FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 3, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by PHI (vs MIL) and BOS (vs CLE).

Final · Box score
Cavs98
Celtics105
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Bulls63
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +19; Q3 POR +28; Q4 POR +25
Final · Box score
Pistons118
Magic106
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +12
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks120
Sixers124
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Jazz109
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +20
Final · Box score
Warriors87
Wizards99
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +12
The lead · Bucks-Sixers

Allen Iverson scores 45 as Philadelphia beats Milwaukee

Grant Hill goes for 42 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-6-60+4PHI AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bucks292931265120
Sixers272531329124
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 19, 19, 32, 42, 34, 29, 34, 32, 45PHI45 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tyrone HillPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 11, 4, 22, 14, 6, 9, 10, 22PHI22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 24, 19, 19, 25, 30, 36, 17, 25MIL25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 16, 31, 12, 14, 22, 28, 15, 25MIL25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Chicago by 25, the widest margin of 6 games.

PHI over MIL4BOS over CLE7DET over ORL12WAS over GSW12UTA over DEN20POR over CHI25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Bucks-Sixers combined for 244, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SixersBucks 120, Sixers 124
244
Pistons-MagicPistons 118, Magic 106
224
Cavs-CelticsCavs 98, Celtics 105
203
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 89, Jazz 109
198
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 87, Wizards 99
186
Blazers-BullsBlazers 88, Bulls 63
151
PHI won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bucks-SixersBucks 120, Sixers 124
+4 PHI
Cavs-CelticsCavs 98, Celtics 105
+7 BOS
Pistons-MagicPistons 118, Magic 106
+12 DET
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 87, Wizards 99
+12 WAS
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 89, Jazz 109
+20 UTA
Blazers-BullsBlazers 88, Bulls 63
+25 POR
PHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-SixersPHI won · Bucks 120, Sixers 124
6 pts
Cavs-CelticsBOS won · Cavs 98, Celtics 105
6 pts
Tyrone Hill shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tyrone HillPHI · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
RussellUTA · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
JamisonGSW · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
McDyessDEN · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
LewisUTA · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Bucks-Sixers
Bucks 120Sixers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks292931265120
Sixers272531329124
The story
Eric Snow had 15 assists and 13 points as Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 124-120 in OT

Ervin Johnson led Milwaukee with 15 REB, 13 PTS 15 AST, 13 PTS, 4 REB · 5-8 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 32-26.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2−6−60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Magic
Pistons 118Magic 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons34233427118
Magic23242732106
The story
Lindsey Hunter's 25 points carried Detroit past Orlando, 118-106

For Orlando, Chris Gatling had 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 7 STL, 5 AST, 3 REB · 7-12 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-23, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +11+10+17+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Bulls
Blazers 88Bulls 63
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2423221988
Bulls1216132263
The story
Portland beat Chicago 88-63 behind 16 points from Damon Stoudamire

Corey Benjamin paced Chicago: 19 PTS, 7 REB 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST · 6-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-12 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
300 +12+19+28+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 43.0 FPTS: 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.8 in 28 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg20.4Last 3

20.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 45

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 19, 19, 32, 42, 34, 29, 34, 32, 45Sixers-Bucks · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 25, 20, 32, 25, 30, 20, 25, 42Pistons-Magic · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 27, 16, 33, 29, 21, 28, 29, 33Jazz-Nuggets · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 36, 8, 24, 24, 24, 28, 23, 26, 32Celtics-Cavs · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 6, 13, 12, 12, 21, 14, 10, 26Magic-Pistons · L
14.0 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 24, 19, 19, 25, 30, 36, 17, 25Bucks-Sixers · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rex ChapmanPHX+6.2 14.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Mitch RichmondWAS+5.2 22.3 last 10 · 17.1 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX+5.1 23.4 last 10 · 18.3 season
Corey BenjaminCHI+4.9 15.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Carlos RogersHOU+4.2 12.8 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonVAN−5.3 8.2 last 10 · 13.5 season
Stephon MarburyNJN−4.2 17.5 last 10 · 21.7 season
Detlef SchrempfPOR−3.8 4.1 last 10 · 7.9 season
Al HarringtonIND−3.5 4.8 last 10 · 8.3 season
Bryant ReevesVAN−3.3 7.7 last 10 · 11.0 season