FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 18, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed NJN by 5 at halftime and won 88–85.

Final · Box score
Clippers95
Cavs103
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +22; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Pistons106
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Nets85
Q1 NOH +9; Q2 NOH -5; Q3 NOH -1; Q4 NOH +3
Final · Box score
Hawks101
Bucks93
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets76
Wolves89
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +22; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Warriors81
Spurs94
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Bulls82
Suns95
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Heat105
Sonics98
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +7
On this day · 2002–03Nov 18, 2002: 5 games. Top scorer: Richard Hamilton (Pistons-Knicks), 31 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Nets

New Orleans wins a tight one over New Jersey

Baron Davis goes for 25 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9-5-1+3NOH AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3019231688
Nets2133191285
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 37, 13, 37, 23, 35, 25, 23, 23, 25NOH25 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 19, 12, 17, 18, 18, 17, 16, 20NOH20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 21, 18, 8, 13, 13, 8, 14, 16NJN16 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Brian ScalabrinePoints, last 6 games: 0, 12, 7, 0, 3, 14NJN14 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Heat-Sonics

Miami handles Seattle by 7

The Heat won the fourth quarter 29–19. Final: 105–98. Lamar Odom led Miami with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOH over NJN3MIA over SEA7CLE over LAC8ATL over MIL8DET over LAL10MIN over DEN13SAS over GSW13PHX over CHI13Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over SEA.
Lead changes
Heat-Sonics29
Hawks-Bucks13
Hornets-Nets9
Warriors-Spurs7
Bulls-Suns0
The night in charts
Heat-Sonics combined for 203, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-SonicsHeat 105, Sonics 98
203
Lakers-PistonsLakers 96, Pistons 106
202
Clippers-CavsClippers 95, Cavs 103
198
Hawks-BucksHawks 101, Bucks 93
194
Bulls-SunsBulls 82, Suns 95
177
Warriors-SpursWarriors 81, Spurs 94
175
Hornets-NetsHornets 88, Nets 85
173
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 76, Wolves 89
165
NOH won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Hornets-NetsHornets 88, Nets 85
+3 NOH
Heat-SonicsHeat 105, Sonics 98
+7 MIA
Clippers-CavsClippers 95, Cavs 103
+8 CLE
Hawks-BucksHawks 101, Bucks 93
+8 ATL
Lakers-PistonsLakers 96, Pistons 106
+10 DET
Bulls-SunsBulls 82, Suns 95
+13 PHX
Warriors-SpursWarriors 81, Spurs 94
+13 SAS
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 76, Wolves 89
+13 MIN
NOH rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-NetsNOH won · Hornets 88, Nets 85
5 pts
Heat-SonicsMIA won · Heat 105, Sonics 98
3 pts
Lakers-PistonsDET won · Lakers 96, Pistons 106
1 pt
Mihm shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MihmCLE · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Clifford RobinsonGSW · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
PaytonLAL · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MaloneLAL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Amar'ePHX · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Hornets-Nets
Hornets 88Nets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3019231688
Nets2133191285
The story
David Wesley had 20 points as New Orleans beat New Jersey 88-85

Brian Scalabrine led New Jersey with 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 7-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the first 30-21, their biggest quarter edge.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +9−5−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Sonics
Heat 105Sonics 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat26252529105
Sonics2823281998
The story
Lamar Odom's 21 points and 11 rebounds carried Miami past Seattle, 105-98

For Seattle, Rashard Lewis had 16 PTS, 4 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 7-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 29-19.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −20−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 76Wolves 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1117183076
Wolves1824262189
The story
Minnesota beat Denver 89-76 behind 26 points and 11 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Fred Hoiberg backed him with 12 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 4 BLK · 9-25 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +7+14+22+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 9 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.6Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 6.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Flip Murray leads the day with 31

Flip MurrayPoints, last 9 games: 24, 22, 24, 24, 29, 20, 16, 26, 31Sonics-Heat · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 8, 18, 14, 23, 16, 12, 20, 27Hawks-Bucks · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 17, 9, 26, 16, 9, 10, 6, 27Cavs-Clippers · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 10, 28, 21, 25, 26, 19, 23, 26Wolves-Nuggets · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 37, 13, 37, 23, 35, 25, 23, 23, 25Hornets-Nets · W
25.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 27, 27, 11, 17, 19, 29, 24, 24Pistons-Lakers · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST