FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 28, 1999Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Magic108
Pistons99
Q1 Magic +7; Q2 Magic +7; Q3 Magic +22; Q4 Magic +9
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Sonics102
Q1 Sonics +17; Q2 Sonics +12; Q3 Sonics +20; Q4 Sonics +11
The lead · Magic-Pistons

Orlando beats Detroit, 108–99

Gary Payton goes for 31 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+7+22+9Magic AHEAD ↑Pistons AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic31263615108
Pistons2426212899
Who led
Michael DoleacPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 14, 2, 9, 0, 18, 4, 4, 20Magic20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Monty WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 11, 18, 2, 14, 6, 10, 14, 18Magic18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 34, 8, 32, 28, 31, 22, 30, 24Pistons24 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 24, 26, 13, 26, 19, 26, 12, 21Pistons21 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Pacers-Sonics

Seattle leads Indiana wire to wire

Seattle was ahead at every break and won 102–91. Best quarter: the first, 33–16. Gary Payton led Seattle with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sonics-Pacers
Gary Payton · SonicsDale Davis · PacersPTS3119REB815AST81Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Magic-Pistons combined for 207, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-PistonsMagic 108, Pistons 99
207
Pacers-SonicsPacers 91, Sonics 102
193
Magic won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Magic-PistonsMagic 108, Pistons 99
+9 Magic
Pacers-SonicsPacers 91, Sonics 102
+11 Sonics
Patterson shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PattersonSonics · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
DoleacMagic · 20 PTS, 6 REB
62% (8-13)
Horace GrantSonics · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
LaettnerPistons · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Monty WilliamsMagic · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 108Pistons 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic31263615108
Pistons2426212899
The story
Darrell Armstrong's 17 points and 8 assists carried Orlando past Detroit, 108-99

For Detroit, Jerry Stackhouse had 21 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 6-13 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 36-21, was where the Magic built it.

Magic lead by quarter
300 +7+7+22+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill was the fantasy play: 48.2 FPTS on 24 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Final · Pacers-Sonics
Pacers 91Sonics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1626232691
Sonics33213117102
The story
Ruben Patterson had 18 points as Seattle beat Indiana 102-91

Dale Davis led Indiana with 19 PTS, 15 REB 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the first 33-16, their biggest quarter edge.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 +17+12+20+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg20.4Last 3

20.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 31

Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 30, 16, 21, 24, 26, 11, 20, 31Sonics-Pacers · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 34, 8, 32, 28, 31, 22, 30, 24Pistons-Magic · L
25.9 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Horace GrantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 11, 10, 16, 12, 12, 10, 5, 23Sonics-Pacers · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 24, 26, 13, 26, 19, 26, 12, 21Pistons-Magic · L
22.2 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Michael DoleacPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 14, 2, 9, 0, 18, 4, 4, 20Magic-Pistons · W
8.0 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Dale DavisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 13, 8, 10, 12, 19, 21, 14, 19Pacers-Sonics · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST