FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 12, 2001Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Warriors86
Grizzlies79
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Magic98
Jazz105
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +7
On this day · 2000–01Nov 12, 2000: 5 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Sonics), 38 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Grizzlies

Golden State beats Memphis, 86–79

Greg Ostertag goes for 14 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+9+3+7GSW AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2027162386
Grizzlies1721221979
Who led
Danny FortsonPoints, last 8 games: 15, 12, 6, 17, 8, 16, 3, 20GSW20 PTS · 22 REB · 1 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 8 games: 2, 16, 20, 5, 7, 11, 12, 17GSW17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 7 games: 17, 14, 33, 17, 22, 12, 19MEM19 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 7 games: 4, 14, 2, 27, 24, 12, 16MEM16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Magic-Jazz

Utah leads Orlando wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 105–98. Best quarter: the fourth, 34–31. Karl Malone led Utah with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Jazz-Magic
Karl Malone · UTADarrell Armstrong · ORLPTS2918REB90AST43Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Magic-Jazz combined for 203, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-JazzMagic 98, Jazz 105
203
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 86, Grizzlies 79
165
GSW won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 86, Grizzlies 79
+7 GSW
Magic-JazzMagic 98, Jazz 105
+7 UTA
Pau shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauMEM · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
MillsGSW · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
FortsonGSW · 22 REB, 20 PTS, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
ArmstrongORL · 18 PTS, 3 AST
50% (7-14)
SwiftMEM · 12 PTS, 2 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Magic-Jazz
Magic 98Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1826233198
Jazz24212634105
The story
Andrei Kirilenko had 13 points as Utah beat Orlando 105-98

Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 13 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 3-6 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 24-18, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6+1+4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Grizzlies
Warriors 86Grizzlies 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2027162386
Grizzlies1721221979
The story
Danny Fortson's 22 rebounds and 20 points carried Golden State past Memphis, 86-79

For Memphis, Jason Williams had 13 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 22 REB, 20 PTS, 1 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 27-21, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3+9+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lorenzen Wright was the fantasy play: 41.5 FPTS on 19 PTS, 15 REB

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.1Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 7 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 21 minutes.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 29

Karl MalonePoints, last 8 games: 15, 16, 28, 26, 14, 27, 23, 29Jazz-Magic · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Danny FortsonPoints, last 8 games: 15, 12, 6, 17, 8, 16, 3, 20Warriors-Grizzlies · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 22 REB · 1 AST
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 7 games: 17, 14, 33, 17, 22, 12, 19Grizzlies-Warriors · L
19.1 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 8 games: 16, 23, 8, 17, 6, 10, 14, 18Magic-Jazz · L
14.0 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 8 games: 23, 11, 22, 27, 20, 44, 22, 17Magic-Jazz · L
23.2 PPG season to date · −7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 8 games: 2, 16, 20, 5, 7, 11, 12, 17Warriors-Grizzlies · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST