FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 29, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pacers trailed Hawks by 10 at halftime and won 116–89.

Final · Box score
Pacers116
Hawks89
Q1 Pacers +1; Q2 Pacers -10; Q3 Pacers +20; Q4 Pacers +27
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Hornets109
Q1 Hornets -4; Q2 Hornets +3; Q3 Hornets +6; Q4 Hornets +4
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Bulls77
Q1 Pistons -1; Q2 Pistons +11; Q3 Pistons +18; Q4 Pistons +14
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Cavs96
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 Cavs +6; Q3 Cavs +1; Q4 Cavs +2
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Warriors94
Q1 Sixers +4; Q2 Sixers +2; Q3 Sixers +6; Q4 Sixers +3
Final · Box score
Suns87
Lakers103
Q1 Lakers +2; Q2 Lakers +5; Q3 Lakers +10; Q4 Lakers +16
Final · Box score
Heat109
Magic106
Q1 Heat +2; Q2 Heat +2; Q3 Heat +4; Q4 Heat +3
Final · Box score
Kings113
Sonics104
Q1 Kings +11; Q2 Kings +4; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 Kings +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Jazz101
Q1 Jazz -3; Q2 Jazz +4; Q3 Jazz +6; Q4 Jazz +11
The lead · Pacers-Hawks

Indiana climbs back to beat Atlanta

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 27 points

Game flow · Pacers margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-10+20+27Pacers AHEAD ↑Hawks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers28124036116
Hawks2723102989
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 6, 18, 19, 21, 31, 26, 13, 25Pacers25 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Dale DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 14, 4, 5, 18, 16, 14, 21, 19Pacers19 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 23, 11, 22, 15, 9, 19, 20, 19Hawks19 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 16, 33, 24, 20, 11, 30, 25, 16Hawks16 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Pacers rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Indiana beat Atlanta by 27.

Cavs over Wizards2Sixers over Warriors3Heat over Magic3Hornets over Bucks4Kings over Sonics9Jazz over Grizzlies11Pistons over Bulls14Lakers over Suns16Pacers over Hawks27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Kings-Sonics combined for 217, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SonicsKings 113, Sonics 104
217
Heat-MagicHeat 109, Magic 106
215
Bucks-HornetsBucks 105, Hornets 109
214
Pacers-HawksPacers 116, Hawks 89
205
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 90, Jazz 101
191
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 97, Warriors 94
191
Wizards-CavsWizards 94, Cavs 96
190
Suns-LakersSuns 87, Lakers 103
190
Pistons-BullsPistons 91, Bulls 77
168
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-CavsWizards 94, Cavs 96
+2 Cavs
Heat-MagicHeat 109, Magic 106
+3 Heat
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 97, Warriors 94
+3 Sixers
Bucks-HornetsBucks 105, Hornets 109
+4 Hornets
Kings-SonicsKings 113, Sonics 104
+9 Kings
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 90, Jazz 101
+11 Jazz
Pistons-BullsPistons 91, Bulls 77
+14 Pistons
Suns-LakersSuns 87, Lakers 103
+16 Lakers
Pacers-HawksPacers 116, Hawks 89
+27 Pacers
Pacers erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-HawksPacers won · Pacers 116, Hawks 89
10 pts
Bucks-HornetsHornets won · Bucks 105, Hornets 109
4 pts
Grizzlies-JazzJazz won · Grizzlies 90, Jazz 101
3 pts
Pistons-BullsPistons won · Pistons 91, Bulls 77
1 pt
Hornacek shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HornacekJazz · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
SmitsPacers · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
RiceLakers · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
CummingsWarriors · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
P.J. BrownHeat · 12 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 94Cavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3115291994
Cavs3121242096
The story
Shawn Kemp had 35 points as Cleveland beat Washington 96-94

Rod Strickland led Washington with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 35 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 12-22 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 21-15, their biggest quarter edge.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 0+6+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 109Magic 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat26302726109
Magic24302527106
The story
Alonzo Mourning's 28 points and 11 rebounds carried Miami past Orlando, 109-106

For Orlando, Darrell Armstrong had 15 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 13-24 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-24, was where the Heat built it.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +2+2+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Warriors
Sixers 97Warriors 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2326272197
Warriors1928232494
The story
Philadelphia beat Golden State 97-94 behind 34 points from Allen Iverson

Donyell Marshall paced Golden State: 15 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 34 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 12-25 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 23-19 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 +4+2+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vonteego Cummings topped the game at 41.0 FPTS: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg13.2Last 3

13.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 29 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg43.3Today

43 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 36

Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 25, 12, 24, 19, 19, 25, 30, 36Bucks-Hornets · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 36, 15, 14, 16, 18, 17, 12, 35Cavs-Wizards · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 11, 37, 19, 19, 32, 42, 34, 29, 34Sixers-Warriors · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 36, 21, 26, 6, 33, 31, 23, 31Kings-Sonics · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 34, 27, 16, 33, 29, 21, 28, 29Jazz-Grizzlies · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 26, 21, 18, 18, 17, 25, 30, 28Heat-Magic · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rex ChapmanSuns+6.2 14.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
John StarksWarriors+5.1 20.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Clifford RobinsonSuns+5.1 23.4 last 10 · 18.3 season
Mitch RichmondWizards+4.9 21.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Derrick ColemanHornets+4.7 18.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Stephon MarburyNets−4.5 17.2 last 10 · 21.7 season
Othella HarringtonGrizzlies−4.1 9.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Chris GatlingMagic−3.3 10.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Bryant ReevesGrizzlies−3.2 7.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Al HarringtonPacers−3.1 5.4 last 10 · 8.5 season