FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 30, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed NJN by 14 at halftime and won 85–78.

Final · Box score
Mavs99
Cavs106
Q1 CLE +19; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Suns94
Clippers80
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets92
Wolves109
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN -9; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Wizards85
Nets78
Q1 WAS -7; Q2 WAS -14; Q3 WAS -8; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Kings111
Magic102
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Knicks70
Sixers74
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Spurs106
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +19
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Sonics77
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +24
Final · Box score
Hawks107
Raptors89
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +18
The lead · Wizards-Nets

Washington rallies from 14 down to beat New Jersey

Darrell Armstrong goes for 29 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-14-8+7WAS AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1817242685
Nets2524181178
Who led
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 13, 11, 19, 8, 8, 10, 13, 23WAS23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 17, 8, 9, 14, 4, 16, 4, 14WAS14 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 30, 16, 20, 12, 22, 20, 9, 24NJN24 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jamie FeickPoints, last 10 games: 3, 10, 3, 9, 4, 5, 7, 4, 11, 15NJN15 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Wolves

Minnesota climbs out of a 9-point hole against Denver

Down 9 at the half, the Timberwolves won the third quarter 33–16 and the game 109–92. Joe Smith led Minnesota with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Wolves-Nuggets
Joe Smith · MINAntonio McDyess · DENPTS2616REB98AST11Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Kings-Magic combined for 213, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-MagicKings 111, Magic 102
213
Mavs-CavsMavs 99, Cavs 106
205
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 92, Wolves 109
201
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 107, Raptors 89
196
Pistons-SpursPistons 87, Spurs 106
193
Lakers-SonicsLakers 101, Sonics 77
178
Suns-ClippersSuns 94, Clippers 80
174
Wizards-NetsWizards 85, Nets 78
163
Knicks-SixersKnicks 70, Sixers 74
144
PHI won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Knicks-SixersKnicks 70, Sixers 74
+4 PHI
Mavs-CavsMavs 99, Cavs 106
+7 CLE
Wizards-NetsWizards 85, Nets 78
+7 WAS
Kings-MagicKings 111, Magic 102
+9 SAC
Suns-ClippersSuns 94, Clippers 80
+14 PHX
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 92, Wolves 109
+17 MIN
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 107, Raptors 89
+18 ATL
Pistons-SpursPistons 87, Spurs 106
+19 SAS
Lakers-SonicsLakers 101, Sonics 77
+24 LAL
WAS erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-NetsWAS won · Wizards 85, Nets 78
14 pts
Nuggets-WolvesMIN won · Nuggets 92, Wolves 109
9 pts
Pistons-SpursSAS won · Pistons 87, Spurs 106
3 pts
Knicks-SixersPHI won · Knicks 70, Sixers 74
1 pt
Avery Johnson shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Avery JohnsonSAS · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
79% (11-14)
Joe SmithMIN · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
DuncanSAS · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
Grant HillDET · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
67% (12-18)
WebberSAC · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Knicks-Sixers
Knicks 70Sixers 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1714162370
Sixers1615182574
The story
Philadelphia beat New York 74-70 behind 25 points from Larry Hughes

Kurt Thomas paced New York: 16 REB, 4 PTS 25 PTS, 3 REB · 11-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 18-16 third quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −10+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Allan Houston topped the game at 33.7 FPTS: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wizards-Nets
Wizards 85Nets 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1817242685
Nets2524181178
The story
Juwan Howard had 23 points as Washington beat New Jersey 85-78

Keith Van Horn led New Jersey with 24 PTS, 11 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Wizards took the fourth 26-11.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −7−14−8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Cavs
Mavs 99Cavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1924282899
Cavs38192326106
The story
Shawn Kemp's 25 points and 11 rebounds carried Cleveland past Dallas, 106-99

For Dallas, Hubert Davis had 27 PTS, 5 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-19 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 38-19, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +19+14+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Finley was the fantasy play: 53.9 FPTS on 14 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 15 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 2 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
34.21998–99 avg20.4Last 2

20.4 minutes a game over his last two games, against 34.2 in 1998–99 (46 games). Today: 8 points in 34 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg30.8Today

31 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 30

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 8, 32, 28, 31, 22, 30, 24, 30Pistons-Spurs · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 29, 13, 18, 21, 33, 16, 17, 29Magic-Kings · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 22, 29, 14, 26, 31, 23, 17, 28Spurs-Pistons · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 6, 23, 34, 36, 41, 37, 39, 30, 27Lakers-Sonics · W
28.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hubert DavisPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 0, 9, 14, 14, 12, 5, 27Mavs-Cavs · L
7.7 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 4, 2, 7, 8, 4, 18, 16, 26Wolves-Nuggets · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST