FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 3, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed DET by 1 at halftime and won 103–94.

Final · Box score
Wizards101
Celtics112
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Knicks84
Bulls74
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Nets90
Cavs97
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Lakers103
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +15
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Magic103
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Blazers121
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +23
The lead · Pistons-Magic

Orlando beats Detroit, 103–94

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 28 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-1+9+9ORL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2124232694
Magic23213326103
Who led
Pat GarrityPoints, last 2 games: 9, 20ORL20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 2 games: 12, 17ORL17 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 2 games: 41, 30DET30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 2 games: 15, 18DET18 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Nets-Cavs

Cleveland gets past New Jersey

97–90, with Cleveland ahead 46–41 at halftime. Shawn Kemp led Cleveland with 27 points, 15 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over NJN7ORL over DET9NYK over CHI10BOS over WAS11LAL over VAN15POR over LAC23Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over NJN.
The night in charts
Clippers-Blazers combined for 219, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-BlazersClippers 98, Blazers 121
219
Wizards-CelticsWizards 101, Celtics 112
213
Pistons-MagicPistons 94, Magic 103
197
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 88, Lakers 103
191
Nets-CavsNets 90, Cavs 97
187
Knicks-BullsKnicks 84, Bulls 74
158
CLE won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Nets-CavsNets 90, Cavs 97
+7 CLE
Pistons-MagicPistons 94, Magic 103
+9 ORL
Knicks-BullsKnicks 84, Bulls 74
+10 NYK
Wizards-CelticsWizards 101, Celtics 112
+11 BOS
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 88, Lakers 103
+15 LAL
Clippers-BlazersClippers 98, Blazers 121
+23 POR
Knight shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KnightCLE · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Eric WilliamsBOS · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Steven SmithPOR · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
HoustonNYK · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
RiceLAL · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 84Bulls 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1814302284
Bulls1812251974
The story
Allan Houston's 23 points carried New York past Chicago, 84-74

For Chicago, Elton Brand had 14 PTS, 8 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 10-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-25, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0+2+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 88Lakers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2226192188
Lakers23263024103
The story
Los Angeles beat Vancouver 103-88 behind 15 points from Rick Fox

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-12 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+1+12+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Blazers
Clippers 98Blazers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2031272098
Blazers30293329121
The story
Arvydas Sabonis had 16 points and 13 rebounds as Portland beat Los Angeles 121-98

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST · 6-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
300 +10+8+14+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.4points, last 2 vs 1998–99 avg
Points per game
21.11998–99 avg35.5Last 2

35.5 points a game over his last two games, against 21.1 in 1998–99 (50 games). Today: 30 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 2 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
26.81998–99 avg12.1Last 2

12.1 minutes a game over his last two games, against 26.8 in 1998–99 (45 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
13.91998–99 avg28.5Today

28 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 1998–99 (39 games). Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 30

Grant HillPoints, last 2 games: 41, 30Pistons-Magic · L
35.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 2 games: 23, 28Lakers-Grizzlies · W
25.5 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 2 games: 17, 27Cavs-Nets · W
22.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 2 games: 39, 27Nets-Cavs · L
33.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 2 games: 7, 23Blazers-Clippers · W
15.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 2 games: 30, 23Clippers-Blazers · L
26.5 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST