FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 13, 2001Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed MIN by 5 after the first quarter and won 107–103.

Final · Box score
Nets91
Pacers82
Q1 NJN +16; Q2 NJN +10; Q3 NJN +6; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Sixers82
Heat76
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Blazers82
Knicks89
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK -4; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Cavs107
Wolves103
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Kings95
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Rockets86
Spurs90
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Nuggets101
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Suns92
Sonics91
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +1
On this day · 2000–01Nov 13, 2000: 2 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Nets-Blazers), 24 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Wolves

Cleveland handles Minnesota by 4

Steve Francis goes for 32 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+40+4CLE AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs22242734107
Wolves27153130103
Who led
Andre MillerPoints, last 8 games: 9, 22, 30, 20, 19, 15, 19, 29CLE29 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 7 games: 6, 11, 0, 22, 12, 21, 22CLE22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 7 games: 12, 30, 37, 19, 15, 20, 28MIN28 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 7 games: 12, 22, 12, 35, 13, 19, 19MIN19 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New Jersey by 9.

PHX over SEA1CLE over MIN4SAS over HOU4PHI over MIA6NYK over POR7DEN over CHI8NJN over IND9SAC over TOR9Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Cavs-Wolves combined for 210, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-WolvesCavs 107, Wolves 103
210
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 93, Nuggets 101
194
Suns-SonicsSuns 92, Sonics 91
183
Raptors-KingsRaptors 86, Kings 95
181
Rockets-SpursRockets 86, Spurs 90
176
Nets-PacersNets 91, Pacers 82
173
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 82, Knicks 89
171
Sixers-HeatSixers 82, Heat 76
158
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-SonicsSuns 92, Sonics 91
+1 PHX
Rockets-SpursRockets 86, Spurs 90
+4 SAS
Cavs-WolvesCavs 107, Wolves 103
+4 CLE
Sixers-HeatSixers 82, Heat 76
+6 PHI
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 82, Knicks 89
+7 NYK
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 93, Nuggets 101
+8 DEN
Nets-PacersNets 91, Pacers 82
+9 NJN
Raptors-KingsRaptors 86, Kings 95
+9 SAC
CLE rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-WolvesCLE won · Cavs 107, Wolves 103
5 pts
Suns-SonicsPHX won · Suns 92, Sonics 91
4 pts
Blazers-KnicksNYK won · Blazers 82, Knicks 89
4 pts
LaFrentz shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaFrentzDEN · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
ChristieSAC · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KGMIN · 28 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
PennyPHX · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Brad MillerCHI · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Suns-Sonics
Suns 92Sonics 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2024262292
Sonics2023311791
The story
Stephon Marbury had 24 points and 12 assists as Phoenix beat Seattle 92-91

Gary Payton led Seattle with 27 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB · 8-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 22-17.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0+1−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion led the game in fantasy with 45.6 FPTS (25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 86Spurs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets159273586
Spurs2124252090
The story
Tim Duncan's 19 points carried San Antonio past Houston, 90-86

For Houston, Kevin Willis had 17 PTS, 10 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 7-21 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 24-9, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +6+21+19+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Wolves
Cavs 107Wolves 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs22242734107
Wolves27153130103
The story
Cleveland beat Minnesota 107-103 behind 29 points and 11 assists from Andre Miller

Terrell Brandon paced Minnesota: 14 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB · 8-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-15 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −5+40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 2 vs 2000–01 avg
Points per game
7.42000–01 avg14.5Last 2

14.5 points a game over his last two games, against 7.4 in 2000–01 (67 games). Today: 12 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Steve Francis leads the day with 32

Steve FrancisPoints, last 8 games: 23, 32, 20, 13, 22, 18, 7, 32Rockets-Spurs · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 8 games: 9, 22, 30, 20, 19, 15, 19, 29Cavs-Wolves · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 7 games: 12, 30, 37, 19, 15, 20, 28Wolves-Cavs · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 9 games: 18, 25, 14, 32, 24, 19, 30, 32, 27Sonics-Suns · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 8 games: 1, 26, 25, 31, 26, 13, 31, 26Suns-Sonics · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 7 games: 24, 7, 8, 9, 8, 22, 25Bulls-Nuggets · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST