FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 29, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed CLE by 21 after the first quarter and won 122–115.

Final · Box score
Hornets74
Knicks79
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Hawks86
Sixers98
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Pistons80
Wizards69
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +11
Final · 2OT · Box score
Grizzlies122
Cavs115
Q1 MEM -21; Q2 MEM -16; Q3 MEM -16; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 Grizzlies 0; OT2 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Raptors66
Heat78
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Mavs92
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Bucks100
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL -6; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Rockets88
Sonics95
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA -4; Q3 SEA -1; Q4 SEA +7
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Warriors91
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Clippers86
Q1 DEN +15; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +12
On this day · 2002–03Nov 29, 2002: 11 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Grizzlies), 45 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Cavs

Pau Gasol drops 37 in 21-point comeback win over Cleveland

Allen Iverson goes for 50 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-21-16-1600+7MEM AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Grizzlies142723351013122
Cavs35222319106115
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 28, 17, 13, 7, 14, 21, 20, 37MEM37 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Shane BattierPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 10, 11, 11, 11, 18, 2, 7, 22MEM22 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 22, 14, 28, 19, 15, 15, 6, 33CLE33 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 10, 6, 27, 13, 13, 16, 25, 25CLE25 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Celtics-Bucks

Milwaukee tops Boston in Milwaukee

Final: 100–94. Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over SAS2DAL over MIN4NYK over NOH5MIL over BOS6MEM over CLE7SEA over HOU7DET over WAS11PHI over ATL12MIA over TOR12DEN over LAC12Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over BOS.
Lead changes
Rockets-Sonics14
Hawks-Sixers8
Hornets-Knicks6
Pistons-Wizards5
Celtics-Bucks5
Raptors-Heat4
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Cavs combined for 237, 43 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 122, Cavs 115
237
Celtics-BucksCeltics 94, Bucks 100
194
Hawks-SixersHawks 86, Sixers 98
184
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 98, Clippers 86
184
Rockets-SonicsRockets 88, Sonics 95
183
Wolves-MavsWolves 88, Mavs 92
180
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 89, Warriors 91
180
Hornets-KnicksHornets 74, Knicks 79
153
Pistons-WizardsPistons 80, Wizards 69
149
Raptors-HeatRaptors 66, Heat 78
144
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 89, Warriors 91
+2 GSW
Wolves-MavsWolves 88, Mavs 92
+4 DAL
Hornets-KnicksHornets 74, Knicks 79
+5 NYK
Celtics-BucksCeltics 94, Bucks 100
+6 MIL
Rockets-SonicsRockets 88, Sonics 95
+7 SEA
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 122, Cavs 115
+7 MEM
Pistons-WizardsPistons 80, Wizards 69
+11 DET
Hawks-SixersHawks 86, Sixers 98
+12 PHI
Raptors-HeatRaptors 66, Heat 78
+12 MIA
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 98, Clippers 86
+12 DEN
MEM erased a 21-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-CavsMEM won · Grizzlies 122, Cavs 115
21 pts
Celtics-BucksMIL won · Celtics 94, Bucks 100
7 pts
Pistons-WizardsDET won · Pistons 80, Wizards 69
6 pts
Wolves-MavsDAL won · Wolves 88, Mavs 92
4 pts
Rockets-SonicsSEA won · Rockets 88, Sonics 95
4 pts
Nesterovic shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NesterovicSAS · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
HamiltonDET · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
LenardDEN · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
SwiftMEM · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
HaywoodWAS · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 89Warriors 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2021262289
Warriors1729222391
The story
Nick Van Exel's 29 points carried Golden State past San Antonio, 91-89

For San Antonio, Rasho Nesterovic had 14 PTS, 11 REB 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 11-19 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 29-21.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3+5+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan was the fantasy play: 52.0 FPTS on 27 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Cavs
Grizzlies 122Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Grizzlies142723351013122
Cavs35222319106115
The story
Mike Miller had 20 points and 13 assists as Memphis beat Cleveland 122-115 in OT

Ricky Davis led Cleveland with 25 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 35-19.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −21−16−1600+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Hawks-Sixers
Hawks 86Sixers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2222241886
Sixers2818262698
The story
Philadelphia beat Atlanta 98-86 behind 13 rebounds and 8 points from Kenny Thomas

Jason Terry paced Atlanta: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 13 REB, 8 PTS, 1 AST · 3-9 FG

The swing

A 26-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +6+2+4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 14 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 50

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 40, 36, 19, 15, 24, 27, 28, 30, 12, 50Sixers-Hawks · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +22.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high50 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 28, 17, 13, 7, 14, 21, 20, 37Grizzlies-Cavs · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 22, 14, 28, 19, 15, 15, 6, 33Cavs-Grizzlies · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 8 games: 12, 16, 13, 8, 12, 12, 12, 29Warriors-Spurs · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 23, 26, 20, 30, 25, 25, 21, 28Wolves-Mavs · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 20 REB · 4 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 25, 11, 23, 4, 19, 13, 15, 28Rockets-Sonics · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST