FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 26, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by DET (vs CHH) and LAC (vs BOS).

Final · Box score
Raptors98
Cavs95
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Nuggets109
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +23
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Pistons114
Q1 DET -8; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +18
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Clippers103
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC -8; Q4 LAC +3
Final · Box score
Heat85
Bucks93
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Bulls76
Nets103
Q1 NJN +14; Q2 NJN +21; Q3 NJN +24; Q4 NJN +27
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Suns108
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +20
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Kings118
Q1 SAC +16; Q2 SAC +21; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Sonics86
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Rockets92
Wizards103
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +11
The lead · Celtics-Clippers

Clippers rally from 8 down to beat Boston

Vince Carter goes for 36 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+6-8+3LAC AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics18243424100
Clippers31172035103
Who led
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 13, 16, 26, 2, 10, 20, 14, 26LAC26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tyrone NesbyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 4, 12, 18, 7, 16, 28, 13, 22LAC22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 24, 11, 36, 8, 24, 24, 24, 28BOS28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 11, 22, 9, 26, 22, 15, 19, 24BOS24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Hornets-Pistons

Detroit climbs out of an 8-point hole against Charlotte

Down 8 after one, the Pistons won the second quarter 38–31 and the game 114–96. Grant Hill led Detroit with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Hornets
Grant Hill · DETAnthony Mason · CHHPTS3028REB66AST53Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 229, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 111, Kings 118
229
Hornets-PistonsHornets 96, Pistons 114
210
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 100, Clippers 103
203
Warriors-SunsWarriors 88, Suns 108
196
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 86, Nuggets 109
195
Rockets-WizardsRockets 92, Wizards 103
195
Raptors-CavsRaptors 98, Cavs 95
193
Bulls-NetsBulls 76, Nets 103
179
Heat-BucksHeat 85, Bucks 93
178
Sixers-SonicsSixers 92, Sonics 86
178
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-CavsRaptors 98, Cavs 95
+3 TOR
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 100, Clippers 103
+3 LAC
Sixers-SonicsSixers 92, Sonics 86
+6 PHI
Mavs-KingsMavs 111, Kings 118
+7 SAC
Heat-BucksHeat 85, Bucks 93
+8 MIL
Rockets-WizardsRockets 92, Wizards 103
+11 WAS
Hornets-PistonsHornets 96, Pistons 114
+18 DET
Warriors-SunsWarriors 88, Suns 108
+20 PHX
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 86, Nuggets 109
+23 DEN
Bulls-NetsBulls 76, Nets 103
+27 NJN
DET rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-PistonsDET won · Hornets 96, Pistons 114
8 pts
Celtics-ClippersLAC won · Celtics 100, Clippers 103
8 pts
Grizzlies-NuggetsDEN won · Grizzlies 86, Nuggets 109
1 pt
Mason shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MasonCHH · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Clifford RobinsonPHX · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
TrentDAL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
McDyessDEN · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Hubert DavisDAL · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Celtics-Clippers
Celtics 100Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics18243424100
Clippers31172035103
The story
Lamar Odom had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Boston 103-100

Paul Pierce led Boston with 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 15 PTS, 11 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 6-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 31-18, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +13+6−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 98Cavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2026252798
Cavs1624282795
The story
Doug Christie's 20 points carried Toronto past Cleveland, 98-95

For Cleveland, Lamond Murray had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 5-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 20-16, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+6+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wizards
Rockets 92Wizards 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2121242692
Wizards29203123103
The story
Washington beat Houston 103-92 behind 27 points from Mitch Richmond

Steve Francis paced Houston: 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 9-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +8+7+14+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.1Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.1 in 24 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 36

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 16, 24, 19, 23, 29, 24, 36, 36Raptors-Cavs · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 35, 11, 37, 19, 19, 32, 42, 34Sixers-Sonics · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 26, 25, 22, 26, 22, 28, 33, 32Sonics-Sixers · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 20, 26, 36, 21, 26, 6, 33, 31Kings-Mavs · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 27, 25, 12, 25, 20, 32, 25, 30Pistons-Hornets · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 24, 25, 12, 24, 19, 19, 25, 30Bucks-Heat · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mitch RichmondWAS+6.0 22.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
John StarksGSW+5.8 20.7 last 10 · 14.9 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX+5.6 24.0 last 10 · 18.4 season
Derrick ColemanCHH+4.5 17.0 last 10 · 12.5 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+4.4 11.6 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Stephon MarburyNJN−3.8 18.1 last 10 · 21.9 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.7 9.7 last 10 · 13.4 season
Terry PorterSAS−3.5 5.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Ruben PattersonSEA−3.4 9.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Chris GatlingORL−3.2 10.3 last 10 · 13.5 season