FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 5, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Blazers trailed Suns by 13 after the first quarter and won 92–90.

Final · Box score
Magic100
Lakers117
Q1 Lakers +15; Q2 Lakers +18; Q3 Lakers +20; Q4 Lakers +17
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Bucks103
Q1 Bucks +8; Q2 Bucks +11; Q3 Bucks +14; Q4 Bucks +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets80
Knicks78
Q1 Nuggets -4; Q2 Nuggets -9; Q3 Nuggets -8; Q4 Nuggets +2
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Suns90
Q1 Blazers -13; Q2 Blazers -9; Q3 Blazers +3; Q4 Blazers +2
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Sonics81
Q1 Hornets +5; Q2 Hornets +5; Q3 Hornets +10; Q4 Hornets +22
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Raptors98
Q1 Raptors -1; Q2 Raptors +1; Q3 Raptors +4; Q4 Raptors +6
The lead · Blazers-Suns

Portland fights back from 13 down against Phoenix

Sam Cassell goes for 18 assists

Game flow · Blazers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-9+3+2Blazers AHEAD ↑Suns AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1725292192
Suns3021172290
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 16, 14, 15, 12, 20, 12, 17, 21Blazers21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 12, 8, 10, 2, 9, 16, 2, 18Blazers18 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 14, 16, 16, 5, 18, 19, 6, 19Suns19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 12, 15, 11, 21, 19, 25, 21, 19Suns19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Charlotte by 22.

Nuggets over Knicks2Blazers over Suns2Bucks over Mavs6Raptors over Spurs6Lakers over Magic17Hornets over Sonics22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Magic-Lakers combined for 217, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-LakersMagic 100, Lakers 117
217
Mavs-BucksMavs 97, Bucks 103
200
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 92, Raptors 98
190
Hornets-SonicsHornets 103, Sonics 81
184
Blazers-SunsBlazers 92, Suns 90
182
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 80, Knicks 78
158
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-SunsBlazers 92, Suns 90
+2 Blazers
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 80, Knicks 78
+2 Nuggets
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 92, Raptors 98
+6 Raptors
Mavs-BucksMavs 97, Bucks 103
+6 Bucks
Magic-LakersMagic 100, Lakers 117
+17 Lakers
Hornets-SonicsHornets 103, Sonics 81
+22 Hornets
Blazers erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-SunsBlazers won · Blazers 92, Suns 90
13 pts
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets won · Nuggets 80, Knicks 78
9 pts
Spurs-RaptorsRaptors won · Spurs 92, Raptors 98
1 pt
Eddie Robinson shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Eddie RobinsonHornets · 18 PTS, 4 STL, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
ShaqLakers · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
VinceRaptors · 39 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (15-25)
GugliottaSuns · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Damon JonesMavs · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Blazers-Suns
Blazers 92Suns 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1725292192
Suns3021172290
The story
Arvydas Sabonis had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Portland beat Phoenix 92-90

Jason Kidd led Phoenix with 10 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 29-17.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 −13−9+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Knicks
Nuggets 80Knicks 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1615232680
Knicks2020221678
The story
Nick Van Exel's 20 points carried Denver past New York, 80-78

For New York, Kurt Thomas had 13 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 8-23 FG, 1-9 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 26-16.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 −4−9−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Bucks
Mavs 97Bucks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1626193697
Bucks24292228103
The story
Milwaukee beat Dallas 103-97 behind 17 points from Glenn Robinson

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 13 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +8+11+14+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 14 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
37.91998–99 avg29.8Last 3

29.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.9 in 1998–99 (50 games). Today: 15 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.6Season avg21.2Today

21 minutes today, against 5.6 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 39

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 34, 19, 16, 18, 22, 14, 23, 39Raptors-Spurs · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 29, 35, 24, 20, 14, 30, 32, 29Mavs-Bucks · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 41, 37, 39, 30, 27, 28, 21, 27Lakers-Magic · W
28.1 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 26, 31, 23, 17, 28, 26, 14, 27Spurs-Raptors · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 21, 4, 7, 13, 7, 17, 22, 26Hornets-Sonics · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 23, 4, 17, 29, 21, 7, 19, 10, 12, 24Lakers-Magic · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST