FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 2, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed MIN by 10 at halftime and won 103–91.

Final · Box score
Hawks69
Knicks94
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +25
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Mavs94
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Wolves91
Spurs103
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS -10; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Rockets115
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +21; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +22
Final · Box score
Warriors97
Nuggets101
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Blazers82
Suns108
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +19; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +26
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Clippers91
Q1 VAN +7; Q2 VAN +13; Q3 VAN +14; Q4 VAN +8
On this day · 1999–00Nov 2, 1999: 13 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Heat), 41 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Spurs

San Antonio rallies from 10 down to beat Minnesota

Walt Williams goes for 28 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-100+12SAS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2431191791
Spurs23222929103
Who led
Derek AndersonPoints, last 2 games: 9, 29SAS29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 2 games: 16, 24SAS24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 2 games: 28, 21MIN21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 2 games: 22, 19MIN19 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
The night in charts
Bucks-Rockets combined for 208, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-RocketsBucks 93, Rockets 115
208
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 97, Nuggets 101
198
Wolves-SpursWolves 91, Spurs 103
194
Blazers-SunsBlazers 82, Suns 108
190
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 99, Clippers 91
190
Pacers-MavsPacers 88, Mavs 94
182
Hawks-KnicksHawks 69, Knicks 94
163
DEN won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 97, Nuggets 101
+4 DEN
Pacers-MavsPacers 88, Mavs 94
+6 DAL
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 99, Clippers 91
+8 VAN
Wolves-SpursWolves 91, Spurs 103
+12 SAS
Bucks-RocketsBucks 93, Rockets 115
+22 HOU
Hawks-KnicksHawks 69, Knicks 94
+25 NYK
Blazers-SunsBlazers 82, Suns 108
+26 PHX
SAS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SpursSAS won · Wolves 91, Spurs 103
10 pts
Warriors-NuggetsDEN won · Warriors 97, Nuggets 101
6 pts
Rice shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RiceNYK · 21 PTS, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
HarringtonVAN · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
DuncanSAS · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
KempPOR · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 97Nuggets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2033212397
Nuggets24232925101
The story
Denver beat Golden State 101-97 behind 23 points and 8 assists from Nick Van Exel

Larry Hughes paced Golden State: 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 8-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4−6+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Mavs
Pacers 88Mavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1924202588
Mavs3215212694
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 15 points as Dallas beat Indiana 94-88

Reggie Miller led Indiana with 13 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 5-13 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 32-19, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +13+4+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 91Spurs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2431191791
Spurs23222929103
The story
Derek Anderson's 29 points carried San Antonio past Minnesota, 103-91

For Minnesota, Kevin Garnett had 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-17, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1−100+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.6points, last 2 vs 1999–00 avg
Points per game
8.91999–00 avg22.5Last 2

22.5 points a game over his last two games, against 8.9 in 1999–00 (82 games). Today: 30 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.8minutes, last 2 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
29.81999–00 avg9.0Last 2

9.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.8 in 1999–00 (68 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
22.91999–00 avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in 1999–00 (81 games). Line: 12 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Phoenix by 26.

DEN over GSW4DAL over IND6VAN over LAC8SAS over MIN12HOU over MIL22NYK over ATL25PHX over POR26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Travis Best leads the day with 30

Travis BestPoints, last 2 games: 15, 30Pacers-Mavs · L
22.5 PPG season to date
Career high30 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 2 games: 9, 29Spurs-Wolves · W
19.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 2 games: 8, 28Rockets-Bucks · W
18.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 2 games: 3, 25Rockets-Bucks · W
14.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 2 games: 16, 24Spurs-Wolves · W
20.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 2 games: 11, 24Bucks-Rockets · L
17.5 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST