FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 3, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed POR by 5 at halftime and won 84–79.

Final · Box score
Clippers87
Celtics96
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Pacers80
Bucks92
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Spurs97
Grizzlies79
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Pistons93
Q1 DET +2; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +1; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Suns84
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Warriors102
Sonics118
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +11; Q3 SEA +9; Q4 SEA +16
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Lakers99
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 1999–00Dec 3, 1999: 8 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Jazz), 31 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Suns

Phoenix handles Portland by 5

Antawn Jamison goes for 51 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-5+2+5PHX AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1917222179
Suns1813292484
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 18, 15, 8, 18, 10, 34, 16, 29PHX29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 23, 23, 17, 13, 25, 18, 17, 20PHX20 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 37, 14, 18, 25, 18, 28, 22, 16POR16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dale DavisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 5, 5, 6, 4, 4, 5, 11, 15POR15 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Sonics combined for 220, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 102, Sonics 118
220
Mavs-LakersMavs 97, Lakers 99
196
Clippers-CelticsClippers 87, Celtics 96
183
Wizards-PistonsWizards 87, Pistons 93
180
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 97, Grizzlies 79
176
Pacers-BucksPacers 80, Bucks 92
172
Blazers-SunsBlazers 79, Suns 84
163
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-LakersMavs 97, Lakers 99
+2 LAL
Blazers-SunsBlazers 79, Suns 84
+5 PHX
Wizards-PistonsWizards 87, Pistons 93
+6 DET
Clippers-CelticsClippers 87, Celtics 96
+9 BOS
Pacers-BucksPacers 80, Bucks 92
+12 MIL
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 102, Sonics 118
+16 SEA
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 97, Grizzlies 79
+18 SAS
PHX rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-SunsPHX won · Blazers 79, Suns 84
5 pts
Pacers-BucksMIL won · Pacers 80, Bucks 92
2 pts
O'Neal shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
O'NealIND · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
PattersonSEA · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
JamisonGSW · 51 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (23-36)
DuncanSAS · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (14-22)
AtkinsDET · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 97Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1918263497
Lakers2324242899
The story
Kobe Bryant had 38 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Dallas 99-97

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 25 PTS, 11 REB 38 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 15-28 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the second 24-18, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+10+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Suns
Blazers 79Suns 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1917222179
Suns1813292484
The story
Phoenix beat Portland 84-79 behind 29 points from Jason Kidd

Rasheed Wallace paced Portland: 16 PTS, 10 REB 29 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 6 STL · 10-17 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −1−5+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Sonics
Warriors 102Sonics 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors29273016102
Sonics31362823118
The story
Gary Payton's 38 points and 12 assists carried Seattle past Golden State, 118-102

For Golden State, Larry Hughes had 11 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 38 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB · 15-27 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 36-27, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +2+11+9+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 16 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 2 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
22.71999–00 avg4.0Last 2

4.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.7 in 1999–00 (75 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg37.1Today

37 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Bucks

Milwaukee takes care of Indiana

A 12-point win, 92–80. Glenn Robinson led Milwaukee with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over DAL2PHX over POR5DET over WAS6BOS over LAC9MIL over IND12SEA over GSW16SAS over VAN18Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over IND.
Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 51

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 21, 28, 17, 18, 24, 11, 20, 51Warriors-Sonics · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +30.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high51 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 28, 18, 23, 26, 24, 27, 14, 38Sonics-Warriors · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 22, 31, 29, 29, 37, 17, 43, 38Lakers-Mavs · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 19, 22, 11, 21, 10, 22, 24, 30Spurs-Grizzlies · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 18, 15, 8, 18, 10, 34, 16, 29Suns-Blazers · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 6 games: 16, 23, 15, 13, 28, 26Pacers-Bucks · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST