FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 17, 2003Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 16 at halftime and won 89–86.

Final
HOU74
PHI66
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +8
Final
WAS106
ATL97
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS 0; Q4 WAS +9
Final
BOS86
NYK89
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK -16; Q3 NYK -6; Q4 NYK +3
Final
POR98
DAL105
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +7
Final
ORL88
UTA90
Q1 UTA 0; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +2
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 17, 2002: 5 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs HOU), 46 points.
The lead · BOS @ NYK

New York erases 16-point lead, steals one from Boston

Boston led 54–38 at halftime. New York won the second half 51–32 to take it 89–86. Allan Houston led New York with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · NYK 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 Q3Final0-10-16-6+3NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2826181486
NYK1820282389
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 7, 35, 39, 28, 22, 31, 16, 26NYK26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 14, 19, 20, 20, 8, 9, 16, 21NYK21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 8, 20, 9, 18, 12, 12, 13, 20BOS20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 25, 20, 27, 17, 19, 14, 19, 17BOS17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · ORL @ UTA

Utah takes over late to edge Orlando

Down 2 after three, Utah won the fourth 21–17. Final: 90–88. Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over ORL2NYK over BOS3DAL over POR7HOU over PHI8WAS over ATL9Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over ORL.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.1Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.1 in 9 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 26.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Rasheed Wallace 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.
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 22, 9, 25, 11, 11, 26, 19, 31POR @ DAL · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 19, 23, 4, 14, 36, 51, 19, 29ORL @ UTA · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 10, 19, 16, 20, 23, 22, 10, 26WAS @ ATL · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 7, 35, 39, 28, 22, 31, 16, 26NYK vs BOS · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 11, 20, 19, 29, 18, 28, 13, 25POR @ DAL · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 11, 21, 25, 10, 15, 11, 12, 25UTA vs ORL · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST