FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 16, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed NJN by 6 after three quarters and won 96–88.

Final
PHI93
NYK92
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI 0; Q4 PHI +1
Final
NOH82
ATL89
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +7
Final
MIA65
WAS95
Q1 WAS +14; Q2 WAS +27; Q3 WAS +30; Q4 WAS +30
Final
SAS90
CLE77
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +13
Final
DEN53
DET74
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +21
Final
DAL96
NJN88
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL +8
Final
IND107
MIN101
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +6
Final
MEM93
CHI111
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +18
Final
BOS85
MIL104
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +19
Final
ORL92
GSW135
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +16; Q3 GSW +30; Q4 GSW +43
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 16, 2001: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (WAS vs UTA), 44 points.
The lead · DAL @ NJN

Steve Nash scores 30 as Dallas wins in New Jersey

Final: 96–88. Steve Nash made 12 of 18 shots from the field.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+5-6+8DAL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2523192996
NJN2122301588
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 30, 10, 12, 17, 12, 14, 14, 30DAL30 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 17, 22, 14, 25, 21, 26, 12, 20DAL20 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 18, 10, 24, 35, 25, 18, 33, 22NJN22 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 15, 14, 11, 15, 12, 9, 11, 21NJN21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
24.32001–02 avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 2001–02 (57 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg44.5Today

44 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Orlando by 43, the widest margin of 10 games.

PHI over NYK1IND over MIN6ATL over NOH7DAL over NJN8SAS over CLE13CHI over MEM18MIL over BOS19DET over DEN21WAS over MIA30GSW over ORL43Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 33

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 10 games: 31, 24, 18, 47, 41, 23, 32, 38, 35, 33ORL @ GSW · L
32.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 17, 32, 7, 6, 14, 19, 3, 31CHI vs MEM · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 9 games: 28, 10, 17, 29, 27, 20, 19, 24, 31MIL vs BOS · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 24, 24, 10, 24, 26, 24, 23, 31CHI vs MEM · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 30, 10, 12, 17, 12, 14, 14, 30DAL @ NJN · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 46, 17, 28, 20, 35, 13, 9, 28BOS @ MIL · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST