FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 14, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Warriors trailed Heat by 4 at halftime and won 102–97.

Final · Box score
Wolves94
Hawks105
Q1 Hawks +3; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 Hawks +9; Q4 Hawks +11
Final · Box score
Celtics88
Cavs115
Q1 Cavs +13; Q2 Cavs +10; Q3 Cavs +16; Q4 Cavs +27
Final · Box score
Spurs111
Mavs93
Q1 Spurs -1; Q2 Spurs +5; Q3 Spurs +13; Q4 Spurs +18
Final · Box score
Heat97
Warriors102
Q1 Warriors -3; Q2 Warriors -4; Q3 Warriors +10; Q4 Warriors +5
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Rockets90
Q1 Knicks +5; Q2 Knicks +3; Q3 Knicks +6; Q4 Knicks +11
Final · Box score
Clippers68
Lakers95
Q1 Lakers +16; Q2 Lakers +30; Q3 Lakers +44; Q4 Lakers +27
Final · Box score
Pistons104
Suns114
Q1 Suns -3; Q2 Suns +3; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 Suns +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets84
Sonics109
Q1 Sonics 0; Q2 Sonics +10; Q3 Sonics +26; Q4 Sonics +25
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Raptors105
Q1 Raptors +1; Q2 Raptors +1; Q3 Raptors +6; Q4 Raptors +8
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Wizards80
Q1 Jazz -1; Q2 Jazz -1; Q3 Jazz +15; Q4 Jazz +21
The lead · Heat-Warriors

Golden State upsets Miami

Dikembe Mutombo goes for 29 rebounds

Game flow · Warriors margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-4+10+5Warriors AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3223182497
Warriors29223219102
Who led
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 16, 17, 14, 24, 9, 20, 23, 23Warriors23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 10, 9, 16, 7, 28, 17, 27, 21Warriors21 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 16, 28, 21, 25, 17, 37, 23, 26Heat26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 7, 9, 23, 0, 11, 14, 3, 18Heat18 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Pistons-Suns combined for 218, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-SunsPistons 104, Suns 114
218
Spurs-MavsSpurs 111, Mavs 93
204
Celtics-CavsCeltics 88, Cavs 115
203
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 97, Raptors 105
202
Heat-WarriorsHeat 97, Warriors 102
199
Wolves-HawksWolves 94, Hawks 105
199
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 84, Sonics 109
193
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 101, Rockets 90
191
Jazz-WizardsJazz 101, Wizards 80
181
Clippers-LakersClippers 68, Lakers 95
163
Warriors won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Heat-WarriorsHeat 97, Warriors 102
+5 Warriors
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 97, Raptors 105
+8 Raptors
Pistons-SunsPistons 104, Suns 114
+10 Suns
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 101, Rockets 90
+11 Knicks
Wolves-HawksWolves 94, Hawks 105
+11 Hawks
Spurs-MavsSpurs 111, Mavs 93
+18 Spurs
Jazz-WizardsJazz 101, Wizards 80
+21 Jazz
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 84, Sonics 109
+25 Sonics
Clippers-LakersClippers 68, Lakers 95
+27 Lakers
Celtics-CavsCeltics 88, Cavs 115
+27 Cavs
Warriors rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-WarriorsWarriors won · Heat 97, Warriors 102
4 pts
Pistons-SunsSuns won · Pistons 104, Suns 114
3 pts
Spurs-MavsSpurs won · Spurs 111, Mavs 93
1 pt
Jazz-WizardsJazz won · Jazz 101, Wizards 80
1 pt
Mutombo shot 11-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MutomboHawks · 29 REB, 27 PTS, 6 BLK, 3 AST
100% (11-11)
T-MacRaptors · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
RiceLakers · 17 PTS, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
LaettnerPistons · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
CrosherePacers · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Heat-Warriors
Heat 97Warriors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3223182497
Warriors29223219102
The story
John Starks' 21 points and 10 assists carried Golden State past Miami, 102-97

For Miami, P.J. Brown had 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 9-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 32-18.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 −3−4+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alonzo Mourning was the fantasy play: 48.4 FPTS on 26 PTS, 7 REB

Final · Wolves-Hawks
Wolves 94Hawks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2225242394
Hawks25223325105
The story
Isaiah Rider had 16 points as Atlanta beat Minnesota 105-94

Terrell Brandon led Minnesota with 16 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 5-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the third 33-24, their biggest quarter edge.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 +30+9+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Rockets
Knicks 101Rockets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks28202825101
Rockets2322252090
The story
New York beat Houston 101-90 behind 22 points from Latrell Sprewell

Steve Francis paced Houston: 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 8-13 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 +5+3+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
John StarksWarriors
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 15 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
31.41998–99 avg13.4Last 3

13.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.4 in 1998–99 (49 games). Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg35.0Today

35 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Cleveland by 27.

Warriors over Heat5Raptors over Pacers8Suns over Pistons10Hawks over Wolves11Knicks over Rockets11Spurs over Mavs18Jazz over Wizards21Sonics over Nuggets25Cavs over Celtics27Lakers over Clippers27Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 35

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 5, 14, 21, 20, 26, 23, 24, 35Pistons-Suns · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 27, 16, 29, 32, 29, 21, 28, 34Jazz-Wizards · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 28, 26, 14, 27, 30, 42, 23, 29Spurs-Mavs · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 17, 10, 19, 11, 16, 9, 5, 27Hawks-Wolves · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 29 REB · 3 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 9, 14, 25, 11, 23, 19, 22, 27Mavs-Spurs · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 16, 28, 21, 25, 17, 37, 23, 26Heat-Warriors · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mitch RichmondWizards+5.6 20.9 last 10 · 15.3 season
Aaron McKieSixers+3.8 14.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cuttino MobleyRockets+2.8 16.9 last 10 · 14.1 season
Hubert DavisMavs+2.6 10.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Tim DuncanSpurs+2.4 25.9 last 10 · 23.5 season
Cold
Vernon MaxwellSonics−5.2 8.7 last 10 · 13.9 season
Stephon MarburyNets−4.1 19.2 last 10 · 23.3 season
Lamar OdomClippers−3.6 12.7 last 10 · 16.3 season
Doug ChristieRaptors−3.5 9.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Marcus CambyKnicks−3.4 7.4 last 10 · 10.8 season