FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 6, 2001Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed MEM by 5 after the first quarter and won 113–101.

Final · Box score
Kings115
Cavs99
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +18; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Sixers77
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +10
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics85
Heat87
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Wolves104
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Magic89
Spurs104
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Mavs110
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +17; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Rockets99
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Suns113
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Jazz83
Blazers101
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +18
On this day · 2000–01Nov 6, 2000: 5 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Sonics), 31 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Suns

Memphis's skid reaches four

Kevin Garnett goes for 19 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-5-4+12PHX AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies33242816101
Suns28242932113
Who led
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 5 games: 1, 26, 25, 31, 26PHX26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 5 games: 20, 14, 17, 8, 24PHX24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 4 games: 4, 14, 2, 27MEM27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 4 games: 17, 14, 33, 17MEM17 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Suns combined for 214
Points by game
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 101, Suns 113
214
Kings-CavsKings 115, Cavs 99
214
Hornets-MavsHornets 92, Mavs 110
202
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 94, Wolves 104
198
Magic-SpursMagic 89, Spurs 104
193
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 93, Rockets 99
192
Jazz-BlazersJazz 83, Blazers 101
184
Sonics-HeatSonics 85, Heat 87
172
Pacers-SixersPacers 87, Sixers 77
164
MIA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Sonics-HeatSonics 85, Heat 87
+2 MIA
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 93, Rockets 99
+6 HOU
Pacers-SixersPacers 87, Sixers 77
+10 IND
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 94, Wolves 104
+10 MIN
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 101, Suns 113
+12 PHX
Magic-SpursMagic 89, Spurs 104
+15 SAS
Kings-CavsKings 115, Cavs 99
+16 SAC
Jazz-BlazersJazz 83, Blazers 101
+18 POR
Hornets-MavsHornets 92, Mavs 110
+18 DAL
PHX rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-SunsPHX won · Grizzlies 101, Suns 113
5 pts
Pacers-SixersIND won · Pacers 87, Sixers 77
2 pts
Avery Johnson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Avery JohnsonDEN · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
SzczerbiakMIN · 35 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
74% (14-19)
ClaxtonPHI · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
RobinsonSAS · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Sonics-Heat
Sonics 85Heat 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics19182419585
Heat25192313787
The story
Eddie Jones had 25 points as Miami beat Seattle 87-85 in OT

Gary Payton led Seattle with 24 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 8-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 25-19, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +6+7+60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 93Rockets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2424222393
Rockets2830192299
The story
Houston beat Denver 99-93 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Steve Francis

Raef LaFrentz paced Denver: 18 PTS, 14 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 9-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4+10+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 101Suns 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies33242816101
Suns28242932113
The story
Anfernee Hardaway's 26 points carried Phoenix past Memphis, 113-101

For Memphis, Lorenzen Wright had 17 PTS, 14 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 8-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 32-16.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −5−5−4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol was the fantasy play: 50.0 FPTS on 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
15.3Season avg20.2Last 4

20.2 points a game over his last four games, against 15.3 in 3 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 2 vs 2000–01 avg
Minutes per game
29.22000–01 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.2 in 2000–01 (80 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg39.6Today

40 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Sixers

Indiana handles Philadelphia by 10

The Pacers won the second quarter 25–14. Final: 87–77. Jalen Rose led Indiana with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over SEA2HOU over DEN6IND over PHI10MIN over NYK10PHX over MEM12SAS over ORL15SAC over CLE16DAL over CHH18POR over UTA18Final margin, points. Pink = IND over PHI.
Top performances

Wally Szczerbiak leads the day with 35

Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 4 games: 12, 22, 12, 35Wolves-Knicks · W
20.2 PPG season to date
Career high35 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 4 games: 21, 30, 0, 34Mavs-Hornets · W
21.2 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 4 games: 26, 24, 11, 32Kings-Cavs · W
23.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 5 games: 34, 15, 17, 24, 31Mavs-Hornets · W
24.2 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 4 games: 4, 14, 2, 27Grizzlies-Suns · L
11.8 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 5 games: 15, 22, 29, 17, 26Spurs-Magic · W
21.8 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST