FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 30, 1999Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by MIL (vs CLE) and DET (vs ATL).

Final · Box score
Raptors109
Mavs104
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Nuggets94
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +8
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks105
Pistons106
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET -3; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +1
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Rockets122
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +22
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Pacers109
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Cavs90
Bucks91
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL -9; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Bulls76
Wolves94
Q1 MIN +13; Q2 MIN +17; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Magic92
Nets102
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +3; Q4 NJN +10
Final · Box score
Sixers90
Blazers108
Q1 POR +21; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +18
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Grizzlies88
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Wizards86
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +3
The lead · Hawks-Pistons

Jerry Stackhouse scores 33, Detroit rallies past Atlanta

Tim Duncan goes for 32 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9+2-30+1DET AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hawks322425168105
Pistons233520199106
Who led
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 35, 23, 26, 23, 20, 22, 23, 33DET33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 12, 25, 20, 32, 25, 30, 20, 25DET25 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 11, 22, 15, 9, 19, 20, 19, 26ATL26 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 5 games: 13, 17, 8, 4, 16ATL16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Rockets combined for 222, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-RocketsClippers 100, Rockets 122
222
Raptors-MavsRaptors 109, Mavs 104
213
Hawks-PistonsHawks 105, Pistons 106
211
Hornets-PacersHornets 99, Pacers 109
208
Sixers-BlazersSixers 90, Blazers 108
198
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 102, Nuggets 94
196
Magic-NetsMagic 92, Nets 102
194
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 98, Grizzlies 88
186
Cavs-BucksCavs 90, Bucks 91
181
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 89, Wizards 86
175
Bulls-WolvesBulls 76, Wolves 94
170
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-BucksCavs 90, Bucks 91
+1 MIL
Hawks-PistonsHawks 105, Pistons 106
+1 DET
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 89, Wizards 86
+3 NYK
Raptors-MavsRaptors 109, Mavs 104
+5 TOR
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 102, Nuggets 94
+8 BOS
Magic-NetsMagic 92, Nets 102
+10 NJN
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 98, Grizzlies 88
+10 SAS
Hornets-PacersHornets 99, Pacers 109
+10 IND
Sixers-BlazersSixers 90, Blazers 108
+18 POR
Bulls-WolvesBulls 76, Wolves 94
+18 MIN
Clippers-RocketsClippers 100, Rockets 122
+22 HOU
MIL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-BucksMIL won · Cavs 90, Bucks 91
9 pts
Hawks-PistonsDET won · Hawks 105, Pistons 106
9 pts
Spurs-GrizzliesSAS won · Spurs 98, Grizzlies 88
3 pts
Knicks-WizardsNYK won · Knicks 89, Wizards 86
1 pt
Raptors-MavsTOR won · Raptors 109, Mavs 104
1 pt
KG shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
82% (9-11)
CatoHOU · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK
75% (9-12)
DirkDAL · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
71% (12-17)
Abdur-RahimVAN · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
FrancisHOU · 19 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 105Pistons 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks322425168105
Pistons233520199106
The story
Grant Hill had 25 points and 12 assists as Detroit beat Atlanta 106-105 in OT

Jim Jackson led Atlanta with 26 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 25 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB · 6-25 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Pistons took the second 35-24.

DET lead by quarter
200 −9+2−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 90Bucks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2918232090
Bucks2322163091
The story
Milwaukee beat Cleveland 91-90 behind 20 points from Sam Cassell

Ray Allen backed him with 15 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 5-15 FG

The swing

A 30-20 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −6−2−9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bob Sura topped the game at 43.4 FPTS: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 100Rockets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers23282623100
Rockets36273623122
The story
Cuttino Mobley's 16 points and 11 assists carried Houston past Los Angeles, 122-100

For Los Angeles, Eric Piatkowski had 24 PTS, 2 AST 16 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL · 4-9 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-23, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +13+12+22+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 21 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
28.31998–99 avg11.9Last 3

11.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 1998–99 (50 games). Today: 8 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg30.3Today

30 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Houston by 22.

DET over ATL1MIL over CLE1NYK over WAS3TOR over DAL5BOS over DEN8IND over CHH10NJN over ORL10SAS over VAN10MIN over CHI18POR over PHI18HOU over LAC22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 33

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 35, 23, 26, 23, 20, 22, 23, 33Pistons-Hawks · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 20, 30, 33, 25, 18, 28, 16, 32Spurs-Grizzlies · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 8, 24, 12, 12, 24, 18, 30, 32Mavs-Raptors · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 37, 19, 19, 32, 42, 34, 29, 34, 32Sixers-Blazers · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 26, 2, 10, 20, 14, 26, 30, 31Clippers-Rockets · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 18, 19, 21, 31, 26, 13, 25, 30Pacers-Hornets · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rex ChapmanPHX+6.2 14.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
John StarksGSW+5.1 20.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX+5.1 23.4 last 10 · 18.3 season
Corey BenjaminCHI+4.9 14.6 last 10 · 9.7 season
Mitch RichmondWAS+4.8 21.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonVAN−5.3 8.2 last 10 · 13.5 season
Stephon MarburyNJN−4.2 17.5 last 10 · 21.7 season
Al HarringtonIND−3.5 4.8 last 10 · 8.3 season
Detlef SchrempfPOR−3.3 4.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Bryant ReevesVAN−3.3 7.7 last 10 · 11.0 season