FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 17, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SEA by 13 at halftime and won 99–95.

Final · Box score
Warriors92
Pacers90
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Heat73
Sixers94
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +21
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Celtics106
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Hornets89
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +7
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs94
Wolves99
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Cavs76
Bucks89
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Suns85
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Sonics95
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL -13; Q3 DAL -7; Q4 DAL +4
On this day · 1999–00Nov 17, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Nets-Pistons), 35 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Sonics

Dallas rallies from 13 down to beat Seattle

Kevin Garnett goes for 32 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-13-7+4DAL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2916272799
Sonics2830211695
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 20, 18, 5, 18, 16, 16, 15, 28DAL28 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 20, 26, 10, 20, 12, 9, 7, 26DAL26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 25, 23, 22, 17, 22, 29, 25, 22SEA22 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 17, 28, 16, 19, 21, 12, 22, 19SEA19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Philadelphia by 21.

GSW over IND2DAL over SEA4MIN over SAS5NYK over PHX5BOS over ATL7DET over CHH7MIL over CLE13PHI over MIA21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Hawks-Celtics combined for 205, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-CelticsHawks 99, Celtics 106
205
Mavs-SonicsMavs 99, Sonics 95
194
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 94, Wolves 99
193
Pistons-HornetsPistons 96, Hornets 89
185
Warriors-PacersWarriors 92, Pacers 90
182
Knicks-SunsKnicks 90, Suns 85
175
Heat-SixersHeat 73, Sixers 94
167
Cavs-BucksCavs 76, Bucks 89
165
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-PacersWarriors 92, Pacers 90
+2 GSW
Mavs-SonicsMavs 99, Sonics 95
+4 DAL
Knicks-SunsKnicks 90, Suns 85
+5 NYK
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 94, Wolves 99
+5 MIN
Pistons-HornetsPistons 96, Hornets 89
+7 DET
Hawks-CelticsHawks 99, Celtics 106
+7 BOS
Cavs-BucksCavs 76, Bucks 89
+13 MIL
Heat-SixersHeat 73, Sixers 94
+21 PHI
DAL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-SonicsDAL won · Mavs 99, Sonics 95
13 pts
Pistons-HornetsDET won · Pistons 96, Hornets 89
10 pts
Hawks-CelticsBOS won · Hawks 99, Celtics 106
8 pts
Heat-SixersPHI won · Heat 73, Sixers 94
5 pts
KG shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (12-18)
ReggieIND · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
PeelerMIN · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
BradleyDAL · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Mavs-Sonics
Mavs 99Sonics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2916272799
Sonics2830211695
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 28 points and 14 rebounds carried Dallas past Seattle, 99-95

For Seattle, Gary Payton had 22 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB 28 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 10-19 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 27-16.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +1−13−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 94Wolves 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs162719221094
Wolves222130111599
The story
Anthony Peeler had 21 points as Minnesota beat San Antonio 99-94 in OT

Terry Porter led San Antonio with 16 PTS, 3 AST 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 9-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the third 30-19, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +60+110+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Suns
Knicks 90Suns 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1525203090
Suns1215263285
The story
New York beat Phoenix 90-85 behind 12 points from Charlie Ward

Clifford Robinson paced Phoenix: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 12 PTS, 5 STL, 4 AST, 3 REB · 3-6 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +3+13+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion topped the game at 54.5 FPTS: 20 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.9Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg20.2Last 3

20.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 9 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 6.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 32

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 9 games: 28, 21, 28, 22, 26, 24, 22, 24, 32Wolves-Spurs · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 8 games: 27, 13, 20, 41, 23, 24, 30, 30Pacers-Warriors · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 20, 18, 5, 18, 16, 16, 15, 28Mavs-Sonics · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 9 games: 13, 12, 32, 10, 37, 23, 25, 15, 28Warriors-Pacers · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 20, 26, 10, 20, 12, 9, 7, 26Mavs-Sonics · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 8 games: 28, 30, 10, 10, 35, 26, 20, 25Celtics-Hawks · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST