FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 28, 2001Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wizards trailed Sixers by 3 at halftime and won 94–87.

Final · Box score
Knicks105
Hawks100
Q1 Knicks +9; Q2 Knicks +8; Q3 Knicks +14; Q4 Knicks +5
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Pistons96
Q1 Hornets +10; Q2 Hornets +21; Q3 Hornets +12; Q4 Hornets +8
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Sixers87
Q1 Wizards -2; Q2 Wizards -3; Q3 Wizards +6; Q4 Wizards +7
Final · Box score
Warriors83
Spurs94
Q1 Spurs +6; Q2 Spurs +16; Q3 Spurs +11; Q4 Spurs +11
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Nuggets85
Q1 Pacers +2; Q2 Pacers +5; Q3 Pacers +5; Q4 Pacers +14
Final · Box score
Bucks84
Suns104
Q1 Suns +2; Q2 Suns +17; Q3 Suns +27; Q4 Suns +20
Final · Box score
Sonics88
Jazz112
Q1 Jazz +2; Q2 Jazz +17; Q3 Jazz +19; Q4 Jazz +24
Final · Box score
Wolves75
Clippers94
Q1 Clippers +4; Q2 Clippers +2; Q3 Clippers +13; Q4 Clippers +19
On this day · 2000–01Nov 28, 2000: 9 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Pacers), 37 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Sixers

Michael Jordan scores 30 as Washington wins in Philadelphia

Anfernee Hardaway goes for 21 points

Game flow · Wizards margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-3+6+7Wizards AHEAD ↑Sixers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2522252294
Sixers2723162187
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 16, 31, 44, 30, 21, 17, 18, 30Wizards30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 23, 15, 14, 10, 19, 16, 13, 28Wizards28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 9 games: 18, 25, 33, 19, 28, 38, 27, 18, 40Sixers40 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 24, 21, 10, 11, 20, 16, 21, 15Sixers15 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Utah by 24.

Knicks over Hawks5Wizards over Sixers7Hornets over Pistons8Spurs over Warriors11Pacers over Nuggets14Clippers over Wolves19Suns over Bucks20Jazz over Sonics24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Knicks-Hawks combined for 205, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HawksKnicks 105, Hawks 100
205
Sonics-JazzSonics 88, Jazz 112
200
Hornets-PistonsHornets 104, Pistons 96
200
Bucks-SunsBucks 84, Suns 104
188
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 99, Nuggets 85
184
Wizards-SixersWizards 94, Sixers 87
181
Warriors-SpursWarriors 83, Spurs 94
177
Wolves-ClippersWolves 75, Clippers 94
169
Knicks won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Knicks-HawksKnicks 105, Hawks 100
+5 Knicks
Wizards-SixersWizards 94, Sixers 87
+7 Wizards
Hornets-PistonsHornets 104, Pistons 96
+8 Hornets
Warriors-SpursWarriors 83, Spurs 94
+11 Spurs
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 99, Nuggets 85
+14 Pacers
Wolves-ClippersWolves 75, Clippers 94
+19 Clippers
Bucks-SunsBucks 84, Suns 104
+20 Suns
Sonics-JazzSonics 88, Jazz 112
+24 Jazz
Baron Davis shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Baron DavisHornets · 38 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
75% (15-20)
HarringtonPacers · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
Kurt ThomasKnicks · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MarshallJazz · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
MaloneJazz · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 105Hawks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks28292325105
Hawks19301734100
The story
Mark Jackson's 17 points and 13 assists carried New York past Atlanta, 105-100

For Atlanta, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB · 6-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-19, was where the Knicks built it.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 +9+8+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Sixers
Wizards 94Sixers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2522252294
Sixers2723162187
The story
Richard Hamilton had 28 points as Washington beat Philadelphia 94-87

Aaron McKie led Philadelphia with 10 REB, 8 AST, 5 PTS 28 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 11-20 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Wizards took the third 25-16.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 −2−3+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Suns
Bucks 84Suns 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2021182584
Suns22362818104
The story
Phoenix beat Milwaukee 104-84 behind 24 points and 8 assists from Stephon Marbury

Shawn Marion backed him with 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 8-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 36-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

Suns lead by quarter
300 +2+17+27+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.9Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 21.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg16.1Last 3

16.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg41.6Today

42 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 40

Allen IversonPoints, last 9 games: 18, 25, 33, 19, 28, 38, 27, 18, 40Sixers-Wizards · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 20, 23, 18, 32, 13, 27, 18, 38Hornets-Pistons · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 9, 16, 14, 6, 12, 11, 12, 31Warriors-Spurs · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 16, 31, 44, 30, 21, 17, 18, 30Wizards-Sixers · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 23, 15, 14, 10, 19, 16, 13, 28Wizards-Sixers · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 28, 6, 29, 28, 18, 19, 4, 26Pistons-Hornets · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST