FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 2, 2002Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed MIA by 12 at halftime and won 100–95.

Final
CHI92
ATL98
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +6
Final
MIN80
IND87
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +7
Final
NJN87
WAS79
Q1 NJN +7; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +8
Final
BOS117
NYK107
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +10
Final
SAC116
MEM99
Q1 SAC -9; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +17
Final
PHX83
DAL97
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +21; Q4 DAL +14
Final
TOR76
HOU88
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +21; Q4 HOU +12
Final
ORL100
MIL90
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +20; Q4 ORL +10
Final
MIA95
NOH100
Q1 NOH -6; Q2 NOH -12; Q3 NOH +4; Q4 NOH +5
Final
GSW92
UTA101
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +9
Final
DEN96
POR79
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +17
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2001–02Nov 2, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL vs PHX), 36 points.
The lead · MIA @ NOH

Jamal Mashburn goes for 35 in New Orleans win over Miami

New Orleans won 100–95.

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-12+4+5NOH AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2627182495
NOH20213425100
Who led
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 3 games: 16, 21, 35NOH35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 3 games: 15, 19, 19NOH19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 2 games: 6, 30MIA30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 2 games: 16, 12MIA12 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.6points, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
20.42001–02 avg31.0Last 3

31.0 points a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 2001–02 (77 games). Today: 39 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−24.5minutes, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
32.22001–02 avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 2001–02 (62 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
9.52001–02 avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 2001–02 (44 games). Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · SAC @ MEM

Sacramento climbs out of a 9-point hole against Memphis

Down 9 after one, the Kings won the second quarter 36–21 and the game 116–99. Vlade Divac led Sacramento with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · SAC vs MEM
Vlade Divac · SACPau Gasol · MEMPTS2420REB77AST93Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 47

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 4 games: 31, 24, 18, 47ORL @ MIL · W
30.0 PPG season to date
47 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 3 games: 28, 12, 46BOS @ NYK · W
28.7 PPG season to date
46 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 3 games: 31, 23, 39NYK vs BOS · L
31.0 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 3 games: 16, 21, 35NOH vs MIA · W
24.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 2 games: 6, 30MIA @ NOH · L
18.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 3 games: 34, 30, 30ATL vs CHI · W
31.3 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST