FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 20, 2001Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed ATL by 19 at halftime and won 106–102.

Final · Box score
Pistons88
Raptors84
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Pacers106
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND -19; Q3 IND -12; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Wolves80
Heat73
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Wizards88
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHH -2; Q3 CHH +7; Q4 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Sonics105
Mavs97
Q1 SEA +10; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Blazers87
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Warriors70
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +30; Q3 NYK +38; Q4 NYK +24
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Clippers93
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 2000–01Nov 20, 2000: 5 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Jazz), 29 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Pacers

Indiana erases 19-point lead, steals one from Atlanta

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 20 rebounds

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-19-12+4IND AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks31302714102
Pacers23193430106
Who led
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 10, 8, 4, 11, 2, 12, 28, 29IND29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 20, 21, 16, 10, 15, 23, 15, 22IND22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 9 games: 6, 23, 20, 0, 13, 12, 15, 22, 35ATL35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 17, 7, 25, 5, 19, 12, 29, 20ATL20 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Pistons-Raptors

Detroit makes it three straight

Detroit beat Toronto 88–84 and moved to 7–2. Clifford Robinson led Detroit with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · DET
L@ DAL87–94W@ MEM90–80Wvs NJN102–88Wvs WAS100–78W@ CHI97–73Lvs POR98–100Wvs DAL115–89Wvs IND104–98W@ TOR88–84
The night in charts
Hawks-Pacers combined for 208, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-PacersHawks 102, Pacers 106
208
Sonics-MavsSonics 105, Mavs 97
202
Lakers-ClippersLakers 98, Clippers 93
191
Hornets-WizardsHornets 95, Wizards 88
183
Rockets-BlazersRockets 94, Blazers 87
181
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 88, Raptors 84
172
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 94, Warriors 70
164
Wolves-HeatWolves 80, Heat 73
153
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 88, Raptors 84
+4 DET
Hawks-PacersHawks 102, Pacers 106
+4 IND
Lakers-ClippersLakers 98, Clippers 93
+5 LAL
Wolves-HeatWolves 80, Heat 73
+7 MIN
Rockets-BlazersRockets 94, Blazers 87
+7 HOU
Hornets-WizardsHornets 95, Wizards 88
+7 CHH
Sonics-MavsSonics 105, Mavs 97
+8 SEA
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 94, Warriors 70
+24 NYK
IND erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-PacersIND won · Hawks 102, Pacers 106
19 pts
Pistons-RaptorsDET won · Pistons 88, Raptors 84
4 pts
Hornets-WizardsCHH won · Hornets 95, Wizards 88
2 pts
Ellis shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EllisMIA · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
MilesLAC · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
NesterovicMIN · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
SprewellNYK · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
61% (11-18)
Walt WilliamsHOU · 31 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (12-20)
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 102Pacers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks31302714102
Pacers23193430106
The story
Jamaal Tinsley had 29 points and 11 assists as Indiana beat Atlanta 106-102

Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Atlanta with 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 9-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 30-14.

IND lead by quarter
200 −8−19−12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Raptors
Pistons 88Raptors 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2424132788
Raptors2419221984
The story
Detroit beat Toronto 88-84 behind 13 points and 13 rebounds from Ben Wallace

Vince Carter paced Toronto: 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 6-8 FG

The swing

A 27-19 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 0+5−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Warriors
Knicks 94Warriors 70
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3025291094
Warriors187212470
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 29 points carried New York past Golden State, 94-70

Othella Harrington chipped in 14 PTS, 5 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 11-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-7, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
400 +12+30+38+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 10 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jason Terry leads the day with 35

Jason TerryPoints, last 9 games: 6, 23, 20, 0, 13, 12, 15, 22, 35Hawks-Pacers · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 13, 14, 18, 21, 20, 23, 18, 32Hornets-Wizards · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 7, 2, 14, 0, 10, 21, 2, 31Rockets-Blazers · W
9.0 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 20, 19, 32, 32, 16, 31, 44, 30Wizards-Hornets · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 10, 8, 4, 11, 2, 12, 28, 29Pacers-Hawks · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 14, 18, 7, 10, 16, 25, 22, 29Knicks-Warriors · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST