FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 14, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed POR by 8 at halftime and won 99–97.

Final · Box score
Blazers97
Hawks99
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Warriors86
Cavs96
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +10
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets86
Heat89
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Magic82
Kings96
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +14
Final · Box score
Bulls83
Rockets110
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +27
Final · Box score
Jazz79
Spurs86
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Lakers119
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +16
Final · Box score
Knicks75
Sonics96
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +9; Q4 SEA +21
On this day · 1999–00Nov 14, 1999: 5 games. Top scorer: Chris Webber (Kings-Nuggets), 32 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Hawks

Atlanta climbs back to beat Portland

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 34 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-8+4+2ATL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2631142697
Hawks1930262499
Who led
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 5 games: 19, 18, 7, 4, 20ATL20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 8 games: 10, 16, 10, 15, 14, 17, 34, 14ATL14 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 9 games: 26, 20, 16, 24, 16, 15, 8, 16, 25POR25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 9 games: 7, 5, 21, 8, 11, 15, 23, 6, 14POR14 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Magic-Kings

Sacramento extends win streak to 5

96–82 over Orlando. Record: 7–2. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · SAC
W@ CHI100–81L@ CLE100–102W@ DET100–93L@ MIN91–99Wvs POR79–75Wvs GSW115–84W@ GSW114–107Wvs DAL109–84Wvs ORL96–82
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 222, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 103, Lakers 119
222
Blazers-HawksBlazers 97, Hawks 99
196
Bulls-RocketsBulls 83, Rockets 110
193
Warriors-CavsWarriors 86, Cavs 96
182
Magic-KingsMagic 82, Kings 96
178
Hornets-HeatHornets 86, Heat 89
175
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 75, Sonics 96
171
Jazz-SpursJazz 79, Spurs 86
165
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-HawksBlazers 97, Hawks 99
+2 ATL
Hornets-HeatHornets 86, Heat 89
+3 MIA
Jazz-SpursJazz 79, Spurs 86
+7 SAS
Warriors-CavsWarriors 86, Cavs 96
+10 CLE
Magic-KingsMagic 82, Kings 96
+14 SAC
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 103, Lakers 119
+16 LAL
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 75, Sonics 96
+21 SEA
Bulls-RocketsBulls 83, Rockets 110
+27 HOU
ATL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-HawksATL won · Blazers 97, Hawks 99
8 pts
Magic-KingsSAC won · Magic 82, Kings 96
6 pts
Warriors-CavsCLE won · Warriors 86, Cavs 96
2 pts
Hornets-HeatMIA won · Hornets 86, Heat 89
2 pts
Pollard shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PollardSAC · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
CambyNYK · 20 PTS, 17 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
ShaqLAL · 34 PTS, 19 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
76% (16-21)
MobleyHOU · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
McDyessDEN · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
Final · Blazers-Hawks
Blazers 97Hawks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2631142697
Hawks1930262499
The story
Lorenzen Wright's 20 points carried Atlanta past Portland, 99-97

For Portland, Damon Stoudamire had 14 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 4 REB · 8-13 FG

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 26-14.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −7−8+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace was the fantasy play: 49.0 FPTS on 25 PTS, 5 REB

Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 86Heat 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets26152021486
Heat24301216789
The story
Anthony Mason had 16 points as Miami beat Charlotte 89-86 in OT

David Wesley led Charlotte with 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 7-14 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Heat took the second 30-15.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2+13+50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Elden Campbell led the game in fantasy with 44.4 FPTS (17 REB, 15 PTS, 4 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 103Lakers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29281828103
Lakers32283128119
The story
Los Angeles beat Denver 119-103 behind 31 points and 9 assists from Kobe Bryant

Antonio McDyess paced Denver: 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 12-23 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+3+16+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 6 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
34.21999–00 avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.2 in 1999–00 (80 games). Today: 14 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 34

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 8 games: 36, 34, 27, 39, 24, 13, 14, 34Lakers-Nuggets · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 8 games: 14, 31, 22, 21, 15, 32, 37, 31Lakers-Nuggets · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 8 games: 23, 13, 30, 12, 7, 25, 18, 31Hornets-Heat · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 9 games: 15, 12, 21, 24, 23, 19, 9, 10, 28Rockets-Bulls · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 7 games: 10, 0, 12, 11, 14, 22, 28Nuggets-Lakers · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 9 games: 23, 23, 11, 22, 2, 27, 16, 28, 27Kings-Magic · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST