FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 22, 2000Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NJN by 5 after the first quarter and won 97–85.

Final · Box score
Rockets81
Celtics96
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Knicks74
Hawks78
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Sixers73
Hornets88
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH +10; Q3 CHH +16; Q4 CHH +15
Final · Box score
Cavs86
Heat67
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +19
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Bucks84
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Wolves101
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Sonics85
Spurs112
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +30; Q4 SAS +27
Final · Box score
Nets85
Suns97
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets78
Jazz116
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +30; Q4 UTA +38
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Lakers111
Q1 LAL +16; Q2 LAL +27; Q3 LAL +29; Q4 LAL +20
Final · Box score
Bulls71
Kings100
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +29
On this day · 1999–00Nov 22, 1999: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Spurs), 35 points.
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The lead · Nets-Suns

Phoenix beats New Jersey, 97–85

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 15 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+5+18+12PHX AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2914162685
Suns2424292097
Who led
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 30, 15, 15, 15, 10, 23, 23, 17PHX17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 10, 23, 24, 18, 19, 20, 20, 15PHX15 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 33, 31, 32, 41, 24, 31, 20, 28, 30NJN30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 3, 18, 16, 2, 22, 6, 11, 15, 8, 17NJN17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Lakers combined for 202, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-LakersWarriors 91, Lakers 111
202
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 100, Wolves 101
201
Sonics-SpursSonics 85, Spurs 112
197
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 78, Jazz 116
194
Nets-SunsNets 85, Suns 97
182
Rockets-CelticsRockets 81, Celtics 96
177
Blazers-BucksBlazers 93, Bucks 84
177
Bulls-KingsBulls 71, Kings 100
171
Sixers-HornetsSixers 73, Hornets 88
161
Cavs-HeatCavs 86, Heat 67
153
Knicks-HawksKnicks 74, Hawks 78
152
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 100, Wolves 101
+1 MIN
Knicks-HawksKnicks 74, Hawks 78
+4 ATL
Blazers-BucksBlazers 93, Bucks 84
+9 POR
Nets-SunsNets 85, Suns 97
+12 PHX
Rockets-CelticsRockets 81, Celtics 96
+15 BOS
Sixers-HornetsSixers 73, Hornets 88
+15 CHH
Cavs-HeatCavs 86, Heat 67
+19 CLE
Warriors-LakersWarriors 91, Lakers 111
+20 LAL
Sonics-SpursSonics 85, Spurs 112
+27 SAS
Bulls-KingsBulls 71, Kings 100
+29 SAC
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 78, Jazz 116
+38 UTA
PHX rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-SunsPHX won · Nets 85, Suns 97
5 pts
Sonics-SpursSAS won · Sonics 85, Spurs 112
4 pts
Grizzlies-WolvesMIN won · Grizzlies 100, Wolves 101
4 pts
Bibby shot 14-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BibbyVAN · 37 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
78% (14-18)
KobeLAL · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
ShaqLAL · 15 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 6 BLK
64% (7-11)
EllisMIN · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
BillupsMIN · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
60% (9-15)
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 100Wolves 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies27232228100
Wolves23243222101
The story
Kevin Garnett had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota beat Vancouver 101-100

Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Vancouver with 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 32-22.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −4−3+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 74Hawks 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1713172774
Hawks1920271278
The story
Atlanta beat New York 78-74 behind 19 points from Jim Jackson

Allan Houston paced New York: 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 6-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 27-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +2+9+19+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Hornets
Sixers 73Hornets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1814212073
Hornets1923271988
The story
Elden Campbell's 22 points and 11 rebounds carried Charlotte past Philadelphia, 88-73

Baron Davis chipped in 12 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 8 BLK · 7-12 FG

The swing

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

CHH lead by quarter
200 +1+10+16+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 10 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.2minutes, last 2 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
32.71999–00 avg11.5Last 2

11.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 32.7 in 1999–00 (54 games). Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Wolves

Minnesota edges Vancouver by one

Vancouver won the fourth 28–22, but Minnesota held on, 101–100. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over VAN1ATL over NYK4POR over MIL9PHX over NJN12BOS over HOU15CHH over PHI15CLE over MIA19LAL over GSW20SAS over SEA27SAC over CHI29UTA over DEN38Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over VAN.
Top performances

Mike Bibby leads the day with 37

Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 13, 9, 10, 11, 11, 7, 18, 37Grizzlies-Wolves · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 15, 32, 37, 31, 31, 32, 22, 31Lakers-Warriors · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 33, 31, 32, 41, 24, 31, 20, 28, 30Nets-Suns · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 9 games: 23, 27, 31, 15, 29, 27, 35, 23, 29Kings-Bulls · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 10, 37, 23, 25, 15, 28, 16, 21, 28Warriors-Lakers · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 22, 26, 24, 22, 24, 32, 25, 24Wolves-Grizzlies · W
25.1 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST