FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 7, 2002Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed LAL by 4 after three quarters and won 98–95.

Final · OT
LAL95
BOS98
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS 0; OT1 BOS +3
Final
MIL110
MIN114
Q1 MIN 0; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +4
Final
DET89
DEN63
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +24; Q4 DET +26
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 7, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (TOR vs GSW), 39 points.
The lead · LAL @ BOS

Boston outlasts Lakers in overtime

89–89 at the end of regulation. Boston took the last extra period 9–6. Final: 98–95. Paul Pierce led Boston with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Kobe Bryant scored 41 for Lakers in the loss.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+11+15-40+3BOS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
LAL15203618695
BOS26241722998
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 5 games: 28, 12, 46, 17, 28BOS28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 5 games: 23, 8, 10, 7, 26BOS26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 6 games: 27, 25, 33, 33, 15, 41LAL41 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Devean GeorgePoints, last 6 games: 10, 7, 13, 25, 12, 11LAL11 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+3.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 4 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 2 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
24.62001–02 avg5.0Last 2

5.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.6 in 2001–02 (50 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · MIL @ MIN

Minnesota handles Milwaukee by 4

The Timberwolves won the fourth quarter 31–25. Final: 114–110. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 28 points, 24 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over LAL3MIN over MIL4DET over DEN26Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over MIL.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 41

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 6 games: 27, 25, 33, 33, 15, 41LAL @ BOS · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 5 games: 17, 4, 22, 12, 32MIL @ MIN · L
17.4 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 6 games: 13, 23, 12, 23, 17, 28MIN vs MIL · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 24 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 5 games: 28, 12, 46, 17, 28BOS vs LAL · W
26.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 5 games: 28, 10, 17, 29, 27MIL @ MIN · L
22.2 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 5 games: 23, 8, 10, 7, 26BOS vs LAL · W
14.8 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST