FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 2, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed SAC by 14 after the first quarter and won 110–100.

Final · Box score
Kings100
Hawks110
Q1 ATL -14; Q2 ATL -9; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Bulls95
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Sonics117
Warriors108
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +13; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Clippers96
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Knicks84
Bucks80
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Magic103
Wolves93
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Nets94
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +2
The lead · Kings-Hawks

Isaiah Rider scores 32, Atlanta rallies past Sacramento

Tim Duncan goes for 26 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-9+1+10ATL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings42251617100
Hawks28302626110
Who led
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 15, 10, 32, 28, 16, 30, 23, 32ATL32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 19, 19, 21, 12, 18, 2, 15, 26ATL26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 7, 24, 28, 26, 20, 18, 22, 26SAC26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 23, 3, 25, 9, 8, 17, 12, 18SAC18 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Second story · Spurs-Nets

San Antonio holds off New Jersey, 96–94

San Antonio led 71–67 after three and held on to win by two. David Robinson led San Antonio with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over NJN2NYK over MIL4DAL over CHI6SEA over GSW9ATL over SAC10ORL over MIN10HOU over LAC13Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over NJN.
The night in charts
Sonics-Warriors combined for 225, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 117, Warriors 108
225
Kings-HawksKings 100, Hawks 110
210
Rockets-ClippersRockets 109, Clippers 96
205
Magic-WolvesMagic 103, Wolves 93
196
Mavs-BullsMavs 101, Bulls 95
196
Spurs-NetsSpurs 96, Nets 94
190
Knicks-BucksKnicks 84, Bucks 80
164
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-NetsSpurs 96, Nets 94
+2 SAS
Knicks-BucksKnicks 84, Bucks 80
+4 NYK
Mavs-BullsMavs 101, Bulls 95
+6 DAL
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 117, Warriors 108
+9 SEA
Kings-HawksKings 100, Hawks 110
+10 ATL
Magic-WolvesMagic 103, Wolves 93
+10 ORL
Rockets-ClippersRockets 109, Clippers 96
+13 HOU
ATL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-HawksATL won · Kings 100, Hawks 110
14 pts
Spurs-NetsSAS won · Spurs 96, Nets 94
7 pts
Knicks-BucksNYK won · Knicks 84, Bucks 80
4 pts
Magic-WolvesORL won · Magic 103, Wolves 93
2 pts
Jim Jackson shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jim JacksonATL · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
RobinsonSAS · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
Derek AndersonLAC · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
World PeaceCHI · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
DirkDAL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Spurs-Nets
Spurs 96Nets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2415322596
Nets2521212794
The story
David Robinson had 27 points and 13 rebounds as San Antonio beat New Jersey 96-94

Lucious Harris led New Jersey with 14 PTS, 8 REB 27 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Spurs took the third 32-21.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1−7+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Hawks
Kings 100Hawks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings42251617100
Hawks28302626110
The story
Atlanta beat Sacramento 110-100 behind 19 points and 18 rebounds from Dikembe Mutombo

Chris Webber paced Sacramento: 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

A 26-16 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −14−9+1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 109Clippers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27312130109
Clippers2424232596
The story
Shandon Anderson's 27 points carried Houston past Los Angeles, 109-96

For Los Angeles, Lamar Odom had 22 PTS, 8 REB 27 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 10-18 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-24, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3+10+8+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 2 vs 1998–99 avg
Points per game
5.41998–99 avg13.5Last 2

13.5 points a game over his last two games, against 5.4 in 1998–99 (38 games). Today: 14 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg16.9Last 3

16.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 27.7 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Rider leads the day with 32

Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 15, 10, 32, 28, 16, 30, 23, 32Hawks-Kings · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 24, 19, 29, 35, 24, 20, 14, 30Mavs-Bulls · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 22, 21, 7, 19, 10, 10, 11, 27Spurs-Nets · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 21, 24, 26, 11, 20, 31, 12, 27Sonics-Warriors · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 11, 14, 12, 16, 0, 4, 12, 27Rockets-Clippers · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 7, 24, 28, 26, 20, 18, 22, 26Kings-Hawks · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST