FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 4, 2000Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Grizzlies trailed Heat by 13 at halftime and won 91–87.

Final · Box score
Kings111
Cavs107
Q1 Kings -8; Q2 Kings -6; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 Kings +4
Final · Box score
Mavs96
Nuggets98
Q1 Nuggets -3; Q2 Nuggets -9; Q3 Nuggets +2; Q4 Nuggets +2
Final · Box score
Sonics103
Rockets96
Q1 Sonics +3; Q2 Sonics +1; Q3 Sonics +6; Q4 Sonics +7
Final · Box score
Nets111
Pacers116
Q1 Pacers +2; Q2 Pacers +18; Q3 Pacers +17; Q4 Pacers +5
Final · Box score
Lakers122
Clippers98
Q1 Lakers -5; Q2 Lakers -2; Q3 Lakers +17; Q4 Lakers +24
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Heat87
Q1 Grizzlies -8; Q2 Grizzlies -13; Q3 Grizzlies +6; Q4 Grizzlies +4
Final · Box score
Hawks113
Bucks116
Q1 Bucks -10; Q2 Bucks -7; Q3 Bucks +1; Q4 Bucks +3
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Wolves91
Q1 Wolves +3; Q2 Wolves -8; Q3 Wolves +1; Q4 Wolves +3
Final · Box score
Celtics88
Knicks96
Q1 Knicks +8; Q2 Knicks -1; Q3 Knicks +1; Q4 Knicks +8
Final · Box score
Hornets80
Suns86
Q1 Suns +3; Q2 Suns +3; Q3 Suns +11; Q4 Suns +6
Final · Box score
Blazers114
Raptors90
Q1 Blazers +4; Q2 Blazers +1; Q3 Blazers +13; Q4 Blazers +24
The lead · Grizzlies-Heat

Vancouver rallies from 13 down to beat Miami

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 38 points

Game flow · Grizzlies margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-13+6+4Grizzlies AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2318341691
Heat3123151887
Who led
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 13, 13, 14, 14, 18, 14, 21, 22Grizzlies22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 25, 20, 29, 20, 24, 18, 24, 20Grizzlies20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 16, 18, 21, 15, 12, 12, 22, 21Heat21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 8, 25, 14, 10, 10, 12, 12, 14Heat14 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Hawks-Bucks combined for 229, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-BucksHawks 113, Bucks 116
229
Nets-PacersNets 111, Pacers 116
227
Lakers-ClippersLakers 122, Clippers 98
220
Kings-CavsKings 111, Cavs 107
218
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 114, Raptors 90
204
Sonics-RocketsSonics 103, Rockets 96
199
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 96, Nuggets 98
194
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 88, Knicks 96
184
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 88, Wolves 91
179
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 91, Heat 87
178
Hornets-SunsHornets 80, Suns 86
166
6 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 96, Nuggets 98
+2 Nuggets
Hawks-BucksHawks 113, Bucks 116
+3 Bucks
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 88, Wolves 91
+3 MIN
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 91, Heat 87
+4 Grizzlies
Kings-CavsKings 111, Cavs 107
+4 Kings
Nets-PacersNets 111, Pacers 116
+5 Pacers
Hornets-SunsHornets 80, Suns 86
+6 Suns
Sonics-RocketsSonics 103, Rockets 96
+7 Sonics
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 88, Knicks 96
+8 Knicks
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 114, Raptors 90
+24 Blazers
Lakers-ClippersLakers 122, Clippers 98
+24 Lakers
Grizzlies erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies won · Grizzlies 91, Heat 87
13 pts
Hawks-BucksBucks won · Hawks 113, Bucks 116
10 pts
Mavs-NuggetsNuggets won · Mavs 96, Nuggets 98
9 pts
Spurs-WolvesWolves won · Spurs 88, Wolves 91
8 pts
Kings-CavsKings won · Kings 111, Cavs 107
8 pts
Sealy shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SealyMIN · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
ColesHawks · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
Glenn RobinsonBucks · 36 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
74% (17-23)
Horace GrantSonics · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MarburyNets · 26 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 96Nuggets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3123202296
Nuggets2817312298
The story
Denver beat Dallas 98-96 behind 27 points and 13 rebounds from Antonio McDyess

Michael Finley paced Dallas: 28 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB 27 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 10-16 FG

The swing

A 31-20 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Nuggets.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 −3−9+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 113Bucks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks32262926113
Bucks22293728116
The story
Glenn Robinson had 36 points as Milwaukee beat Atlanta 116-113

Bimbo Coles led Atlanta with 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 36 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 17-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Bucks took the third 37-29.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 −10−7+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jim Jackson led the game in fantasy with 47.1 FPTS (30 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 88Wolves 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2129241488
Wolves2418331691
The story
Terrell Brandon's 18 points and 13 assists carried Minnesota past San Antonio, 91-88

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 27 PTS, 19 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 7-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 33-24.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +3−8+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.3Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 23.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg15.6Last 3

15.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 16 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Lakers by 24.

Nuggets over Mavs2Bucks over Hawks3Wolves over Spurs3Kings over Cavs4Grizzlies over Heat4Pacers over Nets5Suns over Hornets6Sonics over Rockets7Knicks over Celtics8Lakers over Clippers24Blazers over Raptors24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 38

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 9, 24, 24, 34, 32, 35, 27, 38Lakers-Clippers · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 21, 26, 6, 33, 31, 23, 31, 37Kings-Cavs · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 31, 20, 31, 18, 10, 19, 19, 37Knicks-Celtics · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 19, 19, 25, 30, 36, 17, 25, 36Bucks-Hawks · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 18, 14, 4, 21, 12, 21, 13, 33Nets-Pacers · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 33, 19, 26, 30, 25, 11, 24, 30Suns-Hornets · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rex ChapmanSuns+5.9 14.3 last 10 · 8.4 season
Mitch RichmondWizards+5.2 22.3 last 10 · 17.1 season
Corey BenjaminBulls+4.9 15.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Clifford RobinsonSuns+4.9 23.6 last 10 · 18.7 season
Michael DickersonGrizzlies+4.1 19.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonGrizzlies−4.6 9.0 last 10 · 13.6 season
Al HarringtonPacers−3.6 4.7 last 10 · 8.3 season
Detlef SchrempfBlazers−3.4 4.5 last 10 · 7.9 season
Derek FisherLakers−3.4 4.9 last 10 · 8.3 season
Stephon MarburyNets−3.1 18.7 last 10 · 21.8 season