FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 19, 2001Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · Box score
Nets96
Nuggets99
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Rockets77
Kings113
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +18; Q4 SAC +36
On this day · 2000–01Nov 19, 2000: 4 games. Top scorer: Rasheed Wallace (Blazers-Magic), 37 points.
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The lead · Nets-Nuggets

Nick Van Exel scores 30, Denver wins in overtime

Doug Christie goes for 23 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+2+11+90+3DEN AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nets22162329696
Nuggets24252120999
Who led
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 44, 32, 25, 13, 28, 24, 23, 13, 38, 30DEN30 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 1, 7, 18, 9, 11, 12, 18, 12, 17, 25DEN25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 11, 16, 13, 18, 13, 21, 16, 28NJN28 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 8, 0, 11, 7, 9, 8, 6, 13NJN13 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Rockets-Kings

Sacramento leads Houston wire to wire

Sacramento was ahead at every break and won 113–77. Best quarter: the fourth, 31–13. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Rockets
Peja Stojakovic · SACSteve Francis · HOUPTS2518REB64AST16Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Nets-Nuggets combined for 195, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-NuggetsNets 96, Nuggets 99
195
Rockets-KingsRockets 77, Kings 113
190
DEN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nets-NuggetsNets 96, Nuggets 99
+3 DEN
Rockets-KingsRockets 77, Kings 113
+36 SAC
Kenyon Martin shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenyon MartinNJN · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
PejaSAC · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
ChristieSAC · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
56% (9-16)
LaFrentzDEN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
56% (9-16)
FrancisHOU · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Nets-Nuggets
Nets 96Nuggets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets22162329696
Nuggets24252120999
The story
Raef LaFrentz had 25 points as Denver beat New Jersey 99-96 in OT

Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 13 AST, 7 REB, 5 PTS 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the second 25-16, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +2+11+90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kenyon Martin led the game in fantasy with 49.4 FPTS (28 PTS, 7 REB)

Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 77Kings 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1920251377
Kings25292831113
The story
Peja Stojakovic's 25 points carried Sacramento past Houston, 113-77

For Houston, Kenny Thomas had 12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 11-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-13, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
400 +6+15+18+36 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 30

Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 44, 32, 25, 13, 28, 24, 23, 13, 38, 30Nuggets-Nets · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 11, 16, 13, 18, 13, 21, 16, 28Nets-Nuggets · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 1, 7, 18, 9, 11, 12, 18, 12, 17, 25Nuggets-Nets · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 32, 36, 31, 22, 8, 21, 25, 25Kings-Rockets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 15, 14, 17, 17, 20, 10, 11, 23Kings-Rockets · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 13, 22, 18, 7, 32, 26, 33, 18Rockets-Kings · L
22.2 PPG season to date · −4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST