FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 8, 2000Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SEA by 17 at halftime and won 110–100.

Final · Box score
Celtics79
Bulls96
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +17
Final · Box score
Hawks85
Mavs95
Q1 DAL -10; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Nuggets97
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Wolves110
Pistons105
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Rockets87
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +16
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +13
Final · Box score
Nets90
Heat89
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +1
Final · 2OT · Box score
Wizards129
Bucks130
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 Bucks 0; OT2 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Cavs89
Knicks86
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Suns91
Blazers96
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR -12; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Magic92
Spurs127
Q1 SAS +25; Q2 SAS +33; Q3 SAS +43; Q4 SAS +35
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Sonics100
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -17; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +10
The lead · Lakers-Sonics

Kobe Bryant drops 31 in 17-point comeback win over Seattle

Grant Hill goes for 40 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-17+5+10LAL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28213427110
Sonics31351222100
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 27, 18, 25, 18, 29, 26, 13, 31LAL31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 9, 25, 9, 15, 19, 7, 17, 24LAL24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 24, 14, 10, 16, 22, 19, 10, 31SEA31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 28, 33, 32, 24, 25, 29, 24, 23SEA23 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Spurs rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Orlando by 35.

NJN over MIA1MIL over WAS1CLE over NYK3DEN over CHH5MIN over DET5POR over PHX5DAL over ATL10LAL over SEA10LAC over IND13UTA over HOU16CHI over BOS17SAS over ORL35Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Wizards-Bucks combined for 259, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BucksWizards 129, Bucks 130
259
Magic-SpursMagic 92, Spurs 127
219
Wolves-PistonsWolves 110, Pistons 105
215
Lakers-SonicsLakers 110, Sonics 100
210
Pacers-ClippersPacers 94, Clippers 107
201
Jazz-RocketsJazz 103, Rockets 87
190
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 92, Nuggets 97
189
Suns-BlazersSuns 91, Blazers 96
187
Hawks-MavsHawks 85, Mavs 95
180
Nets-HeatNets 90, Heat 89
179
Cavs-KnicksCavs 89, Knicks 86
175
Celtics-BullsCeltics 79, Bulls 96
175
6 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-HeatNets 90, Heat 89
+1 NJN
Wizards-BucksWizards 129, Bucks 130
+1 MIL
Cavs-KnicksCavs 89, Knicks 86
+3 CLE
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 92, Nuggets 97
+5 DEN
Suns-BlazersSuns 91, Blazers 96
+5 POR
Wolves-PistonsWolves 110, Pistons 105
+5 MIN
Hawks-MavsHawks 85, Mavs 95
+10 DAL
Lakers-SonicsLakers 110, Sonics 100
+10 LAL
Pacers-ClippersPacers 94, Clippers 107
+13 LAC
Jazz-RocketsJazz 103, Rockets 87
+16 UTA
Celtics-BullsCeltics 79, Bulls 96
+17 CHI
Magic-SpursMagic 92, Spurs 127
+35 SAS
LAL erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SonicsLAL won · Lakers 110, Sonics 100
17 pts
Suns-BlazersPOR won · Suns 91, Blazers 96
12 pts
Hawks-MavsDAL won · Hawks 85, Mavs 95
10 pts
Hornets-NuggetsDEN won · Hornets 92, Nuggets 97
5 pts
Wizards-BucksMIL won · Wizards 129, Bucks 130
2 pts
Rogers shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RogersHOU · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
OlowokandiLAC · 24 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
SuraCLE · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
BestIND · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KGMIN · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Wizards-Bucks
Wizards 129Bucks 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Wizards273321241311129
Bucks352321261312130
The story
Glenn Robinson had 34 points as Milwaukee beat Washington 130-129 in OT

Rod Strickland led Washington with 24 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB 34 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 15-30 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the first 35-27, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +8−2−200+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Wolves-Pistons
Wolves 110Pistons 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28272332110
Pistons25262529105
The story
Kevin Garnett's 22 points and 14 rebounds carried Minnesota past Detroit, 110-105

For Detroit, Jerry Stackhouse had 16 PTS, 4 REB 22 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 10-15 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-25, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3+4+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 91Blazers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2027212391
Blazers2015303196
The story
Portland beat Phoenix 96-91 behind 12 points and 10 rebounds from Scottie Pippen

Jason Kidd paced Phoenix: 14 AST, 13 PTS, 7 REB 12 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 4 STL · 5-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-21 third quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 0−12−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.5Season avg36.0Last 5

36.0 points a game over his last five games, against 27.5 in 32 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 29 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg35.0Today

35 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 40

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 25, 30, 20, 25, 42, 42, 31, 40Pistons-Wolves · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 25, 30, 36, 17, 25, 36, 31, 34Bucks-Wizards · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 14, 22, 13, 5, 16, 17, 12, 32Nuggets-Hornets · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 29, 21, 28, 29, 33, 30, 24, 32Jazz-Rockets · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 24, 14, 10, 16, 22, 19, 10, 31Sonics-Lakers · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 27, 18, 25, 18, 29, 26, 13, 31Lakers-Sonics · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rex ChapmanPHX+5.9 14.7 last 10 · 8.8 season
Tyrone NesbyLAC+4.8 18.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Carlos RogersHOU+4.7 13.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX+4.6 23.2 last 10 · 18.6 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL+4.2 27.2 last 10 · 23.0 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonVAN−4.4 9.2 last 10 · 13.6 season
Derek AndersonLAC−4.0 12.1 last 10 · 16.1 season
Wesley PersonCLE−3.7 5.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Al HarringtonIND−3.6 4.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season