FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 8, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MEM by 4 at halftime and won 96–89.

Final · Box score
Wizards98
Cavs111
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Heat79
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Bulls109
Hornets106
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Magic86
Rockets96
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Knicks87
Bucks90
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Mavs81
Spurs78
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Jazz96
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Blazers90
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +7
On this day · 2002–03Nov 8, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (Nets-Clippers), 35 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Jazz

Memphis's skid reaches three

Baron Davis goes for 35 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-4+4+7UTA AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2129201989
Jazz2620282296
Who led
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 6 games: 16, 21, 17, 11, 21, 25UTA25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 5 games: 14, 10, 32, 21, 14UTA14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 6 games: 5, 8, 7, 11, 4, 17MEM17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 6 games: 10, 2, 10, 19, 8, 16MEM16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Cavs19
Knicks-Bucks18
Bulls-Hornets14
Wolves-Heat9
Mavs-Spurs7
Hawks-Blazers6
The night in charts
Bulls-Hornets combined for 215, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-HornetsBulls 109, Hornets 106
215
Wizards-CavsWizards 98, Cavs 111
209
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 89, Jazz 96
185
Magic-RocketsMagic 86, Rockets 96
182
Knicks-BucksKnicks 87, Bucks 90
177
Hawks-BlazersHawks 83, Blazers 90
173
Wolves-HeatWolves 88, Heat 79
167
Mavs-SpursMavs 81, Spurs 78
159
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-SpursMavs 81, Spurs 78
+3 DAL
Bulls-HornetsBulls 109, Hornets 106
+3 CHI
Knicks-BucksKnicks 87, Bucks 90
+3 MIL
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 89, Jazz 96
+7 UTA
Hawks-BlazersHawks 83, Blazers 90
+7 POR
Wolves-HeatWolves 88, Heat 79
+9 MIN
Magic-RocketsMagic 86, Rockets 96
+10 HOU
Wizards-CavsWizards 98, Cavs 111
+13 CLE
UTA rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-JazzUTA won · Grizzlies 89, Jazz 96
4 pts
Wolves-HeatMIN won · Wolves 88, Heat 79
3 pts
Knicks-BucksMIL won · Knicks 87, Bucks 90
3 pts
Mavs-SpursDAL won · Mavs 81, Spurs 78
2 pts
Bulls-HornetsCHI won · Bulls 109, Hornets 106
2 pts
Marshall shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarshallCHI · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
RoseCHI · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
MobleyHOU · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
BoozerCLE · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
P.J. BrownNOH · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 109Hornets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls24303124109
Hornets26272726106
The story
Jalen Rose had 34 points as Chicago beat New Orleans 109-106

P.J. Brown led New Orleans with 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the third 31-27, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2+1+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bucks
Knicks 87Bucks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2028211887
Bucks2718232290
The story
Tim Thomas' 23 points carried Milwaukee past New York, 90-87

For New York, Allan Houston had 28 PTS, 6 REB 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-18 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-20, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +7−3−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 81Spurs 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2726121681
Spurs2123231178
The story
Dallas beat San Antonio 81-78 behind 15 points and 11 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki

Antawn Jamison backed him with 20 PTS, 9 REB 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 7-18 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 27-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +6+9−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.5Season avg29.0Last 5

29.0 points a game over his last five games, against 24.5 in 6 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.4minutes, last 2 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
31.92002–03 avg11.5Last 2

11.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.9 in 2002–03 (81 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg43.6Today

44 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 13.

CHI over NOH3MIL over NYK3DAL over SAS3UTA over MEM7POR over ATL7MIN over MIA9HOU over ORL10CLE over WAS13Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 35

Baron DavisPoints, last 7 games: 15, 22, 37, 13, 37, 23, 35Hornets-Bulls · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 7 games: 15, 15, 10, 5, 10, 16, 34Bulls-Hornets · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 5 games: 17, 19, 19, 17, 31Rockets-Magic · W
20.6 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 6 games: 22, 21, 11, 20, 19, 29Blazers-Hawks · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 6 games: 10, 19, 7, 35, 39, 28Knicks-Bucks · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Darius MilesPoints, last 6 games: 4, 10, 11, 16, 13, 26Cavs-Wizards · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST