FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 1, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed HOU by 10 after the first quarter and won 128–122.

Final · Box score
Pistons96
Nuggets100
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Warriors75
Lakers93
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +18
Final · Box score
Sixers83
Heat90
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +7
Final · 2OT · Box score
Rockets122
Suns128
Q1 PHX -10; Q2 PHX -8; Q3 PHX -5; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 Suns 0; OT2 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Blazers94
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +12; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Grizzlies89
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Cavs111
Wizards108
Q1 CLE -8; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +3
The lead · Rockets-Suns

Phoenix rallies from eight down at the half, wins in double overtime

Alonzo Mourning goes for 28 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-10-8-500+6PHX AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Rockets30302419127122
Suns203227241213128
Who led
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 11, 12, 12, 15, 11, 21, 19, 25PHX25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 12, 18, 9, 11, 17, 13, 11, 21PHX21 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 3, 16, 27, 21, 17, 10, 24, 24HOU24 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Kelvin CatoPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 6, 5, 8, 0, 3, 13, 13, 23HOU23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Cavs-Wizards

Cleveland climbs back to beat Washington

Washington led by 8 after one. Cleveland won it 111–108. Shawn Kemp led Cleveland with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Cavs-Wizards
Shawn Kemp · CLEMitch Richmond · WASPTS2730REB141AST44Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Rockets-Suns combined for 250, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SunsRockets 122, Suns 128
250
Cavs-WizardsCavs 111, Wizards 108
219
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 96, Nuggets 100
196
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 96, Grizzlies 89
185
Hornets-BlazersHornets 90, Blazers 94
184
Sixers-HeatSixers 83, Heat 90
173
Warriors-LakersWarriors 75, Lakers 93
168
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-WizardsCavs 111, Wizards 108
+3 CLE
Hornets-BlazersHornets 90, Blazers 94
+4 POR
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 96, Nuggets 100
+4 DEN
Rockets-SunsRockets 122, Suns 128
+6 PHX
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 96, Grizzlies 89
+7 IND
Sixers-HeatSixers 83, Heat 90
+7 MIA
Warriors-LakersWarriors 75, Lakers 93
+18 LAL
PHX erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SunsPHX won · Rockets 122, Suns 128
10 pts
Cavs-WizardsCLE won · Cavs 111, Wizards 108
8 pts
Pacers-GrizzliesIND won · Pacers 96, Grizzlies 89
1 pt
Sabonis shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisPOR · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
CatoHOU · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Grant HillDET · 39 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Tyrone HillPHI · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
ParksVAN · 12 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 111Wizards 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs22342134111
Wizards30212829108
The story
Shawn Kemp's 27 points and 14 rebounds carried Cleveland past Washington, 111-108

For Washington, Mitch Richmond had 30 PTS, 4 AST 27 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 6-18 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 34-21.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −8+5−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Nuggets
Pistons 96Nuggets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3023222196
Nuggets30252322100
The story
Denver beat Detroit 100-96 behind 24 points and 11 rebounds from Antonio McDyess

Christian Laettner paced Detroit: 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

A 25-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0+2+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 122Suns 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Rockets30302419127122
Suns203227241213128
The story
Jason Kidd had 17 points and 11 assists as Phoenix beat Houston 128-122 in OT

Steve Francis led Houston with 24 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB 17 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB, 4 STL · 5-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the second overtime 13-7.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −10−8−500+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, today vs 1998–99 avg
Points per game
5.41998–99 avg13Today

13 points today in 14 minutes, against 5.4 a game in 1998–99 (38 games).

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.6Season avg28.4Last 3

28.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.6 in 13 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg46.4Today

46 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 39

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 34, 8, 32, 28, 31, 22, 30, 24, 30, 39Pistons-Nuggets · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 12, 13, 19, 12, 10, 20, 8, 30Wizards-Cavs · L
12.4 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 34, 36, 41, 37, 39, 30, 27, 28Lakers-Warriors · W
28.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 23 REB · 1 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 23, 27, 22, 26, 25, 30, 16, 28Heat-Sixers · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 27, 12, 29, 28, 11, 10, 25, 27Cavs-Wizards · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 21, 13, 18, 7, 11, 6, 15, 26Pacers-Grizzlies · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST