FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 23, 2002Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SEA by 16 after the first quarter and won 115–105.

Final
BOS109
ATL99
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +10
Final
DET106
IND91
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET 0; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +15
Final
NOH97
CLE84
Q1 NOH +1; Q2 NOH +2; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +13
Final
WAS74
MEM85
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +11
Final
NJN96
MIN82
Q1 NJN +12; Q2 NJN +15; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +14
Final
SEA105
DAL115
Q1 DAL -16; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -9; Q4 DAL +10
Final
DEN80
PHX79
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -8; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 DEN +1
Final
CHI90
UTA110
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +20
Final
SAC95
POR94
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +1
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 23, 2001: 11 games. Top scorer: Shareef Abdur-Rahim (ATL vs DET), 50 points.
The lead · SEA @ DAL

Dallas storms back from 16 down to beat Seattle

The Mavericks trailed by 16 after one and won 115–105. Michael Finley led Dallas with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-8-9+10DAL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA34213020105
DAL18292939115
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 25, 21, 26, 12, 20, 18, 28, 29DAL29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 11, 26, 17, 32, 18, 18, 24, 29DAL29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 21, 20, 14, 24, 22, 14, 22, 20SEA20 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 13, 7, 10, 20, 18, 14, 14, 19SEA19 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DEN @ PHX

Denver climbs back to beat Phoenix

Phoenix led by 8 at the half. Denver won it 80–79. James Posey led Denver with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · DEN vs PHX
James Posey · DENShawn Marion · PHXPTS2019REB69AST20Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−9.9points, today vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
13.92001–02 avg4Today

4 points today in 16 minutes, against 13.9 a game in 2001–02 (77 games).

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 31

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.
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 20, 35, 13, 9, 28, 18, 36, 31BOS @ ATL · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 19, 18, 14, 9, 7, 26, 13, 30POR vs SAC · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 25, 21, 26, 12, 20, 18, 28, 29DAL vs SEA · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 11, 26, 17, 32, 18, 18, 24, 29DAL vs SEA · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 17, 12, 14, 14, 30, 21, 15, 27DAL vs SEA · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 26, 24, 23, 31, 13, 34, 6, 25CHI @ UTA · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST