FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 17, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed TOR by 11 at halftime and won 112–98.

Final · Box score
Cavs86
Hornets99
Q1 CHH +7; Q2 CHH +1; Q3 CHH +15; Q4 CHH +13
Final · Box score
Jazz74
Pacers89
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Clippers92
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Lakers97
Wolves88
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Magic112
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -11; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Bulls74
Sixers77
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Suns110
Blazers102
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Spurs103
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +9
The lead · Raptors-Magic

Orlando rallies from 11 down to beat Toronto

Jason Kidd posts a triple-double

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-110+14ORL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2937161698
Magic29262730112
Who led
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 0, 8, 6, 9, 14, 16, 12, 16ORL16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 6, 18, 14, 11, 6, 8, 15, 16ORL16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 23, 39, 32, 25, 16, 24, 19, 23TOR23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 10, 21, 16, 10, 11, 21, 18, 20TOR20 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Suns-Blazers

Phoenix climbs back to beat Portland

Portland led by 8 after one. Phoenix won it 110–102. Jason Kidd led Phoenix with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Blazers
Jason Kidd · PHXDamon Stoudamire · PORPTS3222REB122AST102Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Suns-Blazers combined for 212, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-BlazersSuns 110, Blazers 102
212
Raptors-MagicRaptors 98, Magic 112
210
Celtics-SpursCeltics 94, Spurs 103
197
Cavs-HornetsCavs 86, Hornets 99
185
Lakers-WolvesLakers 97, Wolves 88
185
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 91, Clippers 92
183
Jazz-PacersJazz 74, Pacers 89
163
Bulls-SixersBulls 74, Sixers 77
151
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 91, Clippers 92
+1 LAC
Bulls-SixersBulls 74, Sixers 77
+3 PHI
Suns-BlazersSuns 110, Blazers 102
+8 PHX
Celtics-SpursCeltics 94, Spurs 103
+9 SAS
Lakers-WolvesLakers 97, Wolves 88
+9 LAL
Cavs-HornetsCavs 86, Hornets 99
+13 CHH
Raptors-MagicRaptors 98, Magic 112
+14 ORL
Jazz-PacersJazz 74, Pacers 89
+15 IND
ORL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-MagicORL won · Raptors 98, Magic 112
11 pts
Suns-BlazersPHX won · Suns 110, Blazers 102
8 pts
Bulls-SixersPHI won · Bulls 74, Sixers 77
1 pt
Kidd shot 14-of-23 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KiddPHX · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
61% (14-23)
Monty WilliamsORL · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
KGMIN · 28 PTS, 21 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
59% (13-22)
BarrosBOS · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
PippenPOR · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 91Clippers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2418242591
Clippers2522232292
The story
Lamar Odom had 23 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Golden State 92-91

John Starks led Golden State with 18 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST · 7-20 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the second 22-18, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1+5+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 74Sixers 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1920241174
Sixers2325141577
The story
Allen Iverson's 19 points carried Philadelphia past Chicago, 77-74

For Chicago, Metta World Peace had 15 PTS, 7 REB 19 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 8-19 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-20, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4+9−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand was the fantasy play: 35.7 FPTS on 14 PTS, 11 REB

Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 110Blazers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns19323623110
Blazers27262326102
The story
Phoenix beat Portland 110-102 behind 23 points from Clifford Robinson

Scottie Pippen paced Portland: 19 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 9-17 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 36-23 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −8−2+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Season avg20.5Last 3

20.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 15 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg39.4Today

39 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 32

Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 17, 12, 10, 29, 9, 19, 18, 32Suns-Blazers · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 14, 27, 30, 42, 23, 29, 20, 30Spurs-Celtics · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 17, 20, 22, 26, 12, 22, 17, 28Wolves-Lakers · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 21 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 15, 21, 27, 14, 26, 18, 30, 28Lakers-Wolves · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 27, 30, 27, 30, 22, 21, 9, 24Lakers-Wolves · W
26.7 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 12, 20, 16, 10, 8, 8, 2, 23Clippers-Warriors · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mitch RichmondWAS+5.5 21.1 last 10 · 15.6 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX+4.9 21.2 last 10 · 16.3 season
Isaiah RiderATL+4.3 27.9 last 10 · 23.6 season
Tim DuncanSAS+3.3 26.9 last 10 · 23.6 season
Cherokee ParksVAN+2.9 7.3 last 10 · 4.4 season
Cold
Vernon MaxwellSEA−6.1 7.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Doug ChristieTOR−3.5 9.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Lamar OdomLAC−3.1 13.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Eddie JonesCHH−3.0 16.0 last 10 · 19.0 season
Detlef SchrempfPOR−2.9 6.1 last 10 · 9.0 season