FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 7, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CHI by 8 after the first quarter and won 88–83.

Final · Box score
Celtics75
Raptors105
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +31; Q4 TOR +30
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Bucks89
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Bulls83
Q1 WAS -8; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Lakers74
Rockets84
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Spurs81
Suns100
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +19
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Blazers97
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +9
On this day · 1999–00Nov 7, 1999: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Mavs), 30 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Bulls

Washington turns it around against Chicago

Rasheed Wallace goes for 16 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-1+6+5WAS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1426222688
Bulls2219152783
Who led
Rod StricklandPoints, last 5 games: 10, 18, 12, 16, 21WAS21 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Chris WhitneyPoints, last 5 games: 5, 2, 0, 0, 17WAS17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Khalid El-AminPoints, last 4 games: 11, 4, 0, 21CHI21 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 4 games: 16, 20, 19, 15CHI15 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Hawks-Blazers

Portland never trails at a break against Atlanta

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 97–88. Steven Smith led Portland with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over CHI5POR over ATL9HOU over LAL10NYK over MIL14PHX over SAS19TOR over BOS30Final margin, points. Pink = POR over ATL.
The night in charts
Knicks-Bucks combined for 192, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-BucksKnicks 103, Bucks 89
192
Hawks-BlazersHawks 88, Blazers 97
185
Spurs-SunsSpurs 81, Suns 100
181
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 75, Raptors 105
180
Wizards-BullsWizards 88, Bulls 83
171
Lakers-RocketsLakers 74, Rockets 84
158
WAS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wizards-BullsWizards 88, Bulls 83
+5 WAS
Hawks-BlazersHawks 88, Blazers 97
+9 POR
Lakers-RocketsLakers 74, Rockets 84
+10 HOU
Knicks-BucksKnicks 103, Bucks 89
+14 NYK
Spurs-SunsSpurs 81, Suns 100
+19 PHX
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 75, Raptors 105
+30 TOR
Marion shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarionPHX · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
83% (10-12)
WilliamsonTOR · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
DuncanSAS · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Antonio DavisTOR · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 88Bulls 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1426222688
Bulls2219152783
The story
Rod Strickland had 21 points and 8 assists as Washington beat Chicago 88-83

Khalid El-Amin led Chicago with 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL · 4-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Wizards took the second 26-19.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −8−1+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand led the game in fantasy with 47.8 FPTS (15 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Hawks-Blazers
Hawks 88Blazers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1530172688
Blazers2526271997
The story
Steven Smith's 22 points carried Portland past Atlanta, 97-88

For Atlanta, Jason Terry had 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-15, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +10+6+16+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 81Suns 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2117232081
Suns25282522100
The story
Phoenix beat San Antonio 100-81 behind 23 points from Shawn Marion

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 18 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-12 FG

The swing

A 28-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+15+17+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, last 2 vs 1999–00 avg
Points per game
6.01999–00 avg18.5Last 2

18.5 points a game over his last two games, against 6.0 in 1999–00 (75 games). Today: 18 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 4 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg42.7Today

43 minutes today, against 25.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 24

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 5 games: 36, 34, 27, 39, 24Lakers-Rockets · L
32.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 5 games: 7, 18, 11, 14, 24Raptors-Celtics · W
14.8 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 4 games: 21, 15, 18, 24Knicks-Bucks · W
19.5 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 5 games: 15, 12, 21, 24, 23Rockets-Lakers · W
19.0 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 5 games: 16, 21, 21, 10, 23Suns-Spurs · W
18.2 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 4 games: 12, 7, 15, 23Bucks-Knicks · L
14.2 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST