FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 29, 2001Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CLE by 11 after the first quarter and won 105–96.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Raptors91
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Hawks105
Cavs96
Q1 ATL -11; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Magic89
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Heat72
Bulls78
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Kings110
Mavs98
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +12
On this day · 2000–01Nov 29, 2000: 9 games. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (Suns-Grizzlies), 34 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Cavs

Atlanta turns it around against Cleveland

Antoine Walker goes for 33 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-2+2+9ATL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks26322027105
Cavs3723162096
Who led
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 13, 1, 10, 9, 17, 7, 18, 1, 15, 24ATL24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 29, 20, 28, 50, 23, 26, 20, 19ATL19 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 17, 18, 27, 21, 4, 15, 14, 21CLE21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 11, 13, 9, 10, 24, 5, 25, 12, 20CLE20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Heat-Bulls

Miami's skid reaches ten

Chicago won 78–72; the Heat fall to 2–12. Ron Mercer led Chicago with 19 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Streak strip · MIA
L@ MIL82–86Lvs SAC75–90Lvs PHI76–82L@ NYK74–83Lvs CHH87–96Lvs MIN73–80Lvs DAL94–104L@ CLE96–100Lvs BOS83–84L@ CHI72–78
The night in charts
Kings-Mavs combined for 208, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-MavsKings 110, Mavs 98
208
Hawks-CavsHawks 105, Cavs 96
201
Celtics-MagicCeltics 99, Magic 89
188
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 88, Raptors 91
179
Heat-BullsHeat 72, Bulls 78
150
TOR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 88, Raptors 91
+3 TOR
Heat-BullsHeat 72, Bulls 78
+6 CHI
Hawks-CavsHawks 105, Cavs 96
+9 ATL
Celtics-MagicCeltics 99, Magic 89
+10 BOS
Kings-MavsKings 110, Mavs 98
+12 SAC
ATL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CavsATL won · Hawks 105, Cavs 96
11 pts
Heat-BullsCHI won · Heat 72, Bulls 78
1 pt
Kukoc shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KukocATL · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
PejaSAC · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
68% (13-19)
DirkDAL · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
Kenny AndersonBOS · 13 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
PierceBOS · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Grizzlies-Raptors
Grizzlies 88Raptors 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1819282388
Raptors2515381391
The story
Antonio Davis had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Toronto beat Memphis 91-88

Rodney Buford led Memphis with 18 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Raptors won the third 38-28, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +7+3+13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 72Bulls 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2119151772
Bulls2027102178
The story
Chicago beat Miami 78-72 behind 19 points from Ron Mercer

Vladimir Stepania paced Miami: 10 REB, 8 PTS 19 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 6-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1+7+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Greg Anthony topped the game at 41.3 FPTS: 11 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 105Cavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks26322027105
Cavs3723162096
The story
Toni Kukoc's 24 points carried Atlanta past Cleveland, 105-96

For Cleveland, Andre Miller had 12 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 8-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 32-23.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −11−2+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.7Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.7 in 15 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg17.5Last 3

17.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 12 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 33

Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 19, 24, 23, 27, 25, 24, 28, 33Celtics-Magic · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 21, 25, 25, 21, 29, 21, 24, 32Kings-Mavs · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 10, 13, 14, 17, 33, 32, 33, 29Mavs-Kings · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 35, 31, 33, 16, 24, 23, 33, 26Celtics-Magic · W
26.8 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 13, 1, 10, 9, 17, 7, 18, 1, 15, 24Hawks-Cavs · W
9.7 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 24, 29, 31, 28, 26, 18, 30, 23Raptors-Grizzlies · W
26.2 PPG season to date · −3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST