FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 27, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed PHX by 2 at halftime and won 92–91.

Final · Box score
Hawks104
Hornets108
Q1 CHH +14; Q2 CHH +15; Q3 CHH +10; Q4 CHH +4
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Bulls91
Q1 IND +18; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Warriors83
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +22
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Magic105
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Suns91
Jazz92
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Sixers100
Grizzlies93
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +7
The lead · Suns-Jazz

Utah holds off Phoenix, 92–91

Kevin Garnett goes for 26 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10-2+4+1UTA AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1731202391
Jazz2719262092
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 28, 34, 27, 16, 33, 29, 21, 28UTA28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 17, 10, 11, 9, 19, 10, 12, 14UTA14 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 22, 3, 16, 16, 19, 4, 9, 29PHX29 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 18, 32, 27, 13, 15, 25, 19, 16PHX16 PTS · 12 REB · 15 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: San Antonio by 22.

UTA over PHX1LAL over DAL2MIN over ORL2CHH over ATL4PHI over VAN7IND over CHI12SAS over GSW22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Mavs-Lakers combined for 214, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-LakersMavs 106, Lakers 108
214
Hawks-HornetsHawks 104, Hornets 108
212
Wolves-MagicWolves 107, Magic 105
212
Pacers-BullsPacers 103, Bulls 91
194
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 100, Grizzlies 93
193
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 105, Warriors 83
188
Suns-JazzSuns 91, Jazz 92
183
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-JazzSuns 91, Jazz 92
+1 UTA
Wolves-MagicWolves 107, Magic 105
+2 MIN
Mavs-LakersMavs 106, Lakers 108
+2 LAL
Hawks-HornetsHawks 104, Hornets 108
+4 CHH
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 100, Grizzlies 93
+7 PHI
Pacers-BullsPacers 103, Bulls 91
+12 IND
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 105, Warriors 83
+22 SAS
Robinson shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RobinsonSAS · 28 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
74% (14-19)
ChapmanPHX · 29 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
DirkDAL · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Jim JacksonATL · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
ReevesVAN · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 91Jazz 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1731202391
Jazz2719262092
The story
Karl Malone had 28 points as Utah beat Phoenix 92-91

Rex Chapman led Phoenix with 29 PTS 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the first 27-17, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +10−2+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd led the game in fantasy with 50.4 FPTS (16 PTS, 15 AST, 12 REB)

Final · Wolves-Magic
Wolves 107Magic 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29302820107
Magic26302326105
The story
Terrell Brandon's 18 points and 15 assists carried Minnesota past Orlando, 107-105

For Orlando, Tariq Abdul-Wahad had 16 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 15 AST, 2 REB · 8-16 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 28-23, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3+3+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 106Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs19292335106
Lakers31212630108
The story
Los Angeles beat Dallas 108-106 behind 25 points from Kobe Bryant

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 30 PTS, 6 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 10-22 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +12+4+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 24 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 28 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg41.5Today

42 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 35

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 22, 21, 9, 24, 24, 34, 32, 35Lakers-Mavs · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 19, 8, 24, 12, 12, 24, 18, 30Mavs-Lakers · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 35, 11, 37, 19, 19, 32, 42, 34, 29Sixers-Grizzlies · W
29.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 22, 3, 16, 16, 19, 4, 9, 29Suns-Jazz · L
8.0 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 10, 14, 12, 11, 21, 11, 9, 28Spurs-Warriors · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 28, 34, 27, 16, 33, 29, 21, 28Jazz-Suns · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Clifford RobinsonPHX+6.0 24.1 last 10 · 18.1 season
Mitch RichmondWAS+6.0 22.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+5.3 13.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
John StarksGSW+5.2 20.6 last 10 · 15.4 season
Derrick ColemanCHH+4.8 17.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Chris GatlingORL−4.2 9.3 last 10 · 13.5 season
Bryant ReevesVAN−4.0 7.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Stephon MarburyNJN−3.8 18.1 last 10 · 21.9 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.7 9.7 last 10 · 13.4 season
Ruben PattersonSEA−3.4 9.1 last 10 · 12.5 season