FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 12, 2003Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DET by 6 after three quarters and won 87–85.

Final · Box score
Bulls89
Celtics82
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Nets71
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Magic97
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Cavs83
Heat88
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Sonics104
Bucks99
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 Sonics 0; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +5
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Hornets96
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 NOH +13; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +7
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Suns94
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +5
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons85
Warriors87
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Raptors79
Lakers94
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +15
On this day · 2002–03Nov 12, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Raptors), 38 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Warriors

Golden State needs overtime to survive Detroit

Tracy McGrady goes for 36 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-4-60+2GSW AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pistons23232210785
Warriors24182016987
Who led
Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 7 games: 14, 20, 17, 8, 6, 12, 24GSW24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Brian CardinalPoints, last 7 games: 8, 8, 7, 12, 13, 17, 13GSW13 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 8 games: 8, 27, 17, 27, 27, 11, 17, 19DET19 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 8 games: 11, 24, 20, 16, 24, 24, 19, 17DET17 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Warriors15
Bulls-Celtics13
Sonics-Bucks12
Hawks-Suns12
Spurs-Nets9
Grizzlies-Magic8
Jazz-Hornets7
Cavs-Heat7
Raptors-Lakers5
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Magic combined for 204, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 107, Magic 97
204
Sonics-BucksSonics 104, Bucks 99
203
Hawks-SunsHawks 99, Suns 94
193
Jazz-HornetsJazz 89, Hornets 96
185
Raptors-LakersRaptors 79, Lakers 94
173
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 85, Warriors 87
172
Bulls-CelticsBulls 89, Celtics 82
171
Cavs-HeatCavs 83, Heat 88
171
Spurs-NetsSpurs 85, Nets 71
156
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 85, Warriors 87
+2 GSW
Sonics-BucksSonics 104, Bucks 99
+5 SEA
Cavs-HeatCavs 83, Heat 88
+5 MIA
Hawks-SunsHawks 99, Suns 94
+5 ATL
Bulls-CelticsBulls 89, Celtics 82
+7 CHI
Jazz-HornetsJazz 89, Hornets 96
+7 NOH
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 107, Magic 97
+10 MEM
Spurs-NetsSpurs 85, Nets 71
+14 SAS
Raptors-LakersRaptors 79, Lakers 94
+15 LAL
GSW rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-WarriorsGSW won · Pistons 85, Warriors 87
6 pts
Grizzlies-MagicMEM won · Grizzlies 107, Magic 97
2 pts
Jazz-HornetsNOH won · Jazz 89, Hornets 96
1 pt
Cheaney shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CheaneyGSW · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
ShaqLAL · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
PrinceDET · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Abdur-RahimATL · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
KukocMIL · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Pistons-Warriors
Pistons 85Warriors 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons23232210785
Warriors24182016987
The story
Calbert Cheaney had 24 points as Golden State beat Detroit 87-85 in OT

Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 17 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 12-16 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 16-10.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1−4−60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Chauncey Billups led the game in fantasy with 51.4 FPTS (19 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 83Heat 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2620191883
Heat2721241688
The story
Eddie Jones' 25 points carried Miami past Cleveland, 88-83

For Cleveland, LeBron James had 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 24-19, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1+2+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carlos Boozer was the fantasy play: 38.7 FPTS on 16 REB, 5 PTS, 3 AST

Final · Sonics-Bucks
Sonics 104Bucks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics25262726104
Bucks1833252399
The story
Seattle beat Milwaukee 104-99 behind 31 points from Rashard Lewis

Toni Kukoc paced Milwaukee: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 12-19 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-18 first quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +70+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 7 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 7 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg42.1Today

42 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Lakers by 15.

GSW over DET2MIA over CLE5SEA over MIL5ATL over PHX5CHI over BOS7NOH over UTA7MEM over ORL10SAS over NJN14LAL over TOR15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 36

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 8 games: 26, 33, 31, 19, 23, 4, 14, 36Magic-Grizzlies · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 6 games: 25, 50, 21, 16, 11, 31Sonics-Bucks · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 6 games: 24, 17, 15, 10, 16, 31Spurs-Nets · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 8 games: 16, 12, 8, 19, 23, 13, 22, 28Grizzlies-Magic · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 7 games: 15, 22, 20, 26, 21, 21, 25Heat-Cavs · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 7 games: 14, 20, 17, 8, 6, 12, 24Warriors-Pistons · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST