FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 15, 2000Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed WAS by 10 at halftime and won 112–107.

Final · Box score
Sixers101
Hawks98
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Bulls90
Q1 HOU +15; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Mavs113
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Kings114
Warriors99
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +15
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Bucks118
Q1 MIL +24; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +21
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Wolves91
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +13
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Nets96
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Hornets79
Knicks91
Q1 NYK +15; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Magic89
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Clippers75
Jazz112
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +37
Final · Box score
Pistons112
Wizards107
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET -6; Q4 DET +5
The lead · Pistons-Wizards

Grant Hill scores 39 as Detroit wins in Washington

Chris Webber goes for 37 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-10-6+5DET AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons26252635112
Wizards31302224107
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 25, 42, 42, 31, 40, 29, 30, 39DET39 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 33, 19, 28, 18, 16, 29, 32, 27DET27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 15, 3, 7, 24, 15, 11, 9, 27WAS27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 13, 18, 8, 27, 10, 9, 5, 17WAS17 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Pistons-Wizards combined for 219, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-WizardsPistons 112, Wizards 107
219
Blazers-MavsBlazers 105, Mavs 113
218
Raptors-BucksRaptors 97, Bucks 118
215
Kings-WarriorsKings 114, Warriors 99
213
Sixers-HawksSixers 101, Hawks 98
199
Celtics-NetsCeltics 99, Nets 96
195
Lakers-WolvesLakers 104, Wolves 91
195
Clippers-JazzClippers 75, Jazz 112
187
Pacers-MagicPacers 96, Magic 89
185
Rockets-BullsRockets 93, Bulls 90
183
Hornets-KnicksHornets 79, Knicks 91
170
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-HawksSixers 101, Hawks 98
+3 PHI
Rockets-BullsRockets 93, Bulls 90
+3 HOU
Celtics-NetsCeltics 99, Nets 96
+3 BOS
Pistons-WizardsPistons 112, Wizards 107
+5 DET
Pacers-MagicPacers 96, Magic 89
+7 IND
Blazers-MavsBlazers 105, Mavs 113
+8 DAL
Hornets-KnicksHornets 79, Knicks 91
+12 NYK
Lakers-WolvesLakers 104, Wolves 91
+13 LAL
Kings-WarriorsKings 114, Warriors 99
+15 SAC
Raptors-BucksRaptors 97, Bucks 118
+21 MIL
Clippers-JazzClippers 75, Jazz 112
+37 UTA
DET erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-WizardsDET won · Pistons 112, Wizards 107
10 pts
Pacers-MagicIND won · Pacers 96, Magic 89
6 pts
Celtics-NetsBOS won · Celtics 99, Nets 96
5 pts
Sixers-HawksPHI won · Sixers 101, Hawks 98
1 pt
Grant Hill shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Grant HillDET · 39 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
75% (15-20)
Ray AllenMIL · 33 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
73% (11-15)
FrancisHOU · 27 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
Larry JohnsonNYK · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WebberSAC · 37 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
68% (13-19)
Final · Rockets-Bulls
Rockets 93Bulls 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3718102893
Bulls2219222790
The story
Steve Francis had 27 points and 11 assists as Houston beat Chicago 93-90

Toni Kukoc led Chicago with 29 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 27 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 12-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 37-22, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +15+14+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 99Nets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2421252999
Nets2918232696
The story
Boston beat New Jersey 99-96 behind 15 points from Paul Pierce

Stephon Marbury paced New Jersey: 17 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 5-14 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 21-18 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −5−20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Wizards
Pistons 112Wizards 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons26252635112
Wizards31302224107
The story
Jerry Stackhouse's 27 points carried Detroit past Washington, 112-107

For Washington, Jahidi White had 14 PTS, 7 REB 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 8-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 35-24.

DET lead by quarter
200 −5−10−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 26 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg15.4Last 3

15.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Jazz rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Utah beat Clippers by 37.

PHI over ATL3HOU over CHI3BOS over NJN3DET over WAS5IND over ORL7DAL over POR8NYK over CHH12LAL over MIN13SAC over GSW15MIL over TOR21UTA over LAC37Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 39

Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 32, 13, 17, 16, 15, 19, 14, 39Celtics-Nets · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 25, 42, 42, 31, 40, 29, 30, 39Pistons-Wizards · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 31, 37, 27, 21, 31, 26, 34, 37Kings-Warriors · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 11, 30, 25, 16, 17, 27, 27, 24, 24, 35Hawks-Sixers · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 25, 25, 15, 28, 26, 25, 25, 33Bucks-Raptors · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 24, 14, 28, 30, 28, 12, 21, 32Mavs-Blazers · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carlos RogersHOU+5.2 14.6 last 10 · 9.4 season
Chris WebberSAC+5.0 29.8 last 10 · 24.8 season
Tyrone NesbyLAC+4.8 18.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Grant HillDET+4.5 32.8 last 10 · 28.2 season
Allen IversonPHI+4.2 35.3 last 10 · 31.1 season
Cold
Wesley PersonCLE−4.8 3.9 last 10 · 8.7 season
Larry HughesPHI−3.7 6.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
John StocktonUTA−2.9 8.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Johnny NewmanNJN−2.9 7.2 last 10 · 10.1 season