FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 20, 2003Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAS by 4 after the first quarter and won 95–92.

Final · Box score
Spurs92
Mavs95
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Magic89
Suns96
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +7
On this day · 2002–03Nov 20, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Jalen Rose (Bulls-Warriors), 34 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Mavs

Dallas holds off San Antonio, 95–92

Tim Duncan goes for 30 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-1+9+3DAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2522172892
Mavs2125272295
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 9, 27, 15, 18, 23, 19, 20, 26DAL26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 18, 14, 9, 21, 17, 15, 14, 22DAL22 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 15, 10, 16, 31, 35, 17, 21, 30SAS30 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Rasho NesterovicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 14, 10, 7, 4, 2, 4, 4, 18SAS18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Magic-Suns

Orlando's skid reaches eleven

Phoenix won 96–89; the Magic fall to 1–11. Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · ORL
Lvs DET85–96Lvs NYK68–75Lvs CHI100–106Lvs MIN71–100L@ HOU86–96Lvs MEM97–107L@ DEN101–106L@ LAC92–95L@ UTA88–90L@ PHX89–96
Lead changes
Magic-Suns7
Spurs-Mavs6
The night in charts
Spurs-Mavs combined for 187, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-MavsSpurs 92, Mavs 95
187
Magic-SunsMagic 89, Suns 96
185
DAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Spurs-MavsSpurs 92, Mavs 95
+3 DAL
Magic-SunsMagic 89, Suns 96
+7 PHX
DAL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-MavsDAL won · Spurs 92, Mavs 95
4 pts
Magic-SunsPHX won · Magic 89, Suns 96
2 pts
Duncan shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 30 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
T-MacORL · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB
57% (8-14)
NesterovicSAS · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
MarionPHX · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
46% (6-13)
Amar'ePHX · 12 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
43% (6-14)
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 92Mavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2522172892
Mavs2125272295
The story
Antoine Walker had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Dallas beat San Antonio 95-92

Rasho Nesterovic led San Antonio with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 10-25 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 27-17.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4−1+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Suns
Magic 89Suns 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2920152589
Suns2721272196
The story
Stephon Marbury's 14 points and 11 assists carried Phoenix past Orlando, 96-89

For Orlando, Tracy McGrady had 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 14 PTS, 11 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 5-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 27-15.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2−1+11+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.7Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 30

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 15, 10, 16, 31, 35, 17, 21, 30Spurs-Mavs · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 9, 27, 15, 18, 23, 19, 20, 26Mavs-Spurs · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 18, 14, 9, 21, 17, 15, 14, 22Mavs-Spurs · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 23, 4, 14, 36, 51, 19, 29, 20Magic-Suns · L
25.4 PPG season to date · −5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Rasho NesterovicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 14, 10, 7, 4, 2, 4, 4, 18Spurs-Mavs · L
8.2 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 11, 11, 7, 20, 14, 19, 25, 17Mavs-Spurs · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST