FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 24, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed PHI by 12 at halftime and won 101–93.

Final · Box score
Spurs121
Celtics98
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +31; Q4 SAS +23
Final · Box score
Grizzlies73
Hornets89
Q1 CHH -2; Q2 CHH +5; Q3 CHH +12; Q4 CHH +16
Final · Box score
Raptors84
Nuggets109
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +25
Final · Box score
Nets92
Warriors84
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Jazz82
Lakers90
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Hawks91
Heat93
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Bucks102
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Wolves81
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Magic112
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Sixers93
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS -12; Q3 WAS -1; Q4 WAS +8
The lead · Wizards-Sixers

Washington fights back from 12 down against Philadelphia

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 39 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-12-1+8WAS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards25192829101
Sixers2729172093
Who led
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 4, 15, 12, 2, 4, 2, 7, 19WAS19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Ike AustinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 14, 10, 3, 0, 20, 14, 16, 15WAS15 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 8, 7, 7, 6, 6, 10, 4, 17PHI17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 7, 8, 6, 10, 13, 8, 16, 15, 15PHI15 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Denver posts the night's biggest win

Denver beat Toronto by 25, the widest margin of 10 games.

MIA over ATL2MIL over CHI7POR over MIN7NJN over GSW8LAL over UTA8WAS over PHI8ORL over DAL12CHH over VAN16SAS over BOS23DEN over TOR25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Spurs-Celtics combined for 219, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 121, Celtics 98
219
Mavs-MagicMavs 100, Magic 112
212
Bulls-BucksBulls 95, Bucks 102
197
Wizards-SixersWizards 101, Sixers 93
194
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 84, Nuggets 109
193
Hawks-HeatHawks 91, Heat 93
184
Nets-WarriorsNets 92, Warriors 84
176
Jazz-LakersJazz 82, Lakers 90
172
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 88, Wolves 81
169
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 73, Hornets 89
162
MIA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Hawks-HeatHawks 91, Heat 93
+2 MIA
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 88, Wolves 81
+7 POR
Bulls-BucksBulls 95, Bucks 102
+7 MIL
Jazz-LakersJazz 82, Lakers 90
+8 LAL
Nets-WarriorsNets 92, Warriors 84
+8 NJN
Wizards-SixersWizards 101, Sixers 93
+8 WAS
Mavs-MagicMavs 100, Magic 112
+12 ORL
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 73, Hornets 89
+16 CHH
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 121, Celtics 98
+23 SAS
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 84, Nuggets 109
+25 DEN
WAS erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-SixersWAS won · Wizards 101, Sixers 93
12 pts
Hawks-HeatMIA won · Hawks 91, Heat 93
7 pts
Bulls-BucksMIL won · Bulls 95, Bucks 102
5 pts
Blazers-WolvesPOR won · Blazers 88, Wolves 81
4 pts
Grizzlies-HornetsCHH won · Grizzlies 73, Hornets 89
2 pts
Elie shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ElieSAS · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
83% (10-12)
DuncanSAS · 31 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
SzczerbiakMIN · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
MutomboATL · 20 PTS, 18 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
DirkDAL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 91Heat 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1927212491
Heat1920282693
The story
Alonzo Mourning had 25 points and 13 rebounds as Miami beat Atlanta 93-91

Isaiah Rider led Atlanta with 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 11-26 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Heat took the third 28-21.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0−70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dikembe Mutombo led the game in fantasy with 55.6 FPTS (20 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Wizards-Sixers
Wizards 101Sixers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards25192829101
Sixers2729172093
The story
Ike Austin's 15 points carried Washington past Philadelphia, 101-93

For Philadelphia, Larry Hughes had 15 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 4-9 FG

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 28-17.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −2−12−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 82Lakers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1217272682
Lakers2117302290
The story
Los Angeles beat Utah 90-82 behind 21 points from Glen Rice

Karl Malone paced Utah: 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 5-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 21-12 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +9+9+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.8Season avg37.4Last 5

37.4 points a game over his last five games, against 27.8 in 11 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg42.6Today

43 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 39

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 27, 6, 23, 34, 36, 41, 37, 39Lakers-Jazz · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 4, 28, 28, 16, 24, 19, 29, 35Mavs-Magic · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 12, 20, 22, 29, 13, 18, 21, 33Magic-Mavs · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 22, 22, 32, 22, 29, 14, 26, 31Spurs-Celtics · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 28, 5, 14, 24, 15, 10, 32, 28Hawks-Heat · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 9 games: 7, 14, 23, 18, 11, 4, 19, 6, 26Wolves-Blazers · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST