FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 5, 2000Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed SAS by 6 at halftime and won 81–75.

Final · Box score
Nets64
Pacers88
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +24
Final · Box score
Heat100
Hawks92
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Hornets66
Cavs71
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Celtics98
Magic101
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Bulls90
Wolves100
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +16; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Spurs75
Kings81
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Rockets109
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Raptors84
Jazz98
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +14
Final · Box score
Pistons83
Grizzlies91
Q1 VAN +6; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 VAN +3; Q4 VAN +8
Final · Box score
Sixers85
Lakers96
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +11
On this day · 1999–00Dec 5, 1999: 6 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Spurs), 39 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Kings

Chris Webber posts 30 and 10 as Sacramento beats San Antonio

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 27 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-60+6SAC AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2226141375
Kings2220201981
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 35, 23, 29, 24, 21, 25, 28, 30SAC30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 0, 11, 11, 11, 18, 6, 16, 12SAC12 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 22, 11, 21, 10, 22, 24, 30, 23SAS23 PTS · 23 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 10, 14, 12, 12, 10, 16, 11, 15SAS15 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Rockets combined for 211, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-RocketsMavs 102, Rockets 109
211
Celtics-MagicCeltics 98, Magic 101
199
Heat-HawksHeat 100, Hawks 92
192
Bulls-WolvesBulls 90, Wolves 100
190
Raptors-JazzRaptors 84, Jazz 98
182
Sixers-LakersSixers 85, Lakers 96
181
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 83, Grizzlies 91
174
Spurs-KingsSpurs 75, Kings 81
156
Nets-PacersNets 64, Pacers 88
152
Hornets-CavsHornets 66, Cavs 71
137
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-MagicCeltics 98, Magic 101
+3 ORL
Hornets-CavsHornets 66, Cavs 71
+5 CLE
Spurs-KingsSpurs 75, Kings 81
+6 SAC
Mavs-RocketsMavs 102, Rockets 109
+7 HOU
Heat-HawksHeat 100, Hawks 92
+8 MIA
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 83, Grizzlies 91
+8 VAN
Bulls-WolvesBulls 90, Wolves 100
+10 MIN
Sixers-LakersSixers 85, Lakers 96
+11 LAL
Raptors-JazzRaptors 84, Jazz 98
+14 UTA
Nets-PacersNets 64, Pacers 88
+24 IND
SAC rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-KingsSAC won · Spurs 75, Kings 81
6 pts
Celtics-MagicORL won · Celtics 98, Magic 101
4 pts
Hornets-CavsCLE won · Hornets 66, Cavs 71
2 pts
Heat-HawksMIA won · Heat 100, Hawks 92
1 pt
Sixers-LakersLAL won · Sixers 85, Lakers 96
1 pt
Francis shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FrancisHOU · 36 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
McKiePHI · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
RoseIND · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
DoleacORL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Shandon AndersonHOU · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 98Magic 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2927212198
Magic28242524101
The story
Tracy McGrady had 29 points as Orlando beat Boston 101-98

Paul Pierce led Boston with 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 14-28 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Magic took the third 25-21.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −1−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker led the game in fantasy with 49.7 FPTS (26 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Hornets-Cavs
Hornets 66Cavs 71
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1817102166
Cavs1623201271
The story
Cleveland beat Charlotte 71-66 behind 20 points and 10 rebounds from Andre Miller

Zydrunas Ilgauskas backed him with 11 PTS, 10 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 20-10 third quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2+4+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elden Campbell topped the game at 47.3 FPTS: 16 PTS, 9 REB

Final · Spurs-Kings
Spurs 75Kings 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2226141375
Kings2220201981
The story
Jason Williams' 12 points carried Sacramento past San Antonio, 81-75

For San Antonio, David Robinson had 15 PTS, 12 REB 12 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 5-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 20-14.

SAC lead by quarter
200 0−60+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
22.71999–00 avg3.3Last 3

3.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 1999–00 (75 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Magic

Orlando wins a tight one over Boston

101–98. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over BOS3CLE over CHH5SAC over SAS6HOU over DAL7MIA over ATL8VAN over DET8MIN over CHI10LAL over PHI11UTA over TOR14IND over NJN24Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over BOS.
Top performances

Steve Francis leads the day with 36

Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 25, 20, 6, 15, 13, 22, 24, 36Rockets-Mavs · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 31, 29, 29, 37, 17, 43, 38, 36Lakers-Sixers · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 20, 12, 24, 19, 17, 24, 25, 35Mavs-Rockets · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 13, 20, 24, 21, 27, 27, 14, 31Jazz-Raptors · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 35, 23, 29, 24, 21, 25, 28, 30Kings-Spurs · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 24, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31, 40, 29Magic-Celtics · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST