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Friday, December 1, 2000Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MIA by 12 after three quarters and won 94–92.

Final · Box score
Hornets74
Sixers95
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +21
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers95
Raptors104
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR -10; Q3 TOR -7; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Celtics98
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Heat92
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA -12; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Nets80
Magic83
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Pistons103
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Knicks91
Bulls86
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +5
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers86
Grizzlies76
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +5; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +10
Final · Box score
Spurs100
Lakers109
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +20; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Suns98
Kings105
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +7
On this day · 1999–00Dec 1, 1999: 7 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Nuggets), 39 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Heat

Utah rallies from 12 down to beat Miami

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 36 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-2-12+2UTA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2023232894
Heat1926331492
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 15, 26, 13, 20, 24, 21, 27, 27UTA27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 15, 17, 13, 9, 17, 14, 10, 18UTA18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 13, 7, 19, 19, 18, 26, 15, 25MIA25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 7, 12, 16, 16, 16, 9, 19, 22MIA22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Spurs-Lakers combined for 209, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-LakersSpurs 100, Lakers 109
209
Suns-KingsSuns 98, Kings 105
203
Wolves-CelticsWolves 102, Celtics 98
200
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 95, Raptors 104
199
Cavs-PistonsCavs 93, Pistons 103
196
Jazz-HeatJazz 94, Heat 92
186
Knicks-BullsKnicks 91, Bulls 86
177
Hornets-SixersHornets 74, Sixers 95
169
Nets-MagicNets 80, Magic 83
163
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 86, Grizzlies 76
162
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-HeatJazz 94, Heat 92
+2 UTA
Nets-MagicNets 80, Magic 83
+3 ORL
Wolves-CelticsWolves 102, Celtics 98
+4 MIN
Knicks-BullsKnicks 91, Bulls 86
+5 NYK
Suns-KingsSuns 98, Kings 105
+7 SAC
Spurs-LakersSpurs 100, Lakers 109
+9 LAL
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 95, Raptors 104
+9 TOR
Cavs-PistonsCavs 93, Pistons 103
+10 DET
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 86, Grizzlies 76
+10 IND
Hornets-SixersHornets 74, Sixers 95
+21 PHI
UTA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-HeatUTA won · Jazz 94, Heat 92
12 pts
Clippers-RaptorsTOR won · Clippers 95, Raptors 104
10 pts
Mark Jackson shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mark JacksonTOR · 20 PTS, 15 AST, 3 REB
73% (8-11)
BarrosDET · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
BattieBOS · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
ShaqLAL · 36 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
65% (15-23)
BillupsMIN · 29 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Jazz-Heat
Jazz 94Heat 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2023232894
Heat1926331492
The story
Karl Malone had 27 points as Utah beat Miami 94-92

Eddie Jones led Miami with 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 28-14.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +1−2−12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bryon Russell led the game in fantasy with 48.8 FPTS (18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 80Magic 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1322252080
Magic1920251983
The story
Orlando beat New Jersey 83-80 behind 31 points from Tracy McGrady

Aaron Williams paced New Jersey: 12 REB, 8 PTS 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 11-24 FG

The swing

A 19-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +6+4+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Raptors
Clippers 95Raptors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers23282121295
Raptors1823242811104
The story
Mark Jackson's 20 points and 15 assists carried Toronto past Los Angeles, 104-95 in OT

For Los Angeles, Brian Skinner had 13 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 15 AST, 3 REB · 8-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Raptors took it 11-2.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −5−10−70+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Lamar Odom was the fantasy play: 50.3 FPTS on 17 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 2 vs 1999–00 avg
Points per game
7.21999–00 avg17.0Last 2

17.0 points a game over his last two games, against 7.2 in 1999–00 (72 games). Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 10 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

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: Philadelphia by 21.

UTA over MIA2ORL over NJN3MIN over BOS4NYK over CHI5SAC over PHX7TOR over LAC9LAL over SAS9DET over CLE10IND over VAN10PHI over CHH21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 43

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 32, 22, 31, 29, 29, 37, 17, 43Lakers-Spurs · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high43 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 22, 19, 26, 7, 21, 21, 29, 37Sixers-Hornets · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 34, 33, 14, 15, 28, 16, 27, 23, 36Lakers-Spurs · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 24, 20, 24, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31Magic-Nets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 16, 17, 21, 13, 7, 7, 21, 29Wolves-Celtics · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 15, 19, 22, 29, 27, 10, 33, 28Grizzlies-Pacers · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST