Saturday, December 18, 1999Regular season · 12 games

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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAS by 11 after the first quarter and won 86–84.

Final · Box score

Jazz106

Hawks96

Final · Box score

Magic83

Bulls74

Final · Box score

Nets98

Cavs74

Final · Box score

Wolves108

Mavs104

Final · Box score

Spurs84

Nuggets86

Final · Box score

Sixers91

Pistons104

Final · Box score

Celtics94

Rockets100

Final · Box score

Hornets106

Heat89

Final · Box score

Pacers95

Bucks109

Final · Box score

Wizards95

Knicks83

Final · Box score

Kings103

Suns119

Final · Box score

Grizzlies89

Sonics112

The lead · Spurs-Nuggets

Denver climbs out of an 11-point hole against San Antonio

Jason Kidd posts a triple-double

Game flow · DEN margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Spurs	22	16	20	26	84
Nuggets	11	24	24	27	86

Who led

Ron MercerDEN25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST

Keon ClarkDEN18 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST

Tim DuncanSAS33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST

Terry PorterSAS12 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST

Second story · Pacers-Bucks

Milwaukee makes it three straight

Milwaukee beat Indiana 109–95 and moved to 14–10. Glenn Robinson led Milwaukee with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · MIL

Top scorers tonight

Tim Duncan SAS33

Karl Malone UTA33

Clifford Robinson PHX33

Jason Kidd PHX27

Kevin Garnett MIN27

Kidd tops the night at 75.3 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

KiddPHX · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 14 AST, 4 STL

75.3

ZoMIA · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 9 BLK, 2 AST

61.2

MaloneUTA · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK

59.9

KGMIN · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL

56.8

FinleyDAL · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL

53.5

CatoHOU · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL

52.4

DuncanSAS · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL

50.5

PaytonSEA · 26 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL

49.4

Records so far

Lakers leads the league at 20–5

East

1. CHH16-7

2. MIA15-8

3. IND15-9

4. NYK15-10

5. MIL14-10

6. TOR13-10

7. ORL12-11

8. PHI13-13

9. DET12-12

10. CLE11-12

11. ATL10-13

12. BOS10-13

13. WAS8-17

14. NJN7-17

15. CHI2-19

West

1. LAL20-5

2. POR18-6

3. SEA17-7

4. PHX16-7

5. SAS18-8

6. UTA16-8

7. SAC13-8

8. DEN12-11

9. MIN8-13

10. DAL8-17

11. HOU8-17

12. LAC6-17

13. GSW5-18

14. VAN4-19

Next slate · Sun Dec 19

Three games on Sunday

Hawks-NetsTBD

Lakers-RaptorsTBD

Clippers-GrizzliesTBD

The night in charts

Kings-Suns combined for 222, 10 more than any other game

Points by game

Kings-SunsKings 103, Suns 119

222

Wolves-MavsWolves 108, Mavs 104

212

Pacers-BucksPacers 95, Bucks 109

204

Jazz-HawksJazz 106, Hawks 96

202

Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 89, Sonics 112

201

Hornets-HeatHornets 106, Heat 89

195

Sixers-PistonsSixers 91, Pistons 104

195

Celtics-RocketsCeltics 94, Rockets 100

194

Wizards-KnicksWizards 95, Knicks 83

178

Nets-CavsNets 98, Cavs 74

172

Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 84, Nuggets 86

170

Magic-BullsMagic 83, Bulls 74

157

2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 84, Nuggets 86

+2 DEN

Wolves-MavsWolves 108, Mavs 104

+4 MIN

Celtics-RocketsCeltics 94, Rockets 100

+6 HOU

Magic-BullsMagic 83, Bulls 74

+9 ORL

Jazz-HawksJazz 106, Hawks 96

+10 UTA

Wizards-KnicksWizards 95, Knicks 83

+12 WAS

Sixers-PistonsSixers 91, Pistons 104

+13 DET

Pacers-BucksPacers 95, Bucks 109

+14 MIL

Kings-SunsKings 103, Suns 119

+16 PHX

Hornets-HeatHornets 106, Heat 89

+17 CHH

Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 89, Sonics 112

+23 SEA

Nets-CavsNets 98, Cavs 74

+24 NJN

DEN erased a 11-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Spurs-NuggetsDEN won · Spurs 84, Nuggets 86

11 pts

Pacers-BucksMIL won · Pacers 95, Bucks 109

7 pts

Hornets-HeatCHH won · Hornets 106, Heat 89

5 pts

Jazz-HawksUTA won · Jazz 106, Hawks 96

5 pts

Celtics-RocketsHOU won · Celtics 94, Rockets 100

4 pts

Cato shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

CatoHOU · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL

85% (11-13)

ManningMIL · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL

80% (8-10)

PhillsCHH · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL

80% (8-10)

MutomboATL · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST

73% (8-11)

McKiePHI · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL

70% (7-10)

Final · Spurs-Nuggets

Spurs 84Nuggets 86

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Spurs	22	16	20	26	84
Nuggets	11	24	24	27	86

The story

Keon Clark had 18 points and 16 rebounds as Denver beat San Antonio 86-84

David Robinson led San Antonio with 12 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST 18 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 24-16.

DEN lead by quarter

Final · Magic-Bulls

Magic 83Bulls 74

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Magic	24	14	25	20	83
Bulls	20	17	16	21	74

The story

Orlando beat Chicago 83-74 behind 13 points from John Amaechi

Corey Benjamin paced Chicago: 13 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 13 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

A 25-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 48.0 FPTS: 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Kings-Suns

Kings 103Suns 119

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Kings	26	14	38	25	103
Suns	31	36	20	32	119

The story

Rodney Rogers' 15 points and 13 rebounds carried Phoenix past Sacramento, 119-103

For Sacramento, Corliss Williamson had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 36-14, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Clifford RobinsonPHX

+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.3 in 20 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes

Walt WilliamsHOU

−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

9.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 23 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Corey BenjaminCHI

+23.9minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

40 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 33

Tim DuncanSpurs-Nuggets · L

24.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST

Karl MaloneJazz-Hawks · W

25.8 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST

Clifford RobinsonSuns-Kings · W

17.1 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST

Jason KiddSuns-Kings · W

17.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

27 PTS · 14 REB · 14 AST

Kevin GarnettWolves-Mavs · W

21.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

27 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST

Kelvin CatoRockets-Celtics · W

7.8 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Mitch RichmondWAS+6.4 22.2 last 10 · 15.8 season

Clifford RobinsonPHX+5.3 22.4 last 10 · 17.1 season

Isaiah RiderATL+5.1 28.7 last 10 · 23.6 season

Hubert DavisDAL+3.5 12.3 last 10 · 8.8 season

Tim DuncanSAS+3.4 27.4 last 10 · 24.0 season

Cold

Vernon MaxwellSEA−6.1 7.5 last 10 · 13.6 season

Doug ChristieTOR−3.5 9.3 last 10 · 12.8 season

Stephon MarburyNJN−3.2 19.7 last 10 · 22.9 season

Lamar OdomLAC−3.1 13.5 last 10 · 16.6 season

Detlef SchrempfPOR−2.9 6.1 last 10 · 9.0 season

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