FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 20, 2003Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAS by 4 after the first quarter and won 95–92.

Final
SAS92
DAL95
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +3
Final
ORL89
PHX96
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +7
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 20, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Jalen Rose (CHI @ GSW), 34 points.
The lead · SAS @ DAL

Dallas holds off San Antonio, 95–92

Dallas led 73–64 after three and held on to win by three. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-1+9+3DAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2522172892
DAL2125272295
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 9, 27, 15, 18, 23, 19, 20, 26DAL26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 18, 14, 9, 21, 17, 15, 14, 22DAL22 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 15, 10, 16, 31, 35, 17, 21, 30SAS30 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Rasho NesterovicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 14, 10, 7, 4, 2, 4, 4, 18SAS18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · ORL @ PHX

Orlando's skid reaches eleven

Phoenix won 96–89; the Magic fall to 1–11. Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · ORL
Lvs DET85–96Lvs NYK68–75Lvs CHI100–106Lvs MIN71–100L@ HOU86–96Lvs MEM97–107L@ DEN101–106L@ LAC92–95L@ UTA88–90L@ PHX89–96ORL: last 10 games through Nov 20, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.7Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 30

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 15, 10, 16, 31, 35, 17, 21, 30SAS @ DAL · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 9, 27, 15, 18, 23, 19, 20, 26DAL vs SAS · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 18, 14, 9, 21, 17, 15, 14, 22DAL vs SAS · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 23, 4, 14, 36, 51, 19, 29, 20ORL @ PHX · L
25.4 PPG season to date · −5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Rasho NesterovicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 14, 10, 7, 4, 2, 4, 4, 18SAS @ DAL · L
8.2 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 11, 11, 7, 20, 14, 19, 25, 17DAL vs SAS · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST