FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 25, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MEM by 11 after the first quarter and won 109–89.

Final
MIN75
IND98
Q1 IND +16; Q2 IND +18; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +23
Final
NOH87
MIA91
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +4
Final
PHI91
MIL95
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +4
Final
CHI98
DAL124
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +30; Q4 DAL +26
Final
PHX80
DEN110
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +30
Final
WAS81
POR80
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS -4; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +1
Final
MEM89
SAC109
Q1 SAC -11; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +20
Final
NJN93
SEA70
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN -9; Q3 NJN +5; Q4 NJN +23
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 25, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI vs NOH), 29 points.
The lead · MEM @ SAC

Sacramento fights back from 11 down against Memphis

Final: 109–89, after trailing by 11 after one. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · SAC 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.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-1+16+20SAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM3522141889
SAC24323122109
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 13, 12, 27, 17, 33, 30, 18, 21, 26SAC26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 23, 26, 8, 13, 18, 21, 12, 16SAC16 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 13, 22, 28, 17, 13, 7, 14, 21MEM21 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 9, 14, 10, 11, 20, 5, 28, 3, 15MEM15 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Nuggets rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat Phoenix by 30.

WAS over POR1MIA over NOH4MIL over PHI4SAC over MEM20IND over MIN23NJN over SEA23DAL over CHI26DEN over PHX30Final 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
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 13 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
40.0Season avg25.4Last 3

25.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.0 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 28

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.
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 25, 23, 23, 25, 17, 33, 18, 28NOH @ MIA · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 37, 40, 36, 19, 15, 24, 27, 28PHI @ MIL · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 7, 20, 14, 19, 25, 17, 12, 28DAL vs CHI · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 8 games: 26, 11, 14, 21, 23, 8, 26, 27NJN @ SEA · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 13, 12, 27, 17, 33, 30, 18, 21, 26SAC vs MEM · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 22, 20, 25, 12, 24, 28, 14, 26MIL vs PHI · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST