FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 21, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 6 after three quarters and won 91–90.

Final · Box score
Wizards97
Pistons83
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Rockets79
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Sonics103
Pacers113
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Kings108
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +13
Final · OT · Box score
Suns90
Spurs91
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Nets87
Raptors116
Q1 TOR +19; Q2 TOR +30; Q3 TOR +31; Q4 TOR +29
The lead · Suns-Spurs

San Antonio needs overtime to survive Phoenix

David Robinson goes for 21 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1+7-60+1SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Suns231825141090
Spurs242412201191
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 30, 42, 23, 29, 20, 30, 33, 25SAS25 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 6, 19, 16, 10, 14, 12, 11, 21SAS21 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 10, 31, 28, 15, 23, 33, 19, 26PHX26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 12, 5, 10, 22, 3, 16, 16, 19PHX19 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Toronto posts the night's biggest win

Toronto beat New Jersey by 29, the widest margin of 6 games.

SAS over PHX1POR over HOU10IND over SEA10SAC over MIL13WAS over DET14TOR over NJN29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Sonics-Pacers combined for 216, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-PacersSonics 103, Pacers 113
216
Bucks-KingsBucks 95, Kings 108
203
Nets-RaptorsNets 87, Raptors 116
203
Suns-SpursSuns 90, Spurs 91
181
Wizards-PistonsWizards 97, Pistons 83
180
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 89, Rockets 79
168
SAS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Suns-SpursSuns 90, Spurs 91
+1 SAS
Sonics-PacersSonics 103, Pacers 113
+10 IND
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 89, Rockets 79
+10 POR
Bucks-KingsBucks 95, Kings 108
+13 SAC
Wizards-PistonsWizards 97, Pistons 83
+14 WAS
Nets-RaptorsNets 87, Raptors 116
+29 TOR
Steven Smith shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Steven SmithPOR · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Dale DavisIND · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
ReggieIND · 31 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
RoseIND · 19 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
CassellMIL · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 90Spurs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns231825141090
Spurs242412201191
The story
Tim Duncan had 25 points and 16 rebounds as San Antonio beat Phoenix 91-90 in OT

Jason Kidd led Phoenix with 15 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST 25 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the second 24-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+7−60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sonics-Pacers
Sonics 103Pacers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics24222433103
Pacers26293028113
The story
Indiana beat Seattle 113-103 behind 19 points and 11 assists from Jalen Rose

Brent Barry paced Seattle: 13 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 19 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 8-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2+9+15+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton topped the game at 51.3 FPTS: 28 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB

Final · Wizards-Pistons
Wizards 97Pistons 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2625242297
Pistons1924202083
The story
Juwan Howard's 16 points carried Washington past Detroit, 97-83

For Detroit, Jerry Stackhouse had 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 8-20 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-19, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +7+8+12+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 24 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg44.4Today

44 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Mitch Richmond leads the day with 33

Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 25, 23, 14, 31, 17, 22, 19, 33Wizards-Pistons · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 23, 13, 26, 6, 18, 19, 21, 31Pacers-Sonics · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 36, 22, 26, 25, 22, 26, 22, 28Sonics-Pacers · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 19, 3, 15, 7, 5, 22, 10, 28Kings-Bucks · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 10, 31, 28, 15, 23, 33, 19, 26Suns-Spurs · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 30, 42, 23, 29, 20, 30, 33, 25Spurs-Suns · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mitch RichmondWAS+6.1 22.5 last 10 · 16.4 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX+4.9 22.5 last 10 · 17.6 season
Isaiah RiderATL+4.2 27.7 last 10 · 23.5 season
Derrick ColemanCHH+3.3 15.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Tim DuncanSAS+3.3 27.3 last 10 · 24.0 season
Cold
Vernon MaxwellSEA−4.2 9.4 last 10 · 13.6 season
Ruben PattersonSEA−3.4 9.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
Terry PorterSAS−3.1 5.9 last 10 · 9.0 season
Stephon MarburyNJN−3.0 19.3 last 10 · 22.3 season
Doug ChristieTOR−2.9 10.3 last 10 · 13.2 season