FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 19, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed TOR by 13 after three quarters and won 94–90.

Final · Box score
Raptors90
Celtics94
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS -13; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Bulls86
Q1 CHH +14; Q2 CHH +10; Q3 CHH +13; Q4 CHH +10
Final · Box score
Bucks84
Pacers106
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +22
Final · Box score
Cavs86
Lakers95
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL -6; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Nets89
Knicks90
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Hawks89
Sixers107
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +26; Q4 PHI +18
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Spurs95
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Wolves91
Jazz88
Q1 MIN +12; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Wizards86
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +18
The lead · Raptors-Celtics

Paul Pierce scores 30 in Boston win over Toronto

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 27 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-4-13+4BOS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2627221590
Celtics2623133294
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 19, 20, 23, 22, 17, 15, 34, 30BOS30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 17, 16, 15, 19, 14, 39, 31, 19BOS19 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 34, 20, 19, 30, 47, 24, 24, 20TOR20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 10, 20, 14, 10, 10, 6, 13, 14TOR14 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Blazers-Spurs combined for 200, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-SpursBlazers 105, Spurs 95
200
Hawks-SixersHawks 89, Sixers 107
196
Mavs-WizardsMavs 104, Wizards 86
190
Bucks-PacersBucks 84, Pacers 106
190
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 90, Celtics 94
184
Hornets-BullsHornets 96, Bulls 86
182
Cavs-LakersCavs 86, Lakers 95
181
Nets-KnicksNets 89, Knicks 90
179
Wolves-JazzWolves 91, Jazz 88
179
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-KnicksNets 89, Knicks 90
+1 NYK
Wolves-JazzWolves 91, Jazz 88
+3 MIN
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 90, Celtics 94
+4 BOS
Cavs-LakersCavs 86, Lakers 95
+9 LAL
Blazers-SpursBlazers 105, Spurs 95
+10 POR
Hornets-BullsHornets 96, Bulls 86
+10 CHH
Mavs-WizardsMavs 104, Wizards 86
+18 DAL
Hawks-SixersHawks 89, Sixers 107
+18 PHI
Bucks-PacersBucks 84, Pacers 106
+22 IND
BOS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-CelticsBOS won · Raptors 90, Celtics 94
13 pts
Cavs-LakersLAL won · Cavs 86, Lakers 95
8 pts
Nets-KnicksNYK won · Nets 89, Knicks 90
4 pts
Bradley shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BradleyDAL · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK
90% (9-10)
StocktonUTA · 23 PTS, 12 AST, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
WardNYK · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
SabonisPOR · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Nets-Knicks
Nets 89Knicks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2414242789
Knicks2023272090
The story
New York beat New Jersey 90-89 behind 19 points from Charlie Ward

Stephon Marbury paced New Jersey: 23 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 8-11 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 23-14 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4+5+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 91Jazz 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3117182591
Jazz1926182588
The story
Bobby Jackson's 18 points and 8 assists carried Minnesota past Utah, 91-88

For Utah, Karl Malone had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 8-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-19, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +12+3+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 90Celtics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2627221590
Celtics2623133294
The story
Antoine Walker had 19 points and 12 rebounds as Boston beat Toronto 94-90

Antonio Davis led Toronto with 14 PTS, 8 REB 19 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST · 9-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 32-15.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0−4−13+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 38 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg12.8Last 3

12.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 26 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg38.0Today

38 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Lakers

Lakers rally from 8 down to beat Cleveland

Trailing by 8 at the half, Lakers outscored the Cavaliers 53–36 the rest of the way. Final: 95–86. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 27 points, 23 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Cavs
Shaquille O'Neal · LALAndre Miller · CLEPTS2720REB232AST21Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 31

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 27, 22, 20, 35, 19, 22, 37, 31Wolves-Jazz · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 19, 20, 23, 22, 17, 15, 34, 30Celtics-Raptors · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 20, 24, 15, 4, 17, 20, 38, 29Spurs-Blazers · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 20, 16, 19, 17, 22, 11, 17, 29Pacers-Bucks · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 38, 40, 23, 23, 31, 27, 22, 26, 30, 27Lakers-Cavs · W
27.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 23 REB · 2 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 15, 19, 17, 24, 23, 23, 25, 26Hornets-Bulls · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris WebberSAC+4.9 29.9 last 10 · 25.0 season
David RobinsonSAS+4.3 19.7 last 10 · 15.4 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+4.3 22.8 last 10 · 18.5 season
Michael DickersonVAN+4.3 20.4 last 10 · 16.1 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+4.2 12.8 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Wesley PersonCLE−4.7 3.6 last 10 · 8.3 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN−3.9 6.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Dikembe MutomboATL−3.9 8.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Jason KiddPHX−3.4 13.1 last 10 · 16.5 season