FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 15, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed TOR by 14 at halftime and won 93–91.

Final · Box score
Jazz96
Celtics86
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Hornets103
Q1 CHH -2; Q2 CHH +7; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +5
Final · Box score
Bulls91
Pacers102
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Nets111
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +10; Q3 NJN +19; Q4 NJN +10
Final · Box score
Bucks116
Magic99
Q1 MIL +23; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Sixers93
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -14; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Rockets77
Spurs83
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS -7; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Kings109
Grizzlies106
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +3
The lead · Raptors-Sixers

Allen Iverson scores 37, Philadelphia rallies past Toronto

Antoine Walker goes for 36 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-14-1+2PHI AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2926142291
Sixers2714272593
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 46, 35, 30, 39, 24, 26, 37, 35, 11, 37PHI37 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 10, 0, 10, 11, 8, 13, 11, 12PHI12 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 14, 23, 39, 32, 25, 16, 24, 19TOR19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 10, 10, 21, 16, 10, 11, 21, 18TOR18 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Rockets-Spurs

San Antonio gets past Houston

83–77, with San Antonio ahead 40–39 at halftime. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over TOR2SAC over VAN3CHH over MIN5SAS over HOU6UTA over BOS10NJN over CLE10IND over CHI11MIL over ORL17Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over HOU.
The night in charts
Bucks-Magic combined for 215
Points by game
Bucks-MagicBucks 116, Magic 99
215
Kings-GrizzliesKings 109, Grizzlies 106
215
Cavs-NetsCavs 101, Nets 111
212
Wolves-HornetsWolves 98, Hornets 103
201
Bulls-PacersBulls 91, Pacers 102
193
Raptors-SixersRaptors 91, Sixers 93
184
Jazz-CelticsJazz 96, Celtics 86
182
Rockets-SpursRockets 77, Spurs 83
160
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-SixersRaptors 91, Sixers 93
+2 PHI
Kings-GrizzliesKings 109, Grizzlies 106
+3 SAC
Wolves-HornetsWolves 98, Hornets 103
+5 CHH
Rockets-SpursRockets 77, Spurs 83
+6 SAS
Jazz-CelticsJazz 96, Celtics 86
+10 UTA
Cavs-NetsCavs 101, Nets 111
+10 NJN
Bulls-PacersBulls 91, Pacers 102
+11 IND
Bucks-MagicBucks 116, Magic 99
+17 MIL
PHI erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-SixersPHI won · Raptors 91, Sixers 93
14 pts
Rockets-SpursSAS won · Rockets 77, Spurs 83
7 pts
Jazz-CelticsUTA won · Jazz 96, Celtics 86
4 pts
Wolves-HornetsCHH won · Wolves 98, Hornets 103
2 pts
Sealy shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SealyMIN · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
81% (13-16)
WilloughbyCHI · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
HornacekUTA · 15 PTS, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
KempCLE · 36 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
65% (15-23)
MasonCHH · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 91Sixers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2926142291
Sixers2714272593
The story
Larry Hughes had 12 points as Philadelphia beat Toronto 93-91

Vince Carter led Toronto with 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 12 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the 76ers took the third 27-14.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2−14−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Grizzlies
Kings 109Grizzlies 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30302524109
Grizzlies26253421106
The story
Sacramento beat Vancouver 109-106 behind 21 points and 13 rebounds from Chris Webber

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 19 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 8-20 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +4+90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Bibby topped the game at 55.5 FPTS: 26 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB

Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 77Spurs 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2415271177
Spurs2020192483
The story
Tim Duncan's 20 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past Houston, 83-77

For Houston, Steve Francis had 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 24-11.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4+1−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 17 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Season avg19.2Last 3

19.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 37

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 46, 35, 30, 39, 24, 26, 37, 35, 11, 37Sixers-Raptors · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 16, 12, 14, 20, 16, 24, 11, 36Celtics-Jazz · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 27, 14, 16, 21, 10, 29, 16, 36Cavs-Nets · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 25, 19, 20, 21, 14, 14, 25, 29Bucks-Magic · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 16, 29, 32, 29, 21, 28, 34, 27Jazz-Celtics · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 24, 20, 16, 27, 20, 19, 21, 27Nets-Cavs · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mitch RichmondWAS+5.6 20.9 last 10 · 15.3 season
Cherokee ParksVAN+2.9 7.3 last 10 · 4.4 season
Hubert DavisDAL+2.6 10.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Tim DuncanSAS+2.3 25.6 last 10 · 23.3 season
Aaron McKiePHI+2.1 12.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Vernon MaxwellSEA−5.2 8.7 last 10 · 13.9 season
Stephon MarburyNJN−3.9 19.4 last 10 · 23.3 season
Lamar OdomLAC−3.6 12.7 last 10 · 16.3 season
Doug ChristieTOR−3.5 9.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Eddie JonesCHH−3.4 15.7 last 10 · 19.1 season