FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 7, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIL by 16 at halftime and won 116–112.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Mavs95
Q1 VAN -5; Q2 VAN +1; Q3 VAN -3; Q4 VAN +9
Final · Box score
Spurs77
Pacers83
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Wizards80
Lakers91
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Pistons116
Bucks112
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -16; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Warriors83
Knicks89
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Magic107
Suns110
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Heat86
Blazers76
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Raptors101
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR -11; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +3
The lead · Pistons-Bucks

Grant Hill drops 31 in 16-point comeback win over Milwaukee

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 30 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-16-4+4DET AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons22243832116
Bucks31312624112
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 22, 30, 24, 30, 39, 28, 33, 31DET31 PTS · 0 REB · 12 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 26, 12, 21, 5, 14, 21, 20, 26DET26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 18, 20, 22, 21, 11, 19, 17, 30MIL30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 33, 18, 18, 23, 25, 19, 20, 21MIL21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Cavs-Raptors

Toronto rallies from 11 down to beat Cleveland

Trailing by 11 at the half, Toronto outscored the Cavaliers 58–44 the rest of the way. Final: 101–98. Vince Carter led Toronto with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Raptors-Cavs
Vince Carter · TORBrevin Knight · CLEPTS3220REB75AST411Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Pistons-Bucks combined for 228, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-BucksPistons 116, Bucks 112
228
Magic-SunsMagic 107, Suns 110
217
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 98, Raptors 101
199
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 104, Mavs 95
199
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 83, Knicks 89
172
Wizards-LakersWizards 80, Lakers 91
171
Heat-BlazersHeat 86, Blazers 76
162
Spurs-PacersSpurs 77, Pacers 83
160
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 98, Raptors 101
+3 TOR
Magic-SunsMagic 107, Suns 110
+3 PHX
Pistons-BucksPistons 116, Bucks 112
+4 DET
Spurs-PacersSpurs 77, Pacers 83
+6 IND
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 83, Knicks 89
+6 NYK
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 104, Mavs 95
+9 VAN
Heat-BlazersHeat 86, Blazers 76
+10 MIA
Wizards-LakersWizards 80, Lakers 91
+11 LAL
DET erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BucksDET won · Pistons 116, Bucks 112
16 pts
Cavs-RaptorsTOR won · Cavs 98, Raptors 101
11 pts
Spurs-PacersIND won · Spurs 77, Pacers 83
6 pts
Grizzlies-MavsVAN won · Grizzlies 104, Mavs 95
5 pts
Heat-BlazersMIA won · Heat 86, Blazers 76
1 pt
Kidd shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KiddPHX · 29 PTS, 11 AST, 2 STL, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
Scott WilliamsMIL · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
ShaqLAL · 30 PTS, 16 REB, 7 BLK, 2 STL
61% (14-23)
SabonisPOR · 12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
58% (14-24)
Final · Cavs-Raptors
Cavs 98Raptors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2826133198
Raptors23203127101
The story
Dee Brown had 17 points as Toronto beat Cleveland 101-98

Andrew DeClercq led Cleveland with 10 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 6-12 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Raptors took the third 31-13.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −5−11+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Suns
Magic 107Suns 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27272627107
Suns34262030110
The story
Phoenix beat Orlando 110-107 behind 29 points and 11 assists from Jason Kidd

Darrell Armstrong paced Orlando: 16 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 29 PTS, 11 AST · 10-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 34-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +7+60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 116Bucks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons22243832116
Bucks31312624112
The story
Jerry Stackhouse's 26 points carried Detroit past Milwaukee, 116-112

For Milwaukee, Glenn Robinson had 30 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 16 going into the third, then won it 38-26.

DET lead by quarter
200 −9−16−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 18 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 13 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg35.5Today

36 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 32

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 19, 16, 18, 22, 14, 23, 39, 32Raptors-Cavs · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 22, 30, 24, 30, 39, 28, 33, 31Pistons-Bucks · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 0 REB · 12 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 20, 17, 10, 20, 18, 19, 13, 31Mavs-Grizzlies · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 36, 41, 37, 39, 30, 27, 28, 21, 27, 30Lakers-Wizards · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 31, 23, 17, 28, 26, 14, 27, 30Spurs-Pacers · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 18, 20, 22, 21, 11, 19, 17, 30Bucks-Pistons · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hubert DavisDAL+4.0 12.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Aaron McKiePHI+3.2 13.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Eric SnowPHI+2.3 10.0 last 10 · 7.7 season
Jaren JacksonSAS+2.2 9.4 last 10 · 7.2 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+2.0 19.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Scottie PippenPOR−1.8 11.1 last 10 · 12.8 season
Steven SmithPOR−1.7 13.5 last 10 · 15.2 season
Allan HoustonNYK−1.3 19.6 last 10 · 20.9 season
Juwan HowardWAS−1.2 12.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Terry PorterSAS−1.2 8.8 last 10 · 10.0 season