FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 5, 2000Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed LAC by 3 after three quarters and won 108–103.

Final
HOU99
PHX104
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +5
Final
LAC103
LAL108
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +5
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1999–00Nov 5, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (MIN @ SAC), 34 points.
The lead · LAC @ LAL

Shaquille O'Neal posts 39 and 14 as Lakers beat Clippers

39 points and 14 rebounds in a 108–103 win.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+3-3+5LAL AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC14312335103
LAL23251743108
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 4 games: 36, 34, 27, 39LAL39 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 4 games: 13, 10, 2, 22LAL22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 4 games: 9, 17, 13, 19LAC19 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Jeff McInnisPoints, last 4 games: 20, 14, 12, 19LAC19 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Second story · HOU @ PHX

Phoenix leads Houston wire to wire

Phoenix was ahead at every break and won 104–99. Best quarter: the fourth, 29–35. Clifford Robinson led Phoenix with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · PHX vs HOU
Clifford Robinson · PHXCuttino Mobley · HOUPTS3027REB45AST22Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
20.81999–00 avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 1999–00 (53 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Season avg41.1Today

41 minutes today, against 31.4 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−5.3points, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Points per game
13.31999–00 avg8.0Last 3

8.0 points a game over his last three games, against 13.3 in 1999–00 (73 games). Today: 17 points in 36 minutes.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 39

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 4 games: 36, 34, 27, 39LAL vs LAC · W
34.0 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 4 games: 26, 12, 12, 30PHX vs HOU · W
20.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 4 games: 33, 14, 9, 27HOU @ PHX · L
20.8 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 4 games: 15, 12, 21, 24HOU @ PHX · L
18.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 4 games: 13, 10, 2, 22LAL vs LAC · W
11.8 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 4 games: 14, 31, 22, 21LAL vs LAC · W
22.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST