FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 12, 2001Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final
GSW86
MEM79
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +7
Final
ORL98
UTA105
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +7
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 12, 2000: 5 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (DET vs SEA), 38 points.
The lead · GSW @ MEM

Golden State beats Memphis, 86–79

Golden State led 63–60 after three and won by 7. Danny Fortson led Golden State with 20 points, 22 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · GSW 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+3+9+3+7GSW AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW2027162386
MEM1721221979
Who led
Danny FortsonPoints, last 8 games: 15, 12, 6, 17, 8, 16, 3, 20GSW20 PTS · 22 REB · 1 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 8 games: 2, 16, 20, 5, 7, 11, 12, 17GSW17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 7 games: 17, 14, 33, 17, 22, 12, 19MEM19 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 7 games: 4, 14, 2, 27, 24, 12, 16MEM16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · ORL @ UTA

Utah leads Orlando wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 105–98. Best quarter: the fourth, 34–31. Karl Malone led Utah with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · UTA vs ORL
Karl Malone · UTADarrell Armstrong · ORLPTS2918REB90AST43Top 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
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.1Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 7 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 21 minutes.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 29

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.
Karl MalonePoints, last 8 games: 15, 16, 28, 26, 14, 27, 23, 29UTA vs ORL · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Danny FortsonPoints, last 8 games: 15, 12, 6, 17, 8, 16, 3, 20GSW @ MEM · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 22 REB · 1 AST
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 7 games: 17, 14, 33, 17, 22, 12, 19MEM vs GSW · L
19.1 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 8 games: 16, 23, 8, 17, 6, 10, 14, 18ORL @ UTA · L
14.0 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 8 games: 23, 11, 22, 27, 20, 44, 22, 17ORL @ UTA · L
23.2 PPG season to date · −7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 8 games: 2, 16, 20, 5, 7, 11, 12, 17GSW @ MEM · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST