FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 12, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed ORL by 7 after the first quarter and won 108–102.

Final · Box score
Clippers88
Celtics95
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Sonics103
Nuggets93
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA -5; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Knicks108
Pistons114
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Pacers117
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Bucks94
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Cavs75
Blazers95
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +20
Final · Box score
Magic102
Raptors108
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Suns95
Grizzlies92
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +3
The lead · Magic-Raptors

Vince Carter scores 30 in Toronto win over Orlando

Jason Kidd posts a triple-double

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+3+6+6TOR AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic31202328102
Raptors24302628108
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 36, 36, 35, 22, 13, 14, 34, 20, 19, 30TOR30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Muggsy BoguesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 4, 10, 7, 12, 7, 2, 4, 22TOR22 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Tariq Abdul-WahadPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 18, 22, 11, 17, 9, 2, 2, 23ORL23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Michael DoleacPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 4, 14, 6, 8, 0, 13, 0, 20ORL20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Clippers-Celtics

Boston beats Clippers, 95–88

Boston led 66–63 after three and won by 7. Paul Pierce led Boston with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over VAN3DET over NYK6TOR over ORL6BOS over LAC7LAL over MIL9SEA over DEN10IND over WAS15POR over CLE20Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over LAC.
The night in charts
Knicks-Pistons combined for 222, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 108, Pistons 114
222
Wizards-PacersWizards 102, Pacers 117
219
Magic-RaptorsMagic 102, Raptors 108
210
Lakers-BucksLakers 103, Bucks 94
197
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 103, Nuggets 93
196
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 95, Grizzlies 92
187
Clippers-CelticsClippers 88, Celtics 95
183
Cavs-BlazersCavs 75, Blazers 95
170
PHX won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 95, Grizzlies 92
+3 PHX
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 108, Pistons 114
+6 DET
Magic-RaptorsMagic 102, Raptors 108
+6 TOR
Clippers-CelticsClippers 88, Celtics 95
+7 BOS
Lakers-BucksLakers 103, Bucks 94
+9 LAL
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 103, Nuggets 93
+10 SEA
Wizards-PacersWizards 102, Pacers 117
+15 IND
Cavs-BlazersCavs 75, Blazers 95
+20 POR
TOR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-RaptorsTOR won · Magic 102, Raptors 108
7 pts
Clippers-CelticsBOS won · Clippers 88, Celtics 95
5 pts
Sonics-NuggetsSEA won · Sonics 103, Nuggets 93
5 pts
Knicks-PistonsDET won · Knicks 108, Pistons 114
4 pts
Cavs-BlazersPOR won · Cavs 75, Blazers 95
4 pts
Rasheed Wallace shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rasheed WallacePOR · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
ReggieIND · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
EwingNYK · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
RoseIND · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
DoleacORL · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 95Grizzlies 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2728202095
Grizzlies2723212192
The story
Clifford Robinson had 13 points as Phoenix beat Vancouver 95-92

Othella Harrington led Vancouver with 19 PTS, 10 REB 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 6-17 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the second 28-23, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0+5+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 102Raptors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic31202328102
Raptors24302628108
The story
Tracy McGrady's 16 points carried Toronto past Orlando, 108-102

For Orlando, Darrell Armstrong had 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 6-8 FG

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 30-20.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −7+3+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Celtics
Clippers 88Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2319212588
Celtics1823252995
The story
Boston beat Los Angeles 95-88 behind 22 points from Paul Pierce

Lamar Odom paced Los Angeles: 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-24 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 23-19 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −5−1+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.8Season avg36.8Last 5

36.8 points a game over his last five games, against 27.8 in 33 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg15.6Last 3

15.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 33 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 35

Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 24, 25, 29, 24, 23, 14, 23, 35Sonics-Nuggets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 36, 36, 35, 22, 13, 14, 34, 20, 19, 30Raptors-Magic · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 30, 20, 25, 42, 42, 31, 40, 29Pistons-Knicks · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 19, 2, 2, 25, 0, 11, 8, 29Pistons-Knicks · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 22, 23, 33, 19, 28, 18, 16, 29Pistons-Knicks · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 35, 27, 38, 40, 23, 23, 31, 27Lakers-Bucks · W
27.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyrone NesbyLAC+5.5 19.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Carlos RogersHOU+5.2 14.6 last 10 · 9.4 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL+4.2 26.9 last 10 · 22.7 season
Malik SealyMIN+4.2 16.3 last 10 · 12.1 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+4.2 12.8 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Wesley PersonCLE−4.8 3.9 last 10 · 8.7 season
Derek AndersonLAC−4.2 12.6 last 10 · 16.8 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Dikembe MutomboATL−3.5 9.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Erick StricklandDAL−3.4 6.6 last 10 · 10.0 season