FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 19, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIA by 14 after three quarters and won 94–93.

Final · Box score
Hornets81
Celtics73
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +8; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +8
Final · Box score
Clippers78
Pacers91
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Sixers81
Raptors75
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Wizards106
Q1 WAS +14; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +11
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Knicks83
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +21
Final · Box score
Warriors83
Rockets85
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Bucks86
Nuggets94
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Pistons99
Grizzlies92
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Kings118
Jazz110
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Heat93
Blazers94
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR -14; Q4 POR +1
On this day · 2002–03Nov 19, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Sonics), 41 points.
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The lead · Heat-Blazers

Portland climbs out of a 14-point hole against Miami

Chauncey Billups goes for 33 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-1-14+1POR AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1831261893
Blazers2523133394
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 9, 25, 11, 11, 26, 19, 31, 21POR21 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 20, 19, 29, 18, 28, 13, 25, 17POR17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 26, 21, 21, 25, 27, 12, 20, 26MIA26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 4, 19, 11, 14, 7, 10, 18, 24MIA24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Lakers by 21.

POR over MIA1HOU over GSW2PHI over TOR6DET over MEM7NOH over BOS8DEN over MIL8SAC over UTA8WAS over CLE11IND over LAC13LAL over NYK21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Sixers-Raptors15
Clippers-Pacers11
Warriors-Rockets10
Heat-Blazers8
Pistons-Grizzlies3
Hornets-Celtics1
Bucks-Nuggets1
Cavs-Wizards1
Kings-Jazz0
The night in charts
Kings-Jazz combined for 228, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-JazzKings 118, Jazz 110
228
Cavs-WizardsCavs 95, Wizards 106
201
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 99, Grizzlies 92
191
Heat-BlazersHeat 93, Blazers 94
187
Lakers-KnicksLakers 104, Knicks 83
187
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 86, Nuggets 94
180
Clippers-PacersClippers 78, Pacers 91
169
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 83, Rockets 85
168
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 81, Raptors 75
156
Hornets-CelticsHornets 81, Celtics 73
154
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-BlazersHeat 93, Blazers 94
+1 POR
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 83, Rockets 85
+2 HOU
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 81, Raptors 75
+6 PHI
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 99, Grizzlies 92
+7 DET
Kings-JazzKings 118, Jazz 110
+8 SAC
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 86, Nuggets 94
+8 DEN
Hornets-CelticsHornets 81, Celtics 73
+8 NOH
Cavs-WizardsCavs 95, Wizards 106
+11 WAS
Clippers-PacersClippers 78, Pacers 91
+13 IND
Lakers-KnicksLakers 104, Knicks 83
+21 LAL
POR erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-BlazersPOR won · Heat 93, Blazers 94
14 pts
Pistons-GrizzliesDET won · Pistons 99, Grizzlies 92
7 pts
Warriors-RocketsHOU won · Warriors 83, Rockets 85
1 pt
Sixers-RaptorsPHI won · Sixers 81, Raptors 75
1 pt
Tim Thomas shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tim ThomasMIL · 25 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
RandolphPOR · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
PejaSAC · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
PrinceDET · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
64% (7-11)
Marc JacksonPHI · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Heat-Blazers
Heat 93Blazers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1831261893
Blazers2523133394
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Portland beat Miami 94-93

Eddie Jones led Miami with 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 6-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 33-18.

POR lead by quarter
200 +7−1−14+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Rockets
Warriors 83Rockets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1624251883
Rockets1925202185
The story
Houston beat Golden State 85-83 behind 23 points from Steve Francis

Clifford Robinson paced Golden State: 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 9-18 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 19-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3+4−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 81Raptors 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2024181981
Raptors2124131775
The story
Marc Jackson's 23 points carried Philadelphia past Toronto, 81-75

For Toronto, Vince Carter had 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 18-13.

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

Chris Bosh was the fantasy play: 40.2 FPTS on 16 PTS, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 11 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 2 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
24.82002–03 avg12.5Last 2

12.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.8 in 2002–03 (62 games). Today: 0 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.1Season avg25.7Today

26 minutes today, against 8.1 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Chauncey Billups leads the day with 33

Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 27, 11, 17, 19, 29, 24, 24, 33Pistons-Grizzlies · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 34, 36, 13, 12, 27, 17, 33, 30Kings-Jazz · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 23, 17, 17, 18, 10, 22, 14, 28Cavs-Wizards · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 26, 21, 21, 25, 27, 12, 20, 26Heat-Blazers · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Carlos ArroyoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 13, 9, 10, 9, 30, 21, 16, 25Jazz-Kings · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 25, 11, 22, 36, 27, 14, 23, 25Wizards-Cavs · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST