FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 8, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 85–79.

Final · Box score
Clippers81
Hawks99
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Celtics115
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +21; Q3 BOS +28; Q4 BOS +25
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Hornets113
Q1 CHH +12; Q2 CHH +5; Q3 CHH +11; Q4 CHH +7
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Cavs107
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Nets107
Q1 NJN +13; Q2 NJN +17; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +17
Final · Box score
Rockets73
Sixers83
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Lakers91
Kings103
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Sonics110
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +15; Q4 SEA +16
Final · Box score
Mavs79
Jazz85
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +6
The lead · Mavs-Jazz

Utah makes it three straight

Eddie Jones goes for 30 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+6+11+6UTA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2515112879
Jazz2224162385
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 19, 40, 34, 22, 24, 27, 16, 29, 32, 29UTA29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 14, 13, 6, 14, 8, 17, 13, 13UTA13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 10, 10, 9, 14, 25, 11, 23, 19DAL19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 17, 10, 20, 18, 19, 13, 31, 15DAL15 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Lakers-Kings

Sacramento beats Lakers, 103–91

Sacramento led 73–64 after three and won by 12. Chris Webber led Sacramento with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over DAL6CHH over GSW7PHI over HOU10SAC over LAL12CLE over CHI14SEA over MIN16NJN over MIL17ATL over LAC18BOS over DEN25Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over LAL.
The night in charts
Warriors-Hornets combined for 219, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 106, Hornets 113
219
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 90, Celtics 115
205
Wolves-SonicsWolves 94, Sonics 110
204
Bulls-CavsBulls 93, Cavs 107
200
Bucks-NetsBucks 90, Nets 107
197
Lakers-KingsLakers 91, Kings 103
194
Clippers-HawksClippers 81, Hawks 99
180
Mavs-JazzMavs 79, Jazz 85
164
Rockets-SixersRockets 73, Sixers 83
156
UTA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Mavs-JazzMavs 79, Jazz 85
+6 UTA
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 106, Hornets 113
+7 CHH
Rockets-SixersRockets 73, Sixers 83
+10 PHI
Lakers-KingsLakers 91, Kings 103
+12 SAC
Bulls-CavsBulls 93, Cavs 107
+14 CLE
Wolves-SonicsWolves 94, Sonics 110
+16 SEA
Bucks-NetsBucks 90, Nets 107
+17 NJN
Clippers-HawksClippers 81, Hawks 99
+18 ATL
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 90, Celtics 115
+25 BOS
UTA rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-JazzUTA won · Mavs 79, Jazz 85
3 pts
Clippers-HawksATL won · Clippers 81, Hawks 99
2 pts
Lakers-KingsSAC won · Lakers 91, Kings 103
2 pts
Rockets-SixersPHI won · Rockets 73, Sixers 83
1 pt
Foyle shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FoyleGSW · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
SuraCLE · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
63% (12-19)
MarburyNJN · 25 PTS, 14 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
63% (10-16)
RiderATL · 38 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST
62% (18-29)
McCartyBOS · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 79Jazz 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2515112879
Jazz2224162385
The story
Karl Malone had 29 points and 10 rebounds as Utah beat Dallas 85-79

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 13-24 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Jazz took the second 24-15.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −3+6+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Hornets
Warriors 106Hornets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors23332228106
Hornets35262824113
The story
Charlotte beat Golden State 113-106 behind 17 points from Derrick Coleman

John Starks paced Golden State: 28 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 7 BLK, 2 AST · 6-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +12+5+11+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Sixers
Rockets 73Sixers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1720162073
Sixers1622172883
The story
Aaron McKie's 16 points carried Philadelphia past Houston, 83-73

For Houston, Steve Francis had 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 6-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-20, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1+1+2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.6Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.6 in 15 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg34.0Today

34 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Rider leads the day with 38

Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 32, 28, 16, 30, 23, 32, 30, 38Hawks-Clippers · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 11, 20, 31, 12, 27, 19, 17, 36Sonics-Wolves · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 22, 14, 12, 22, 15, 4, 13, 30Hornets-Warriors · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Bob SuraPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 8, 15, 15, 15, 18, 20, 11, 29Cavs-Bulls · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 19, 40, 34, 22, 24, 27, 16, 29, 32, 29Jazz-Mavs · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 3, 22, 7, 9, 5, 10, 9, 16, 7, 28Warriors-Hornets · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hubert DavisDAL+3.7 11.7 last 10 · 8.0 season
Aaron McKiePHI+3.5 14.0 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cuttino MobleyHOU+2.7 16.2 last 10 · 13.5 season
Eric SnowPHI+2.4 10.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Jaren JacksonSAS+2.2 9.4 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Billy OwensPHI−1.8 5.4 last 10 · 7.2 season
Scottie PippenPOR−1.8 11.1 last 10 · 12.8 season
Steven SmithPOR−1.7 13.5 last 10 · 15.2 season
Walt WilliamsHOU−1.4 6.5 last 10 · 7.9 season
Allan HoustonNYK−1.3 19.6 last 10 · 20.9 season