FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 11, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed IND by 14 at halftime and won 78–76.

Final
BOS78
IND76
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -14; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +2
Final
PHI112
WAS105
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -7; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +7
Final
SEA89
MIN87
Q1 SEA -1; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA -7; Q4 SEA +2
Final
NOH97
DAL125
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +25; Q4 DAL +28
Final
MIA70
HOU90
Q1 HOU 0; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +20
Final
TOR80
POR83
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +3
Final
DET91
SAC97
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +6
Final
ATL103
LAC115
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +12
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 · 2002–03Nov 11, 2002: 4 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (GSW @ MEM), 37 points.
The lead · BOS @ IND

Boston climbs out of a 14-point hole against Indiana

Down 14 at the half, the Celtics won the third quarter 25–14 and the game 78–76. Paul Pierce led Boston with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · BOS 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 Q3Final0-8-14-3+2BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS1816251978
IND2622141476
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 7 games: 23, 23, 25, 20, 27, 17, 19BOS19 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 7 games: 15, 24, 8, 20, 9, 18, 12BOS12 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 8 games: 22, 12, 20, 25, 15, 14, 23, 25IND25 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 8 games: 6, 26, 20, 11, 10, 12, 4, 17IND17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.9Season avg34.0Last 5

34.0 points a game over his last five games, against 28.9 in 7 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 2 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
24.12002–03 avg5.0Last 2

5.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.1 in 2002–03 (56 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat New Orleans by 28, the widest margin of 8 games.

BOS over IND2SEA over MIN2POR over TOR3SAC over DET6PHI over WAS7LAC over ATL12HOU over MIA20DAL over NOH28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 40

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.
Allen IversonPoints, last 8 games: 26, 27, 19, 31, 29, 33, 37, 40PHI @ WAS · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 7 games: 18, 16, 12, 25, 11, 22, 36WAS vs PHI · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 7 games: 39, 26, 15, 19, 18, 34, 33TOR @ POR · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 4 games: 11, 19, 23, 32LAC vs ATL · W
21.2 PPG season to date
Career high32 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 6 games: 21, 9, 14, 20, 21, 30HOU vs MIA · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 5 games: 24, 22, 24, 24, 29SEA @ MIN · W
24.6 PPG season to date
Career high29 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST