FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 25, 2001Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by GSW (vs NJN) and SEA (vs IND).

Final · Box score
Sixers88
Raptors107
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Rockets83
Clippers90
Q1 LAC +15; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Sonics99
Q1 SEA -5; Q2 SEA -3; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +11
Final · Box score
Nets85
Warriors101
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +16
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Lakers105
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 2000–01Nov 25, 2000: 11 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Bucks-Wizards), 37 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Sonics

Seattle handles Indiana by 11

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 22 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-3+5+11SEA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2624201888
Sonics2126282499
Who led
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 14, 18, 18, 23, 9, 8, 15, 24SEA24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 32, 27, 30, 16, 25, 17, 24, 20SEA20 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 16, 22, 11, 14, 16, 27, 9, 23IND23 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 10, 15, 23, 15, 22, 15, 17, 17IND17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nets-Warriors

Golden State takes care of New Jersey

A 16-point win, 101–85. Antawn Jamison led Golden State with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over HOU7LAL over DEN7SEA over IND11GSW over NJN16TOR over PHI19Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over NJN.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 203, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 98, Lakers 105
203
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 88, Raptors 107
195
Pacers-SonicsPacers 88, Sonics 99
187
Nets-WarriorsNets 85, Warriors 101
186
Rockets-ClippersRockets 83, Clippers 90
173
LAC won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Rockets-ClippersRockets 83, Clippers 90
+7 LAC
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 98, Lakers 105
+7 LAL
Pacers-SonicsPacers 88, Sonics 99
+11 SEA
Nets-WarriorsNets 85, Warriors 101
+16 GSW
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 88, Raptors 107
+19 TOR
GSW rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-WarriorsGSW won · Nets 85, Warriors 101
5 pts
Pacers-SonicsSEA won · Pacers 88, Sonics 99
5 pts
Nuggets-LakersLAL won · Nuggets 98, Lakers 105
2 pts
McKie shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McKiePHI · 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
BrandLAC · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
ShaqLAL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 BLK, 5 AST
64% (9-14)
CurryTOR · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Van ExelDEN · 34 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB
61% (14-23)
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 98Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2328291898
Lakers29331627105
The story
Kobe Bryant had 25 points as Los Angeles beat Denver 105-98

Raef LaFrentz led Denver with 13 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 27-18.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6+11−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Sonics
Pacers 88Sonics 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2624201888
Sonics2126282499
The story
Rashard Lewis' 24 points carried Seattle past Indiana, 99-88

For Indiana, Jamaal Tinsley had 14 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 28-20.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −5−3+5+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton was the fantasy play: 51.6 FPTS on 20 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB

Final · Nets-Warriors
Nets 85Warriors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2525132285
Warriors25203026101
The story
Golden State beat New Jersey 101-85 behind 22 points from Antawn Jamison

Jason Kidd paced New Jersey: 16 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 7-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-13 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 0−5+12+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 15 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg41.5Today

41 minutes today, against 28.0 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 34

Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 24, 23, 13, 38, 30, 21, 29, 34Nuggets-Lakers · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 43, 22, 23, 24, 29, 31, 28, 26, 18, 30Raptors-Sixers · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 13, 28, 31, 18, 29, 25, 24, 28, 25Lakers-Nuggets · W
27.0 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 14, 18, 18, 23, 9, 8, 15, 24Sonics-Pacers · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 16, 22, 11, 14, 16, 27, 9, 23Pacers-Sonics · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 8 games: 8, 19, 6, 20, 14, 15, 16, 23Sixers-Raptors · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST