FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 27, 2003Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed LAC by 6 after the first quarter and won 102–96.

Final · Box score
Knicks70
Pacers93
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +23
Final · Box score
Nets102
Clippers96
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +6; Q4 NJN +6
On this day · 2002–03Nov 27, 2002: 12 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Pistons), 42 points.
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The lead · Nets-Clippers

Clippers' skid reaches five

Jermaine O'Neal goes for 27 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+8+6+6NJN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets19262730102
Clippers2512293096
Who led
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 17, 13, 15, 8, 14, 11, 11, 22NJN22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 19, 18, 14, 19, 21, 6, 13, 18NJN18 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 21, 15, 17, 19, 7, 8, 33, 20LAC20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 32, 19, 31, 17, 10, 36, 1, 17LAC17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Knicks-Pacers

Indiana leads New York wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 93–70. Best quarter: the first, 26–19. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Knicks
Jermaine O'Neal · INDKurt Thomas · NYKPTS2712REB119AST31Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Nets-Clippers2
Knicks-Pacers0
The night in charts
Nets-Clippers combined for 198, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-ClippersNets 102, Clippers 96
198
Knicks-PacersKnicks 70, Pacers 93
163
NJN won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Nets-ClippersNets 102, Clippers 96
+6 NJN
Knicks-PacersKnicks 70, Pacers 93
+23 IND
Kittles shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KittlesNJN · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
O'NealIND · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
57% (12-21)
World PeaceIND · 21 PTS, 5 STL, 4 AST, 3 REB
50% (8-16)
WilcoxLAC · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
50% (7-14)
MaggetteLAC · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
46% (6-13)
Final · Nets-Clippers
Nets 102Clippers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets19262730102
Clippers2512293096
The story
Jason Kidd had 18 points and 10 assists as New Jersey beat Los Angeles 102-96

Quentin Richardson led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 3-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Nets took the second 26-12.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −6+8+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 70Pacers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1921191170
Pacers2626261593
The story
Metta World Peace's 21 points carried Indiana past New York, 93-70

For New York, Kurt Thomas had 12 PTS, 9 REB 21 PTS, 5 STL, 4 AST, 3 REB · 8-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-19, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
300 +7+12+19+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Season avg24.2Last 3

24.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.9 in 10 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg31.4Today

31 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jermaine O'Neal leads the day with 27

Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 23, 25, 16, 14, 24, 22, 17, 27Pacers-Knicks · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 17, 13, 15, 8, 14, 11, 11, 22Nets-Clippers · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 8, 16, 21, 12, 22, 17, 20, 21Pacers-Knicks · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 21, 15, 17, 19, 7, 8, 33, 20Clippers-Nets · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 19, 18, 14, 19, 21, 6, 13, 18Nets-Clippers · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 32, 19, 31, 17, 10, 36, 1, 17Clippers-Nets · L
19.6 PPG season to date · −2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST