FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 24, 2001Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed ATL by 8 after the first quarter and won 95–88.

Final · Box score
Bulls71
Knicks78
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +7
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics84
Wizards88
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +4
Final · OT · Box score
Heat96
Cavs100
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Pistons91
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET -5; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Magic101
Q1 CHH -5; Q2 CHH +2; Q3 CHH -2; Q4 CHH +2
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Wolves99
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Suns104
Mavs119
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Bucks95
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Nets97
Kings98
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +1
On this day · 2000–01Nov 24, 2000: 11 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Magic), 41 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs back to beat Atlanta

Eddie Jones goes for 27 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-4+5+7MIL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2323182488
Bucks1527272695
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 32, 22, 16, 22, 18, 20, 13, 21MIL21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 9 games: 25, 12, 25, 11, 9, 27, 22, 16, 18MIL18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 5, 19, 12, 29, 20, 28, 50, 23ATL23 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 4, 1, 13, 13, 1, 10, 9, 17, 7, 18ATL18 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Dallas by 15.

SAC over NJN1CHH over ORL2WAS over BOS4CLE over MIA4MIN over SAS5NYK over CHI7DET over MEM7MIL over ATL7DAL over PHX15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Suns-Mavs combined for 223, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-MavsSuns 104, Mavs 119
223
Hornets-MagicHornets 103, Magic 101
204
Heat-CavsHeat 96, Cavs 100
196
Nets-KingsNets 97, Kings 98
195
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 94, Wolves 99
193
Hawks-BucksHawks 88, Bucks 95
183
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 84, Pistons 91
175
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 84, Wizards 88
172
Bulls-KnicksBulls 71, Knicks 78
149
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-KingsNets 97, Kings 98
+1 SAC
Hornets-MagicHornets 103, Magic 101
+2 CHH
Heat-CavsHeat 96, Cavs 100
+4 CLE
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 84, Wizards 88
+4 WAS
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 94, Wolves 99
+5 MIN
Bulls-KnicksBulls 71, Knicks 78
+7 NYK
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 84, Pistons 91
+7 DET
Hawks-BucksHawks 88, Bucks 95
+7 MIL
Suns-MavsSuns 104, Mavs 119
+15 DAL
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BucksMIL won · Hawks 88, Bucks 95
8 pts
Grizzlies-PistonsDET won · Grizzlies 84, Pistons 91
5 pts
Hornets-MagicCHH won · Hornets 103, Magic 101
5 pts
Heat-CavsCLE won · Heat 96, Cavs 100
1 pt
Spurs-WolvesMIN won · Spurs 94, Wolves 99
1 pt
Laettner shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaettnerWAS · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
HarringtonNYK · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Brad MillerCHI · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
CampbellCHH · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
PalacioBOS · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Nets-Kings
Nets 97Kings 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2226242597
Kings3124202398
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 29 points as Sacramento beat New Jersey 98-97

Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 16 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-22 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 31-22, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +9+7+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vlade Divac led the game in fantasy with 55.3 FPTS (19 REB, 18 PTS, 7 AST)

Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 96Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat25201925796
Cavs2618261911100
The story
Wesley Person's 25 points and 14 rebounds carried Cleveland past Miami, 100-96 in OT

For Miami, Anthony Carter had 14 AST, 2 PTS, 2 REB 25 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 10-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 26-19.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +1−1+60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 84Wizards 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics18211326684
Wizards202421131088
The story
Washington beat Boston 88-84 in OT behind 17 points and 11 rebounds from Michael Jordan

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 7-24 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 21-13 third quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +2+5+130+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker topped the game at 47.2 FPTS: 24 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.4Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg32.6Today

33 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Mike Miller leads the day with 32

Mike MillerPoints, last 9 games: 18, 10, 16, 12, 6, 17, 7, 21, 32Magic-Hornets · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 25, 28, 10, 13, 14, 17, 33, 32Mavs-Suns · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 44, 22, 17, 24, 20, 25, 39, 24, 31Magic-Hornets · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 25, 24, 25, 18, 19, 20, 16, 31Suns-Mavs · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 22, 11, 15, 21, 25, 12, 22, 29Mavs-Suns · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 31, 22, 8, 21, 25, 25, 21, 29Kings-Nets · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST