FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 4, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed DET by 8 at halftime and won 112–110.

Final · Box score
Pistons110
Hawks112
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Bulls91
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Warriors82
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Suns95
Rockets105
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Sonics102
Clippers89
Q1 Sonics 0; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +16; Q4 SEA +13
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Wolves84
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Nets82
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Celtics74
Sixers77
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Kings114
Wizards104
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +10
The lead · Pistons-Hawks

Jim Jackson scores 33, Atlanta holds off Detroit

Chris Webber posts a triple-double

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8+2+2ATL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons31292327110
Hawks28243327112
Who led
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 19, 21, 12, 18, 2, 15, 26, 33ATL33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 10, 32, 28, 16, 30, 23, 32, 30ATL30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 31, 22, 30, 24, 30, 39, 28, 33DET33 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 21, 16, 20, 9, 5, 15, 20, 22DET22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Dallas by 19.

MIL over CHI1ATL over DET2PHI over BOS3HOU over PHX10NYK over NJN10SAC over WAS10UTA over GSW12SEA over LAC13DAL over MIN19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Pistons-Hawks combined for 222, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-HawksPistons 110, Hawks 112
222
Kings-WizardsKings 114, Wizards 104
218
Suns-RocketsSuns 95, Rockets 105
200
Sonics-ClippersSonics 102, Clippers 89
191
Mavs-WolvesMavs 103, Wolves 84
187
Bucks-BullsBucks 92, Bulls 91
183
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 94, Warriors 82
176
Knicks-NetsKnicks 92, Nets 82
174
Celtics-SixersCeltics 74, Sixers 77
151
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-BullsBucks 92, Bulls 91
+1 MIL
Pistons-HawksPistons 110, Hawks 112
+2 ATL
Celtics-SixersCeltics 74, Sixers 77
+3 PHI
Kings-WizardsKings 114, Wizards 104
+10 SAC
Knicks-NetsKnicks 92, Nets 82
+10 NYK
Suns-RocketsSuns 95, Rockets 105
+10 HOU
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 94, Warriors 82
+12 UTA
Sonics-ClippersSonics 102, Clippers 89
+13 SEA
Mavs-WolvesMavs 103, Wolves 84
+19 DAL
Williamson shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilliamsonSAC · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
RussellUTA · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Shandon AndersonHOU · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
ManningMIL · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 92Bulls 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2825251492
Bulls1724302091
The story
Sam Cassell had 23 points and 15 assists as Milwaukee beat Chicago 92-91

Elton Brand led Chicago with 19 PTS, 17 REB 23 PTS, 15 AST, 6 REB · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Bucks won the first 28-17, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +11+12+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 110Hawks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons31292327110
Hawks28243327112
The story
Isaiah Rider's 30 points carried Atlanta past Detroit, 112-110

For Detroit, Christian Laettner had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 10-18 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 33-23.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −3−8+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 74Sixers 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1618202074
Sixers2817122077
The story
Philadelphia beat Boston 77-74 behind 13 points from George Lynch

Antoine Walker paced Boston: 14 PTS, 5 REB 13 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

A 28-16 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +12+11+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tony Battie topped the game at 46.0 FPTS: 16 PTS, 15 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg16.6Last 3

16.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 15 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg42.0Today

42 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 33

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 31, 22, 30, 24, 30, 39, 28, 33Pistons-Hawks · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 19, 21, 12, 18, 2, 15, 26, 33Hawks-Pistons · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 19, 29, 35, 24, 20, 14, 30, 32Mavs-Wolves · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 10, 32, 28, 16, 30, 23, 32, 30Hawks-Pistons · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 19, 40, 34, 22, 24, 27, 16, 29Jazz-Warriors · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 14, 12, 16, 0, 4, 12, 27, 26Rockets-Suns · W
10.3 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST