FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 24, 2003Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 10 at halftime and won 94–88.

Final
NYK94
BOS88
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK -10; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +6
Final
IND89
ORL78
Q1 IND 0; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +11
Final
DET94
ATL89
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET -6; Q4 DET +5
Final
HOU105
LAC90
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +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 24, 2002: 6 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI @ TOR), 37 points.
The lead · NYK @ BOS

New York climbs back to beat Boston

Boston led by 10 at the half. New York won it 94–88. Shandon Anderson led New York with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · NYK 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 Q3Final0-9-10+12+6NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK1526341994
BOS2427122588
Who led
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 4, 0, 2, 8, 13, 15, 20, 28NYK28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 14, 14, 14, 12, 8, 16, 14, 15NYK15 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 17, 19, 14, 19, 17, 23, 33, 16BOS16 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 18, 12, 12, 13, 20, 12, 22, 16BOS16 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DET @ ATL

Detroit takes care of Atlanta

A 5-point win, 94–89. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over ATL5NYK over BOS6IND over ORL11HOU over LAC15Final margin, points. Pink = DET over ATL.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 13 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.8Season avg28.4Last 3

28.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Corey Maggette leads the day with 33

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.
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 29, 21, 15, 17, 19, 7, 8, 33LAC vs HOU · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 4, 0, 2, 8, 13, 15, 20, 28NYK @ BOS · W
8.1 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 23, 16, 12, 20, 27, 16, 26, 26ATL vs DET · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 12, 17, 24, 25, 19, 2, 19, 25ATL vs DET · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 19, 29, 24, 24, 33, 23, 12, 24DET @ ATL · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 15, 14, 23, 25, 16, 14, 24, 22IND @ ORL · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST