FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 6, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed WAS by 17 at halftime and won 93–88.

Final · Box score
Clippers93
Wizards88
Q1 LAC -13; Q2 LAC -17; Q3 LAC -16; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Hornets91
Q1 CHH -1; Q2 CHH -4; Q3 CHH -9; Q4 CHH +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets78
Heat95
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Bucks109
Nets87
Q1 MIL +16; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +22
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Bulls88
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Mavs94
Q1 DAL +21; Q2 DAL +20; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Raptors88
Blazers95
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Pistons112
Sonics99
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +13
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers122
Warriors125
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW -10; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +3
On this day · 1999–00Dec 6, 1999: 5 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (Nuggets-Sixers), 34 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Wizards

Clippers erase 17-point lead, steal one from Washington

Antawn Jamison goes for 51 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-17-16+5LAC AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1119263793
Wizards2423251688
Who led
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 14, 20, 16, 16, 17, 19, 7, 20LAC20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 7, 0, 0, 4, 6, 13, 12, 18LAC18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Felipe LopezPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 9, 10, 5, 11, 12, 9, 23, 15WAS15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 16, 5, 15, 17, 12, 22, 11, 14WAS14 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bucks rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Milwaukee beat New Jersey by 22.

CHH over IND3GSW over LAL3CLE over CHI4LAC over WAS5POR over TOR7DAL over NYK9DET over SEA13MIA over DEN17MIL over NJN22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Lakers-Warriors combined for 247, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 122, Warriors 125
247
Pistons-SonicsPistons 112, Sonics 99
211
Bucks-NetsBucks 109, Nets 87
196
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 88, Blazers 95
183
Clippers-WizardsClippers 93, Wizards 88
181
Cavs-BullsCavs 92, Bulls 88
180
Pacers-HornetsPacers 88, Hornets 91
179
Knicks-MavsKnicks 85, Mavs 94
179
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 78, Heat 95
173
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-HornetsPacers 88, Hornets 91
+3 CHH
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 122, Warriors 125
+3 GSW
Cavs-BullsCavs 92, Bulls 88
+4 CLE
Clippers-WizardsClippers 93, Wizards 88
+5 LAC
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 88, Blazers 95
+7 POR
Knicks-MavsKnicks 85, Mavs 94
+9 DAL
Pistons-SonicsPistons 112, Sonics 99
+13 DET
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 78, Heat 95
+17 MIA
Bucks-NetsBucks 109, Nets 87
+22 MIL
LAC erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-WizardsLAC won · Clippers 93, Wizards 88
17 pts
Lakers-WarriorsGSW won · Lakers 122, Warriors 125
10 pts
Pacers-HornetsCHH won · Pacers 88, Hornets 91
9 pts
Cavs-BullsCLE won · Cavs 92, Bulls 88
6 pts
Nuggets-HeatMIA won · Nuggets 78, Heat 95
5 pts
Jamison shot 21-of-29 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JamisonGSW · 51 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
72% (21-29)
WeatherspoonCLE · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
WesleyCHH · 32 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
A.C. GreenMIA · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
EisleyDAL · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 122Warriors 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2730351515122
Warriors3132192518125
The story
Kobe Bryant had 51 points and 8 assists in a 125-122 in OT loss to Golden State

Larry Hughes led Golden State with 24 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 51 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 18-35 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 25-15.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+6−100+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Hornets
Pacers 88Hornets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2327251388
Hornets2224202591
The story
Charlotte beat Indiana 91-88 behind 32 points and 8 assists from David Wesley

Reggie Miller paced Indiana: 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 13-20 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-13 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −1−4−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jamal Mashburn topped the game at 50.8 FPTS: 26 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Final · Clippers-Wizards
Clippers 93Wizards 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1119263793
Wizards2423251688
The story
Lamar Odom's 20 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Washington, 93-88

For Washington, Rod Strickland had 14 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 8-17 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 16 going into the fourth, then won it 37-16.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −13−17−16+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.3Season avg31.4Last 5

31.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 51 points in 53 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 51

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 28, 17, 18, 24, 11, 20, 51, 51Warriors-Lakers · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +28.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high51 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 29, 29, 37, 17, 43, 38, 36, 51Lakers-Warriors · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high51 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 22, 32, 31, 37, 31, 24, 11, 41Pistons-Sonics · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 27, 19, 10, 10, 20, 30, 16, 34Bulls-Cavs · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 10, 24, 12, 32, 12, 30, 14, 32Hornets-Pacers · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 21, 37, 23, 21, 11, 19, 16, 30Bucks-Nets · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ruben PattersonSEA+3.7 14.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Kobe BryantLAL+3.3 33.3 last 10 · 29.9 season
Kurt ThomasNYK+2.9 11.4 last 10 · 8.5 season
Scottie PippenPOR+2.2 10.9 last 10 · 8.7 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+2.1 20.8 last 10 · 18.8 season
Cold
Allan HoustonNYK−1.6 17.9 last 10 · 19.5 season
Larry JohnsonNYK−1.2 9.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Steven SmithPOR−1.2 13.0 last 10 · 14.2 season
Patrick EwingSEA−0.8 8.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Shawn BradleyDAL−0.5 6.9 last 10 · 7.4 season