FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 23, 2003Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by NOH (vs DET) and SAC (vs CHI).

Final · Box score
Bucks82
Raptors62
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +20
Final · Box score
Hornets81
Pistons80
Q1 NOH -4; Q2 NOH -2; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 NOH +1
Final · Box score
Bulls99
Kings110
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC +20; Q3 SAC +29; Q4 SAC +11
Final · Box score
Blazers72
Warriors78
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Wizards85
Sonics88
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Lakers121
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +23; Q4 LAL +32
On this day · 2002–03Nov 23, 2002: 9 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Hawks), 31 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Pistons

New Orleans survives Detroit, 81–80

Baron Davis goes for 18 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-20+1NOH AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1725182181
Pistons2123162080
Who led
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 11, 6, 12, 12, 8, 15, 7, 20NOH20 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 35, 25, 23, 23, 25, 17, 33, 18NOH18 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 10, 16, 8, 8, 8, 16, 7, 13DET13 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 19, 17, 6, 27, 14, 15, 21, 13DET13 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Memphis by 32, the widest margin of 6 games.

NOH over DET1SEA over WAS3GSW over POR6SAC over CHI11MIL over TOR20LAL over MEM32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Warriors19
Wizards-Sonics16
Grizzlies-Lakers11
Hornets-Pistons9
Bulls-Kings4
Bucks-Raptors1
Shot of the night

Davis's jumper with 1.3 seconds left puts the Hornets ahead, 81-80 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Lakers combined for 210, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 89, Lakers 121
210
Bulls-KingsBulls 99, Kings 110
209
Wizards-SonicsWizards 85, Sonics 88
173
Hornets-PistonsHornets 81, Pistons 80
161
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 72, Warriors 78
150
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 82, Raptors 62
144
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-PistonsHornets 81, Pistons 80
+1 NOH
Wizards-SonicsWizards 85, Sonics 88
+3 SEA
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 72, Warriors 78
+6 GSW
Bulls-KingsBulls 99, Kings 110
+11 SAC
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 82, Raptors 62
+20 MIL
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 89, Lakers 121
+32 LAL
NOH rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-PistonsNOH won · Hornets 81, Pistons 80
4 pts
Bulls-KingsSAC won · Bulls 99, Kings 110
4 pts
Blazers-WarriorsGSW won · Blazers 72, Warriors 78
2 pts
Pau shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauMEM · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
CurryCHI · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MagloireNOH · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Kwame BrownWAS · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
PaytonLAL · 17 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Hornets-Pistons
Hornets 81Pistons 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1725182181
Pistons2123162080
The story
Jamaal Magloire had 20 points and 15 rebounds as New Orleans beat Detroit 81-80

Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 13 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Hornets took the second 25-23.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −4−20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Sonics
Wizards 85Sonics 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1212283385
Sonics2115242888
The story
Rashard Lewis' 24 points carried Seattle past Washington, 88-85

For Washington, Gilbert Arenas had 15 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 21-12, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +9+12+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 72Warriors 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2120161572
Warriors2415201978
The story
Golden State beat Portland 78-72 behind 21 points and 10 rebounds from Jason Richardson

Jeff McInnis paced Portland: 12 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 20-16 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3−2+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Erick Dampier topped the game at 40.4 FPTS: 17 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, today vs 2002–03 avg
Points per game
4.52002–03 avg14Today

14 points today in 30 minutes, against 4.5 a game in 2002–03 (57 games).

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 28

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 11, 19, 19, 16, 27, 19, 21, 28, 28Lakers-Grizzlies · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 8, 6, 22, 8, 19, 10, 23, 25Sonics-Wizards · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 50, 21, 16, 11, 31, 12, 27, 16, 9, 24Sonics-Wizards · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 9 games: 16, 21, 22, 19, 31, 13, 10, 29, 21Warriors-Blazers · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 13, 12, 27, 17, 33, 30, 18, 21Kings-Bulls · W
23.8 PPG season to date · −3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 24, 29, 20, 16, 26, 31, 26, 21Sonics-Wizards · W
23.9 PPG season to date · −3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST