FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 9, 2001Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NYK by 15 at halftime and won 103–95.

Final · Box score
Knicks95
Pacers103
Q1 IND -10; Q2 IND -15; Q3 IND -5; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Wizards100
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Sonics94
Celtics104
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Kings105
Magic115
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Rockets81
Nuggets108
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +27
Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Lakers110
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +27; Q4 LAL +24
On this day · 2000–01Nov 9, 2000: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Nets-Pistons), 32 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Pacers

Indiana erases 15-point lead, steals one from New York

Tracy McGrady goes for 44 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-15-5+8IND AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3030161995
Pacers20252632103
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 7 games: 9, 25, 17, 21, 22, 16, 22IND22 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 7 games: 43, 19, 24, 17, 26, 18, 22IND22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 6 games: 28, 19, 17, 14, 14, 18NYK18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 6 games: 22, 15, 5, 17, 14, 17NYK17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Magic combined for 220, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-MagicKings 105, Magic 115
220
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 109, Wizards 100
209
Knicks-PacersKnicks 95, Pacers 103
198
Sonics-CelticsSonics 94, Celtics 104
198
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 86, Lakers 110
196
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 81, Nuggets 108
189
IND won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Knicks-PacersKnicks 95, Pacers 103
+8 IND
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 109, Wizards 100
+9 GSW
Sonics-CelticsSonics 94, Celtics 104
+10 BOS
Kings-MagicKings 105, Magic 115
+10 ORL
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 86, Lakers 110
+24 LAL
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 81, Nuggets 108
+27 DEN
IND erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-PacersIND won · Knicks 95, Pacers 103
15 pts
Kings-MagicORL won · Kings 105, Magic 115
7 pts
Warriors-WizardsGSW won · Warriors 109, Wizards 100
1 pt
Sonics-CelticsBOS won · Sonics 94, Celtics 104
1 pt
Swift shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SwiftMEM · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
MedvedenkoLAL · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Kenny ThomasHOU · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Lindsey HunterLAL · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
RiderDEN · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
63% (12-19)
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 95Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3030161995
Pacers20252632103
The story
Jermaine O'Neal's 22 points and 16 rebounds carried Indiana past New York, 103-95

For New York, Mark Jackson had 11 AST, 9 PTS, 5 REB 22 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 32-19.

IND lead by quarter
200 −10−15−5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Magic
Kings 105Magic 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings35182824105
Magic28332727115
The story
Mike Miller had 18 points as Orlando beat Sacramento 115-105

Vlade Divac led Sacramento with 15 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Magic took the second 33-18.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −7+8+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Celtics
Sonics 94Celtics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1529292194
Celtics26242232104
The story
Boston beat Seattle 104-94 behind 35 points from Paul Pierce

Vin Baker paced Seattle: 23 PTS, 8 REB 35 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 13-26 FG, 8-12 3PT

The swing

A 26-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +11+6−1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton topped the game at 59.5 FPTS: 30 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, today vs 2000–01 avg
Points per game
11.92000–01 avg18Today

18 points today in 33 minutes, against 11.9 a game in 2000–01 (82 games).

Losing minutes
−20.9minutes, last 3 vs 2000–01 avg
Minutes per game
29.22000–01 avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 2000–01 (80 games). Today: 6 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 8. Widest: Denver by 27.

IND over NYK8GSW over WAS9BOS over SEA10ORL over SAC10LAL over MEM24DEN over HOU27Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 44

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 6 games: 23, 11, 22, 27, 20, 44Magic-Kings · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high44 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 6 games: 29, 36, 16, 33, 14, 35Celtics-Sonics · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 6 games: 19, 31, 20, 19, 32, 32Wizards-Warriors · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 6 games: 26, 24, 11, 32, 36, 31Kings-Magic · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 7 games: 18, 25, 14, 32, 24, 19, 30Sonics-Celtics · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 6 games: 27, 44, 32, 25, 13, 28Nuggets-Rockets · W
28.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST