FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 26, 2000Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: VAN trailed BOS by 11 after the first quarter and won 98–87.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Celtics87
Q1 VAN -11; Q2 VAN -2; Q3 VAN +13; Q4 VAN +11
Final · Box score
Bulls89
Raptors101
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Pistons79
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA +15
On this day · 1999–00Nov 26, 1999: 12 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Nets), 30 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Celtics

Vancouver fights back from 11 down against Boston

Shareef Abdur-Rahim goes for 27 points

Game flow · VAN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-2+13+11VAN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1637271898
Celtics2728122087
Who led
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 22, 17, 11, 15, 19, 22, 29, 27VAN27 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Grant LongPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 4, 2, 4, 10, 4, 4, 9, 14VAN14 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 10, 35, 26, 20, 25, 17, 9, 16, 41, 27BOS27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 15, 26, 22, 26, 13, 13, 25, 18BOS18 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Jazz-Pistons

Utah handles Detroit by 15

The Jazz won the fourth quarter 31–12. Final: 94–79. Karl Malone led Utah with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
VAN over BOS11TOR over CHI12UTA over DET15Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over DET.
The night in charts
Bulls-Raptors combined for 190, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 89, Raptors 101
190
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 98, Celtics 87
185
Jazz-PistonsJazz 94, Pistons 79
173
VAN won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 98, Celtics 87
+11 VAN
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 89, Raptors 101
+12 TOR
Jazz-PistonsJazz 94, Pistons 79
+15 UTA
VAN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-CelticsVAN won · Grizzlies 98, Celtics 87
11 pts
Jazz-PistonsUTA won · Jazz 94, Pistons 79
4 pts
Oakley shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OakleyTOR · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RussellUTA · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
BrandCHI · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
54% (14-26)
LongVAN · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
54% (7-13)
Abdur-RahimVAN · 27 PTS, 21 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Grizzlies-Celtics
Grizzlies 98Celtics 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1637271898
Celtics2728122087
The story
Mike Bibby had 13 points and 12 assists as Vancouver beat Boston 98-87

Antoine Walker led Boston with 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 13 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB · 6-12 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 27-12.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −11−2+13+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 89Raptors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2718202489
Raptors29242127101
The story
Antonio Davis' 18 points carried Toronto past Chicago, 101-89

For Chicago, Elton Brand had 31 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK · 5-7 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 24-18, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +2+8+9+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mark Jackson was the fantasy play: 46.2 FPTS on 11 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST

Final · Jazz-Pistons
Jazz 94Pistons 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2814213194
Pistons2913251279
The story
Utah beat Detroit 94-79 behind 24 points and 12 rebounds from Karl Malone

Ben Wallace paced Detroit: 17 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 11-22 FG

The swing

A 31-12 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −10−4+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 12 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
40.7Season avg29.7Last 3

29.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.7 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.1minutes, today vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
8.91999–00 avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 1999–00 (48 games). Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 37

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 17, 38, 29, 25, 22, 32, 31, 37Pistons-Jazz · L
28.5 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 8, 16, 22, 23, 17, 26, 16, 31Bulls-Raptors · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 22, 17, 11, 15, 19, 22, 29, 27Grizzlies-Celtics · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 10, 35, 26, 20, 25, 17, 9, 16, 41, 27Celtics-Grizzlies · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 31, 21, 15, 15, 26, 13, 20, 24Jazz-Pistons · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 23, 12, 3, 6, 14, 2, 14, 20Bulls-Raptors · L
10.8 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST