FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 16, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 10 after three quarters and won 112–110.

Final · Box score
Blazers86
Raptors80
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Wizards95
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +4
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers112
Kings110
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL -10; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Hornets80
Rockets84
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Bulls85
Nuggets89
Q1 DEN +15; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Magic84
Jazz99
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Clippers76
Grizzlies72
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 LAC +4
On this day · 1999–00Nov 16, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Wizards), 39 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Kings

Shaquille O'Neal scores 33, Lakers rally past Sacramento

Doug Christie goes for 32 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00-4-100+2LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers3023193010112
Kings302725208110
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 9 games: 36, 34, 27, 39, 24, 13, 14, 34, 33LAL33 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 9 games: 14, 31, 22, 21, 15, 32, 37, 31, 31LAL31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 3, 4, 8, 9, 13, 13, 8, 32SAC32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 11, 22, 2, 27, 16, 28, 27, 29SAC29 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Kings combined for 222, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-KingsLakers 112, Kings 110
222
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 99, Wizards 95
194
Magic-JazzMagic 84, Jazz 99
183
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 85, Nuggets 89
174
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 86, Raptors 80
166
Hornets-RocketsHornets 80, Rockets 84
164
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 76, Grizzlies 72
148
5 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-KingsLakers 112, Kings 110
+2 LAL
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 85, Nuggets 89
+4 DEN
Hornets-RocketsHornets 80, Rockets 84
+4 HOU
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 99, Wizards 95
+4 SAS
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 76, Grizzlies 72
+4 LAC
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 86, Raptors 80
+6 POR
Magic-JazzMagic 84, Jazz 99
+15 UTA
LAL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-KingsLAL won · Lakers 112, Kings 110
10 pts
Spurs-WizardsSAS won · Spurs 99, Wizards 95
4 pts
Hornets-RocketsHOU won · Hornets 80, Rockets 84
2 pts
Magic-JazzUTA won · Magic 84, Jazz 99
1 pt
Shaq shot 16-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 33 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
73% (16-22)
MobleyHOU · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
ColemanCHH · 12 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
ArmstrongORL · 16 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Derek AndersonSAS · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 112Kings 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers3023193010112
Kings302725208110
The story
Kobe Bryant had 31 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 112-110 in OT

Jon Barry led Sacramento with 14 PTS, 3 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-23 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 30-20.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0−4−100+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Wizards
Spurs 99Wizards 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2728182699
Wizards3126182095
The story
San Antonio beat Washington 99-95 behind 19 points and 10 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Rod Strickland paced Washington: 24 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK · 9-19 FG

The swing

A 26-20 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4−2−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Raptors
Blazers 86Raptors 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2123182486
Raptors2114232280
The story
Rasheed Wallace's 25 points carried Portland past Toronto, 86-80

Dale Davis chipped in 14 REB, 6 PTS 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 11-22 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 23-14, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 0+9+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 9 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
22.21999–00 avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 1999–00 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Utah by 15.

LAL over SAC2SAS over WAS4HOU over CHH4DEN over CHI4LAC over VAN4POR over TOR6UTA over ORL15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 37

Vince CarterPoints, last 8 games: 26, 25, 33, 34, 23, 32, 26, 37Raptors-Blazers · L
29.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 9 games: 36, 34, 27, 39, 24, 13, 14, 34, 33Lakers-Kings · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 3, 4, 8, 9, 13, 13, 8, 32Kings-Lakers · L
10.5 PPG season to date · +23.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 9 games: 14, 31, 22, 21, 15, 32, 37, 31, 31Lakers-Kings · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 11, 22, 2, 27, 16, 28, 27, 29Kings-Lakers · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 16, 24, 16, 15, 8, 16, 25, 25Blazers-Raptors · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST