FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 28, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Wolves by 8 at halftime and won 89–78.

Final · Box score
Clippers105
Nuggets128
Q1 Nuggets +11; Q2 Nuggets +18; Q3 Nuggets +7; Q4 Nuggets +23
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Rockets99
Q1 Raptors +12; Q2 Raptors +1; Q3 Raptors -2; Q4 Raptors +1
Final · Box score
Wolves78
Heat89
Q1 Heat -6; Q2 Heat -8; Q3 Heat +7; Q4 Heat +11
Final · Box score
Knicks83
Nets89
Q1 Nets +1; Q2 Nets +1; Q3 Nets +9; Q4 Nets +6
Final · Box score
Sonics89
Blazers94
Q1 Blazers +5; Q2 Blazers -2; Q3 Blazers +2; Q4 Blazers +5
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Kings114
Q1 Kings +5; Q2 Kings +11; Q3 Kings +20; Q4 Kings +13
The lead · Wolves-Heat

Alonzo Mourning posts 30 and 13 as Miami beats Minnesota

Vince Carter goes for 35 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-8+7+11Heat AHEAD ↑Wolves AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2821141578
Heat2219291989
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 17, 37, 23, 26, 21, 18, 18, 17, 25, 30Heat30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Otis ThorpePoints, last 8 games: 0, 6, 2, 6, 8, 6, 5, 12Heat12 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 17, 28, 27, 24, 22, 23, 26, 16Wolves16 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 16, 22, 20, 17, 16, 30, 18, 14Wolves14 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Nuggets combined for 233, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 105, Nuggets 128
233
Celtics-KingsCeltics 101, Kings 114
215
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 100, Rockets 99
199
Sonics-BlazersSonics 89, Blazers 94
183
Knicks-NetsKnicks 83, Nets 89
172
Wolves-HeatWolves 78, Heat 89
167
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 100, Rockets 99
+1 Raptors
Sonics-BlazersSonics 89, Blazers 94
+5 Blazers
Knicks-NetsKnicks 83, Nets 89
+6 Nets
Wolves-HeatWolves 78, Heat 89
+11 Heat
Celtics-KingsCeltics 101, Kings 114
+13 Kings
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 105, Nuggets 128
+23 Nuggets
Heat rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-HeatHeat won · Wolves 78, Heat 89
8 pts
Sonics-BlazersBlazers won · Sonics 89, Blazers 94
2 pts
Raptors-RocketsRaptors won · Raptors 100, Rockets 99
2 pts
Clark shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ClarkNuggets · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK
90% (9-10)
John WallaceKnicks · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
WellsBlazers · 14 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PejaKings · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Walt WilliamsRockets · 16 PTS, 7 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Raptors-Rockets
Raptors 100Rockets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors31201930100
Rockets1931222799
The story
Alvin Williams had 17 points as Toronto beat Houston 100-99

Carlos Rogers led Houston with 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 6-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 31-19, their biggest quarter edge.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 +12+1−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Blazers
Sonics 89Blazers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2231162089
Blazers2724202394
The story
Rasheed Wallace's 24 points carried Portland past Seattle, 94-89

For Seattle, Vin Baker had 16 PTS, 7 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 12-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-22, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +5−2+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton was the fantasy play: 55.2 FPTS on 24 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB

Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 83Nets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2222172283
Nets2322251989
The story
New Jersey beat New York 89-83 behind 16 points and 13 assists from Stephon Marbury

Patrick Ewing paced New York: 16 REB, 9 PTS 16 PTS, 13 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 5-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

Nets lead by quarter
200 +1+1+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.0Season avg32.0Last 5

32.0 points a game over his last five games, against 24.0 in 27 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 2 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
28.31998–99 avg12.4Last 2

12.4 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.3 in 1998–99 (50 games). Today: 9 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Rockets

Toronto takes over late to edge Houston

Down 2 after three, Toronto won the fourth 30–27. Final: 100–99. Vince Carter led Toronto with 35 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Raptors over Rockets1Blazers over Sonics5Nets over Knicks6Heat over Wolves11Kings over Celtics13Nuggets over Clippers23Final margin, points. Pink = Raptors over Rockets.
Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 35

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 24, 19, 23, 29, 24, 36, 36, 35Raptors-Rockets · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 17, 37, 23, 26, 21, 18, 18, 17, 25, 30Heat-Wolves · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 16, 26, 2, 10, 20, 14, 26, 30Clippers-Nuggets · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 25, 22, 26, 22, 28, 33, 32, 24Sonics-Blazers · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 23, 24, 15, 16, 14, 12, 20, 24Blazers-Sonics · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 26, 36, 21, 26, 6, 33, 31, 23Kings-Celtics · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Clifford RobinsonSuns+6.0 24.1 last 10 · 18.1 season
Mitch RichmondWizards+6.0 22.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
Rex ChapmanSuns+5.3 13.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
John StarksWarriors+5.2 20.6 last 10 · 15.4 season
Derrick ColemanHornets+4.8 17.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Stephon MarburyNets−4.5 17.2 last 10 · 21.7 season
Chris GatlingMagic−4.2 9.3 last 10 · 13.5 season
Bryant ReevesGrizzlies−4.0 7.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Ruben PattersonSonics−3.4 8.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Othella HarringtonGrizzlies−3.3 10.9 last 10 · 14.2 season