FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 26, 2001Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed SAC by 12 after the first quarter and won 98–94.

Final · Box score
Hawks83
Knicks88
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -10; Q3 NYK -5; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Pistons105
Magic100
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Kings94
Grizzlies98
Q1 MEM -12; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM +4
Final · OT · Box score
Suns111
Jazz104
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +7
On this day · 2000–01Nov 26, 2000: 3 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Jazz), 37 points.
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The lead · Kings-Grizzlies

Memphis rallies from 12 down to beat Sacramento

Darrell Armstrong goes for 22 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-5-3+4MEM AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3422211794
Grizzlies2229232498
Who led
Rodney BufordPoints, last 4 games: 2, 11, 6, 21MEM21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 12, 13, 8, 16, 17, 7, 25, 19MEM19 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 22, 8, 21, 25, 25, 21, 29, 21SAC21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 5, 20, 16, 12, 10, 25, 16, 20SAC20 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Hawks-Knicks

New York fights back from 10 down against Atlanta

Final: 88–83, after trailing by 10 at the half. Latrell Sprewell led New York with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Hawks
Latrell Sprewell · NYKShareef Abdur-Rahim · ATLPTS2926REB410AST14Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Suns-Jazz combined for 215, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-JazzSuns 111, Jazz 104
215
Pistons-MagicPistons 105, Magic 100
205
Kings-GrizzliesKings 94, Grizzlies 98
192
Hawks-KnicksHawks 83, Knicks 88
171
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-GrizzliesKings 94, Grizzlies 98
+4 MEM
Hawks-KnicksHawks 83, Knicks 88
+5 NYK
Pistons-MagicPistons 105, Magic 100
+5 DET
Suns-JazzSuns 111, Jazz 104
+7 PHX
MEM erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-GrizzliesMEM won · Kings 94, Grizzlies 98
12 pts
Hawks-KnicksNYK won · Hawks 83, Knicks 88
10 pts
Pistons-MagicDET won · Pistons 105, Magic 100
4 pts
Camby shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CambyNYK · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
WilliamsonDET · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
BufordMEM · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Mike MillerORL · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
MarburyPHX · 33 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Kings-Grizzlies
Kings 94Grizzlies 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3422211794
Grizzlies2229232498
The story
Jason Williams had 19 points and 13 assists as Memphis beat Sacramento 98-94

Scot Pollard led Sacramento with 12 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 19 PTS, 13 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 7-23 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 29-22.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −12−5−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 83Knicks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2926141483
Knicks2421192488
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 29 points carried New York past Atlanta, 88-83

For Atlanta, Dion Glover had 13 PTS, 5 REB 29 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 11-21 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 24-14.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −5−10−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the fantasy play: 39.5 FPTS on 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST

Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 111Jazz 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns2933191713111
Jazz203028206104
The story
Phoenix beat Utah 111-104 in OT behind 14 points from Anfernee Hardaway

Donyell Marshall paced Utah: 23 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 5-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +9+12+30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone topped the game at 54.0 FPTS: 27 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.5Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 21.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 33

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 24, 25, 18, 19, 20, 16, 31, 33Suns-Jazz · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 14, 24, 11, 22, 35, 14, 23, 30Pistons-Magic · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 10, 16, 25, 22, 29, 5, 5, 29Knicks-Hawks · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 23, 29, 7, 30, 30, 34, 24, 27Jazz-Suns · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 19, 12, 29, 20, 28, 50, 23, 26Hawks-Knicks · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 44, 22, 17, 24, 20, 25, 39, 24, 31, 24Magic-Pistons · L
24.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST