FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 20, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed LAC by 2 after the first quarter and won 86–85.

Final · Box score
Sixers114
Celtics90
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +24
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Raptors64
Q1 CHH +6; Q2 CHH +18; Q3 CHH +22; Q4 CHH +36
Final · Box score
Mavs107
Jazz98
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets95
Grizzlies92
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Nets86
Clippers85
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +1
On this day · 1999–00Nov 20, 1999: 11 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Bucks), 40 points.
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The lead · Nets-Clippers

New Jersey holds off Clippers, 86–85

Allen Iverson goes for 26 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+2+8+1NJN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2219232286
Clippers2415172985
Who led
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 33, 33, 31, 32, 41, 24, 31, 20, 28NJN28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 8, 20, 11, 2, 18, 4, 15, 19NJN19 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 6, 25, 10, 18, 16, 21, 27, 24LAC24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Michael OlowokandiPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 2, 14, 6, 4, 4, 14, 2, 14LAC14 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Grizzlies

Denver leads Vancouver wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 95–92. Best quarter: the first, 32–30. Antonio McDyess led Denver with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NJN over LAC1DEN over VAN3DAL over UTA9PHI over BOS24CHH over TOR36Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over VAN.
The night in charts
Mavs-Jazz combined for 205, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-JazzMavs 107, Jazz 98
205
Sixers-CelticsSixers 114, Celtics 90
204
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 95, Grizzlies 92
187
Nets-ClippersNets 86, Clippers 85
171
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 100, Raptors 64
164
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-ClippersNets 86, Clippers 85
+1 NJN
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 95, Grizzlies 92
+3 DEN
Mavs-JazzMavs 107, Jazz 98
+9 DAL
Sixers-CelticsSixers 114, Celtics 90
+24 PHI
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 100, Raptors 64
+36 CHH
McDyess shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McDyessDEN · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
HarringtonVAN · 13 PTS, 4 REB
60% (6-10)
RichardsonLAC · 13 PTS, 4 REB
60% (6-10)
MashburnCHH · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
FinleyDAL · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
55% (11-20)
Final · Nets-Clippers
Nets 86Clippers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2219232286
Clippers2415172985
The story
Stephon Marbury had 28 points and 9 assists as New Jersey beat Los Angeles 86-85

Derek Strong led Los Angeles with 13 REB, 8 PTS 28 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 12-24 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the third 23-17, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −2+2+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamar Odom led the game in fantasy with 50.7 FPTS (24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 95Grizzlies 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3223202095
Grizzlies3024112792
The story
Nick Van Exel's 20 points and 14 assists carried Denver past Vancouver, 95-92

For Vancouver, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 19 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 14 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-20 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 20-11, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +2+1+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 114Celtics 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27322728114
Celtics2123242290
The story
Philadelphia beat Boston 114-90 behind 21 points from Theo Ratliff

Tony Battie paced Boston: 15 PTS, 12 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK · 8-9 FG

The swing

A 32-23 second quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +6+15+18+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.7Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 10 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg41.0Today

41 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 29

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 10, 20, 12, 9, 7, 26, 16, 29Mavs-Jazz · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 33, 33, 31, 32, 41, 24, 31, 20, 28Nets-Clippers · W
28.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 29, 23, 28, 18, 17, 22, 19, 26Sixers-Celtics · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 7, 25, 18, 31, 18, 21, 17, 25Hornets-Raptors · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 6, 25, 10, 18, 16, 21, 27, 24Clippers-Nets · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Eric WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 5, 9, 2, 9, 4, 6, 0, 22Celtics-Sixers · L
5.9 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST