FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 11, 1999Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed NYK by 12 after the first quarter and won 93–90.

Final · Box score
Sonics109
Cavs103
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA -4; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +6
Final · Box score
Raptors123
Pistons106
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +17; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
Magic101
Pacers116
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Heat128
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +24; Q3 MIA +21; Q4 MIA +23
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Wolves93
Q1 MIN -12; Q2 MIN -6; Q3 MIN -8; Q4 MIN +3
The lead · Knicks-Wolves

Kevin Garnett scores 35, Minnesota rallies past New York

Gary Payton goes for 27 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-6-8+3MIN AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3120231690
Wolves1926212793
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 3 games: 34, 31, 35MIN35 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 3 games: 7, 14, 23MIN23 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 6 games: 18, 23, 29, 22, 30, 29NYK29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 6 games: 17, 19, 13, 22, 21, 20NYK20 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Sonics-Cavs

Seattle beats Cleveland, 109–103

Seattle led 85–73 after three and won by 6. Gary Payton led Seattle with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over NYK3SEA over CLE6IND over ORL15TOR over DET17MIA over DAL23Final margin, points. Pink = SEA over CLE.
The night in charts
Mavs-Heat combined for 233, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-HeatMavs 105, Heat 128
233
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 123, Pistons 106
229
Magic-PacersMagic 101, Pacers 116
217
Sonics-CavsSonics 109, Cavs 103
212
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 90, Wolves 93
183
MIN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 90, Wolves 93
+3 MIN
Sonics-CavsSonics 109, Cavs 103
+6 SEA
Magic-PacersMagic 101, Pacers 116
+15 IND
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 123, Pistons 106
+17 TOR
Mavs-HeatMavs 105, Heat 128
+23 MIA
MIN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-WolvesMIN won · Knicks 90, Wolves 93
12 pts
Sonics-CavsSEA won · Sonics 109, Cavs 103
4 pts
Magic-PacersIND won · Magic 101, Pacers 116
1 pt
Mashburn shot 13-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MashburnMIA · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
68% (13-19)
HoustonNYK · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
DeClercqCLE · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
ReggieIND · 21 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
CambyNYK · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Knicks-Wolves
Knicks 90Wolves 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3120231690
Wolves1926212793
The story
Wally Szczerbiak had 23 points as Minnesota beat New York 93-90

Allan Houston led New York with 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 27-16.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −12−6−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Cavs
Sonics 109Cavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics36202924109
Cavs28321330103
The story
Vin Baker's 24 points and 13 rebounds carried Seattle past Cleveland, 109-103

For Cleveland, Andrew DeClercq had 19 PTS, 9 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 29-13.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +8−4+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pistons
Raptors 123Pistons 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors41332425123
Pistons28293019106
The story
Toronto beat Detroit 123-106 behind 22 points and 11 rebounds from Vince Carter

Grant Hill paced Detroit: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 41-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +13+17+11+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Points per game
20.81998–99 avg33.3Last 3

33.3 points a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 1998–99 (47 games). Today: 35 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
23.71998–99 avg14.8Last 3

14.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 1998–99 (31 games). Today: 8 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 27.9 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 35

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 3 games: 34, 31, 35Wolves-Knicks · W
33.3 PPG season to date
Career high35 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 5 games: 21, 17, 21, 12, 34Heat-Mavs · W
21.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 6 games: 18, 23, 29, 22, 30, 29Knicks-Wolves · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 6 games: 22, 10, 22, 28, 20, 27Sonics-Cavs · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 6 games: 41, 30, 23, 18, 16, 25Pistons-Raptors · L
25.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 6 games: 17, 22, 20, 11, 15, 24Sonics-Cavs · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST