FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 15, 2001Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 3 after three quarters and won 83–74.

Final · Box score
Mavs89
Pistons115
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +25; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +26
Final · Box score
Heat74
Knicks83
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Grizzlies85
Q1 POR +7; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Magic101
Nuggets82
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +19
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers98
Rockets97
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +1
On this day · 2000–01Nov 15, 2000: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Nets-Heat), 31 points.
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The lead · Heat-Knicks

Miami's skid reaches four

Jerry Stackhouse goes for 28 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12+2-3+9NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat172821874
Knicks2918162083
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 9 games: 22, 15, 5, 17, 14, 17, 17, 23, 17NYK17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 9 games: 28, 19, 17, 14, 14, 18, 7, 10, 16NYK16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 8 games: 20, 10, 17, 25, 29, 12, 20, 22MIA22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 8 games: 8, 8, 11, 6, 5, 8, 12, 13MIA13 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Lakers-Rockets

Lakers need overtime to survive Houston

Tied 87–87 after regulation. Lakers won the final period 11–10 for a 98–97 win. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Rockets
Kobe Bryant · LALSteve Francis · HOUPTS3126REB312AST55Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Mavs-Pistons combined for 204, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-PistonsMavs 89, Pistons 115
204
Lakers-RocketsLakers 98, Rockets 97
195
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 101, Grizzlies 85
186
Magic-NuggetsMagic 101, Nuggets 82
183
Heat-KnicksHeat 74, Knicks 83
157
LAL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Lakers-RocketsLakers 98, Rockets 97
+1 LAL
Heat-KnicksHeat 74, Knicks 83
+9 NYK
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 101, Grizzlies 85
+16 POR
Magic-NuggetsMagic 101, Nuggets 82
+19 ORL
Mavs-PistonsMavs 89, Pistons 115
+26 DET
Battier shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BattierMEM · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 BLK
77% (10-13)
RebracaDET · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
WellsPOR · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Clifford RobinsonDET · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 98Rockets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers252222181198
Rockets221727211097
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 30 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Houston 98-97 in OT

Steve Francis led Houston with 26 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 13-24 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the second 22-17, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+8+30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 101Grizzlies 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26182334101
Grizzlies1925231885
The story
Portland beat Memphis 101-85 behind 27 points from Rasheed Wallace

Lorenzen Wright paced Memphis: 12 PTS, 10 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 10-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +700+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shane Battier topped the game at 51.8 FPTS: 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Final · Mavs-Pistons
Mavs 89Pistons 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2512302289
Pistons30321934115
The story
Clifford Robinson's 24 points carried Detroit past Dallas, 115-89

For Dallas, Michael Finley had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-12, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
300 +5+25+14+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg45.1Today

45 minutes today, against 29.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 7 games: 29, 39, 24, 38, 13, 28, 31Lakers-Rockets · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 7 games: 29, 31, 36, 30, 20, 38, 30Lakers-Rockets · W
30.6 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Shane BattierPoints, last 8 games: 7, 22, 11, 10, 4, 2, 11, 30Grizzlies-Blazers · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 7 games: 27, 34, 24, 28, 6, 29, 28Pistons-Mavs · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 21, 16, 26, 9, 12, 27, 14, 27Blazers-Grizzlies · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 9 games: 23, 32, 20, 13, 22, 18, 7, 32, 26Rockets-Lakers · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST