FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 22, 2003Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed MIA by 7 after the first quarter and won 100–98.

Final · Box score
Raptors81
Nets80
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +16; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Cavs83
Hawks92
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Knicks99
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Wolves103
Q1 MIN +15; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Mavs115
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Heat98
Suns100
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +2
On this day · 2002–03Nov 22, 2002: 12 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Suns-Kings), 39 points.
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The lead · Heat-Suns

Phoenix edges Miami by two

Kevin Garnett goes for 30 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+5+3+2PHX AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3614232598
Suns29262124100
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 18, 15, 9, 18, 17, 21, 12, 24PHX24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 12, 22, 8, 10, 14, 11, 12, 17PHX17 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 11, 14, 7, 10, 18, 24, 13, 27MIA27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 14, 14, 26, 18, 21, 13, 20, 24MIA24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Mavs

Dallas makes it three straight

Dallas beat Denver 115–101 and moved to 9–4. Antawn Jamison led Dallas with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · DAL
Wvs MIA103–93L@ WAS90–100L@ TOR71–77W@ SAS81–78Wvs NOH125–97Wvs HOU97–86L@ MEM101–108Wvs POR105–98Wvs SAS95–92Wvs DEN115–101
Lead changes
Cavs-Hawks13
Heat-Suns6
Raptors-Nets1
Sixers-Knicks0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Mavs combined for 216, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 101, Mavs 115
216
Heat-SunsHeat 98, Suns 100
198
Clippers-WolvesClippers 91, Wolves 103
194
Sixers-KnicksSixers 88, Knicks 99
187
Cavs-HawksCavs 83, Hawks 92
175
Raptors-NetsRaptors 81, Nets 80
161
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-NetsRaptors 81, Nets 80
+1 TOR
Heat-SunsHeat 98, Suns 100
+2 PHX
Cavs-HawksCavs 83, Hawks 92
+9 ATL
Sixers-KnicksSixers 88, Knicks 99
+11 NYK
Clippers-WolvesClippers 91, Wolves 103
+12 MIN
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 101, Mavs 115
+14 DAL
PHX rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-SunsPHX won · Heat 98, Suns 100
7 pts
Nuggets-MavsDAL won · Nuggets 101, Mavs 115
6 pts
Amar'e shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
KGMIN · 30 PTS, 19 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
74% (14-19)
BarryDEN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Kenny ThomasPHI · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
WardNYK · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Raptors-Nets
Raptors 81Nets 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1832191281
Nets1816252180
The story
Vince Carter had 21 points and 9 assists as Toronto beat New Jersey 81-80

Kenyon Martin led New Jersey with 26 PTS, 7 REB 21 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 7-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the second 32-16, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 0+16+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Suns
Heat 98Suns 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3614232598
Suns29262124100
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire's 24 points carried Phoenix past Miami, 100-98

For Miami, Eddie Jones had 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 26-14.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −7+5+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joe Johnson was the fantasy play: 43.6 FPTS on 17 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST

Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 91Wolves 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1922292191
Wolves34202623103
The story
Minnesota beat Los Angeles 103-91 behind 18 points and 8 assists from Sam Cassell

Chris Kaman paced Los Angeles: 15 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 18 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 7-13 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

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

MIN lead by quarter
200 +15+13+10+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 11 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg31.7Today

32 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Quentin Richardson leads the day with 36

Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 9 games: 11, 19, 23, 32, 19, 31, 17, 10, 36Clippers-Wolves · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 28, 21, 25, 26, 19, 23, 26, 20, 30Wolves-Clippers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 19 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 11, 14, 7, 10, 18, 24, 13, 27Heat-Suns · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 33, 37, 40, 36, 19, 15, 24, 27Sixers-Knicks · L
27.9 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 14, 23, 16, 12, 20, 27, 16, 26Hawks-Cavs · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 2, 20, 12, 13, 8, 20, 2, 26Mavs-Nuggets · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST