FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 3, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed CLE by 12 after three quarters and won 102–100.

Final · Box score
Heat84
Celtics96
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +12
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers102
Cavs100
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI -10; Q3 PHI -12; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Magic112
Nuggets100
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Spurs80
Pistons102
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +22
Final · Box score
Blazers80
Lakers93
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +13
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Raptors95
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Jazz75
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +25
Final · Box score
Hornets113
Grizzlies94
Q1 CHH +2; Q2 CHH +10; Q3 CHH +15; Q4 CHH +19
The lead · Sixers-Cavs

Philadelphia needs overtime to survive Cleveland

Paul Pierce goes for 26 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-10-120+2PHI AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sixers2121232611102
Cavs302225149100
Who led
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 10, 4, 17, 23, 9, 4, 20, 25PHI25 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
George LynchPoints, last 10 games: 26, 8, 5, 15, 10, 7, 7, 8, 5, 22PHI22 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 8 games: 2, 8, 20, 15, 16, 12, 9, 22CLE22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Bob SuraPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 18, 21, 8, 15, 15, 15, 18, 20CLE20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Indiana posts the night's biggest win

Indiana beat Utah by 25, the widest margin of 8 games.

PHI over CLE2TOR over WAS2BOS over MIA12ORL over DEN12LAL over POR13CHH over VAN19DET over SAS22IND over UTA25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Magic-Nuggets combined for 212, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-NuggetsMagic 112, Nuggets 100
212
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 113, Grizzlies 94
207
Sixers-CavsSixers 102, Cavs 100
202
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 93, Raptors 95
188
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 80, Pistons 102
182
Heat-CelticsHeat 84, Celtics 96
180
Pacers-JazzPacers 100, Jazz 75
175
Blazers-LakersBlazers 80, Lakers 93
173
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-CavsSixers 102, Cavs 100
+2 PHI
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 93, Raptors 95
+2 TOR
Heat-CelticsHeat 84, Celtics 96
+12 BOS
Magic-NuggetsMagic 112, Nuggets 100
+12 ORL
Blazers-LakersBlazers 80, Lakers 93
+13 LAL
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 113, Grizzlies 94
+19 CHH
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 80, Pistons 102
+22 DET
Pacers-JazzPacers 100, Jazz 75
+25 IND
PHI erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-CavsPHI won · Sixers 102, Cavs 100
12 pts
Blazers-LakersLAL won · Blazers 80, Lakers 93
7 pts
Magic-NuggetsORL won · Magic 112, Nuggets 100
7 pts
Zo shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
ColemanCHH · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Eddie RobinsonCHH · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
DickersonVAN · 29 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
PotapenkoBOS · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Sixers-Cavs
Sixers 102Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers2121232611102
Cavs302225149100
The story
George Lynch had 22 points and 12 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Cleveland 102-100 in OT

Andrew DeClercq led Cleveland with 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-13 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 26-14.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −9−10−120+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wizards-Raptors
Wizards 93Raptors 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2515252893
Raptors3221202295
The story
Vince Carter's 23 points carried Toronto past Washington, 95-93

For Washington, Rod Strickland had 16 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-25, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +7+13+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 84Celtics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2119212384
Celtics2322242796
The story
Boston beat Miami 96-84 behind 12 rebounds and 9 points from Tony Battie

Alonzo Mourning paced Miami: 21 PTS, 5 REB 12 REB, 9 PTS, 5 BLK · 3-5 FG

The swing

A 27-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2+5+8+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 17 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg18.6Last 3

18.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 16 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg40.3Today

40 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 31

Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 13, 18, 7, 11, 6, 15, 26, 31Pacers-Jazz · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Michael DickersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 8, 7, 16, 9, 2, 12, 4, 29Grizzlies-Hornets · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 5, 13, 6, 12, 2, 13, 12, 28Hornets-Grizzlies · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 8, 32, 28, 31, 22, 30, 24, 30, 39, 28Pistons-Spurs · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 30, 17, 15, 17, 11, 22, 9, 26Celtics-Heat · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 15, 21, 10, 17, 20, 16, 24, 25Nuggets-Magic · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST