FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 5, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by LAL (vs LAC) and ORL (vs VAN) and DET (vs ATL).

Final · Box score
Pistons120
Hawks108
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET -2; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Wizards66
Bulls77
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Lakers118
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Magic116
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +20
Final · Box score
Warriors92
Sixers113
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +21
Final · Box score
Sonics99
Spurs96
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +3
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Jazz118
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +22
The lead · Pistons-Hawks

Grant Hill scores 42 as Detroit wins in Atlanta

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 40 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-20+12DET AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons26313033120
Hawks27322821108
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 20, 32, 25, 30, 20, 25, 42, 42DET42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 26, 23, 20, 22, 23, 33, 19, 28DET28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 24, 20, 11, 30, 25, 16, 17, 27ATL27 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 4, 6, 16, 10, 4, 13, 8, 15ATL15 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Clippers-Lakers

Lakers make it twelve straight

Lakers beat Clippers 118–101 and moved to 27–5. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 40 points, 19 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · LAL
Wvs LAC95–68W@ ATL95–88W@ MIN97–88W@ TOR94–88W@ BOS99–90Wvs SAS99–93Wvs DAL108–106Wvs PHX103–87W@ LAC122–98Wvs LAC118–101
The night in charts
Pistons-Hawks combined for 228, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-HawksPistons 120, Hawks 108
228
Clippers-LakersClippers 101, Lakers 118
219
Hornets-JazzHornets 96, Jazz 118
214
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 96, Magic 116
212
Warriors-SixersWarriors 92, Sixers 113
205
Sonics-SpursSonics 99, Spurs 96
195
Wizards-BullsWizards 66, Bulls 77
143
SEA won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Sonics-SpursSonics 99, Spurs 96
+3 SEA
Wizards-BullsWizards 66, Bulls 77
+11 CHI
Pistons-HawksPistons 120, Hawks 108
+12 DET
Clippers-LakersClippers 101, Lakers 118
+17 LAL
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 96, Magic 116
+20 ORL
Warriors-SixersWarriors 92, Sixers 113
+21 PHI
Hornets-JazzHornets 96, Jazz 118
+22 UTA
LAL rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-LakersLAL won · Clippers 101, Lakers 118
2 pts
Grizzlies-MagicORL won · Grizzlies 96, Magic 116
2 pts
Pistons-HawksDET won · Pistons 120, Hawks 108
2 pts
Malone shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
80% (12-15)
ShaqLAL · 40 PTS, 19 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
71% (17-24)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 15 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Horace GrantSEA · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
StackhouseDET · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Sonics-Spurs
Sonics 99Spurs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics3120222699
Spurs2321272596
The story
Gary Payton's 24 points and 10 assists carried Seattle past San Antonio, 99-96

For San Antonio, David Robinson had 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 11-23 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-23, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +8+7+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan was the fantasy play: 48.9 FPTS on 24 PTS, 12 REB

Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 120Hawks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons26313033120
Hawks27322821108
The story
Detroit beat Atlanta 120-108 behind 28 points from Jerry Stackhouse

Isaiah Rider paced Atlanta: 27 PTS, 6 AST 28 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 11-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −1−20+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 101Lakers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers31212128101
Lakers29232739118
The story
Kobe Bryant had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Los Angeles 118-101

Maurice Taylor led Los Angeles with 22 PTS, 11 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 11-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the fourth 39-28, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −20+6+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.8Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 42

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 20, 32, 25, 30, 20, 25, 42, 42Pistons-Hawks · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 24, 24, 34, 32, 35, 27, 38, 40Lakers-Clippers · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 32, 42, 34, 29, 34, 32, 45, 34Sixers-Warriors · W
30.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 16, 33, 29, 21, 28, 29, 33, 30Jazz-Hornets · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 26, 23, 20, 22, 23, 33, 19, 28Pistons-Hawks · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 24, 20, 11, 30, 25, 16, 17, 27Hawks-Pistons · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rex ChapmanPHX+5.9 14.3 last 10 · 8.4 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX+4.9 23.6 last 10 · 18.7 season
Tyrone NesbyLAC+4.6 17.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Vonteego CummingsGSW+4.1 12.0 last 10 · 7.9 season
Corey BenjaminCHI+4.1 14.0 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonVAN−4.8 8.7 last 10 · 13.5 season
Derek FisherLAL−3.8 4.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Al HarringtonIND−3.6 4.7 last 10 · 8.3 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Detlef SchrempfPOR−3.4 4.5 last 10 · 7.9 season