FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 24, 2000Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed GSW by 11 at halftime and won 80–74.

Final · Box score
Sixers76
Hawks67
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +9
Final · OT · Box score
Magic98
Celtics103
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Heat80
Cavs85
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Pistons118
Q1 DET +18; Q2 DET +20; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +22
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Pacers99
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Hornets106
Bucks90
Q1 CHH +3; Q2 CHH +19; Q3 CHH +21; Q4 CHH +16
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Nuggets102
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Warriors74
Suns80
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -11; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Clippers81
Sonics98
Q1 Sonics 0; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +17
Final · Box score
Nets85
Jazz97
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Lakers115
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 1999–00Nov 24, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Jazz), 39 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Suns

Phoenix rallies from 11 down to beat Golden State

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 28 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-110+6PHX AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2320121974
Suns1814232580
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 23, 24, 18, 19, 20, 20, 15, 19PHX19 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 10, 19, 15, 15, 18, 15, 8, 18PHX18 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 8, 17, 22, 19, 17, 25, 16, 18GSW18 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 37, 23, 25, 15, 28, 16, 21, 28, 17GSW17 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Lakers combined for 223, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-LakersWolves 108, Lakers 115
223
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 96, Pistons 118
214
Magic-CelticsMagic 98, Celtics 103
201
Hornets-BucksHornets 106, Bucks 90
196
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 92, Nuggets 102
194
Wizards-PacersWizards 87, Pacers 99
186
Nets-JazzNets 85, Jazz 97
182
Clippers-SonicsClippers 81, Sonics 98
179
Heat-CavsHeat 80, Cavs 85
165
Warriors-SunsWarriors 74, Suns 80
154
Sixers-HawksSixers 76, Hawks 67
143
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-CavsHeat 80, Cavs 85
+5 CLE
Magic-CelticsMagic 98, Celtics 103
+5 BOS
Warriors-SunsWarriors 74, Suns 80
+6 PHX
Wolves-LakersWolves 108, Lakers 115
+7 LAL
Sixers-HawksSixers 76, Hawks 67
+9 PHI
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 92, Nuggets 102
+10 DEN
Nets-JazzNets 85, Jazz 97
+12 UTA
Wizards-PacersWizards 87, Pacers 99
+12 IND
Hornets-BucksHornets 106, Bucks 90
+16 CHH
Clippers-SonicsClippers 81, Sonics 98
+17 SEA
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 96, Pistons 118
+22 DET
PHX erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-SunsPHX won · Warriors 74, Suns 80
11 pts
Spurs-NuggetsDEN won · Spurs 92, Nuggets 102
4 pts
Wizards-PacersIND won · Wizards 87, Pacers 99
3 pts
Magic-CelticsBOS won · Magic 98, Celtics 103
2 pts
Heat-CavsCLE won · Heat 80, Cavs 85
1 pt
Joe Smith shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe SmithDET · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
ShaqLAL · 28 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
67% (12-18)
Van ExelDEN · 27 PTS, 13 AST, 9 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
MaloneUTA · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
64% (7-11)
IlgauskasCLE · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 6 BLK, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 98Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic22242419998
Celtics2029211914103
The story
Antoine Walker had 25 points and 14 rebounds as Boston beat Orlando 103-98 in OT

Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 9-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Celtics took the second 29-24.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2+300+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 80Cavs 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2120211880
Cavs2119242185
The story
Cleveland beat Miami 85-80 behind 14 points from Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Brian Grant paced Miami: 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 7 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 24-21 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0−1+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eddie Jones topped the game at 49.5 FPTS: 19 PTS, 3 AST

Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 74Suns 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2320121974
Suns1814232580
The story
Shawn Marion's 19 points and 16 rebounds carried Phoenix past Golden State, 80-74

For Golden State, Larry Hughes had 18 PTS, 11 REB 19 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 9-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 23-12.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −5−110+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, today vs 1999–00 avg
Points per game
9.91999–00 avg20Today

20 points today in 20 minutes, against 9.9 a game in 1999–00 (78 games).

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
32.71999–00 avg13.8Last 3

13.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 1999–00 (54 games). Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.6Season avg26.5Today

27 minutes today, against 5.6 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Detroit by 22.

BOS over ORL5CLE over MIA5PHX over GSW6LAL over MIN7PHI over ATL9DEN over SAS10IND over WAS12UTA over NJN12CHH over MIL16SEA over LAC17DET over VAN22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 41

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 35, 26, 20, 25, 17, 9, 16, 41Celtics-Magic · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 17, 36, 29, 17, 38, 29, 25, 22, 32, 31Pistons-Grizzlies · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 18, 22, 17, 11, 15, 19, 22, 29Grizzlies-Pistons · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 32, 37, 31, 31, 32, 22, 31, 29Lakers-Wolves · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 39, 24, 13, 14, 34, 33, 14, 15, 28Lakers-Wolves · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 23, 14, 17, 15, 15, 20, 7, 27Nuggets-Spurs · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST