls-Magic · W
16.8 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 5 games: 26, 27, 19, 31, 29Sixers-Hornets · L
26.4 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 5 games: 25, 23, 20, 10, 28Wolves-Kings · L
21.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST