FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 11, 2002Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by BOS (vs UTA) and DAL (vs POR).

Final
UTA95
BOS112
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +17
Final
GSW108
MEM101
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +7
Final
POR73
DAL82
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +9
Final
MIN75
SAS91
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +16
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 11, 2001: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL vs ORL), 38 points.
The lead · POR @ DAL

Dallas stays perfect at 7–0

Latest: 82–73 over Portland. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 26 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-4+12+9DAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2018122373
DAL1618282082
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 7 games: 20, 22, 24, 28, 24, 11, 26DAL26 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 7 games: 21, 17, 17, 22, 14, 25, 21DAL21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 8 games: 28, 24, 21, 16, 18, 19, 18, 14POR14 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 8 games: 16, 9, 1, 16, 1, 0, 6, 13POR13 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · UTA @ BOS

Boston extends win streak to 5

112–95 over Utah. Record: 5–2. Paul Pierce led Boston with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Streak strip · BOS
Lvs CHI96–99L@ WAS69–114W@ NYK117–107W@ CHI91–69Wvs LAL98–95W@ MIN105–99Wvs UTA112–95BOS: last 7 games through Nov 11, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.2Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 25.2 in 6 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
28.82001–02 avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 2001–02 (77 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 26.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 37

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.
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 8 games: 36, 24, 23, 21, 16, 28, 21, 37GSW @ MEM · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 7 games: 28, 12, 46, 17, 28, 20, 35BOS vs UTA · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 7 games: 14, 12, 18, 22, 13, 31, 27BOS vs UTA · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 7 games: 20, 22, 24, 28, 24, 11, 26DAL vs POR · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 8 games: 27, 21, 20, 22, 23, 11, 21, 24MEM vs GSW · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 7 games: 21, 17, 17, 22, 14, 25, 21DAL vs POR · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST