FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 14, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 13 points, by PHI (vs ORL) and POR (vs PHX).

Final · Box score
Hawks89
Bulls83
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Heat92
Nuggets87
Q1 MIA -12; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Pistons105
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Pacers111
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Magic100
Sixers102
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -13; Q3 PHI -9; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Suns83
Q1 POR -13; Q2 POR -9; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +22
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Sonics91
Q1 SEA +17; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +6
Final · Box score
Bucks110
Raptors115
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Cavs82
Grizzlies80
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +2
The lead · Magic-Sixers

Allen Iverson scores 35, Philadelphia rallies past Orlando

Vince Carter goes for 47 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-13-9+2PHI AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28311823100
Sixers27192234102
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 42, 34, 29, 34, 32, 45, 34, 37, 35PHI35 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Theo RatliffPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 13, 10, 2, 15, 3, 5, 0, 18PHI18 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Michael DoleacPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 14, 6, 8, 0, 13, 0, 20, 18ORL18 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 10, 26, 23, 11, 4, 8, 14, 18ORL18 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Portland by 22.

PHI over ORL2CLE over VAN2MIA over DEN5TOR over MIL5ATL over CHI6SEA over SAS6DET over WAS7IND over LAL9POR over PHX22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Bucks-Raptors combined for 225, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 110, Raptors 115
225
Lakers-PacersLakers 102, Pacers 111
213
Wizards-PistonsWizards 98, Pistons 105
203
Magic-SixersMagic 100, Sixers 102
202
Blazers-SunsBlazers 105, Suns 83
188
Heat-NuggetsHeat 92, Nuggets 87
179
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 85, Sonics 91
176
Hawks-BullsHawks 89, Bulls 83
172
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 82, Grizzlies 80
162
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-SixersMagic 100, Sixers 102
+2 PHI
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 82, Grizzlies 80
+2 CLE
Heat-NuggetsHeat 92, Nuggets 87
+5 MIA
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 110, Raptors 115
+5 TOR
Hawks-BullsHawks 89, Bulls 83
+6 ATL
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 85, Sonics 91
+6 SEA
Wizards-PistonsWizards 98, Pistons 105
+7 DET
Lakers-PacersLakers 102, Pacers 111
+9 IND
Blazers-SunsBlazers 105, Suns 83
+22 POR
PHI erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-SixersPHI won · Magic 100, Sixers 102
13 pts
Blazers-SunsPOR won · Blazers 105, Suns 83
13 pts
Heat-NuggetsMIA won · Heat 92, Nuggets 87
12 pts
Hawks-BullsATL won · Hawks 89, Bulls 83
5 pts
Lakers-PacersIND won · Lakers 102, Pacers 111
2 pts
Rasheed Wallace shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rasheed WallacePOR · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LenardMIA · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
Lindsey HunterDET · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
RoseIND · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
RobinsonSAS · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 100Sixers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28311823100
Sixers27192234102
The story
Theo Ratliff had 18 points and 14 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Orlando 102-100

Michael Doleac led Orlando with 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 14 REB, 5 BLK · 6-7 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 34-23.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1−13−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Nuggets
Heat 92Nuggets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2027153092
Nuggets3221161887
The story
Alonzo Mourning's 28 points and 13 rebounds carried Miami past Denver, 92-87

For Denver, Antonio McDyess had 26 PTS, 15 REB 28 PTS, 13 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST · 12-25 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 30-18.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −12−6−7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Raptors
Bucks 110Raptors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30292229110
Raptors38202433115
The story
Toronto beat Milwaukee 115-110 behind 20 points and 8 assists from Doug Christie

Glenn Robinson paced Milwaukee: 37 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 3 BLK, 1 REB · 6-16 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 38-30 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +8−1+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 32 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg10.9Last 3

10.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 34 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg31.2Today

31 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 47

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 36, 35, 22, 13, 14, 34, 20, 19, 30, 47Raptors-Bucks · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high47 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 17, 25, 36, 31, 34, 13, 22, 37Bucks-Raptors · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 42, 34, 29, 34, 32, 45, 34, 37, 35Sixers-Magic · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 32, 27, 24, 19, 22, 46, 33, 32Spurs-Sonics · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 23, 33, 19, 28, 18, 16, 29, 32Pistons-Wizards · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 20, 25, 42, 42, 31, 40, 29, 30Pistons-Wizards · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 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+5.0 28.1 last 10 · 23.1 season
Chris WebberSAC+4.9 29.4 last 10 · 24.5 season
Allen IversonPHI+4.3 35.4 last 10 · 31.1 season
Cold
Wesley PersonCLE−4.8 3.9 last 10 · 8.7 season
Derek AndersonLAC−3.7 13.3 last 10 · 17.0 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Erick StricklandDAL−3.4 6.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Derek FisherLAL−3.3 4.9 last 10 · 8.2 season