FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 6, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed UTA by 12 at halftime and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Bulls97
Hawks113
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +24; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Cavs102
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Mavs120
Warriors97
Q1 DAL +16; Q2 DAL +21; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Celtics108
Pacers115
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Pistons111
Bucks121
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL -10; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Kings101
Wolves114
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Lakers82
Blazers97
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Sonics99
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA -12; Q3 SEA +3; Q4 SEA +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Grizzlies109
Q1 VAN -1; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 VAN +17; Q4 VAN +15
Final · Box score
Magic107
Wizards104
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +3
The lead · Jazz-Sonics

Seattle rallies from 12 down to beat Utah

Karl Malone goes for 31 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-12+3+5SEA AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2630152394
Sonics2321302599
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 3 games: 22, 10, 22SEA22 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 3 games: 12, 17, 21SEA21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 3 games: 14, 21, 31UTA31 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 3 games: 5, 7, 20UTA20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Pistons-Bucks combined for 232, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-BucksPistons 111, Bucks 121
232
Celtics-PacersCeltics 108, Pacers 115
223
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 120, Warriors 97
217
Kings-WolvesKings 101, Wolves 114
215
Magic-WizardsMagic 107, Wizards 104
211
Bulls-HawksBulls 97, Hawks 113
210
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 94, Grizzlies 109
203
Knicks-CavsKnicks 93, Cavs 102
195
Jazz-SonicsJazz 94, Sonics 99
193
Lakers-BlazersLakers 82, Blazers 97
179
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-WizardsMagic 107, Wizards 104
+3 ORL
Jazz-SonicsJazz 94, Sonics 99
+5 SEA
Celtics-PacersCeltics 108, Pacers 115
+7 IND
Knicks-CavsKnicks 93, Cavs 102
+9 CLE
Pistons-BucksPistons 111, Bucks 121
+10 MIL
Kings-WolvesKings 101, Wolves 114
+13 MIN
Lakers-BlazersLakers 82, Blazers 97
+15 POR
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 94, Grizzlies 109
+15 VAN
Bulls-HawksBulls 97, Hawks 113
+16 ATL
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 120, Warriors 97
+23 DAL
SEA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-SonicsSEA won · Jazz 94, Sonics 99
12 pts
Pistons-BucksMIL won · Pistons 111, Bucks 121
10 pts
Magic-WizardsORL won · Magic 107, Wizards 104
3 pts
Kings-WolvesMIN won · Kings 101, Wolves 114
2 pts
Nuggets-GrizzliesVAN won · Nuggets 94, Grizzlies 109
1 pt
Patterson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PattersonSEA · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
82% (9-11)
DivacSAC · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
75% (9-12)
LaettnerDET · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
PierceBOS · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MutomboATL · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 107Wizards 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24172838107
Wizards27152636104
The story
Darrell Armstrong's 20 points and 11 assists carried Orlando past Washington, 107-104

For Washington, Juwan Howard had 22 PTS, 7 REB 20 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 17-15.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −3−1+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rod Strickland was the fantasy play: 51.3 FPTS on 18 PTS, 13 AST, 9 REB

Final · Jazz-Sonics
Jazz 94Sonics 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2630152394
Sonics2321302599
The story
Gary Payton had 22 points as Seattle beat Utah 99-94

Bryon Russell led Utah with 20 PTS, 4 REB 22 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-20 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the SuperSonics took the third 30-15.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −3−12+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 111Bucks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons32312325111
Bucks31223137121
The story
Milwaukee beat Detroit 121-111 behind 26 points from Ray Allen

Grant Hill paced Detroit: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 8-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 37-25 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −1−10−2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Points per game
2.81998–99 avg16.7Last 3

16.7 points a game over his last three games, against 2.8 in 1998–99 (23 games). Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
28.11998–99 avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 1998–99 (29 games). Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.6Season avg28.2Today

28 minutes today, against 7.6 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs out of a 10-point hole against Detroit

Down 10 at the half, the Bucks won the fourth quarter 37–25 and the game 121–111. Sam Cassell led Milwaukee with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Pistons
Sam Cassell · MILJerry Stackhouse · DETPTS2820REB34AST86Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 31

Karl MalonePoints, last 3 games: 14, 21, 31Jazz-Sonics · L
22.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 2 games: 34, 31Wolves-Kings · W
32.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 3 games: 16, 15, 31Nuggets-Grizzlies · L
20.7 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 3 games: 27, 20, 29Pacers-Celtics · W
25.3 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 3 games: 35, 24, 28Bucks-Pistons · W
29.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 3 games: 19, 19, 27Grizzlies-Nuggets · W
21.7 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST