FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 20, 1999Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CLE by 8 after the first quarter and won 107–98.

Final · Box score
Magic107
Hawks103
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +4
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers100
Hornets96
Q1 POR +2; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR -3; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +4
Final · Box score
Pacers107
Cavs98
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Bulls86
Nuggets95
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Knicks86
Warriors79
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +20; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Heat110
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Jazz111
Bucks100
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Sixers100
Nets96
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Rockets107
Sonics110
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +3
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Wizards89
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +9
The lead · Pacers-Cavs

Indiana rallies from 8 down to beat Cleveland

Dikembe Mutombo goes for 22 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-6+9+9IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers28243124107
Cavs3622162498
Who led
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 7, 17, 17, 16, 12, 28, 6, 22IND22 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 13, 13, 11, 10, 6, 8, 21, 18IND18 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 9 games: 17, 27, 8, 25, 22, 14, 27, 12, 29CLE29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Bob SuraPoints, last 9 games: 15, 13, 13, 7, 15, 23, 14, 18, 21CLE21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Sonics combined for 217, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SonicsRockets 107, Sonics 110
217
Jazz-BucksJazz 111, Bucks 100
211
Magic-HawksMagic 107, Hawks 103
210
Pacers-CavsPacers 107, Cavs 98
205
Celtics-HeatCeltics 92, Heat 110
202
Mavs-SpursMavs 90, Spurs 106
196
Sixers-NetsSixers 100, Nets 96
196
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 100, Hornets 96
196
Clippers-WizardsClippers 98, Wizards 89
187
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 86, Nuggets 95
181
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 86, Warriors 79
165
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-SonicsRockets 107, Sonics 110
+3 SEA
Sixers-NetsSixers 100, Nets 96
+4 PHI
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 100, Hornets 96
+4 POR
Magic-HawksMagic 107, Hawks 103
+4 ORL
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 86, Warriors 79
+7 NYK
Pacers-CavsPacers 107, Cavs 98
+9 IND
Clippers-WizardsClippers 98, Wizards 89
+9 LAC
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 86, Nuggets 95
+9 DEN
Jazz-BucksJazz 111, Bucks 100
+11 UTA
Mavs-SpursMavs 90, Spurs 106
+16 SAS
Celtics-HeatCeltics 92, Heat 110
+18 MIA
IND rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-CavsIND won · Pacers 107, Cavs 98
8 pts
Bulls-NuggetsDEN won · Bulls 86, Nuggets 95
6 pts
Sixers-NetsPHI won · Sixers 100, Nets 96
3 pts
Blazers-HornetsPOR won · Blazers 100, Hornets 96
3 pts
Magic-HawksORL won · Magic 107, Hawks 103
3 pts
Chucky Brown shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Chucky BrownSAS · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MaloneUTA · 40 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
68% (17-25)
ZoMIA · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
StocktonUTA · 18 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
MutomboATL · 22 PTS, 21 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Rockets-Sonics
Rockets 107Sonics 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets25192934107
Sonics28242632110
The story
Gary Payton had 26 points and 10 assists as Seattle beat Houston 110-107

Steve Francis led Houston with 27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-24 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the second 24-19, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +3+8+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Hornets
Blazers 100Hornets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2920191814100
Hornets272222151096
The story
Greg Anthony's 24 points carried Portland past Charlotte, 100-96 in OT

For Charlotte, Eddie Jones had 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 4-7 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Trail Blazers took it 14-10.

POR lead by quarter
200 +20−30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Elden Campbell was the fantasy play: 45.2 FPTS on 24 PTS, 11 REB

Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 107Hawks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25253126107
Hawks28252426103
The story
Orlando beat Atlanta 107-103 behind 28 points and 11 rebounds from Chris Gatling

Jim Jackson paced Atlanta: 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 11-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −3−3+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.0minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
31.81998–99 avg10.8Last 3

10.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.8 in 1998–99 (48 games). Today: 12 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Season avg33.6Today

34 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Bulls-Nuggets

Chicago's skid reaches four

Denver won 95–86; the Bulls fall to 1–9. Antonio McDyess led Denver with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · CHI
Lvs NYK74–84Lvs MIA87–105L@ ATL97–113Lvs PHX80–103L@ PHI86–92Wvs BOS92–91L@ GSW79–99L@ PHX81–105L@ LAL95–103L@ DEN86–95
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 40

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 31, 24, 24, 20, 20, 33, 19, 40Jazz-Bucks · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 37, 46, 35, 30, 39, 24, 26, 37Sixers-Nets · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 9 games: 17, 27, 8, 25, 22, 14, 27, 12, 29Cavs-Pacers · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 2, 22, 0, 12, 31, 21, 0, 28Magic-Hawks · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 9, 26, 22, 27, 18, 3, 16, 27Rockets-Sonics · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 28, 20, 27, 30, 16, 21, 24, 26Sonics-Rockets · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST