FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 10, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by Bulls (vs Nets) and Knicks (vs Sixers) and Heat (vs Kings).

Final · Box score
Warriors107
Hawks99
Q1 Warriors +6; Q2 Warriors +14; Q3 Warriors +7; Q4 Warriors +8
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Celtics100
Q1 Celtics +16; Q2 Celtics +17; Q3 Celtics +10; Q4 Celtics +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Hornets106
Q1 Hornets +17; Q2 Hornets +14; Q3 Hornets +3; Q4 Hornets +7
Final · Box score
Nets69
Bulls71
Q1 Bulls +1; Q2 Bulls +2; Q3 Bulls -4; Q4 Bulls +2
Final · Box score
Clippers83
Pistons107
Q1 Pistons +3; Q2 Pistons +8; Q3 Pistons +19; Q4 Pistons +24
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Pacers136
Q1 Pacers +17; Q2 Pacers +21; Q3 Pacers +41; Q4 Pacers +48
Final · Box score
Sixers78
Knicks85
Q1 Knicks +5; Q2 Knicks -4; Q3 Knicks +4; Q4 Knicks +7
Final · Box score
Heat107
Kings97
Q1 Heat -4; Q2 Heat +3; Q3 Heat -2; Q4 Heat +10
Final · Box score
Bucks107
Raptors91
Q1 Bucks +4; Q2 Bucks +3; Q3 Bucks +15; Q4 Bucks +16
Final · Box score
Sonics83
Jazz101
Q1 Jazz +2; Q2 Jazz +16; Q3 Jazz +12; Q4 Jazz +18
The lead · Nets-Bulls

Chicago takes over late to edge New Jersey

Alonzo Mourning goes for 37 points

Game flow · Bulls margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+2-4+2Bulls AHEAD ↑Nets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets211821969
Bulls2219151571
Who led
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 29, 16, 16, 24, 18, 14, 19, 16Bulls16 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 9, 11, 2, 6, 20, 21, 9, 14Bulls14 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 20, 9, 24, 20, 16, 27, 20, 19Nets19 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 10, 25, 14, 20, 19, 26, 25, 18Nets18 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Indiana posts the night's biggest win

Indiana beat Cleveland by 48, the widest margin of 10 games.

Bulls over Nets2Celtics over Rockets4Hornets over Nuggets7Knicks over Sixers7Warriors over Hawks8Heat over Kings10Bucks over Raptors16Jazz over Sonics18Pistons over Clippers24Pacers over Cavs48Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Cavs-Pacers combined for 224, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-PacersCavs 88, Pacers 136
224
Warriors-HawksWarriors 107, Hawks 99
206
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 99, Hornets 106
205
Heat-KingsHeat 107, Kings 97
204
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 107, Raptors 91
198
Rockets-CelticsRockets 96, Celtics 100
196
Clippers-PistonsClippers 83, Pistons 107
190
Sonics-JazzSonics 83, Jazz 101
184
Sixers-KnicksSixers 78, Knicks 85
163
Nets-BullsNets 69, Bulls 71
140
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-BullsNets 69, Bulls 71
+2 Bulls
Rockets-CelticsRockets 96, Celtics 100
+4 Celtics
Sixers-KnicksSixers 78, Knicks 85
+7 Knicks
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 99, Hornets 106
+7 Hornets
Warriors-HawksWarriors 107, Hawks 99
+8 Warriors
Heat-KingsHeat 107, Kings 97
+10 Heat
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 107, Raptors 91
+16 Bucks
Sonics-JazzSonics 83, Jazz 101
+18 Jazz
Clippers-PistonsClippers 83, Pistons 107
+24 Pistons
Cavs-PacersCavs 88, Pacers 136
+48 Pacers
Bulls rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-BullsBulls won · Nets 69, Bulls 71
4 pts
Sixers-KnicksKnicks won · Sixers 78, Knicks 85
4 pts
Heat-KingsHeat won · Heat 107, Kings 97
4 pts
Smits shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SmitsPacers · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
90% (9-10)
RosePacers · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
MasonHornets · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 5 STL
67% (8-12)
ZoHeat · 37 PTS, 11 REB, 8 BLK, 2 AST
65% (15-23)
MashburnHeat · 18 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 69Bulls 71
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets211821969
Bulls2219151571
The story
Elton Brand had 16 points and 14 rebounds as Chicago beat New Jersey 71-69

Stephon Marbury led New Jersey with 18 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 14 REB · 6-19 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 15-9.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 +1+2−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Celtics
Rockets 96Celtics 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1629222996
Celtics32301523100
The story
Paul Pierce's 19 points carried Boston past Houston, 100-96

For Houston, Carlos Rogers had 15 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 5-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-16, was where the Celtics built it.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +16+17+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cuttino Mobley was the fantasy play: 43.7 FPTS on 23 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Final · Heat-Kings
Heat 107Kings 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat32222429107
Kings3615291797
The story
Miami beat Sacramento 107-97 behind 16 points and 11 rebounds from P.J. Brown

Nick Anderson paced Sacramento: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 5-11 FG

The swing

A 29-17 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Heat.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −4+3−2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.6Season avg31.4Last 5

31.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.6 in 16 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg16.4Last 3

16.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg33.3Today

33 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Alonzo Mourning leads the day with 37

Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 25, 30, 16, 28, 21, 25, 17, 37Heat-Kings · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 10, 32, 28, 16, 30, 23, 32, 30, 38, 34Hawks-Warriors · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 30, 15, 18, 23, 20, 14, 21, 31Knicks-Sixers · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 30, 24, 30, 39, 28, 33, 31, 27Pistons-Clippers · W
27.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 20, 18, 22, 26, 25, 25, 20, 26Kings-Heat · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 16, 18, 22, 14, 23, 39, 32, 25Raptors-Bucks · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Aaron McKieSixers+4.1 14.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Mitch RichmondWizards+3.9 18.3 last 10 · 14.4 season
Hubert DavisMavs+3.7 11.7 last 10 · 8.0 season
Tim DuncanSpurs+3.2 26.4 last 10 · 23.2 season
Cuttino MobleyRockets+2.6 16.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
Stephon MarburyNets−2.9 20.9 last 10 · 23.8 season
Jerry StackhousePistons−2.3 18.7 last 10 · 21.0 season
Sam CassellBucks−2.2 16.6 last 10 · 18.8 season
Jerome WilliamsPistons−2.1 8.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Ruben PattersonSonics−1.8 11.6 last 10 · 13.3 season