FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 5, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed ORL by 6 after three quarters and won 104–99.

Final · Box score
Hornets100
Celtics103
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Heat105
Bulls87
Q1 MIA +16; Q2 MIA +23; Q3 MIA +24; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Pistons91
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +19; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Rockets85
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Sixers81
Clippers91
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Raptors112
Nets92
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +20
Final · Box score
Cavs104
Magic99
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets83
Blazers95
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Kings100
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +5
The lead · Cavs-Magic

Cleveland takes care of Orlando

Kevin Garnett goes for 34 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+7-6+5CLE AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs23331830104
Magic2524311999
Who led
Brevin KnightPoints, last 3 games: 14, 16, 18CLE18 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 3 games: 2, 7, 18CLE18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 3 games: 15, 14, 21ORL21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tariq Abdul-WahadPoints, last 3 games: 4, 12, 20ORL20 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Raptors-Nets combined for 204, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-NetsRaptors 112, Nets 92
204
Cavs-MagicCavs 104, Magic 99
203
Hornets-CelticsHornets 100, Celtics 103
203
Wolves-KingsWolves 95, Kings 100
195
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 103, Pistons 91
194
Heat-BullsHeat 105, Bulls 87
192
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 95, Rockets 85
180
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 83, Blazers 95
178
Sixers-ClippersSixers 81, Clippers 91
172
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-CelticsHornets 100, Celtics 103
+3 BOS
Cavs-MagicCavs 104, Magic 99
+5 CLE
Wolves-KingsWolves 95, Kings 100
+5 SAC
Sixers-ClippersSixers 81, Clippers 91
+10 LAC
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 95, Rockets 85
+10 SAS
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 83, Blazers 95
+12 POR
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 103, Pistons 91
+12 NYK
Heat-BullsHeat 105, Bulls 87
+18 MIA
Raptors-NetsRaptors 112, Nets 92
+20 TOR
CLE rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-MagicCLE won · Cavs 104, Magic 99
6 pts
Wolves-KingsSAC won · Wolves 95, Kings 100
1 pt
Spurs-RocketsSAS won · Spurs 95, Rockets 85
1 pt
Houston shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HoustonNYK · 29 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
77% (10-13)
LenardMIA · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
StackhouseDET · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
69% (11-16)
WillisTOR · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
CambyNYK · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Hornets-Celtics
Hornets 100Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets31182229100
Celtics37212322103
The story
Kenny Anderson had 24 points as Boston beat Charlotte 103-100

David Wesley led Charlotte with 17 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 6-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 37-31, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +6+9+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Adrian Griffin led the game in fantasy with 43.0 FPTS (10 REB, 8 PTS, 6 AST)

Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 95Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2917301995
Kings28262422100
The story
Chris Webber's 15 points and 15 rebounds carried Sacramento past Minnesota, 100-95

For Minnesota, Anthony Peeler had 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 7-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 26-17.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1+8+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Clippers
Sixers 81Clippers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1427122881
Clippers2220282191
The story
Los Angeles beat Philadelphia 91-81 behind 18 points from Lamar Odom

George Lynch paced Philadelphia: 15 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 4-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-12 third quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +8+1+17+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, today vs 1998–99 avg
Points per game
20.81998–99 avg34Today

34 points today in 43 minutes, against 20.8 a game in 1998–99 (47 games).

Losing minutes
−21.0minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
26.71998–99 avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 1998–99 (43 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
12.21998–99 avg35.3Today

35 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 1998–99 (21 games). Line: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Kings

Sacramento tops Minnesota in Sacramento

Final: 100–95. Nick Anderson led Sacramento with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over CHH3CLE over ORL5SAC over MIN5SAS over HOU10LAC over PHI10NYK over DET12POR over DEN12MIA over CHI18TOR over NJN20Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over MIN.
Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 34

Kevin GarnettWolves-Kings · L
34.0 PPG season to date
Career high34 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 3 games: 26, 17, 30Pistons-Knicks · L
24.3 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 3 games: 18, 23, 29Knicks-Pistons · W
23.3 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 3 games: 12, 24, 26Raptors-Nets · W
20.7 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 2 games: 9, 25Bulls-Heat · L
17.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 3 games: 39, 27, 25Nets-Raptors · L
30.3 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST