FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 23, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed VAN by 9 at halftime and won 89–87.

Final · Box score
Heat106
Hawks113
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Cavs103
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Rockets119
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +20
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Clippers100
Q1 LAC +15; Q2 LAC +16; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Raptors93
Suns94
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Nets92
Kings105
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Wizards89
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS -9; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 WAS +2
The lead · Grizzlies-Wizards

Washington climbs back to beat Vancouver

Chris Webber posts a triple-double

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8-9-6+2WAS AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1631231787
Wizards2414262589
Who led
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 8, 9, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 19WAS19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Ike AustinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 8, 14, 10, 3, 0, 20, 14, 16WAS16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 22, 16, 20, 8, 6, 15, 13, 25VAN25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 27, 22, 21, 19, 24, 31, 15, 23VAN23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Rockets rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat Dallas by 20.

PHX over TOR1WAS over VAN2CLE over POR3LAC over NYK5ATL over MIA7SAC over NJN13HOU over DAL20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Heat-Hawks combined for 219, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-HawksHeat 106, Hawks 113
219
Mavs-RocketsMavs 99, Rockets 119
218
Blazers-CavsBlazers 100, Cavs 103
203
Nets-KingsNets 92, Kings 105
197
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 95, Clippers 100
195
Raptors-SunsRaptors 93, Suns 94
187
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 87, Wizards 89
176
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-SunsRaptors 93, Suns 94
+1 PHX
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 87, Wizards 89
+2 WAS
Blazers-CavsBlazers 100, Cavs 103
+3 CLE
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 95, Clippers 100
+5 LAC
Heat-HawksHeat 106, Hawks 113
+7 ATL
Nets-KingsNets 92, Kings 105
+13 SAC
Mavs-RocketsMavs 99, Rockets 119
+20 HOU
WAS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WizardsWAS won · Grizzlies 87, Wizards 89
9 pts
Raptors-SunsPHX won · Raptors 93, Suns 94
6 pts
Nets-KingsSAC won · Nets 92, Kings 105
4 pts
Heat-HawksATL won · Heat 106, Hawks 113
1 pt
Funderburke shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FunderburkeSAC · 18 PTS, 9 REB
90% (9-10)
TerryATL · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
BarkleyHOU · 26 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
DirkDAL · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
WebberSAC · 26 PTS, 22 REB, 10 AST, 4 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Raptors-Suns
Raptors 93Suns 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2627172393
Suns2225262194
The story
Jason Kidd's 16 points and 15 assists carried Phoenix past Toronto, 94-93

For Toronto, Kevin Willis had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 15 AST, 7 REB · 4-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 26-17.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −4−6+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Clippers
Knicks 95Clippers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2425252195
Clippers39261916100
The story
Lamar Odom had 24 points as Los Angeles beat New York 100-95

Kurt Thomas led New York with 18 PTS, 9 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 8-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 39-24, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +15+16+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Kings
Nets 92Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3020251792
Kings26342916105
The story
Sacramento beat New Jersey 105-92 behind 16 points from Nick Anderson

Keith Van Horn paced New Jersey: 17 REB, 12 PTS, 3 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 6-13 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −4+10+14+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 12 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg23.4Last 3

23.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 32

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 20, 14, 6, 26, 24, 14, 14, 32Knicks-Clippers · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 9 games: 19, 18, 28, 5, 14, 24, 15, 10, 32Hawks-Heat · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 10, 27, 31, 24, 35, 26, 22, 31Nets-Kings · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 6, 23, 13, 16, 16, 17, 16, 31Mavs-Rockets · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 19, 4, 28, 28, 16, 24, 19, 29Mavs-Rockets · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 8, 25, 22, 14, 27, 12, 29, 28Cavs-Blazers · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST