FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 17, 2000Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wolves trailed Pacers by 10 after three quarters and won 101–100.

Final · Box score
Bucks107
Hawks101
Q1 Bucks +7; Q2 Bucks -2; Q3 Bucks +8; Q4 Bucks +6
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Hornets115
Q1 Hornets -2; Q2 Hornets -2; Q3 Hornets +18; Q4 Hornets +21
Final · Box score
Rockets121
Mavs111
Q1 Rockets +13; Q2 Rockets +18; Q3 Rockets +8; Q4 Rockets +10
Final · Box score
Magic100
Warriors113
Q1 Warriors -4; Q2 Warriors +1; Q3 Warriors -1; Q4 Warriors +13
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Clippers93
Q1 Spurs -6; Q2 Spurs +6; Q3 Spurs +6; Q4 Spurs +6
Final · Box score
Sonics82
Lakers81
Q1 Sonics +3; Q2 Sonics +1; Q3 Sonics +4; Q4 Sonics +1
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Wolves101
Q1 Wolves +1; Q2 Wolves -3; Q3 Wolves -10; Q4 Wolves +1
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Knicks105
Q1 Knicks -5; Q2 Knicks +8; Q3 Knicks +11; Q4 Knicks +11
Final · Box score
Nets96
Sixers101
Q1 Sixers +2; Q2 Sixers +9; Q3 Sixers +6; Q4 Sixers +5
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Wizards101
Q1 Celtics -5; Q2 Celtics -4; Q3 Celtics +4; Q4 Celtics +4
The lead · Pacers-Wolves

Kevin Garnett scores 37, Minnesota holds off Indiana

Cedric Ceballos goes for 39 points

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-3-10+1Wolves AHEAD ↑Pacers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers28202923100
Wolves29162234101
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 21, 27, 22, 20, 35, 19, 22, 37Wolves37 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Malik SealyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 22, 27, 10, 23, 8, 12, 13, 16Wolves16 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 22, 17, 13, 10, 19, 10, 12, 20Pacers20 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 24, 20, 16, 19, 17, 22, 11, 17Pacers17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Charlotte by 21.

Sonics over Lakers1Wolves over Pacers1Celtics over Wizards4Sixers over Nets5Bucks over Hawks6Spurs over Clippers6Rockets over Mavs10Knicks over Pistons11Warriors over Magic13Hornets over Raptors21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Rockets-Mavs combined for 232, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-MavsRockets 121, Mavs 111
232
Magic-WarriorsMagic 100, Warriors 113
213
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 94, Hornets 115
209
Bucks-HawksBucks 107, Hawks 101
208
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 105, Wizards 101
206
Pacers-WolvesPacers 100, Wolves 101
201
Pistons-KnicksPistons 94, Knicks 105
199
Nets-SixersNets 96, Sixers 101
197
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 99, Clippers 93
192
Sonics-LakersSonics 82, Lakers 81
163
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-LakersSonics 82, Lakers 81
+1 Sonics
Pacers-WolvesPacers 100, Wolves 101
+1 MIN
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 105, Wizards 101
+4 Celtics
Nets-SixersNets 96, Sixers 101
+5 Sixers
Bucks-HawksBucks 107, Hawks 101
+6 Bucks
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 99, Clippers 93
+6 Spurs
Rockets-MavsRockets 121, Mavs 111
+10 Rockets
Pistons-KnicksPistons 94, Knicks 105
+11 Knicks
Magic-WarriorsMagic 100, Warriors 113
+13 Warriors
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 94, Hornets 115
+21 Hornets
MIN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-WolvesWolves won · Pacers 100, Wolves 101
10 pts
Spurs-ClippersSpurs won · Spurs 99, Clippers 93
6 pts
Celtics-WizardsCeltics won · Celtics 105, Wizards 101
5 pts
Pistons-KnicksKnicks won · Pistons 94, Knicks 105
5 pts
Magic-WarriorsWarriors won · Magic 100, Warriors 113
4 pts
Pierce shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PierceCeltics · 34 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST
75% (12-16)
CampbellHornets · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
CambyKnicks · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
HowardWizards · 31 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Walt WilliamsRockets · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Pacers-Wolves
Pacers 100Wolves 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers28202923100
Wolves29162234101
The story
Joe Smith had 16 points as Minnesota beat Indiana 101-100

Austin Croshere led Indiana with 13 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 34-23.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +1−3−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Lakers
Sonics 82Lakers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2818201682
Lakers2520171981
The story
Gary Payton's 36 points carried Seattle past Los Angeles, 82-81

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 15 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 36 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 14-27 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

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

Sonics lead by quarter
200 +3+1+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shaquille O'Neal was the fantasy play: 59.0 FPTS on 30 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 121Mavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets35253031121
Mavs22204029111
The story
Houston beat Dallas 121-111 behind 31 points and 11 assists from Steve Francis

Michael Finley paced Dallas: 31 PTS, 7 REB 31 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 8-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 35-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +13+18+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg17.4Last 3

17.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 25 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg36.4Today

36 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Cedric Ceballos leads the day with 39

Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 26, 10, 21, 16, 18, 29, 17, 39Mavs-Rockets · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 11, 20, 24, 15, 4, 17, 20, 38Spurs-Clippers · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 21, 27, 22, 20, 35, 19, 22, 37Wolves-Pacers · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 29, 24, 23, 14, 23, 35, 25, 36Sonics-Lakers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 34, 32, 45, 34, 37, 35, 31, 34Sixers-Nets · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 23, 19, 20, 23, 22, 17, 15, 34Celtics-Wizards · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carlos RogersRockets+5.2 14.6 last 10 · 9.4 season
David RobinsonSpurs+4.6 19.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Walt WilliamsRockets+4.5 13.0 last 10 · 8.5 season
Chris WebberKings+4.4 29.2 last 10 · 24.8 season
Antawn JamisonWarriors+4.3 22.8 last 10 · 18.5 season
Cold
Wesley PersonCavs−4.9 3.6 last 10 · 8.5 season
Vernon MaxwellSonics−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Dikembe MutomboHawks−3.4 8.7 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jason KiddSuns−3.4 13.1 last 10 · 16.5 season
Larry HughesSixers−3.3 7.3 last 10 · 10.6 season