FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 20, 2001Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed ATL by 19 at halftime and won 106–102.

Final · Box score
DET88
TOR84
Q1 DET 0; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
ATL102
IND106
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND -19; Q3 IND -12; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
MIN80
MIA73
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
CHH95
WAS88
Q1 CHH 0; Q2 CHH -2; Q3 CHH +7; Q4 CHH +7
Final · Box score
SEA105
DAL97
Q1 SEA +10; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
HOU94
POR87
Q1 HOU 0; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
NYK94
GSW70
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +30; Q3 NYK +38; Q4 NYK +24
Final · Box score
LAL98
LAC93
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +13; 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 · 2000–01Nov 20, 2000: 5 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (DAL @ UTA), 29 points.
The lead · ATL @ IND

Indiana erases 19-point lead, steals one from Atlanta

Atlanta led 61–42 at halftime. Indiana won the second half 64–41 to take it 106–102. Jamaal Tinsley led Indiana with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists. Jason Terry scored 35 for Atlanta in the loss.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-19-12+4IND AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL31302714102
IND23193430106
Who led
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 10, 8, 4, 11, 2, 12, 28, 29IND29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 20, 21, 16, 10, 15, 23, 15, 22IND22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 9 games: 6, 23, 20, 0, 13, 12, 15, 22, 35ATL35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 17, 7, 25, 5, 19, 12, 29, 20ATL20 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Second story · DET @ TOR

Detroit makes it three straight

Detroit beat Toronto 88–84 and moved to 7–2. Clifford Robinson led Detroit with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · DET
L@ DAL87–94W@ MEM90–80Wvs NJN102–88Wvs WAS100–78W@ CHI97–73Lvs POR98–100Wvs DAL115–89Wvs IND104–98W@ TOR88–84DET: last 9 games through Nov 20, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 10 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jason Terry leads the day with 35

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.
Jason TerryPoints, last 9 games: 6, 23, 20, 0, 13, 12, 15, 22, 35ATL @ IND · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 13, 14, 18, 21, 20, 23, 18, 32CHH @ WAS · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 7, 2, 14, 0, 10, 21, 2, 31HOU @ POR · W
9.0 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 20, 19, 32, 32, 16, 31, 44, 30WAS vs CHH · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 10, 8, 4, 11, 2, 12, 28, 29IND vs ATL · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 14, 18, 7, 10, 16, 25, 22, 29NYK @ GSW · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST