FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 16, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAC by 13 at halftime and won 116–106.

Final · Box score
Lakers95
Hawks88
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Mavs93
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Kings106
Nuggets116
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -13; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Pistons116
Warriors108
Q1 DET +16; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Bucks96
Heat95
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Sonics81
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +26
Final · Box score
Nets104
Wizards108
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS -7; Q3 WAS -4; Q4 WAS +4
The lead · Kings-Nuggets

Nick Van Exel goes for 38 in Denver win over Sacramento

Alonzo Mourning goes for 21 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-13+7+10DEN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings24331930106
Nuggets24203933116
Who led
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 7, 20, 34, 10, 20, 27, 4, 38DEN38 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 13, 27, 26, 16, 23, 2, 9, 25DEN25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 26, 25, 25, 20, 26, 36, 21, 26SAC26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 5, 7, 4, 19, 7, 4, 17, 19SAC19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Nets-Wizards

Washington takes care of New Jersey

A 4-point win, 108–104. Juwan Howard led Washington with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over MIA1WAS over NJN4LAL over ATL7NYK over DAL7DET over GSW8DEN over SAC10POR over SEA26Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over NJN.
The night in charts
Pistons-Warriors combined for 224, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 116, Warriors 108
224
Kings-NuggetsKings 106, Nuggets 116
222
Nets-WizardsNets 104, Wizards 108
212
Knicks-MavsKnicks 100, Mavs 93
193
Bucks-HeatBucks 96, Heat 95
191
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 107, Sonics 81
188
Lakers-HawksLakers 95, Hawks 88
183
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-HeatBucks 96, Heat 95
+1 MIL
Nets-WizardsNets 104, Wizards 108
+4 WAS
Knicks-MavsKnicks 100, Mavs 93
+7 NYK
Lakers-HawksLakers 95, Hawks 88
+7 LAL
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 116, Warriors 108
+8 DET
Kings-NuggetsKings 106, Nuggets 116
+10 DEN
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 107, Sonics 81
+26 POR
DEN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-NuggetsDEN won · Kings 106, Nuggets 116
13 pts
Knicks-MavsNYK won · Knicks 100, Mavs 93
7 pts
Nets-WizardsWAS won · Nets 104, Wizards 108
7 pts
Bucks-HeatMIL won · Bucks 96, Heat 95
5 pts
Jahidi White shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jahidi WhiteWAS · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
RichmondWAS · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (10-15)
LenardMIA · 29 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
RogersDEN · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Van HornNJN · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Bucks-Heat
Bucks 96Heat 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2324232696
Heat2326262095
The story
Ray Allen had 28 points as Milwaukee beat Miami 96-95

Voshon Lenard led Miami with 29 PTS, 2 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 11-24 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 26-20.

MIL lead by quarter
200 0−2−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 104Wizards 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets31282124104
Wizards32202432108
The story
Washington beat New Jersey 108-104 behind 28 points from Juwan Howard

Stephon Marbury paced New Jersey: 20 PTS, 11 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

A 32-24 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1−7−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rod Strickland topped the game at 48.8 FPTS: 17 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB

Final · Kings-Nuggets
Kings 106Nuggets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings24331930106
Nuggets24203933116
The story
Ron Mercer's 25 points carried Denver past Sacramento, 116-106

For Sacramento, Chris Webber had 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 13 going into the third, then won it 39-19.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0−13+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 16 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.5Season avg26.6Last 3

26.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.5 in 19 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 40 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg33.4Today

33 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 38

Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 7, 20, 34, 10, 20, 27, 4, 38Nuggets-Kings · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 23, 32, 30, 38, 34, 27, 16, 33Hawks-Lakers · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 25, 24, 15, 15, 6, 26, 20, 31Knicks-Mavs · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 9 games: 19, 23, 15, 21, 27, 14, 26, 18, 30Lakers-Hawks · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 9, 23, 0, 11, 14, 3, 18, 29Heat-Bucks · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 19, 20, 21, 14, 14, 25, 29, 28Bucks-Heat · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mitch RichmondWAS+5.5 21.1 last 10 · 15.6 season
Isaiah RiderATL+4.3 27.9 last 10 · 23.6 season
Cherokee ParksVAN+2.9 7.3 last 10 · 4.4 season
Tim DuncanSAS+2.3 25.6 last 10 · 23.3 season
Hubert DavisDAL+2.2 10.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Vernon MaxwellSEA−6.1 7.6 last 10 · 13.7 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
Stephon MarburyNJN−2.7 20.4 last 10 · 23.1 season