FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 4, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by LAL (vs UTA) and HOU (vs PHX).

Final
DAL94
MEM85
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +9
Final
IND100
TOR113
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +13
Final
WAS78
DET100
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +24; Q3 DET +34; Q4 DET +22
Final
HOU103
PHX100
Q1 HOU 0; Q2 HOU -11; Q3 HOU -8; Q4 HOU +3
Final
POR86
GSW96
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +10
Final
SAS83
SAC103
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +18; Q4 SAC +20
Final
UTA96
LAL100
Q1 LAL -11; Q2 LAL -10; Q3 LAL -8; Q4 LAL +4
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 · 2000–01Nov 4, 2000: 14 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA @ DAL), 35 points.
The lead · HOU @ PHX

Houston climbs back to beat Phoenix

Phoenix led by 11 at the half. Houston won it 103–100. Cuttino Mobley led Houston with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-11-8+3HOU AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU23222632103
PHX23332321100
Who led
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 4 games: 21, 18, 24, 26HOU26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 4 games: 13, 11, 4, 16HOU16 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 4 games: 1, 26, 25, 31PHX31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 4 games: 14, 24, 21, 27PHX27 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 vs 2000–01 avg
Points per game
12.02000–01 avg21.3Last 3

21.3 points a game over his last three games, against 12.0 in 2000–01 (81 games). Today: 25 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−24.8minutes, last 2 vs 2000–01 avg
Minutes per game
29.32000–01 avg4.5Last 2

4.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.3 in 2000–01 (48 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · UTA @ LAL

Lakers fight back from 11 down against Utah

Final: 100–96, after trailing by 11 after one. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 38 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · LAL vs UTA
Kobe Bryant · LALKarl Malone · UTAPTS3826REB63AST71Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 4 games: 29, 39, 24, 38LAL vs UTA · W
32.5 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 4 games: 10, 7, 15, 36DAL @ MEM · W
17.0 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 3 games: 17, 14, 33MEM vs DAL · L
21.3 PPG season to date
Career high33 PTS · 26 REB · 2 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 4 games: 1, 26, 25, 31PHX vs HOU · L
20.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 4 games: 29, 31, 36, 30LAL vs UTA · W
31.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 4 games: 11, 20, 25, 28TOR vs IND · W
21.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST