FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 2, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed WAS by 8 after three quarters and won 93–90.

Final · Box score
Bucks94
Hawks101
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Hornets94
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH -2; Q3 CHH -1; Q4 CHH +5
Final · Box score
Sixers112
Cavs78
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +31; Q4 PHI +34
Final · Box score
Magic95
Nets74
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +21
Final · Box score
Wolves90
Knicks100
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Heat93
Wizards90
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA -8; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Rockets85
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Nuggets103
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Warriors78
Q1 DAL +17; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +19
On this day · 1999–00Dec 2, 1999: 7 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Rider (Hawks-Kings), 32 points.
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The lead · Heat-Wizards

Miami climbs out of an 8-point hole against Washington

Tracy McGrady goes for 40 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+3-8+3MIA AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2616173493
Wizards2514282390
Who led
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 7, 12, 16, 16, 16, 9, 19, 22, 20MIA20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 7, 19, 19, 18, 26, 15, 25, 20MIA20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 24, 8, 16, 5, 15, 17, 12, 22WAS22 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 15, 19, 24, 13, 11, 11, 26, 15WAS15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Sonics-Nuggets combined for 195
Points by game
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 92, Nuggets 103
195
Bucks-HawksBucks 94, Hawks 101
195
Sixers-CavsSixers 112, Cavs 78
190
Wolves-KnicksWolves 90, Knicks 100
190
Jazz-HornetsJazz 89, Hornets 94
183
Heat-WizardsHeat 93, Wizards 90
183
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 96, Rockets 85
181
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 97, Warriors 78
175
Magic-NetsMagic 95, Nets 74
169
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-WizardsHeat 93, Wizards 90
+3 MIA
Jazz-HornetsJazz 89, Hornets 94
+5 CHH
Bucks-HawksBucks 94, Hawks 101
+7 ATL
Wolves-KnicksWolves 90, Knicks 100
+10 NYK
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 92, Nuggets 103
+11 DEN
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 96, Rockets 85
+11 POR
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 97, Warriors 78
+19 DAL
Magic-NetsMagic 95, Nets 74
+21 ORL
Sixers-CavsSixers 112, Cavs 78
+34 PHI
MIA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-WizardsMIA won · Heat 93, Wizards 90
8 pts
Bucks-HawksATL won · Bucks 94, Hawks 101
4 pts
Jazz-HornetsCHH won · Jazz 89, Hornets 94
2 pts
Blazers-RocketsPOR won · Blazers 96, Rockets 85
1 pt
Houston shot 16-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HoustonNYK · 37 PTS
80% (16-20)
FrancisHOU · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
WesleyCHH · 30 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
RussellUTA · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
TerryATL · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Heat-Wizards
Heat 93Wizards 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2616173493
Wizards2514282390
The story
Brian Grant's 16 points and 10 rebounds carried Miami past Washington, 93-90

For Washington, Rod Strickland had 22 PTS, 8 AST 16 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 34-23.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1+3−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Hornets
Jazz 89Hornets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2026202389
Hornets2123212994
The story
Charlotte beat Utah 94-89 behind 30 points from David Wesley

John Stockton paced Utah: 11 PTS, 10 AST 30 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 11-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-23 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +1−2−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Nets
Magic 95Nets 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2623222495
Nets1922221174
The story
Bo Outlaw had 11 rebounds and 5 points as Orlando beat New Jersey 95-74

Kenyon Martin led New Jersey with 13 REB, 7 PTS, 3 AST 11 REB, 5 PTS, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 2-5 FG

The swing

The Magic won the fourth 24-11, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +7+8+8+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.5Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Philadelphia by 34.

MIA over WAS3CHH over UTA5ATL over MIL7NYK over MIN10POR over HOU11DEN over SEA11DAL over GSW19ORL over NJN21PHI over CLE34Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 40

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 20, 24, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31, 40Magic-Nets · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 28, 21, 4, 20, 19, 17, 40, 37Nuggets-Sonics · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 7, 5, 21, 10, 22, 15, 26, 37Knicks-Wolves · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 14, 18, 11, 9, 7, 20, 6, 31Blazers-Rockets · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 17, 15, 10, 24, 12, 32, 12, 30Hornets-Jazz · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 15, 11, 5, 13, 21, 13, 22, 30Hawks-Bucks · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST