FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 20, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed CLE by 14 after the first quarter and won 100–94.

Final · Box score
Lakers99
Celtics90
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Sonics93
Bulls84
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA -1; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Cavs94
Q1 MIN -14; Q2 MIN -11; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Heat92
Mavs89
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Nuggets97
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Kings99
Warriors111
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +12
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets109
Knicks112
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Magic104
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +2
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons121
Sixers122
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -9; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Suns108
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +7
The lead · Wolves-Cavs

Minnesota fights back from 14 down against Cleveland

Kevin Garnett goes for 24 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-11-5+6MIN AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves16252732100
Cavs3022212194
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 22, 26, 12, 22, 17, 28, 27, 24MIN24 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 11, 20, 4, 16, 16, 22, 20, 17MIN17 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Bob SuraPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 29, 8, 24, 22, 8, 12, 12, 20CLE20 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Brevin KnightPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 18, 7, 14, 10, 13, 10, 2, 16CLE16 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Golden State by 12.

PHI over DET1ORL over UTA2MIA over DAL3NYK over CHH3MIN over CLE6PHX over MIL7LAL over BOS9SEA over CHI9DEN over POR9GSW over SAC12Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Pistons-Sixers combined for 243, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-SixersPistons 121, Sixers 122
243
Hornets-KnicksHornets 109, Knicks 112
221
Kings-WarriorsKings 99, Warriors 111
210
Bucks-SunsBucks 101, Suns 108
209
Jazz-MagicJazz 102, Magic 104
206
Wolves-CavsWolves 100, Cavs 94
194
Lakers-CelticsLakers 99, Celtics 90
189
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 88, Nuggets 97
185
Heat-MavsHeat 92, Mavs 89
181
Sonics-BullsSonics 93, Bulls 84
177
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-SixersPistons 121, Sixers 122
+1 PHI
Jazz-MagicJazz 102, Magic 104
+2 ORL
Hornets-KnicksHornets 109, Knicks 112
+3 NYK
Heat-MavsHeat 92, Mavs 89
+3 MIA
Wolves-CavsWolves 100, Cavs 94
+6 MIN
Bucks-SunsBucks 101, Suns 108
+7 PHX
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 88, Nuggets 97
+9 DEN
Sonics-BullsSonics 93, Bulls 84
+9 SEA
Lakers-CelticsLakers 99, Celtics 90
+9 LAL
Kings-WarriorsKings 99, Warriors 111
+12 GSW
MIN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-CavsMIN won · Wolves 100, Cavs 94
14 pts
Pistons-SixersPHI won · Pistons 121, Sixers 122
9 pts
Hornets-KnicksNYK won · Hornets 109, Knicks 112
8 pts
Jazz-MagicORL won · Jazz 102, Magic 104
5 pts
Blazers-NuggetsDEN won · Blazers 88, Nuggets 97
2 pts
Caffey shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CaffeyGSW · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
WesleyCHH · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
ShaqLAL · 34 PTS, 20 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
65% (13-20)
McKiePHI · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
HughesPHI · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 121Sixers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons3132232411121
Sixers2529282812122
The story
Allen Iverson had 32 points as Philadelphia beat Detroit 122-121 in OT

Christian Laettner led Detroit with 13 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 12-29 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the 76ers took the third 28-23.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −6−9−40+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill led the game in fantasy with 57.7 FPTS (32 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Hornets-Knicks
Hornets 109Knicks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets2526232312109
Knicks1729272415112
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 30 points carried New York past Charlotte, 112-109 in OT

For Charlotte, Anthony Mason had 13 REB, 11 PTS, 4 AST 30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 12-25 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 27-23.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −8−5−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Cavs
Wolves 100Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves16252732100
Cavs3022212194
The story
Minnesota beat Cleveland 100-94 behind 17 points and 11 assists from Terrell Brandon

Andrew DeClercq paced Cleveland: 14 REB, 13 PTS 17 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 5-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −14−11−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, today vs 1998–99 avg
Points per game
4.71998–99 avg13Today

13 points today in 37 minutes, against 4.7 a game in 1998–99 (43 games).

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg9.4Last 3

9.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg44.6Today

45 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 34

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 27, 30, 22, 21, 9, 24, 24, 34Lakers-Celtics · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 39, 28, 33, 31, 27, 25, 12, 25, 20, 32Pistons-Sixers · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 24, 26, 37, 35, 11, 37, 19, 19, 32Sixers-Pistons · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 21, 14, 14, 25, 29, 28, 16, 31Bucks-Suns · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 15, 15, 6, 26, 20, 31, 20, 31Knicks-Hornets · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 14, 21, 31, 17, 22, 15, 6, 30Knicks-Hornets · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 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+5.2 22.4 last 10 · 17.2 season
Isaiah RiderATL+4.2 27.7 last 10 · 23.5 season
Tim DuncanSAS+3.4 27.4 last 10 · 24.0 season
Derrick ColemanCHH+3.3 15.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Vernon MaxwellSEA−5.2 8.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Doug ChristieTOR−3.5 9.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Stephon MarburyNJN−3.0 19.5 last 10 · 22.5 season
Terry PorterSAS−2.9 6.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Othella HarringtonVAN−2.8 12.1 last 10 · 14.9 season