FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 6, 1999Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed SAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 109–95.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Rockets102
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Heat99
Clippers91
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Kings95
Nets109
Q1 NJN -8; Q2 NJN -2; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Sixers77
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Wizards96
Jazz102
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +6
The lead · Kings-Nets

New Jersey turns it around against Sacramento

Karl Malone goes for 32 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2+13+14NJN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3420152695
Nets26263027109
Who led
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 12, 22, 20, 9, 24, 20, 16, 27NJN27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 31, 21, 10, 25, 14, 20, 19, 26NJN26 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 28, 26, 20, 18, 22, 26, 25, 25SAC25 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 6, 6, 12, 10, 17, 14, 14, 21SAC21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Heat-Clippers

Clippers' skid reaches six

Miami won 99–91; the Clippers fall to 4–13. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · LAC
W@ MIN89–85L@ TOR100–106W@ WAS98–89Wvs NYK100–95L@ SEA93–98Lvs POR71–88Lvs PHX80–94Lvs HOU96–109Lvs SEA89–102Lvs MIA91–99
The night in charts
Kings-Nets combined for 204, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-NetsKings 95, Nets 109
204
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 99, Rockets 102
201
Wizards-JazzWizards 96, Jazz 102
198
Heat-ClippersHeat 99, Clippers 91
190
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 94, Sixers 77
171
HOU won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 99, Rockets 102
+3 HOU
Wizards-JazzWizards 96, Jazz 102
+6 UTA
Heat-ClippersHeat 99, Clippers 91
+8 MIA
Kings-NetsKings 95, Nets 109
+14 NJN
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 94, Sixers 77
+17 DEN
NJN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-NetsNJN won · Kings 95, Nets 109
8 pts
Heat-ClippersMIA won · Heat 99, Clippers 91
6 pts
Grizzlies-RocketsHOU won · Grizzlies 99, Rockets 102
5 pts
Nuggets-SixersDEN won · Nuggets 94, Sixers 77
2 pts
Rogers shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RogersHOU · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Anthony CarterMIA · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BarkleyHOU · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
MaloneUTA · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
61% (11-18)
Abdur-RahimVAN · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Grizzlies-Rockets
Grizzlies 99Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3127182399
Rockets26283117102
The story
Charles Barkley's 25 points and 11 rebounds carried Houston past Vancouver, 102-99

For Vancouver, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 9-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 31-18.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −5−4+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Jazz
Wizards 96Jazz 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3019222596
Jazz32202921102
The story
Utah beat Washington 102-96 behind 10 points and 10 assists from John Stockton

Mitch Richmond paced Washington: 25 PTS 10 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 3-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2+3+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Clippers
Heat 99Clippers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2521262799
Clippers3113222591
The story
Alonzo Mourning had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Miami beat Los Angeles 99-91

Derek Anderson led Los Angeles with 16 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB 25 PTS, 11 REB, 8 BLK · 10-18 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Heat took the second 21-13.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −6+2+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg16.2Last 3

16.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 16 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg42.7Today

43 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 34

Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 23, 3, 19, 21, 4, 14, 7, 7, 20, 34Nuggets-Sixers · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 40, 34, 22, 24, 27, 16, 29, 32Jazz-Wizards · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 12, 22, 20, 9, 24, 20, 16, 27Nets-Kings · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 31, 21, 10, 25, 14, 20, 19, 26Nets-Kings · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 19, 26, 13, 22, 22, 12, 21, 25Rockets-Grizzlies · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 28, 26, 20, 18, 22, 26, 25, 25Kings-Nets · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST