FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 19, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Kings trailed Mavs by 4 after the first quarter and won 103–94.

Final · Box score
Nets96
Celtics109
Q1 Celtics +4; Q2 Celtics +11; Q3 Celtics +5; Q4 Celtics +13
Final · Box score
Kings103
Mavs94
Q1 Kings -4; Q2 Kings +1; Q3 Kings -3; Q4 Kings +9
Final · Box score
Cavs90
Pistons101
Q1 Pistons +7; Q2 Pistons +17; Q3 Pistons +21; Q4 Pistons +11
Final · Box score
Hawks105
Pacers99
Q1 Hawks +3; Q2 Hawks +2; Q3 Hawks +10; Q4 Hawks +6
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Lakers103
Q1 Lakers +9; Q2 Lakers +9; Q3 Lakers +15; Q4 Lakers +8
Final · Box score
Jazz84
Wolves89
Q1 Wolves +8; Q2 Wolves +5; Q3 Wolves +8; Q4 Wolves +5
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Magic92
Q1 Hornets +3; Q2 Hornets +14; Q3 Hornets +22; Q4 Hornets +11
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Sixers91
Q1 Blazers +8; Q2 Blazers +12; Q3 Blazers +8; Q4 Blazers +6
Final · Box score
Knicks81
Suns96
Q1 Suns +3; Q2 Suns +15; Q3 Suns +17; Q4 Suns +15
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Raptors106
Q1 Raptors +7; Q2 Raptors +8; Q3 Raptors -2; Q4 Raptors +6
The lead · Kings-Mavs

Sacramento extends win streak to 5

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 41 points

Game flow · Kings margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+1-3+9Kings AHEAD ↑Mavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26292028103
Mavs3024241694
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 7 games: 15, 22, 20, 32, 19, 7, 24Kings24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 7 games: 11, 10, 7, 0, 3, 20, 15Kings15 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 23, 29, 19, 4, 28, 28, 16, 24Mavs24 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Robert PackPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 12, 8, 7, 13, 21, 12, 27, 20Mavs20 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Raptors combined for 206, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 100, Raptors 106
206
Nets-CelticsNets 96, Celtics 109
205
Hawks-PacersHawks 105, Pacers 99
204
Bulls-LakersBulls 95, Lakers 103
198
Kings-MavsKings 103, Mavs 94
197
Hornets-MagicHornets 103, Magic 92
195
Cavs-PistonsCavs 90, Pistons 101
191
Blazers-SixersBlazers 97, Sixers 91
188
Knicks-SunsKnicks 81, Suns 96
177
Jazz-WolvesJazz 84, Wolves 89
173
Wolves won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Jazz-WolvesJazz 84, Wolves 89
+5 MIN
Hawks-PacersHawks 105, Pacers 99
+6 Hawks
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 100, Raptors 106
+6 Raptors
Blazers-SixersBlazers 97, Sixers 91
+6 Blazers
Bulls-LakersBulls 95, Lakers 103
+8 Lakers
Kings-MavsKings 103, Mavs 94
+9 Kings
Hornets-MagicHornets 103, Magic 92
+11 Hornets
Cavs-PistonsCavs 90, Pistons 101
+11 Pistons
Nets-CelticsNets 96, Celtics 109
+13 Celtics
Knicks-SunsKnicks 81, Suns 96
+15 Suns
Kings rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-MavsKings won · Kings 103, Mavs 94
4 pts
Clippers-RaptorsRaptors won · Clippers 100, Raptors 106
2 pts
Shaq shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLakers · 41 PTS, 17 REB, 7 BLK, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
Andre MillerCavs · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
GriffinCeltics · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
Monty WilliamsMagic · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Eddie JonesHornets · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Jazz-Wolves
Jazz 84Wolves 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1217282784
Wolves2014312489
The story
Kevin Garnett's 29 points and 11 rebounds carried Minnesota past Utah, 89-84

For Utah, John Stockton had 19 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 20-12, was where the Timberwolves built it.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +8+5+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Raptors
Clippers 100Raptors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers21232828100
Raptors28241836106
The story
Toronto beat Los Angeles 106-100 behind 20 points from Antonio Davis

Troy Hudson paced Los Angeles: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 36-28 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Raptors.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 +7+8−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brian Skinner topped the game at 50.7 FPTS: 18 PTS, 16 REB

Final · Bulls-Lakers
Bulls 95Lakers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2119233295
Lakers30192925103
The story
Glen Rice had 17 points as Los Angeles beat Chicago 103-95

Metta World Peace led Chicago with 20 PTS, 6 REB 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 5-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 30-21, their biggest quarter edge.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +9+9+15+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.7Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−26.3minutes, last 2 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
31.81998–99 avg5.5Last 2

5.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.8 in 1998–99 (48 games). Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Season avg26.2Today

26 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Phoenix by 15.

Wolves over Jazz5Hawks over Pacers6Blazers over Sixers6Raptors over Clippers6Lakers over Bulls8Kings over Mavs9Pistons over Cavs11Hornets over Magic11Celtics over Nets13Suns over Knicks15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 41

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 21, 30, 27, 6, 23, 34, 36, 41Lakers-Bulls · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 8, 26, 33, 24, 12, 20, 24, 30Hornets-Magic · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 9 games: 14, 4, 21, 11, 13, 9, 17, 19, 29Bulls-Lakers · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 6 games: 34, 31, 35, 16, 23, 29Wolves-Jazz · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 41, 30, 23, 18, 16, 25, 34, 8, 32, 28Pistons-Cavs · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Bobby PhillsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 15, 18, 18, 15, 13, 17, 4, 27Hornets-Magic · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST