FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 25, 2004Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final
MIN102
IND106
Q1 IND 0; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +4
Final
NJN88
LAC101
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +13
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 · 2003–04Nov 25, 2003: 8 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (NOH @ MIA), 28 points.
The lead · MIN @ IND

Indiana handles Minnesota by 4

The Pacers won the third quarter 30–22. Final: 106–102. Austin Croshere led Indiana with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+2+10+4IND AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN26192235102
IND26213029106
Who led
Austin CrosherePoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 0, 14, 12, 13, 15, 11, 14, 25IND25 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 1, 9, 18, 15, 0, 9, 8, 13, 29, 20IND20 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 22, 20, 25, 24, 20, 21, 16, 23MIN23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 15, 5, 12, 11, 3, 11, 14, 19MIN19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · NJN @ LAC

Clippers lead New Jersey wire to wire

Clippers were ahead at every break and won 101–88. Best quarter: the third, 28–27. Marko Jaric led Clippers with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · LAC vs NJN
Marko Jaric · LACRichard Jefferson · NJNPTS2324REB46AST63Top 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
+4.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.7Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.7 in 10 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.8 in 11 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Austin Croshere leads the day with 25

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.
Austin CrosherePoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 0, 14, 12, 13, 15, 11, 14, 25IND vs MIN · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 8, 33, 28, 17, 20, 22, 26, 24NJN @ LAC · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 22, 20, 25, 24, 20, 21, 16, 23MIN @ IND · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Marko JaricPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 9, 7, 19, 23, 4, 4, 19, 23LAC vs NJN · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 1, 9, 18, 15, 0, 9, 8, 13, 29, 20IND vs MIN · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 15, 5, 12, 11, 3, 11, 14, 19MIN @ IND · L
10.2 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST