FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 10, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed PHI by 3 after three quarters and won 110–105.

Final · Box score
Pistons110
Celtics92
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +8; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +18
Final · Box score
Bucks111
Hornets117
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH +12; Q3 CHH -2; Q4 CHH +6
Final · Box score
Lakers89
Rockets88
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Clippers94
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Suns104
Nets89
Q1 PHX +17; Q2 PHX +20; Q3 PHX +21; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Magic110
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +5
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks97
Grizzlies102
Q1 VAN +4; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 VAN +3; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 VAN +5
Final · Box score
Sonics109
Wizards95
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +14
The lead · Sixers-Magic

Orlando pulls clear of Philadelphia late

Allen Iverson goes for 46 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-2-3+5ORL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers24232929105
Magic25202837110
Who led
Pat GarrityPoints, last 6 games: 9, 20, 8, 8, 3, 25ORL25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 6 games: 12, 17, 20, 20, 12, 20ORL20 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 5 games: 28, 11, 21, 37, 46PHI46 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
George LynchPoints, last 5 games: 8, 10, 15, 6, 15PHI15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Detroit by 18.

LAL over HOU1SAS over LAC5ORL over PHI5VAN over ATL5CHH over MIL6SEA over WAS14PHX over NJN15DET over BOS18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Bucks-Hornets combined for 228, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-HornetsBucks 111, Hornets 117
228
Sixers-MagicSixers 105, Magic 110
215
Sonics-WizardsSonics 109, Wizards 95
204
Pistons-CelticsPistons 110, Celtics 92
202
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 97, Grizzlies 102
199
Suns-NetsSuns 104, Nets 89
193
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 99, Clippers 94
193
Lakers-RocketsLakers 89, Rockets 88
177
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-RocketsLakers 89, Rockets 88
+1 LAL
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 97, Grizzlies 102
+5 VAN
Sixers-MagicSixers 105, Magic 110
+5 ORL
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 99, Clippers 94
+5 SAS
Bucks-HornetsBucks 111, Hornets 117
+6 CHH
Sonics-WizardsSonics 109, Wizards 95
+14 SEA
Suns-NetsSuns 104, Nets 89
+15 PHX
Pistons-CelticsPistons 110, Celtics 92
+18 DET
ORL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-MagicORL won · Sixers 105, Magic 110
3 pts
Bucks-HornetsCHH won · Bucks 111, Hornets 117
2 pts
Garrity shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GarrityORL · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
BibbyVAN · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Eddie JonesCHH · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
PennyPHX · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
63% (10-16)
HarringtonVAN · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 89Rockets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2426182189
Rockets2227172288
The story
Glen Rice had 24 points as Los Angeles beat Houston 89-88

Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 15 PTS, 10 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 24-22, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+1+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Francis led the game in fantasy with 52.5 FPTS (26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Hawks-Grizzlies
Hawks 97Grizzlies 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks25261921697
Grizzlies2922221811102
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim's 22 points and 12 rebounds carried Vancouver past Atlanta, 102-97 in OT

For Atlanta, Bimbo Coles had 20 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST, 3 BLK · 7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Grizzlies took it 11-6.

VAN lead by quarter
200 +40+30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 105Magic 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers24232929105
Magic25202837110
The story
Orlando beat Philadelphia 110-105 behind 25 points from Pat Garrity

Eric Snow paced Philadelphia: 10 AST, 5 PTS, 5 REB 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 10-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 37-29 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1−2−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.2Season avg28.6Last 5

28.6 points a game over his last five games, against 24.2 in 4 earlier games. Today: 46 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg11.8Last 3

11.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 4 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg39.7Today

40 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 46

Allen IversonPoints, last 5 games: 28, 11, 21, 37, 46Sixers-Magic · L
28.6 PPG season to date
46 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 5 games: 24, 22, 8, 26, 33Hornets-Bucks · W
22.6 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 5 games: 26, 17, 30, 20, 30Pistons-Celtics · W
24.6 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 5 games: 19, 16, 21, 11, 28Clippers-Spurs · L
19.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 5 games: 39, 27, 25, 10, 27Nets-Suns · L
25.6 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 5 games: 14, 8, 15, 9, 26Rockets-Lakers · L
14.4 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST