FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 18, 1999Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed HOU by 14 after the first quarter and won 128–110.

Final · Box score
Lakers82
Nuggets93
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Kings128
Rockets110
Q1 SAC -14; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +18
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Bucks99
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Sonics110
Grizzlies108
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA -4; Q3 SEA -6; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Raptors81
Wizards92
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +11
The lead · Kings-Rockets

Sacramento climbs out of a 14-point hole against Houston

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 36 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-5+2+18SAC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23353832128
Rockets37263116110
Who led
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 6 games: 15, 17, 18, 16, 10, 23SAC23 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 6 games: 11, 10, 7, 0, 3, 20SAC20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 13, 16, 15, 12, 15, 18, 13, 31HOU31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 9 games: 13, 8, 18, 18, 5, 15, 18, 7, 16HOU16 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Sonics-Grizzlies

Seattle takes over late to edge Vancouver

Down 6 after three, Seattle won the fourth 32–24. Final: 110–108. Vernon Maxwell led Seattle with 27 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
SEA over VAN2DEN over LAL11MIL over SAS11WAS over TOR11SAC over HOU18Final margin, points. Pink = SEA over VAN.
The night in charts
Kings-Rockets combined for 238, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-RocketsKings 128, Rockets 110
238
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 110, Grizzlies 108
218
Spurs-BucksSpurs 88, Bucks 99
187
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 82, Nuggets 93
175
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 81, Wizards 92
173
SEA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 110, Grizzlies 108
+2 SEA
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 82, Nuggets 93
+11 DEN
Spurs-BucksSpurs 88, Bucks 99
+11 MIL
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 81, Wizards 92
+11 WAS
Kings-RocketsKings 128, Rockets 110
+18 SAC
SAC erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-RocketsSAC won · Kings 128, Rockets 110
14 pts
Sonics-GrizzliesSEA won · Sonics 110, Grizzlies 108
6 pts
Lakers-NuggetsDEN won · Lakers 82, Nuggets 93
5 pts
Abdur-Rahim shot 12-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Abdur-RahimVAN · 31 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST
63% (12-19)
ShaqLAL · 36 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
63% (17-27)
PejaSAC · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
HarringtonVAN · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
McDyessDEN · 15 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Sonics-Grizzlies
Sonics 110Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics31202732110
Grizzlies28272924108
The story
Gary Payton's 24 points and 10 assists carried Seattle past Vancouver, 110-108

For Vancouver, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 31 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB · 7-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 32-24.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +3−4−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 82Nuggets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2220172382
Nuggets1722302493
The story
Denver beat Los Angeles 93-82 behind 24 points from Ron Mercer

Derek Fisher paced Los Angeles: 15 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 9-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −5−3+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 128Rockets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23353832128
Rockets37263116110
The story
Jason Williams had 23 points and 10 assists as Sacramento beat Houston 128-110

Steve Francis led Houston with 16 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 7-15 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the fourth 32-16, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −14−5+2+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hakeem Olajuwon led the game in fantasy with 52.6 FPTS (31 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.1Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.1 in 9 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 2 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
28.21998–99 avg15.5Last 2

15.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.2 in 1998–99 (49 games). Today: 11 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 24.8 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 36

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 9 games: 23, 28, 21, 30, 27, 6, 23, 34, 36Lakers-Nuggets · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 8 games: 19, 19, 27, 22, 21, 19, 24, 31Grizzlies-Sonics · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 13, 16, 15, 12, 15, 18, 13, 31Rockets-Kings · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 14, 15, 19, 22, 22, 32, 22, 29Spurs-Bucks · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 18, 11, 24, 10, 7, 21, 12, 27Sonics-Grizzlies · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 9 games: 19, 31, 26, 18, 24, 20, 22, 19, 26Bucks-Spurs · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST