FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 9, 2003Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by Celtics (vs Kings) and Pistons (vs Nets).

Final · Box score
Nuggets76
Raptors89
Q1 Raptors +13; Q2 Raptors +5; Q3 Raptors +7; Q4 Raptors +13
Final · Box score
Kings82
Celtics91
Q1 Celtics +1; Q2 Celtics -6; Q3 Celtics +4; Q4 Celtics +9
Final · Box score
Nets84
Pistons98
Q1 Pistons -6; Q2 Pistons +1; Q3 Pistons +5; Q4 Pistons +14
Final · Box score
Pacers85
Sixers74
Q1 Pacers +11; Q2 Pacers +2; Q3 Pacers -5; Q4 Pacers +11
Final · Box score
Hawks91
Sonics81
Q1 Hawks +8; Q2 Hawks +15; Q3 Hawks +14; Q4 Hawks +10
On this day · 2002–03Nov 9, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Antoine Walker (Celtics-Wolves), 31 points.
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The lead · Kings-Celtics

Boston tops Sacramento in Boston

Vince Carter goes for 34 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-6+4+9Celtics AHEAD ↑Kings AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2520241382
Celtics2613341891
Who led
Vin BakerPoints, last 6 games: 15, 24, 8, 20, 9, 18Celtics18 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 6 games: 23, 23, 25, 20, 27, 17Celtics17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 6 games: 16, 11, 13, 17, 7, 19Kings19 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 6 games: 19, 16, 15, 22, 19, 14Kings14 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Nets-Pistons

Detroit makes it five straight

Detroit beat New Jersey 98–84 and moved to 5–1. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · Pistons
Lvs Pacers87–89W@ Heat93–81W@ Magic96–85Wvs Celtics96–88Wvs Bucks105–99Wvs Nets98–84
Lead changes
Pacers-Sixers4
Nuggets-Raptors1
Hawks-Sonics0
The night in charts
Nets-Pistons combined for 182, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-PistonsNets 84, Pistons 98
182
Kings-CelticsKings 82, Celtics 91
173
Hawks-SonicsHawks 91, Sonics 81
172
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 76, Raptors 89
165
Pacers-SixersPacers 85, Sixers 74
159
Celtics won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Kings-CelticsKings 82, Celtics 91
+9 Celtics
Hawks-SonicsHawks 91, Sonics 81
+10 Hawks
Pacers-SixersPacers 85, Sixers 74
+11 Pacers
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 76, Raptors 89
+13 Raptors
Nets-PistonsNets 84, Pistons 98
+14 Pistons
Celtics rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-CelticsCeltics won · Kings 82, Celtics 91
6 pts
Nets-PistonsPistons won · Nets 84, Pistons 98
6 pts
Pacers-SixersPacers won · Pacers 85, Sixers 74
5 pts
Williamson shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilliamsonPistons · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Brad MillerKings · 19 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
VinceRaptors · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
64% (14-22)
World PeacePacers · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
PalacioRaptors · 14 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Kings-Celtics
Kings 82Celtics 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2520241382
Celtics2613341891
The story
Boston beat Sacramento 91-82 behind 18 points and 13 rebounds from Vin Baker

Mike Bibby paced Sacramento: 14 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 18 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

A 34-24 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +1−6+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brad Miller topped the game at 44.2 FPTS: 19 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST

Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 85Sixers 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2617162685
Sixers1526231074
The story
Metta World Peace's 30 points and 10 rebounds carried Indiana past Philadelphia, 85-74

Jermaine O'Neal chipped in 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 11-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 26-10.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +11+2−5+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Raptors
Nuggets 76Raptors 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1332181376
Raptors2624201989
The story
Milt Palacio had 14 points as Toronto beat Denver 89-76

Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 19 PTS, 2 REB 14 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 6-10 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 26-13, their biggest quarter edge.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 +13+5+7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
28.72002–03 avg20.8Last 3

20.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 2002–03 (82 games). Today: 12 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.8Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 8.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 37

Allen IversonPoints, last 7 games: 26, 27, 19, 31, 29, 33, 37Sixers-Pacers · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 6 games: 39, 26, 15, 19, 18, 34Raptors-Nuggets · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 7 games: 21, 13, 22, 18, 21, 21, 30Pacers-Sixers · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 4 games: 24, 22, 24, 24Sonics-Hawks · L
23.5 PPG season to date
Ties career high24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 6 games: 11, 24, 20, 16, 24, 24Pistons-Nets · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 7 games: 22, 12, 20, 25, 15, 14, 23Pacers-Sixers · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST