FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 3, 2001Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed LAC by 10 at halftime and won 110–108.

Final · Box score
Sixers76
Wizards90
Q1 WAS -9; Q2 WAS -8; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Heat83
Hawks90
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Hornets85
Nets95
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +10
Final · Box score
Knicks79
Bulls84
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Magic99
Cavs69
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +22; Q3 ORL +23; Q4 ORL +30
Final · Box score
Wolves90
Rockets88
Q1 MIN +12; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Bucks105
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Kings106
Nuggets94
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Jazz91
Sonics74
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Blazers90
Q1 SAS +16; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +16
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors110
Clippers108
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW -10; Q3 GSW -5; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +2
On this day · 2000–01Nov 3, 2000: 6 games. Top scorer: Brian Grant (Heat-Hornets), 33 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Clippers

Golden State needs overtime to survive Clippers

Tim Duncan goes for 29 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-10-50+2GSW AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Warriors2920272212110
Clippers2831221710108
Who led
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 3 games: 23, 18, 29GSW29 PTS · 19 REB · 5 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 3 games: 2, 16, 20GSW20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 3 games: 4, 4, 26LAC26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 3 games: 27, 26, 19LAC19 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Clippers combined for 218, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 110, Clippers 108
218
Celtics-BucksCeltics 99, Bucks 105
204
Kings-NuggetsKings 106, Nuggets 94
200
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 106, Blazers 90
196
Hornets-NetsHornets 85, Nets 95
180
Wolves-RocketsWolves 90, Rockets 88
178
Heat-HawksHeat 83, Hawks 90
173
Magic-CavsMagic 99, Cavs 69
168
Sixers-WizardsSixers 76, Wizards 90
166
Jazz-SonicsJazz 91, Sonics 74
165
Knicks-BullsKnicks 79, Bulls 84
163
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 110, Clippers 108
+2 GSW
Wolves-RocketsWolves 90, Rockets 88
+2 MIN
Knicks-BullsKnicks 79, Bulls 84
+5 CHI
Celtics-BucksCeltics 99, Bucks 105
+6 MIL
Heat-HawksHeat 83, Hawks 90
+7 ATL
Hornets-NetsHornets 85, Nets 95
+10 NJN
Kings-NuggetsKings 106, Nuggets 94
+12 SAC
Sixers-WizardsSixers 76, Wizards 90
+14 WAS
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 106, Blazers 90
+16 SAS
Jazz-SonicsJazz 91, Sonics 74
+17 UTA
Magic-CavsMagic 99, Cavs 69
+30 ORL
GSW erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-ClippersGSW won · Warriors 110, Clippers 108
10 pts
Sixers-WizardsWAS won · Sixers 76, Wizards 90
9 pts
Knicks-BullsCHI won · Knicks 79, Bulls 84
4 pts
Kings-NuggetsSAC won · Kings 106, Nuggets 94
2 pts
Mills shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsGSW · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
Joe JohnsonBOS · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Steven SmithSAS · 36 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
WellsPOR · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
65% (11-17)
RichardsonLAC · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 110Clippers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors2920272212110
Clippers2831221710108
The story
Antawn Jamison had 29 points and 19 rebounds as Golden State beat Los Angeles 110-108 in OT

Elton Brand led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 11 REB 29 PTS, 19 REB, 5 AST · 10-26 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Warriors took the third 27-22.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1−10−50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 90Rockets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2919261690
Rockets1723291988
The story
Wally Szczerbiak's 12 points carried Minnesota past Houston, 90-88

For Houston, Cuttino Mobley had 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-17, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +12+8+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 99Bucks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2123322399
Bucks23322525105
The story
Milwaukee beat Boston 105-99 behind 32 points from Ray Allen

Antoine Walker paced Boston: 29 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 10-19 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

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

MIL lead by quarter
200 +2+11+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce topped the game at 58.3 FPTS: 33 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.6points, last 3 vs 2000–01 avg
Points per game
17.72000–01 avg34.3Last 3

34.3 points a game over his last three games, against 17.7 in 2000–01 (71 games). Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.2minutes, last 2 vs 2000–01 avg
Minutes per game
27.22000–01 avg5.0Last 2

5.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.2 in 2000–01 (48 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs 2000–01 avg
Minutes per game
15.82000–01 avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 2000–01 (58 games). Line: 13 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Wizards

Washington climbs out of a 9-point hole against Philadelphia

Down 9 after one, the Wizards won the third quarter 29–13 and the game 90–76. Richard Hamilton led Washington with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wizards-Sixers
Richard Hamilton · WASSpeedy Claxton · PHIPTS2922REB35AST22Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 37

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 3 games: 12, 30, 37Wolves-Rockets · W
26.3 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 3 games: 19, 11, 36Spurs-Blazers · W
22.0 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 4 games: 29, 36, 16, 33Celtics-Bucks · L
28.5 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 3 games: 27, 44, 32Nuggets-Kings · L
34.3 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 3 games: 32, 31, 32Bucks-Celtics · W
31.7 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 3 games: 7, 33, 30Blazers-Spurs · L
23.3 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST