FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 1, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed TOR by 6 after the first quarter and won 104–98.

Final · Box score
Pistons83
Celtics103
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Sixers104
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Wizards95
Hornets77
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +18
Final · 2OT · Box score
Kings100
Cavs102
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 Cavs 0; OT2 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Magic79
Heat105
Q1 MIA +23; Q2 MIA +24; Q3 MIA +31; Q4 MIA +26
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Sonics112
Q1 SEA +10; Q2 SEA +18; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +13
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Lakers92
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +5
The lead · Raptors-Sixers

Philadelphia beats Toronto, 104–98

Antoine Walker goes for 33 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+6+2+6PHI AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3122202598
Sixers25341629104
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 2 games: 25, 24PHI24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Eric SnowPoints, last 2 games: 11, 16PHI16 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 2 games: 26, 25TOR25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 2 games: 7, 18TOR18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Sonics combined for 211, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 99, Sonics 112
211
Kings-CavsKings 100, Cavs 102
202
Raptors-SixersRaptors 98, Sixers 104
202
Jazz-LakersJazz 97, Lakers 92
189
Pistons-CelticsPistons 83, Celtics 103
186
Magic-HeatMagic 79, Heat 105
184
Wizards-HornetsWizards 95, Hornets 77
172
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-CavsKings 100, Cavs 102
+2 CLE
Jazz-LakersJazz 97, Lakers 92
+5 UTA
Raptors-SixersRaptors 98, Sixers 104
+6 PHI
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 99, Sonics 112
+13 SEA
Wizards-HornetsWizards 95, Hornets 77
+18 WAS
Pistons-CelticsPistons 83, Celtics 103
+20 BOS
Magic-HeatMagic 79, Heat 105
+26 MIA
Payton shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PaytonSEA · 35 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
81% (13-16)
ShaqLAL · 34 PTS, 15 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (14-20)
HamiltonWAS · 23 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Antoine WalkerBOS · 33 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
63% (12-19)
StocktonUTA · 21 PTS, 14 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
60% (9-15)
Final · Kings-Cavs
Kings 100Cavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Kings2323162684100
Cavs2723191986102
The story
Lamond Murray had 18 points as Cleveland beat Sacramento 102-100 in OT

Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 23 PTS, 4 REB 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 27-23, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+4+700+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber led the game in fantasy with 55.1 FPTS (27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 97Lakers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2420213297
Lakers1615253692
The story
John Stockton's 21 points and 14 assists carried Utah past Los Angeles, 97-92

For Los Angeles, Shaquille O'Neal had 34 PTS, 15 REB 21 PTS, 14 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 9-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-16, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +8+13+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 98Sixers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3122202598
Sixers25341629104
The story
Philadelphia beat Toronto 104-98 behind 24 points from Allen Iverson

Vince Carter paced Toronto: 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 9-23 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-22 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −6+6+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, today vs 1999–00 avg
Points per game
20.51999–00 avg33Today

33 points today in 41 minutes, against 20.5 a game in 1999–00 (82 games).

Losing minutes
−22.6minutes, last 2 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
29.11999–00 avg6.5Last 2

6.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.1 in 1999–00 (72 games). Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.6minutes, today vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
14.21999–00 avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 1999–00 (73 games). Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat Orlando by 26, the widest margin of 7 games.

CLE over SAC2UTA over LAL5PHI over TOR6SEA over DEN13WAS over CHH18BOS over DET20MIA over ORL26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 35

Gary PaytonPoints, last 2 games: 27, 35Sonics-Nuggets · W
31.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 2 games: 36, 34Lakers-Jazz · L
35.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerCeltics-Pistons · W
33.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 2 games: 14, 31Lakers-Jazz · L
22.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Paul PierceCeltics-Pistons · W
28.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 2 games: 23, 27Kings-Cavs · L
25.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST