FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 10, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed UTA by 9 after three quarters and won 93–86.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies112
Celtics103
Q1 VAN -7; Q2 VAN -7; Q3 VAN +1; Q4 VAN +9
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Cavs111
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE -8; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets95
Lakers130
Q1 LAL +25; Q2 LAL +25; Q3 LAL +31; Q4 LAL +35
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Bucks137
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +22; Q3 MIL +34; Q4 MIL +50
Final · Box score
Nets100
Magic94
Q1 NJN -5; Q2 NJN -6; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Blazers107
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Spurs93
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS -9; Q4 SAS +7
The lead · Jazz-Spurs

Tim Duncan scores 46 as San Antonio beats Utah

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20-9+7SAS AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2318271886
Spurs2120183493
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 28, 16, 32, 27, 24, 19, 22, 46SAS46 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Terry PorterPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 5, 14, 14, 6, 15, 8, 7, 16SAS16 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 21, 28, 29, 33, 30, 24, 32, 23UTA23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Howard EisleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 4, 10, 8, 5, 16, 9, 9, 16UTA16 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Milwaukee posts the night's biggest win

Milwaukee beat Charlotte by 50, the widest margin of 7 games.

CLE over LAC5NJN over ORL6SAS over UTA7VAN over BOS9POR over DAL13LAL over DEN35MIL over CHH50Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 225, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 95, Lakers 130
225
Hornets-BucksHornets 87, Bucks 137
224
Clippers-CavsClippers 106, Cavs 111
217
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 112, Celtics 103
215
Mavs-BlazersMavs 94, Blazers 107
201
Nets-MagicNets 100, Magic 94
194
Jazz-SpursJazz 86, Spurs 93
179
CLE won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Clippers-CavsClippers 106, Cavs 111
+5 CLE
Nets-MagicNets 100, Magic 94
+6 NJN
Jazz-SpursJazz 86, Spurs 93
+7 SAS
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 112, Celtics 103
+9 VAN
Mavs-BlazersMavs 94, Blazers 107
+13 POR
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 95, Lakers 130
+35 LAL
Hornets-BucksHornets 87, Bucks 137
+50 MIL
SAS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-SpursSAS won · Jazz 86, Spurs 93
9 pts
Clippers-CavsCLE won · Clippers 106, Cavs 111
8 pts
Grizzlies-CelticsVAN won · Grizzlies 112, Celtics 103
7 pts
Nets-MagicNJN won · Nets 100, Magic 94
6 pts
Harrington shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarringtonVAN · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
Andre MillerCLE · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
KobeLAL · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
67% (12-18)
Ray AllenMIL · 26 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
PotapenkoBOS · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Clippers-Cavs
Clippers 106Cavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers18293821106
Cavs27222834111
The story
Bob Sura had 20 points as Cleveland beat Los Angeles 111-106

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 6-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 34-21.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +9+2−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derek Anderson led the game in fantasy with 46.5 FPTS (29 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 100Magic 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25243120100
Magic3025152494
The story
New Jersey beat Orlando 100-94 behind 20 points and 10 rebounds from Keith Van Horn

Bo Outlaw paced Orlando: 16 PTS, 10 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-15 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −5−6+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Darrell Armstrong topped the game at 44.9 FPTS: 29 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB

Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 86Spurs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2318271886
Spurs2120183493
The story
Terry Porter's 16 points carried San Antonio past Utah, 93-86

For Utah, Howard Eisley had 16 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 1 REB · 5-8 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 34-18.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −20−9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 33 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg18.4Last 3

18.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 26 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg34.8Today

35 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 46

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 28, 16, 32, 27, 24, 19, 22, 46Spurs-Jazz · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high46 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 18, 14, 21, 22, 14, 20, 11, 33Grizzlies-Celtics · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 32, 35, 27, 38, 40, 23, 23, 31Lakers-Nuggets · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 19 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 18, 25, 18, 29, 26, 13, 31, 30Lakers-Nuggets · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 15, 18, 16, 3, 15, 16, 8, 29Magic-Nets · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 5, 14, 9, 16, 7, 5, 7, 29Clippers-Cavs · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 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+5.5 19.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Carlos RogersHOU+4.7 13.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX+4.6 23.2 last 10 · 18.6 season
Malik SealyMIN+4.3 16.5 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
Derek AndersonLAC−4.0 12.7 last 10 · 16.7 season
Wesley PersonCLE−3.8 5.1 last 10 · 8.9 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Dikembe MutomboATL−3.5 9.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Derek FisherLAL−3.4 4.8 last 10 · 8.2 season