FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 27, 2003Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed LAC by 6 after the first quarter and won 102–96.

Final
NYK70
IND93
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +23
Final
NJN102
LAC96
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +6; Q4 NJN +6
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 27, 2002: 12 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (DAL @ DET), 42 points.
The lead · NJN @ LAC

Clippers' skid reaches five

New Jersey won 102–96; the Clippers fall to 4–7. Kerry Kittles led New Jersey with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · NJN 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 Q3Final0-6+8+6+6NJN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN19262730102
LAC2512293096
Who led
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 17, 13, 15, 8, 14, 11, 11, 22NJN22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 19, 18, 14, 19, 21, 6, 13, 18NJN18 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 21, 15, 17, 19, 7, 8, 33, 20LAC20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 32, 19, 31, 17, 10, 36, 1, 17LAC17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · NYK @ IND

Indiana leads New York wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 93–70. Best quarter: the first, 26–19. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · IND vs NYK
Jermaine O'Neal · INDKurt Thomas · NYKPTS2712REB119AST31Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Season avg24.2Last 3

24.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.9 in 10 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg31.4Today

31 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jermaine O'Neal leads the day with 27

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.
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 23, 25, 16, 14, 24, 22, 17, 27IND vs NYK · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 17, 13, 15, 8, 14, 11, 11, 22NJN @ LAC · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 8, 16, 21, 12, 22, 17, 20, 21IND vs NYK · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 21, 15, 17, 19, 7, 8, 33, 20LAC vs NJN · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 19, 18, 14, 19, 21, 6, 13, 18NJN @ LAC · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 32, 19, 31, 17, 10, 36, 1, 17LAC vs NJN · L
19.6 PPG season to date · −2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST