FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 17, 2003Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 16 at halftime and won 89–86.

Final · Box score
Rockets74
Sixers66
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Wizards106
Hawks97
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Knicks89
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK -16; Q3 NYK -6; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Mavs105
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Magic88
Jazz90
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +2
On this day · 2002–03Nov 17, 2002: 5 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Rockets), 46 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Knicks

New York erases 16-point lead, steals one from Boston

Larry Hughes goes for 26 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-16-6+3NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2826181486
Knicks1820282389
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 7, 35, 39, 28, 22, 31, 16, 26NYK26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 14, 19, 20, 20, 8, 9, 16, 21NYK21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 8, 20, 9, 18, 12, 12, 13, 20BOS20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 25, 20, 27, 17, 19, 14, 19, 17BOS17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Magic-Jazz

Utah takes over late to edge Orlando

Down 2 after three, Utah won the fourth 21–17. Final: 90–88. Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over ORL2NYK over BOS3DAL over POR7HOU over PHI8WAS over ATL9Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over ORL.
Lead changes
Wizards-Hawks10
Magic-Jazz6
Blazers-Mavs6
Celtics-Knicks6
Rockets-Sixers3
The night in charts
Blazers-Mavs combined for 203
Points by game
Blazers-MavsBlazers 98, Mavs 105
203
Wizards-HawksWizards 106, Hawks 97
203
Magic-JazzMagic 88, Jazz 90
178
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 86, Knicks 89
175
Rockets-SixersRockets 74, Sixers 66
140
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-JazzMagic 88, Jazz 90
+2 UTA
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 86, Knicks 89
+3 NYK
Blazers-MavsBlazers 98, Mavs 105
+7 DAL
Rockets-SixersRockets 74, Sixers 66
+8 HOU
Wizards-HawksWizards 106, Hawks 97
+9 WAS
NYK erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-KnicksNYK won · Celtics 86, Knicks 89
16 pts
Magic-JazzUTA won · Magic 88, Jazz 90
5 pts
Blazers-MavsDAL won · Blazers 98, Mavs 105
4 pts
Randolph shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandolphPOR · 25 PTS, 19 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
JamisonDAL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
WellsPOR · 14 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
54% (7-13)
FinleyDAL · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
50% (10-20)
T-MacORL · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
50% (9-18)
Final · Magic-Jazz
Magic 88Jazz 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2525211788
Jazz2520242190
The story
Andrei Kirilenko's 25 points and 10 rebounds carried Utah past Orlando, 90-88

For Orlando, Tracy McGrady had 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-19 FG

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 21-17.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0−5−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 86Knicks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2826181486
Knicks1820282389
The story
Kurt Thomas had 17 rebounds and 12 points as New York beat Boston 89-86

Paul Pierce led Boston with 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 17 REB, 12 PTS, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 6-15 FG

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Knicks took the third 28-18.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10−16−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 98Mavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2426242498
Mavs23233128105
The story
Dallas beat Portland 105-98 behind 20 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Bonzi Wells paced Portland: 14 PTS, 2 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 8-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1−4+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach Randolph topped the game at 54.8 FPTS: 25 PTS, 19 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.1Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.1 in 9 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 26.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Rasheed Wallace leads the day with 31

Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 22, 9, 25, 11, 11, 26, 19, 31Blazers-Mavs · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 19, 23, 4, 14, 36, 51, 19, 29Magic-Jazz · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 10, 19, 16, 20, 23, 22, 10, 26Wizards-Hawks · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 7, 35, 39, 28, 22, 31, 16, 26Knicks-Celtics · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 11, 20, 19, 29, 18, 28, 13, 25Blazers-Mavs · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 11, 21, 25, 10, 15, 11, 12, 25Jazz-Magic · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST