FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 4, 2000Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Nuggets trailed Sixers by 6 after the first quarter and won 105–98.

Final · Box score
Clippers78
Knicks106
Q1 Knicks +8; Q2 Knicks +19; Q3 Knicks +28; Q4 Knicks +28
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Nuggets105
Q1 Nuggets -6; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 Nuggets +7; Q4 Nuggets +7
On this day · 1999–00Dec 4, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Hawks), 33 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Nuggets

Denver upsets Philadelphia

Raef LaFrentz goes for 25 points

Game flow · Nuggets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-60+7+7Nuggets AHEAD ↑Sixers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3123242098
Nuggets25293120105
Who led
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 6, 6, 6, 2, 25, 16, 11, 25Nuggets25 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 21, 4, 20, 19, 17, 40, 37, 24Nuggets24 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 26, 7, 21, 21, 29, 37, 27, 37Sixers37 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Theo RatliffPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 21, 2, 12, 19, 18, 6, 12, 14Sixers14 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Clippers-Knicks

New York leads Clippers wire to wire

New York was ahead at every break and won 106–78. Best quarter: the second, 29–18. Glen Rice led New York with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Clippers
Glen Rice · KnicksDarius Miles · ClippersPTS2113REB34AST10Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Sixers-Nuggets combined for 203, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 98, Nuggets 105
203
Clippers-KnicksClippers 78, Knicks 106
184
Nuggets won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 98, Nuggets 105
+7 Nuggets
Clippers-KnicksClippers 78, Knicks 106
+28 Knicks
LaFrentz shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaFrentzNuggets · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
SprewellKnicks · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
HoustonKnicks · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
RiceKnicks · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
RatliffSixers · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 2 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Sixers-Nuggets
Sixers 98Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3123242098
Nuggets25293120105
The story
Antonio McDyess had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Denver beat Philadelphia 105-98

Theo Ratliff led Philadelphia with 14 PTS, 6 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB · 7-19 FG

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 −60+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Knicks
Clippers 78Knicks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2018172378
Knicks28292623106
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 19 points carried New York past Los Angeles, 106-78

Chris Childs chipped in 11 AST, 4 PTS, 4 REB 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-18, was where the Knicks built it.

Knicks lead by quarter
300 +8+19+28+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.7Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.7 in 16 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
Keon ClarkNuggets
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 17 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg24.1Today

24 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 37

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 26, 7, 21, 21, 29, 37, 27, 37Sixers-Nuggets · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 6, 6, 6, 2, 25, 16, 11, 25Nuggets-Sixers · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 21, 4, 20, 19, 17, 40, 37, 24Nuggets-Sixers · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 5, 7, 9, 23, 12, 9, 10, 21Knicks-Clippers · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 10, 14, 14, 9, 19, 11, 22, 19Nuggets-Sixers · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 22, 16, 20, 18, 22, 13, 17, 19Knicks-Clippers · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST