FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 6, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by MIN (vs POR) and DET (vs MIL).

Final · Box score
Warriors75
Cavs90
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Mavs92
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Nuggets87
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Pistons101
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET -7; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Rockets99
Heat111
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Wolves98
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Kings89
Raptors101
Q1 TOR +14; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +12
The lead · Blazers-Wolves

Minnesota takes over late to edge Portland

Alonzo Mourning goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-2-5+2MIN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2722262196
Wolves2027232898
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 24, 22, 23, 26, 16, 22, 21, 27MIN27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Malik SealyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 10, 19, 17, 11, 14, 12, 22, 27MIN27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 14, 12, 20, 24, 23, 10, 17, 24POR24 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 9, 22, 19, 17, 20, 11, 19, 20POR20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Heat combined for 210, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-HeatRockets 99, Heat 111
210
Jazz-MavsJazz 105, Mavs 92
197
Bucks-PistonsBucks 95, Pistons 101
196
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 96, Wolves 98
194
Kings-RaptorsKings 89, Raptors 101
190
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 102, Nuggets 87
189
Warriors-CavsWarriors 75, Cavs 90
165
MIN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 96, Wolves 98
+2 MIN
Bucks-PistonsBucks 95, Pistons 101
+6 DET
Kings-RaptorsKings 89, Raptors 101
+12 TOR
Rockets-HeatRockets 99, Heat 111
+12 MIA
Jazz-MavsJazz 105, Mavs 92
+13 UTA
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 102, Nuggets 87
+15 IND
Warriors-CavsWarriors 75, Cavs 90
+15 CLE
MIN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-WolvesMIN won · Blazers 96, Wolves 98
7 pts
Bucks-PistonsDET won · Bucks 95, Pistons 101
7 pts
Pacers-NuggetsIND won · Pacers 102, Nuggets 87
2 pts
Zo shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 28 PTS, 9 BLK, 4 REB, 1 AST
80% (12-15)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL
70% (7-10)
SealyMIN · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
RussellUTA · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
ReggieIND · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Blazers-Wolves
Blazers 96Wolves 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2722262196
Wolves2027232898
The story
Kevin Garnett had 27 points as Minnesota beat Portland 98-96

Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 24 PTS, 5 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 28-21.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −7−2−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pistons
Bucks 95Pistons 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3116282095
Pistons26241833101
The story
Detroit beat Milwaukee 101-95 behind 18 points from Jerry Stackhouse

Ray Allen paced Milwaukee: 15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 8-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −5+3−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Heat
Rockets 99Heat 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2419243299
Heat30243522111
The story
Jamal Mashburn's 19 points carried Miami past Houston, 111-99

For Houston, Steve Francis had 22 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 7-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-24, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +6+11+22+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 2 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
28.41998–99 avg11.7Last 2

11.7 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.4 in 1998–99 (50 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg35.8Today

36 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Cleveland by 15.

MIN over POR2DET over MIL6MIA over HOU12TOR over SAC12UTA over DAL13CLE over GSW15IND over DEN15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 31

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 32, 25, 30, 20, 25, 42, 42, 31Pistons-Bucks · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 19, 25, 30, 36, 17, 25, 36, 31Bucks-Pistons · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 26, 13, 33, 23, 24, 14, 28, 30Mavs-Jazz · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 18, 17, 25, 30, 28, 21, 12, 28Heat-Rockets · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 36, 21, 26, 6, 33, 31, 23, 31, 37, 27Kings-Raptors · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 24, 22, 23, 26, 16, 22, 21, 27Wolves-Blazers · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 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
Corey BenjaminCHI+4.1 14.0 last 10 · 9.9 season
Antoine WalkerBOS+3.8 23.8 last 10 · 20.0 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonVAN−4.8 8.7 last 10 · 13.5 season
Al HarringtonIND−3.9 4.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
Derek FisherLAL−3.8 4.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Brevin KnightCLE−3.4 7.5 last 10 · 10.9 season