FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 18, 2001Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 9 at halftime and won 93–85.

Final · Box score
Knicks86
Clippers99
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +13
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Suns81
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Kings85
Lakers93
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -9; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2000–01Nov 18, 2000: 10 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Bucks), 48 points.
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The lead · Kings-Lakers

Lakers rally from 9 down to beat Sacramento

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-9-4+8LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1925241785
Lakers1520292993
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 9 games: 29, 39, 24, 38, 13, 28, 31, 18, 29LAL29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 9 games: 29, 31, 36, 30, 20, 38, 30, 28, 28LAL28 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 11, 32, 36, 31, 22, 8, 21, 25SAC25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 25, 8, 12, 15, 18, 14, 11, 15SAC15 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Raptors-Suns

Toronto never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 87–81. Vince Carter led Toronto with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over PHX6LAL over SAC8LAC over NYK13Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over PHX.
The night in charts
Knicks-Clippers combined for 185, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 86, Clippers 99
185
Kings-LakersKings 85, Lakers 93
178
Raptors-SunsRaptors 87, Suns 81
168
TOR won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Raptors-SunsRaptors 87, Suns 81
+6 TOR
Kings-LakersKings 85, Lakers 93
+8 LAL
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 86, Clippers 99
+13 LAC
Richardson shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RichardsonLAC · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
SprewellNYK · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
VinceTOR · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
57% (12-21)
ShaqLAL · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
57% (12-21)
PejaSAC · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
55% (11-20)
Final · Raptors-Suns
Raptors 87Suns 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2816271687
Suns1821212181
The story
Morris Peterson had 16 points as Toronto beat Phoenix 87-81

Stephon Marbury led Phoenix with 19 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 6-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 28-18, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +10+5+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 85Lakers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1925241785
Lakers1520292993
The story
Kobe Bryant's 29 points and 8 assists carried Los Angeles past Sacramento, 93-85

For Sacramento, Peja Stojakovic had 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 10-19 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 29-17.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4−9−4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Clippers
Knicks 86Clippers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2016292186
Clippers2125233099
The story
Los Angeles beat New York 99-86 behind 20 points from Elton Brand

Latrell Sprewell paced New York: 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

A 25-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1+10+4+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 9 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 31

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 28, 39, 43, 22, 23, 24, 29, 31Raptors-Suns · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 9 games: 29, 39, 24, 38, 13, 28, 31, 18, 29Lakers-Kings · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 9 games: 29, 31, 36, 30, 20, 38, 30, 28, 28Lakers-Kings · W
30.0 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 11, 32, 36, 31, 22, 8, 21, 25Kings-Lakers · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 8, 24, 21, 6, 25, 20, 14, 24Suns-Raptors · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 14, 14, 18, 7, 10, 16, 25, 22Knicks-Clippers · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST