FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 11, 1999Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MIN by 15 after the first quarter and won 104–76.

Final · Box score
Hawks116
Cavs127
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +19; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Suns115
Mavs120
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Pacers108
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Bucks99
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN -8; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Wolves76
Q1 GSW -15; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +28
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Nets106
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +12; Q3 NJN +23; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Bulls87
Magic108
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +21
Final · Box score
Hornets106
Sixers84
Q1 CHH +16; Q2 CHH +19; Q3 CHH +27; Q4 CHH +22
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Kings96
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Wizards99
Spurs89
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Heat88
Sonics92
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +6; Q4 SEA +4
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Grizzlies94
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +12
The lead · Warriors-Wolves

Golden State storms back from 15 down to beat Minnesota

Michael Finley posts a triple-double

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-3+16+28GSW AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors20322626104
Wolves352071476
Who led
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 5, 10, 9, 16, 7, 28, 17, 27GSW27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 14, 16, 17, 14, 24, 9, 20, 23GSW23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Rasho NesterovicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 1, 9, 2, 6, 1, 3, 2, 9, 23MIN23 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 15, 20, 16, 17, 20, 22, 26, 12MIN12 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Hawks-Cavs combined for 243, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-CavsHawks 116, Cavs 127
243
Suns-MavsSuns 115, Mavs 120
235
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 106, Grizzlies 94
200
Rockets-NetsRockets 94, Nets 106
200
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 101, Bucks 99
200
Clippers-PacersClippers 90, Pacers 108
198
Blazers-KingsBlazers 101, Kings 96
197
Bulls-MagicBulls 87, Magic 108
195
Hornets-SixersHornets 106, Sixers 84
190
Wizards-SpursWizards 99, Spurs 89
188
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 104, Wolves 76
180
Heat-SonicsHeat 88, Sonics 92
180
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 101, Bucks 99
+2 DEN
Heat-SonicsHeat 88, Sonics 92
+4 SEA
Suns-MavsSuns 115, Mavs 120
+5 DAL
Blazers-KingsBlazers 101, Kings 96
+5 POR
Wizards-SpursWizards 99, Spurs 89
+10 WAS
Hawks-CavsHawks 116, Cavs 127
+11 CLE
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 106, Grizzlies 94
+12 LAL
Rockets-NetsRockets 94, Nets 106
+12 NJN
Clippers-PacersClippers 90, Pacers 108
+18 IND
Bulls-MagicBulls 87, Magic 108
+21 ORL
Hornets-SixersHornets 106, Sixers 84
+22 CHH
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 104, Wolves 76
+28 GSW
GSW erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-WolvesGSW won · Warriors 104, Wolves 76
15 pts
Blazers-KingsPOR won · Blazers 101, Kings 96
8 pts
Nuggets-BucksDEN won · Nuggets 101, Bucks 99
8 pts
Bulls-MagicORL won · Bulls 87, Magic 108
6 pts
Lakers-GrizzliesLAL won · Lakers 106, Grizzlies 94
1 pt
Dirk shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Ricky DavisCHH · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
NesterovicMIN · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
Eddie RobinsonCHH · 14 PTS, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
FeickNJN · 14 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nuggets-Bucks
Nuggets 101Bucks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25232330101
Bucks2922282099
The story
Nick Van Exel's 27 points and 8 assists carried Denver past Milwaukee, 101-99

For Milwaukee, Sam Cassell had 16 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB 27 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 9-23 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 30-20.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −4−3−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antonio McDyess was the fantasy play: 42.8 FPTS on 15 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST

Final · Suns-Mavs
Suns 115Mavs 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns20242942115
Mavs27303627120
The story
Robert Pack had 24 points and 11 assists as Dallas beat Phoenix 120-115

Clifford Robinson led Phoenix with 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 8-17 FG

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 27-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +7+13+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 101Kings 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers23292623101
Kings3119242296
The story
Portland beat Sacramento 101-96 behind 24 points from Scottie Pippen

Jason Williams paced Sacramento: 15 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −8+2+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.3Season avg32.2Last 5

32.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.3 in 17 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 2 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
31.41998–99 avg13.4Last 2

13.4 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.4 in 1998–99 (49 games). Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg36.6Today

37 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Bucks

Denver climbs out of an 8-point hole against Milwaukee

Down 8 after three, the Nuggets won the fourth quarter 30–20 and the game 101–99. Nick Van Exel led Denver with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Bucks
Nick Van Exel · DENRay Allen · MILPTS2725REB32AST84Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Chris Webber leads the day with 36

Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 18, 22, 26, 25, 25, 20, 26, 36Kings-Blazers · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 20, 14, 30, 32, 29, 17, 11, 33Mavs-Suns · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 8, 30, 18, 23, 25, 23, 14, 31Wizards-Spurs · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 37, 39, 30, 27, 28, 21, 27, 30, 27, 30Lakers-Grizzlies · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 10, 25, 27, 14, 16, 21, 10, 29Cavs-Hawks · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 21, 19, 25, 21, 19, 10, 31, 28Suns-Mavs · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mitch RichmondWAS+5.0 20.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Aaron McKiePHI+3.8 14.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Hubert DavisDAL+3.6 12.0 last 10 · 8.4 season
Tim DuncanSAS+2.9 26.1 last 10 · 23.2 season
Bryce DrewHOU+2.9 11.1 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Stephon MarburyNJN−4.1 19.2 last 10 · 23.3 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.6 10.8 last 10 · 14.4 season
Eddie JonesCHH−3.1 16.0 last 10 · 19.1 season
Al HarringtonIND−3.1 7.1 last 10 · 10.2 season
Brian SkinnerLAC−2.5 4.7 last 10 · 7.2 season