FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 6, 2003Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 3 at halftime and won 120–117.

Final · Box score
Pacers87
Nets81
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Mavs71
Raptors77
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +6
Final · 2OT · Box score
Lakers120
Spurs117
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers 0; OT2 LAL +3
On this day · 2002–03Nov 6, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Wizards-Cavs), 35 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Spurs

Kobe Bryant scores 37, Lakers win in double overtime

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 35 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0+3-3-200+3LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Lakers24223025811120
Spurs2128292388117
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 4 games: 15, 21, 31, 37LAL37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 5 games: 16, 24, 17, 23, 35LAL35 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 6 games: 7, 14, 10, 13, 15, 33SAS33 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 6 games: 12, 5, 4, 10, 14, 15SAS15 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Mavs-Raptors

Toronto beats Dallas, 77–71

Toronto led 58–57 after three and won by 6. Vince Carter led Toronto with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over SAS3IND over NJN6TOR over DAL6Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over DAL.
Lead changes
Mavs-Raptors17
Pacers-Nets2
The night in charts
Lakers-Spurs combined for 237, 69 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SpursLakers 120, Spurs 117
237
Pacers-NetsPacers 87, Nets 81
168
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 71, Raptors 77
148
LAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Lakers-SpursLakers 120, Spurs 117
+3 LAL
Pacers-NetsPacers 87, Nets 81
+6 IND
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 71, Raptors 77
+6 TOR
LAL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SpursLAL won · Lakers 120, Spurs 117
3 pts
Mavs-RaptorsTOR won · Mavs 71, Raptors 77
2 pts
Pacers-NetsIND won · Pacers 87, Nets 81
1 pt
Kobe shot 16-of-29 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KobeLAL · 37 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
55% (16-29)
DirkDAL · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
55% (11-20)
O'NealIND · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL
55% (6-11)
NesterovicSAS · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
JeffersonNJN · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 120Spurs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Lakers24223025811120
Spurs2128292388117
The story
Karl Malone had 19 rebounds and 15 points as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 120-117 in OT

Rasho Nesterovic led San Antonio with 14 PTS, 9 REB 19 REB, 15 PTS, 5 AST · 6-17 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 24-21, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3−3−200+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 87Nets 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2226162387
Nets2312192781
The story
Metta World Peace's 21 points carried Indiana past New Jersey, 87-81

For New Jersey, Richard Jefferson had 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 26-12.

IND lead by quarter
200 −1+13+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kerry Kittles was the fantasy play: 53.3 FPTS on 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Mavs-Raptors
Mavs 71Raptors 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2218171471
Raptors2022161977
The story
Toronto beat Dallas 77-71 behind 19 points from Vince Carter

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 7-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 19-14 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −2+2+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker topped the game at 45.4 FPTS: 17 REB, 14 PTS, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 5 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.9Season avg30.2Last 3

30.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.9 in 4 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 37

Kobe BryantPoints, last 4 games: 15, 21, 31, 37Lakers-Spurs · W
26.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 5 games: 16, 24, 17, 23, 35Lakers-Spurs · W
23.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 6 games: 7, 14, 10, 13, 15, 33Spurs-Lakers · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 6 games: 19, 29, 15, 30, 9, 27Mavs-Raptors · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 5 games: 13, 4, 6, 11, 23Nets-Pacers · L
11.4 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 5 games: 21, 13, 22, 18, 21Pacers-Nets · W
19.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST