FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 27, 1999Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 7 at halftime and won 94–84.

Final · Box score
Celtics84
Hawks94
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL -7; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Hornets89
Cavs106
Q1 CLE +19; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Bulls83
Mavs95
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Raptors106
Warriors88
Q1 TOR +18; Q2 TOR +30; Q3 TOR +20; Q4 TOR +18
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Clippers71
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +18; Q3 POR +24; Q4 POR +17
Final · Box score
Wizards86
Heat89
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Sixers82
Bucks79
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Wolves113
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +26; Q3 MIN +31; Q4 MIN +31
Final · Box score
Magic96
Knicks99
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Nets90
Suns129
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +19; Q3 PHX +26; Q4 PHX +39
Final · Box score
Nuggets87
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +19
The lead · Celtics-Hawks

Isaiah Rider scores 30 in Atlanta win over Boston

Shawn Marion goes for 27 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-7-5+10ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2821241184
Hawks2220262694
Who led
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 28, 5, 14, 24, 15, 10, 32, 28, 16, 30ATL30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 12, 19, 16, 22, 7, 20, 16, 17ATL17 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 20, 21, 9, 11, 13, 8, 8, 17BOS17 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 24, 11, 25, 18, 11, 15, 27, 16BOS16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Nets-Suns combined for 219, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-SunsNets 90, Suns 129
219
Hornets-CavsHornets 89, Cavs 106
195
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 82, Wolves 113
195
Magic-KnicksMagic 96, Knicks 99
195
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 106, Warriors 88
194
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 87, Spurs 106
193
Celtics-HawksCeltics 84, Hawks 94
178
Bulls-MavsBulls 83, Mavs 95
178
Wizards-HeatWizards 86, Heat 89
175
Sixers-BucksSixers 82, Bucks 79
161
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 88, Clippers 71
159
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-HeatWizards 86, Heat 89
+3 MIA
Sixers-BucksSixers 82, Bucks 79
+3 PHI
Magic-KnicksMagic 96, Knicks 99
+3 NYK
Celtics-HawksCeltics 84, Hawks 94
+10 ATL
Bulls-MavsBulls 83, Mavs 95
+12 DAL
Hornets-CavsHornets 89, Cavs 106
+17 CLE
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 88, Clippers 71
+17 POR
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 106, Warriors 88
+18 TOR
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 87, Spurs 106
+19 SAS
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 82, Wolves 113
+31 MIN
Nets-SunsNets 90, Suns 129
+39 PHX
ATL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HawksATL won · Celtics 84, Hawks 94
7 pts
Sixers-BucksPHI won · Sixers 82, Bucks 79
6 pts
Wizards-HeatMIA won · Wizards 86, Heat 89
2 pts
Magic-KnicksNYK won · Magic 96, Knicks 99
1 pt
Kidd shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KiddPHX · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
Antonio DavisTOR · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
Jaren JacksonSAS · 18 PTS, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Clifford RobinsonPHX · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
KGMIN · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Wizards-Heat
Wizards 86Heat 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2222231986
Heat3018172489
The story
Alonzo Mourning had 30 points as Miami beat Washington 89-86

Mitch Richmond led Washington with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK · 12-20 FG

The swing

The Heat won the first 30-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +8+4−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jamal Mashburn led the game in fantasy with 55.8 FPTS (16 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB)

Final · Magic-Knicks
Magic 96Knicks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2921232396
Knicks3019292199
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 30 points carried New York past Orlando, 99-96

For Orlando, Darrell Armstrong had 16 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 30 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 10-25 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 29-23.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +1−1+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Bucks
Sixers 82Bucks 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1923231782
Bucks2325201179
The story
Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 82-79 behind 18 points from Eric Snow

Sam Cassell paced Milwaukee: 16 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-14 FG

The swing

A 17-11 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −4−6−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ray Allen topped the game at 41.9 FPTS: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
33.11998–99 avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 1998–99 (45 games). Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Season avg32.8Today

33 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 0 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Phoenix by 39.

MIA over WAS3PHI over MIL3NYK over ORL3ATL over BOS10DAL over CHI12CLE over CHH17POR over LAC17TOR over GSW18SAS over DEN19MIN over VAN31PHX over NJN39Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Allan Houston leads the day with 30

Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 16, 20, 23, 13, 17, 24, 11, 30Knicks-Magic · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 28, 5, 14, 24, 15, 10, 32, 28, 16, 30Hawks-Celtics · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 14, 6, 26, 24, 14, 14, 32, 30Knicks-Magic · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 25, 25, 23, 27, 22, 26, 25, 30Heat-Wizards · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 24, 9, 20, 13, 12, 5, 5, 28Raptors-Warriors · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 10, 13, 6, 11, 6, 4, 2, 27Suns-Nets · W
10.3 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST