FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 30, 2001Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by SAC (vs SAS) and WAS (vs MIA).

Final · Box score
Pistons110
Hornets105
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Wizards84
Heat75
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Rockets85
Grizzlies102
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +17
Final · OT · Box score
Kings109
Spurs106
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC -6; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Nuggets96
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Jazz76
Suns98
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +22
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Blazers101
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Sonics92
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +15
On this day · 2000–01Nov 30, 2000: 6 games. Top scorer: Antonio McDyess (Nuggets-Rockets), 40 points.
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The lead · Kings-Spurs

Sacramento needs overtime to survive San Antonio

Jason Williams goes for 38 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00+5-60+3SAC AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Kings2331212212109
Spurs232632169106
Who led
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 7, 9, 18, 8, 6, 0, 17, 24SAC24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 12, 10, 25, 16, 20, 18, 14, 22SAC22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 20, 19, 27, 30, 30, 21, 16, 38SAS38 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 14, 10, 9, 6, 11, 12, 11, 14SAS14 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Wizards-Heat

Washington tops Miami in Miami

Final: 84–75. Michael Jordan led Washington with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over SAS3DEN over LAC3DET over CHH5POR over MIL6WAS over MIA9LAL over SEA15MEM over HOU17PHX over UTA22Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over MIA.
The night in charts
Kings-Spurs combined for 215
Points by game
Kings-SpursKings 109, Spurs 106
215
Pistons-HornetsPistons 110, Hornets 105
215
Lakers-SonicsLakers 107, Sonics 92
199
Bucks-BlazersBucks 95, Blazers 101
196
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 93, Nuggets 96
189
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 85, Grizzlies 102
187
Jazz-SunsJazz 76, Suns 98
174
Wizards-HeatWizards 84, Heat 75
159
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-SpursKings 109, Spurs 106
+3 SAC
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 93, Nuggets 96
+3 DEN
Pistons-HornetsPistons 110, Hornets 105
+5 DET
Bucks-BlazersBucks 95, Blazers 101
+6 POR
Wizards-HeatWizards 84, Heat 75
+9 WAS
Lakers-SonicsLakers 107, Sonics 92
+15 LAL
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 85, Grizzlies 102
+17 MEM
Jazz-SunsJazz 76, Suns 98
+22 PHX
SAC rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SpursSAC won · Kings 109, Spurs 106
6 pts
Wizards-HeatWAS won · Wizards 84, Heat 75
6 pts
Lakers-SonicsLAL won · Lakers 107, Sonics 92
4 pts
Bucks-BlazersPOR won · Bucks 95, Blazers 101
3 pts
Clippers-NuggetsDEN won · Clippers 93, Nuggets 96
1 pt
Funderburke shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FunderburkeSAC · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
WilliamsonDET · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Dale DavisPOR · 25 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
EllisMIA · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
LewisSEA · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 109Spurs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2331212212109
Spurs232632169106
The story
Tim Duncan had 38 points and 11 rebounds in a 109-106 in OT loss to Sacramento

Hedo Turkoglu led Sacramento with 24 PTS, 6 REB 38 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 13-23 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 22-16.

SAC lead by quarter
200 0+5−60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 93Nuggets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1431212793
Nuggets2420223096
The story
Raef LaFrentz's 26 points and 15 rebounds carried Denver past Los Angeles, 96-93

For Los Angeles, Quentin Richardson had 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 15 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-14, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +10−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 85Grizzlies 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2219172785
Grizzlies21203427102
The story
Memphis beat Houston 102-85 behind 18 points from Shane Battier

Tierre Brown paced Houston: 12 PTS, 3 REB 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 7-13 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −10+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 16 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs 2000–01 avg
Minutes per game
35.62000–01 avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.6 in 2000–01 (20 games). Today: 14 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg42.3Today

42 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Jason Williams leads the day with 38

Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 8, 16, 17, 7, 25, 19, 7, 38Grizzlies-Rockets · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +23.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 20, 19, 27, 30, 30, 21, 16, 38Spurs-Kings · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 6, 29, 28, 18, 19, 4, 26, 31Pistons-Hornets · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 18, 29, 25, 24, 28, 25, 33, 30Lakers-Sonics · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 12, 17, 25, 6, 15, 13, 13, 26Nuggets-Clippers · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 4, 20, 13, 20, 1, 9, 14, 26Clippers-Nuggets · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST