FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 25, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MEM by 11 after the first quarter and won 109–89.

Final · Box score
Wolves75
Pacers98
Q1 IND +16; Q2 IND +18; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +23
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Heat91
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Bucks95
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Mavs124
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +30; Q4 DAL +26
Final · Box score
Suns80
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +30
Final · Box score
Wizards81
Blazers80
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS -4; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Kings109
Q1 SAC -11; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +20
Final · Box score
Nets93
Sonics70
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN -9; Q3 NJN +5; Q4 NJN +23
On this day · 2002–03Nov 25, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Hornets), 29 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Kings

Sacramento fights back from 11 down against Memphis

Kevin Garnett goes for 25 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-1+16+20SAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3522141889
Kings24323122109
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 13, 12, 27, 17, 33, 30, 18, 21, 26SAC26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 23, 26, 8, 13, 18, 21, 12, 16SAC16 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 13, 22, 28, 17, 13, 7, 14, 21MEM21 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 9, 14, 10, 11, 20, 5, 28, 3, 15MEM15 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Nuggets rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat Phoenix by 30.

WAS over POR1MIA over NOH4MIL over PHI4SAC over MEM20IND over MIN23NJN over SEA23DAL over CHI26DEN over PHX30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Bulls-Mavs combined for 222, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-MavsBulls 98, Mavs 124
222
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 89, Kings 109
198
Suns-NuggetsSuns 80, Nuggets 110
190
Sixers-BucksSixers 91, Bucks 95
186
Hornets-HeatHornets 87, Heat 91
178
Wolves-PacersWolves 75, Pacers 98
173
Nets-SonicsNets 93, Sonics 70
163
Wizards-BlazersWizards 81, Blazers 80
161
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-BlazersWizards 81, Blazers 80
+1 WAS
Sixers-BucksSixers 91, Bucks 95
+4 MIL
Hornets-HeatHornets 87, Heat 91
+4 MIA
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 89, Kings 109
+20 SAC
Nets-SonicsNets 93, Sonics 70
+23 NJN
Wolves-PacersWolves 75, Pacers 98
+23 IND
Bulls-MavsBulls 98, Mavs 124
+26 DAL
Suns-NuggetsSuns 80, Nuggets 110
+30 DEN
SAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-KingsSAC won · Grizzlies 89, Kings 109
11 pts
Nets-SonicsNJN won · Nets 93, Sonics 70
9 pts
Wizards-BlazersWAS won · Wizards 81, Blazers 80
4 pts
Jefferson shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonNJN · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ChandlerCHI · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
FinleyDAL · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
PejaSAC · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
WesleyNOH · 22 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Wizards-Blazers
Wizards 81Blazers 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2320162281
Blazers2423112280
The story
Larry Hughes had 22 points as Washington beat Portland 81-80

Zach Randolph led Portland with 24 PTS, 15 REB 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 8-18 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Wizards took the third 16-11.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −1−4+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jeff McInnis led the game in fantasy with 38.1 FPTS (19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Nets-Sonics
Nets 93Sonics 70
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2214282993
Sonics2520141170
The story
New Jersey beat Seattle 93-70 behind 27 points and 14 rebounds from Kenyon Martin

Calvin Booth paced Seattle: 12 PTS, 8 REB 27 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 12-22 FG

The swing

A 29-11 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
300 −3−9+5+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 80Nuggets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2517191980
Nuggets26233031110
The story
Francisco Elson's 16 points and 10 rebounds carried Denver past Phoenix, 110-80

For Phoenix, Stephon Marbury had 20 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-19, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +1+7+18+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Amar'e Stoudemire was the fantasy play: 53.6 FPTS on 25 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 13 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
40.0Season avg25.4Last 3

25.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.0 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 28

Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 25, 23, 23, 25, 17, 33, 18, 28Hornets-Heat · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 37, 40, 36, 19, 15, 24, 27, 28Sixers-Bucks · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 7, 20, 14, 19, 25, 17, 12, 28Mavs-Bulls · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 8 games: 26, 11, 14, 21, 23, 8, 26, 27Nets-Sonics · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 13, 12, 27, 17, 33, 30, 18, 21, 26Kings-Grizzlies · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 22, 20, 25, 12, 24, 28, 14, 26Bucks-Sixers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST