FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 15, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed ORL by 11 after the first quarter and won 95–92.

Final · Box score
Nets100
Hawks85
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN +9; Q3 NJN +14; Q4 NJN +15
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Wizards71
Q1 SAS -9; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +24
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers88
Cavs91
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Knicks94
Q1 IND +15; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND +1
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs101
Grizzlies108
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM -6; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Hornets101
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH +8; Q4 NOH +22
Final · Box score
Sonics98
Bulls90
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Bucks100
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Pistons100
Suns91
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Magic92
Clippers95
Q1 LAC -11; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 2002–03Nov 15, 2002: 11 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Warriors), 45 points.
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The lead · Magic-Clippers

Quentin Richardson scores 31, Clippers rally past Orlando

Kenyon Martin goes for 23 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-5+2+3LAC AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3025181992
Clippers1931252095
Who led
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 6 games: 11, 19, 23, 32, 19, 31LAC31 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 6 games: 21, 26, 29, 21, 15, 17LAC17 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 12, 14, 14, 13, 22, 14, 6, 22ORL22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 31, 19, 23, 4, 14, 36, 51, 19ORL19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Spurs rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Washington by 24.

IND over NYK1CLE over PHI3LAC over ORL3MIL over UTA5MEM over DAL7SEA over CHI8DET over PHX9NJN over ATL15NOH over POR22SAS over WAS24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Mavs-Grizzlies11
Pacers-Knicks8
Magic-Clippers6
Blazers-Hornets4
Spurs-Wizards3
Jazz-Bucks1
Shot of the night

O'Neal's jumper with 3 seconds left puts the Pacers ahead, 95-94 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Grizzlies combined for 209, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 101, Grizzlies 108
209
Jazz-BucksJazz 95, Bucks 100
195
Pistons-SunsPistons 100, Suns 91
191
Pacers-KnicksPacers 95, Knicks 94
189
Sonics-BullsSonics 98, Bulls 90
188
Magic-ClippersMagic 92, Clippers 95
187
Nets-HawksNets 100, Hawks 85
185
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 79, Hornets 101
180
Sixers-CavsSixers 88, Cavs 91
179
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 95, Wizards 71
166
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-KnicksPacers 95, Knicks 94
+1 IND
Sixers-CavsSixers 88, Cavs 91
+3 CLE
Magic-ClippersMagic 92, Clippers 95
+3 LAC
Jazz-BucksJazz 95, Bucks 100
+5 MIL
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 101, Grizzlies 108
+7 MEM
Sonics-BullsSonics 98, Bulls 90
+8 SEA
Pistons-SunsPistons 100, Suns 91
+9 DET
Nets-HawksNets 100, Hawks 85
+15 NJN
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 79, Hornets 101
+22 NOH
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 95, Wizards 71
+24 SAS
LAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-ClippersLAC won · Magic 92, Clippers 95
11 pts
Spurs-WizardsSAS won · Spurs 95, Wizards 71
9 pts
Mavs-GrizzliesMEM won · Mavs 101, Grizzlies 108
6 pts
Pacers-KnicksIND won · Pacers 95, Knicks 94
6 pts
Sonics-BullsSEA won · Sonics 98, Bulls 90
3 pts
Reggie shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReggieIND · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
ArmstrongNOH · 20 PTS, 3 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
RoseSAS · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Tim ThomasMIL · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
IlgauskasCLE · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK
63% (12-19)
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 95Knicks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3422132695
Knicks1929271994
The story
Indiana beat New York 95-94 behind 31 points from Reggie Miller

Keith Van Horn paced New York: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 10-12 FG, 6-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +15+8−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Cavs
Sixers 88Cavs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers17252317688
Cavs24212611991
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 28 points as Cleveland beat Philadelphia 91-88 in OT

Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 19 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK · 12-19 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 24-17, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +7+3+60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Clippers
Magic 92Clippers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3025181992
Clippers1931252095
The story
Corey Maggette's 17 points carried Los Angeles past Orlando, 95-92

For Orlando, Drew Gooden had 11 REB, 8 PTS, 3 AST 17 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 3-12 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 25-18.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −11−5+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 8 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Quentin Richardson leads the day with 31

Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 6 games: 11, 19, 23, 32, 19, 31Clippers-Magic · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 9 games: 14, 2, 8, 6, 15, 8, 7, 11, 31Pacers-Knicks · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 21, 23, 9, 4, 13, 20, 22, 28Cavs-Sixers · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 8 games: 25, 50, 21, 16, 11, 31, 12, 27Sonics-Bulls · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 20, 16, 24, 24, 19, 17, 6, 27Pistons-Suns · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 8 games: 24, 22, 24, 24, 29, 20, 16, 26Sonics-Bulls · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST