FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 5, 2000Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed LAC by 3 after three quarters and won 108–103.

Final · Box score
Rockets99
Suns104
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 1999–00Nov 5, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Wolves-Kings), 34 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal posts 39 and 14 as Lakers beat Clippers

Lamar Odom goes for 19 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+3-3+5LAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers14312335103
Lakers23251743108
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 4 games: 36, 34, 27, 39LAL39 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 4 games: 13, 10, 2, 22LAL22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 4 games: 9, 17, 13, 19LAC19 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Jeff McInnisPoints, last 4 games: 20, 14, 12, 19LAC19 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Rockets-Suns

Phoenix leads Houston wire to wire

Phoenix was ahead at every break and won 104–99. Best quarter: the fourth, 29–35. Clifford Robinson led Phoenix with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Rockets
Clifford Robinson · PHXCuttino Mobley · HOUPTS3027REB45AST22Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Clippers-Lakers combined for 211, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-LakersClippers 103, Lakers 108
211
Rockets-SunsRockets 99, Suns 104
203
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-LakersClippers 103, Lakers 108
+5 LAL
Rockets-SunsRockets 99, Suns 104
+5 PHX
Rogers shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RogersPHX · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
NesbyLAC · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
MobleyHOU · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
McInnisLAC · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
FrancisHOU · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
50% (7-14)
Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 103Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers14312335103
Lakers23251743108
The story
Kobe Bryant had 21 points as Los Angeles beat Los Angeles 108-103

Tyrone Nesby led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 6-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 23-14, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +9+3−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 99Suns 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2221213599
Suns26252429104
The story
Clifford Robinson's 30 points carried Phoenix past Houston, 104-99

For Houston, Steve Francis had 24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-22, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+8+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
20.81999–00 avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 1999–00 (53 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Season avg41.1Today

41 minutes today, against 31.4 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−5.3points, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Points per game
13.31999–00 avg8.0Last 3

8.0 points a game over his last three games, against 13.3 in 1999–00 (73 games). Today: 17 points in 36 minutes.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 39

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 4 games: 36, 34, 27, 39Lakers-Clippers · W
34.0 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 4 games: 26, 12, 12, 30Suns-Rockets · W
20.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 4 games: 33, 14, 9, 27Rockets-Suns · L
20.8 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 4 games: 15, 12, 21, 24Rockets-Suns · L
18.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 4 games: 13, 10, 2, 22Lakers-Clippers · W
11.8 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 4 games: 14, 31, 22, 21Lakers-Clippers · W
22.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST