FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 17, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by BOS (vs CLE) and DET (vs NJN).

Final · Box score
Cavs103
Celtics114
Q1 BOS -10; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -7; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Hornets104
Q1 CHH -5; Q2 CHH +15; Q3 CHH +15; Q4 CHH +5
Final · Box score
Nets107
Pistons109
Q1 DET -10; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Wolves85
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC -9; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Blazers81
Magic79
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Heat98
Sixers93
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Bulls81
Suns105
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +21; Q4 PHX +24
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Sonics111
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA -1; Q3 SEA +6; Q4 SEA +3
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Jazz98
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +18; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +8
The lead · Nets-Pistons

Grant Hill scores 32, Detroit holds off New Jersey

Derrick Coleman goes for 21 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-4+2+2DET AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets35262620107
Pistons25323220109
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 9 games: 41, 30, 23, 18, 16, 25, 34, 8, 32DET32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 9 games: 15, 18, 2, 18, 12, 18, 3, 12, 20DET20 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 8 games: 39, 27, 25, 10, 27, 31, 24, 35NJN35 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 8 games: 16, 20, 16, 23, 10, 18, 15, 30NJN30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Sonics combined for 219, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 108, Sonics 111
219
Cavs-CelticsCavs 103, Celtics 114
217
Nets-PistonsNets 107, Pistons 109
216
Mavs-HornetsMavs 99, Hornets 104
203
Heat-SixersHeat 98, Sixers 93
191
Knicks-JazzKnicks 90, Jazz 98
188
Bulls-SunsBulls 81, Suns 105
186
Clippers-WolvesClippers 89, Wolves 85
174
Blazers-MagicBlazers 81, Magic 79
160
6 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-MagicBlazers 81, Magic 79
+2 POR
Nets-PistonsNets 107, Pistons 109
+2 DET
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 108, Sonics 111
+3 SEA
Clippers-WolvesClippers 89, Wolves 85
+4 LAC
Mavs-HornetsMavs 99, Hornets 104
+5 CHH
Heat-SixersHeat 98, Sixers 93
+5 MIA
Knicks-JazzKnicks 90, Jazz 98
+8 UTA
Cavs-CelticsCavs 103, Celtics 114
+11 BOS
Bulls-SunsBulls 81, Suns 105
+24 PHX
BOS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-CelticsBOS won · Cavs 103, Celtics 114
10 pts
Nets-PistonsDET won · Nets 107, Pistons 109
10 pts
Clippers-WolvesLAC won · Clippers 89, Wolves 85
9 pts
Blazers-MagicPOR won · Blazers 81, Magic 79
7 pts
Mavs-HornetsCHH won · Mavs 99, Hornets 104
5 pts
Laettner shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaettnerDET · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Horace GrantSEA · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PennyPHX · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
BrandCHI · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
CummingsGSW · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Nets-Pistons
Nets 107Pistons 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets35262620107
Pistons25323220109
The story
Christian Laettner had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Detroit beat New Jersey 109-107

Johnny Newman led New Jersey with 14 PTS, 2 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Pistons took the second 32-26.

DET lead by quarter
200 −10−4+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Magic
Blazers 81Magic 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1622212281
Magic2223191579
The story
Portland beat Orlando 81-79 behind 13 points and 11 rebounds from Rasheed Wallace

Darrell Armstrong paced Orlando: 13 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 13 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK · 6-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 22-15 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6−7−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Arvydas Sabonis topped the game at 40.5 FPTS: 11 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Warriors-Sonics
Warriors 108Sonics 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32262525108
Sonics36213222111
The story
Gary Payton's 21 points and 11 assists carried Seattle past Golden State, 111-108

For Golden State, Mookie Blaylock had 15 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 11 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 32-25.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +4−1+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.2minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
26.91998–99 avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 1998–99 (50 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg37.4Today

37 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Phoenix by 24.

DET over NJN2POR over ORL2SEA over GSW3LAC over MIN4CHH over DAL5MIA over PHI5UTA over NYK8BOS over CLE11PHX over CHI24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 35

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 8 games: 39, 27, 25, 10, 27, 31, 24, 35Nets-Pistons · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 8 games: 14, 21, 31, 24, 24, 20, 20, 33Jazz-Knicks · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 9 games: 41, 30, 23, 18, 16, 25, 34, 8, 32Pistons-Nets · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 8 games: 30, 11, 15, 19, 26, 19, 19, 30Celtics-Cavs · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 8 games: 16, 20, 16, 23, 10, 18, 15, 30Nets-Pistons · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 9 games: 14, 18, 15, 33, 18, 25, 25, 23, 27Heat-Sixers · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST