Thursday, December 23, 1999Regular season · 10 games

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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wolves trailed Sonics by 8 at halftime and won 109–102.

Final · Box score

Cavs90

Hawks108

Final · Box score

Magic110

Hornets106

Final · Box score

Wizards89

Rockets105

Final · Box score

Kings91

Clippers97

Final · Box score

Sonics102

Wolves109

Final · Box score

Sixers94

Nets99

Final · Box score

Mavs111

Suns110

Final · Box score

Warriors91

Blazers111

Final · Box score

Bucks94

Spurs91

Final · Box score

Nuggets91

Grizzlies93

The lead · Sonics-Wolves

Terrell Brandon scores 30, Minnesota rallies past Seattle

Michael Finley posts a triple-double

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Sonics	27	33	18	24	102
Wolves	26	26	27	30	109

Who led

Terrell BrandonWolves30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST

Kevin GarnettWolves23 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST

Gary PaytonSonics33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST

Vernon MaxwellSonics15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST

Top scorers tonight

Allen Iverson Sixers42

Michael Finley Mavs33

Gary Payton Sonics33

Chris Webber Kings33

Terrell Brandon Wolves30

Finley tops the night at 74.1 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

FinleyMavs · 33 PTS, 13 REB, 13 AST, 4 STL

74.1

KiddSuns · 25 PTS, 15 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL

70.2

MutomboHawks · 21 REB, 16 PTS, 9 BLK, 3 AST

68.7

Abdur-RahimGrizzlies · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST

65.1

Ben WallaceMagic · 15 REB, 14 PTS, 6 BLK, 4 AST

63.0

KGMIN · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK

60.8

BrandonMIN · 30 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 2 BLK

59.9

PaytonSonics · 33 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL

59.7

Records so far

Lakers leads the league at 22–5

East

1. Heat17-8

2. Hornets16-9

3. Pacers16-9

4. Knicks17-10

5. Magic15-11

6. Bucks15-12

7. Raptors14-12

8. Sixers14-14

9. Pistons12-14

10. Celtics11-14

11. Hawks11-15

12. Cavs11-15

13. Nets9-18

14. Wizards9-18

15. Bulls2-21

West

1. Lakers22-5

2. Blazers20-7

3. Spurs19-9

4. Sonics18-9

5. Suns17-9

6. Jazz16-10

7. Kings14-10

8. Nuggets13-12

9. Wolves11-13

10. Mavs9-18

11. Rockets9-18

12. Clippers8-18

13. Grizzlies6-19

14. Warriors6-20

The night in charts

Mavs-Suns combined for 221, 5 more than any other game

Points by game

Mavs-SunsMavs 111, Suns 110

221

Magic-HornetsMagic 110, Hornets 106

216

Sonics-WolvesSonics 102, Wolves 109

211

Warriors-BlazersWarriors 91, Blazers 111

202

Cavs-HawksCavs 90, Hawks 108

198

Wizards-RocketsWizards 89, Rockets 105

194

Sixers-NetsSixers 94, Nets 99

193

Kings-ClippersKings 91, Clippers 97

188

Bucks-SpursBucks 94, Spurs 91

185

Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 91, Grizzlies 93

184

5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Mavs-SunsMavs 111, Suns 110

+1 Mavs

Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 91, Grizzlies 93

+2 Grizzlies

Bucks-SpursBucks 94, Spurs 91

+3 Bucks

Magic-HornetsMagic 110, Hornets 106

+4 Magic

Sixers-NetsSixers 94, Nets 99

+5 Nets

Kings-ClippersKings 91, Clippers 97

+6 Clippers

Sonics-WolvesSonics 102, Wolves 109

+7 MIN

Wizards-RocketsWizards 89, Rockets 105

+16 Rockets

Cavs-HawksCavs 90, Hawks 108

+18 Hawks

Warriors-BlazersWarriors 91, Blazers 111

+20 Blazers

MIN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Sonics-WolvesWolves won · Sonics 102, Wolves 109

8 pts

Kings-ClippersClippers won · Kings 91, Clippers 97

7 pts

Cavs-HawksHawks won · Cavs 90, Hawks 108

7 pts

Mavs-SunsMavs won · Mavs 111, Suns 110

5 pts

Nuggets-GrizzliesGrizzlies won · Nuggets 91, Grizzlies 93

3 pts

Marshall shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

MarshallWarriors · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL

80% (8-10)

Avery JohnsonSpurs · 16 PTS, 10 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB

73% (8-11)

CeballosMavs · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST

67% (8-12)

Rasheed WallaceBlazers · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL

67% (8-12)

LaFrentzNuggets · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL

65% (13-20)

Final · Mavs-Suns

Mavs 111Suns 110

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Mavs	26	31	19	35	111
Suns	31	29	20	30	110

The story

Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points as Dallas beat Phoenix 111-110

Clifford Robinson led Phoenix with 30 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 35-30.

Mavs lead by quarter

Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies

Nuggets 91Grizzlies 93

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Nuggets	20	29	21	21	91
Grizzlies	24	22	29	18	93

The story

Shareef Abdur-Rahim's 29 points and 13 rebounds carried Vancouver past Denver, 93-91

For Denver, Raef LaFrentz had 29 PTS, 10 REB 29 PTS, 13 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 12-31 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 29-21.

Grizzlies lead by quarter

Final · Kings-Clippers

Kings 91Clippers 97

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Kings	29	16	29	17	91
Clippers	22	29	27	19	97

The story

Los Angeles beat Sacramento 97-91 behind 16 points and 10 assists from Troy Hudson

Corliss Williamson paced Sacramento: 17 PTS, 11 REB 16 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 6-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Clippers.

Clippers lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Chris Webber topped the game at 48.5 FPTS: 33 PTS, 5 REB

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Clifford RobinsonSuns

+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes

Walt WilliamsRockets

−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Eddie RobinsonHornets

+23.6minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

39 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Portland by 20.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 42

Allen IversonSixers-Nets · L

29.4 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

42 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST

Michael FinleyMavs-Suns · W

22.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

33 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST

Gary PaytonSonics-Wolves · L

23.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST

Chris WebberKings-Clippers · L

22.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST

Terrell BrandonWolves-Sonics · W

16.2 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST

Clifford RobinsonSuns-Mavs · L

18.1 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Mitch RichmondWizards+6.0 22.5 last 10 · 16.5 season

Clifford RobinsonSuns+5.3 23.4 last 10 · 18.1 season

John StarksWarriors+5.1 20.0 last 10 · 14.9 season

Michael DickersonGrizzlies+4.8 19.4 last 10 · 14.6 season

Rex ChapmanSuns+4.3 11.4 last 10 · 7.1 season

Cold

Ruben PattersonSonics−3.8 8.8 last 10 · 12.6 season

Vernon MaxwellSonics−3.4 10.2 last 10 · 13.6 season

Chris GatlingMagic−3.2 10.3 last 10 · 13.5 season

Terry PorterSpurs−3.1 5.9 last 10 · 9.0 season

Othella HarringtonGrizzlies−3.0 11.7 last 10 · 14.7 season

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