FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 12, 2003Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DET by 6 after three quarters and won 87–85.

Final
CHI89
BOS82
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +7
Final
SAS85
NJN71
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +14
Final
MEM107
ORL97
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +10
Final
CLE83
MIA88
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +5
Final
SEA104
MIL99
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA 0; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +5
Final
UTA89
NOH96
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 NOH +13; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +7
Final
ATL99
PHX94
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +5
Final · OT
DET85
GSW87
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW 0; OT1 GSW +2
Final
TOR79
LAL94
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +15
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 12, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (ORL vs TOR), 38 points.
The lead · DET @ GSW

Golden State needs overtime to survive Detroit

Tied 78–78 after regulation. Golden State won the final period 9–7 for an 87–85 win. Calbert Cheaney led Golden State with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-4-60+2GSW AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
DET23232210785
GSW24182016987
Who led
Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 7 games: 14, 20, 17, 8, 6, 12, 24GSW24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Brian CardinalPoints, last 7 games: 8, 8, 7, 12, 13, 17, 13GSW13 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 8 games: 8, 27, 17, 27, 27, 11, 17, 19DET19 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 8 games: 11, 24, 20, 16, 24, 24, 19, 17DET17 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 7 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 7 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg42.1Today

42 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Lakers by 15.

GSW over DET2MIA over CLE5SEA over MIL5ATL over PHX5CHI over BOS7NOH over UTA7MEM over ORL10SAS over NJN14LAL over TOR15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 36

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 8 games: 26, 33, 31, 19, 23, 4, 14, 36ORL vs MEM · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 6 games: 25, 50, 21, 16, 11, 31SEA @ MIL · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 6 games: 24, 17, 15, 10, 16, 31SAS @ NJN · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 8 games: 16, 12, 8, 19, 23, 13, 22, 28MEM @ ORL · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 7 games: 15, 22, 20, 26, 21, 21, 25MIA vs CLE · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 7 games: 14, 20, 17, 8, 6, 12, 24GSW vs DET · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST