FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 27, 2001Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed GSW by 16 after the first quarter and won 116–106.

Final · Box score
Wizards75
Cavs94
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +19
Final · Box score
Celtics84
Heat83
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Bulls68
Nets100
Q1 NJN +7; Q2 NJN +10; Q3 NJN +28; Q4 NJN +32
Final · Box score
Kings89
Rockets84
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Mavs116
Q1 DAL -16; Q2 DAL -13; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Pacers90
Blazers96
Q1 POR -13; Q2 POR -14; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Sonics112
Q1 SEA +11; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 SEA +9; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Lakers104
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +19
On this day · 2000–01Nov 27, 2000: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Clippers), 29 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Mavs

Michael Finley drops 39 in 16-point comeback win over Golden State

Brent Barry goes for 31 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-13+3+10DAL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors39231727106
Mavs23263334116
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 22, 19, 11, 26, 22, 15, 20, 39DAL39 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 28, 10, 13, 14, 17, 33, 32, 33DAL33 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 4, 4, 19, 16, 16, 12, 12, 22, 32GSW32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Danny FortsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 20, 2, 2, 19, 5, 9, 16, 24GSW24 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

New Jersey posts the night's biggest win

New Jersey beat Chicago by 32, the widest margin of 8 games.

BOS over MIA1SAC over HOU5POR over IND6DAL over GSW10SEA over MIN10CLE over WAS19LAL over MIL19NJN over CHI32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 222, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 106, Mavs 116
222
Wolves-SonicsWolves 102, Sonics 112
214
Bucks-LakersBucks 85, Lakers 104
189
Pacers-BlazersPacers 90, Blazers 96
186
Kings-RocketsKings 89, Rockets 84
173
Wizards-CavsWizards 75, Cavs 94
169
Bulls-NetsBulls 68, Nets 100
168
Celtics-HeatCeltics 84, Heat 83
167
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HeatCeltics 84, Heat 83
+1 BOS
Kings-RocketsKings 89, Rockets 84
+5 SAC
Pacers-BlazersPacers 90, Blazers 96
+6 POR
Warriors-MavsWarriors 106, Mavs 116
+10 DAL
Wolves-SonicsWolves 102, Sonics 112
+10 SEA
Bucks-LakersBucks 85, Lakers 104
+19 LAL
Wizards-CavsWizards 75, Cavs 94
+19 CLE
Bulls-NetsBulls 68, Nets 100
+32 NJN
DAL erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-MavsDAL won · Warriors 106, Mavs 116
16 pts
Pacers-BlazersPOR won · Pacers 90, Blazers 96
14 pts
Bucks-LakersLAL won · Bucks 85, Lakers 104
7 pts
KG shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
BarrySEA · 31 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
CassellMIL · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Ricky DavisCLE · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
HarringtonIND · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 84Heat 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2426211384
Heat1629221683
The story
Paul Pierce's 33 points carried Boston past Miami, 84-83

For Miami, Eddie Jones had 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 33 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 13-23 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-16, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +8+5+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Blazers
Pacers 90Blazers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2825201790
Blazers1524273096
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 26 points as Portland beat Indiana 96-90

Reggie Miller led Indiana with 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 12-25 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 30-17.

POR lead by quarter
200 −13−14−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 106Mavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors39231727106
Mavs23263334116
The story
Dallas beat Golden State 116-106 behind 33 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Danny Fortson paced Golden State: 24 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 7 REB · 11-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-17 third quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −16−13+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 16 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 2 vs 2000–01 avg
Minutes per game
35.62000–01 avg24.0Last 2

24.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 35.6 in 2000–01 (20 games). Today: 6 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg45.4Today

45 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 39

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 22, 19, 11, 26, 22, 15, 20, 39Mavs-Warriors · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high39 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 31, 18, 29, 25, 24, 28, 25, 33Lakers-Bucks · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 28, 10, 13, 14, 17, 33, 32, 33Mavs-Warriors · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 14, 35, 31, 33, 16, 24, 23, 33Celtics-Heat · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 4, 4, 19, 16, 16, 12, 12, 22, 32Warriors-Mavs · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 11, 11, 22, 8, 13, 15, 17, 31Sonics-Wolves · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST