FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 8, 2001Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed LAC by 4 after the first quarter and won 119–101.

Final · Box score
Spurs105
Hornets95
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Sonics94
Nets106
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Heat82
Bucks86
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Bulls74
Wolves127
Q1 MIN +20; Q2 MIN +32; Q3 MIN +55; Q4 MIN +53
Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Mavs105
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Sixers72
Rockets77
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Hawks80
Suns108
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +28
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Blazers119
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +18
On this day · 2000–01Nov 8, 2000: 11 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Bucks), 41 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Blazers

Portland tops Clippers in Portland

Eddie Jones goes for 29 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2-2+18POR AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25293017101
Blazers21313037119
Who led
Derek AndersonPoints, last 3 games: 17, 15, 26POR26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 6 games: 7, 33, 30, 26, 21, 24POR24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 6 games: 27, 26, 19, 13, 21, 25LAC25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 6 games: 9, 2, 2, 16, 2, 20LAC20 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Minnesota posts the night's biggest win

Minnesota beat Chicago by 53, the widest margin of 8 games.

MIL over MIA4HOU over PHI5SAS over CHH10NJN over SEA12DAL over DEN14POR over LAC18PHX over ATL28MIN over CHI53Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Clippers-Blazers combined for 220, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-BlazersClippers 101, Blazers 119
220
Bulls-WolvesBulls 74, Wolves 127
201
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 105, Hornets 95
200
Sonics-NetsSonics 94, Nets 106
200
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 91, Mavs 105
196
Hawks-SunsHawks 80, Suns 108
188
Heat-BucksHeat 82, Bucks 86
168
Sixers-RocketsSixers 72, Rockets 77
149
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-BucksHeat 82, Bucks 86
+4 MIL
Sixers-RocketsSixers 72, Rockets 77
+5 HOU
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 105, Hornets 95
+10 SAS
Sonics-NetsSonics 94, Nets 106
+12 NJN
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 91, Mavs 105
+14 DAL
Clippers-BlazersClippers 101, Blazers 119
+18 POR
Hawks-SunsHawks 80, Suns 108
+28 PHX
Bulls-WolvesBulls 74, Wolves 127
+53 MIN
POR rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-BlazersPOR won · Clippers 101, Blazers 119
4 pts
Spurs-HornetsSAS won · Spurs 105, Hornets 95
2 pts
Sonics-NetsNJN won · Sonics 94, Nets 106
1 pt
MacCulloch shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MacCullochNJN · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
MarionPHX · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
77% (10-13)
Joe SmithMIN · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BrandLAC · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Heat-Bucks
Heat 82Bucks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1923241682
Bucks2121251986
The story
Glenn Robinson had 26 points as Milwaukee beat Miami 86-82

Anthony Carter led Miami with 11 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the fourth 19-16, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +20+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Rockets
Sixers 72Rockets 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1520201772
Rockets1916291377
The story
Kenny Thomas' 14 points carried Houston past Philadelphia, 77-72

For Philadelphia, Dikembe Mutombo had 18 REB, 16 PTS 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 BLK · 5-8 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 29-20, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +40+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Suns
Hawks 80Suns 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1926152080
Suns30222729108
The story
Phoenix beat Atlanta 108-80 behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from Shawn Marion

Dion Glover paced Atlanta: 22 PTS, 6 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 10-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +11+7+19+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs 2000–01 avg
Minutes per game
22.32000–01 avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 2000–01 (70 games). Today: 7 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg34.1Today

34 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Rebounding up
+7.6rebounds, today vs 2000–01 avg
Rebounds per game
2.42000–01 avg10Today

10 rebounds today in 19 minutes, against 2.4 a game in 2000–01 (40 games).

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 33

Tim DuncanPoints, last 6 games: 15, 22, 29, 17, 26, 33Spurs-Hornets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 5 games: 21, 30, 0, 34, 33Mavs-Nuggets · W
23.6 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Todd MacCullochPoints, last 5 games: 5, 12, 4, 6, 29Nets-Sonics · W
11.2 PPG season to date
Career high29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 5 games: 20, 10, 17, 25, 29Heat-Bucks · L
20.2 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 4 games: 28, 21, 24, 26Bucks-Heat · W
24.8 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 3 games: 17, 15, 26Blazers-Clippers · W
19.3 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST