FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 12, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed NJN by 5 at halftime and won 96–92.

Final · Box score
Knicks74
Celtics80
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Nets92
Hornets96
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH -5; Q3 CHH +1; Q4 CHH +4
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Nuggets78
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +18; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Lakers81
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
Suns92
Bucks107
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Bulls86
Sixers92
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Kings105
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Warriors103
Grizzlies93
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Heat104
Wizards95
Q1 MIA +20; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +9
The lead · Nets-Hornets

Charlotte handles New Jersey by 4

Alonzo Mourning goes for 25 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-5+1+4CHH AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2824182292
Hornets2918242596
Who led
Eddie JonesPoints, last 6 games: 24, 22, 8, 26, 33, 24CHH24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 6 games: 9, 13, 13, 15, 5, 17CHH17 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 6 games: 39, 27, 25, 10, 27, 31NJN31 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 6 games: 16, 20, 16, 23, 10, 18NJN18 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Heat-Wizards combined for 199
Points by game
Heat-WizardsHeat 104, Wizards 95
199
Suns-BucksSuns 92, Bucks 107
199
Jazz-KingsJazz 92, Kings 105
197
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 103, Grizzlies 93
196
Nets-HornetsNets 92, Hornets 96
188
Bulls-SixersBulls 86, Sixers 92
178
Rockets-LakersRockets 97, Lakers 81
178
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 93, Nuggets 78
171
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 74, Celtics 80
154
CHH won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Nets-HornetsNets 92, Hornets 96
+4 CHH
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 74, Celtics 80
+6 BOS
Bulls-SixersBulls 86, Sixers 92
+6 PHI
Heat-WizardsHeat 104, Wizards 95
+9 MIA
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 103, Grizzlies 93
+10 GSW
Jazz-KingsJazz 92, Kings 105
+13 SAC
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 93, Nuggets 78
+15 POR
Suns-BucksSuns 92, Bucks 107
+15 MIL
Rockets-LakersRockets 97, Lakers 81
+16 HOU
CHH rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-HornetsCHH won · Nets 92, Hornets 96
5 pts
Bulls-SixersPHI won · Bulls 86, Sixers 92
3 pts
Hawkins shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HawkinsCHI · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB
69% (11-16)
MarburyNJN · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB
67% (10-15)
ZoMIA · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 7 BLK, 3 AST
64% (9-14)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
61% (11-18)
MashburnMIA · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Nets-Hornets
Nets 92Hornets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2824182292
Hornets2918242596
The story
Charlotte beat New Jersey 96-92 behind 24 points from Eddie Jones

Stephon Marbury paced New Jersey: 31 PTS, 8 AST 24 PTS, 5 AST, 5 STL, 2 REB · 5-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 24-18 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +1−5+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 86Sixers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2525132386
Sixers2522261992
The story
George Lynch's 15 points carried Philadelphia past Chicago, 92-86

For Chicago, Elton Brand had 13 PTS, 6 REB 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 26-13.

PHI lead by quarter
200 0−3+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 97Lakers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2329242197
Lakers1620182781
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon had 12 points and 11 rebounds as Houston beat Los Angeles 97-81

Steve Francis added 22 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 12 PTS, 11 REB, 6 BLK, 4 STL, 1 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the second 29-20, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +7+16+22+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
31.11998–99 avg12.6Last 3

12.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 1998–99 (38 games). Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg25.8Today

26 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−7.2points, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Points per game
13.21998–99 avg6.0Last 3

6.0 points a game over his last three games, against 13.2 in 1998–99 (50 games). Today: 8 points in 26 minutes.

Second story · Bulls-Sixers

Chicago's skid reaches five

Philadelphia won 92–86; the Bulls fall to 0–5. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · CHI
Lvs NYK74–84Lvs MIA87–105L@ ATL97–113Lvs PHX80–103L@ PHI86–92
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 35

Allen IversonPoints, last 6 games: 28, 11, 21, 37, 46, 35Sixers-Bulls · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 6 games: 39, 27, 25, 10, 27, 31Nets-Hornets · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 5 games: 4, 9, 4, 0, 30Bulls-Sixers · L
9.4 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 6 games: 13, 16, 15, 23, 24, 27Bucks-Suns · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 6 games: 14, 18, 15, 33, 18, 25Heat-Wizards · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 6 games: 24, 22, 8, 26, 33, 24Hornets-Nets · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST