FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 15, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed ORL by 11 after the first quarter and won 95–92.

Final
NJN100
ATL85
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN +9; Q3 NJN +14; Q4 NJN +15
Final
SAS95
WAS71
Q1 SAS -9; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +24
Final · OT
PHI88
CLE91
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE 0; OT1 CLE +3
Final
IND95
NYK94
Q1 IND +15; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND +1
Final · OT
DAL101
MEM108
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM -6; Q4 MEM 0; OT1 MEM +7
Final
POR79
NOH101
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH +8; Q4 NOH +22
Final
SEA98
CHI90
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +8
Final
UTA95
MIL100
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +5
Final
DET100
PHX91
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +9
Final
ORL92
LAC95
Q1 LAC -11; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +3
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 15, 2002: 11 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs GSW), 45 points.
The lead · ORL @ LAC

Quentin Richardson scores 31, Clippers rally past Orlando

Clippers trailed by 11 after one and won 95–92.

Game flow · LAC 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 Q3Final0-11-5+2+3LAC AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL3025181992
LAC1931252095
Who led
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 6 games: 11, 19, 23, 32, 19, 31LAC31 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 6 games: 21, 26, 29, 21, 15, 17LAC17 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 12, 14, 14, 13, 22, 14, 6, 22ORL22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 31, 19, 23, 4, 14, 36, 51, 19ORL19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Spurs rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Washington by 24.

IND over NYK1CLE over PHI3LAC over ORL3MIL over UTA5MEM over DAL7SEA over CHI8DET over PHX9NJN over ATL15NOH over POR22SAS over WAS24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 8 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Quentin Richardson 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.
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 6 games: 11, 19, 23, 32, 19, 31LAC vs ORL · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 9 games: 14, 2, 8, 6, 15, 8, 7, 11, 31IND @ NYK · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 21, 23, 9, 4, 13, 20, 22, 28CLE vs PHI · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 8 games: 25, 50, 21, 16, 11, 31, 12, 27SEA @ CHI · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 20, 16, 24, 24, 19, 17, 6, 27DET @ PHX · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 8 games: 24, 22, 24, 24, 29, 20, 16, 26SEA @ CHI · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST