FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 7, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed SAS by 10 at halftime and won 86–83.

Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Magic103
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Suns104
Bucks96
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -9; Q3 PHX -7; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Wolves105
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Knicks86
Spurs83
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -10; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Jazz98
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +11
On this day · 1999–00Dec 7, 1999: 8 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Cavs), 32 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Spurs

New York climbs back to beat San Antonio

Tracy McGrady goes for 36 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-10-3+3NYK AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1724252086
Spurs2526181483
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 20, 18, 22, 13, 17, 19, 8, 20NYK20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 9, 23, 12, 9, 10, 21, 0, 19NYK19 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 11, 21, 10, 22, 24, 30, 23, 28SAS28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 18, 15, 16, 14, 5, 9, 6, 15SAS15 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Suns-Bucks

Phoenix fights back from 9 down against Milwaukee

Final: 104–96, after trailing by 9 at the half. Clifford Robinson led Phoenix with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Bucks
Clifford Robinson · PHXGlenn Robinson · MILPTS3526REB710AST52Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Suns-Bucks combined for 200, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-BucksSuns 104, Bucks 96
200
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 93, Magic 103
196
Wizards-WolvesWizards 88, Wolves 105
193
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 87, Jazz 98
185
Knicks-SpursKnicks 86, Spurs 83
169
NYK won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Knicks-SpursKnicks 86, Spurs 83
+3 NYK
Suns-BucksSuns 104, Bucks 96
+8 PHX
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 93, Magic 103
+10 ORL
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 87, Jazz 98
+11 UTA
Wizards-WolvesWizards 88, Wolves 105
+17 MIN
NYK erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-SpursNYK won · Knicks 86, Spurs 83
10 pts
Nuggets-MagicORL won · Nuggets 93, Magic 103
9 pts
Suns-BucksPHX won · Suns 104, Bucks 96
9 pts
Grizzlies-JazzUTA won · Grizzlies 87, Jazz 98
4 pts
Brandon shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandonMIN · 24 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
64% (9-14)
CambyNYK · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
RiceNYK · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Clifford RobinsonPHX · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
59% (13-22)
KGMIN · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
55% (12-22)
Final · Knicks-Spurs
Knicks 86Spurs 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1724252086
Spurs2526181483
The story
Marcus Camby had 16 points as New York beat San Antonio 86-83

Derek Anderson led San Antonio with 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 7-11 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Knicks took the third 25-18.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −8−10−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan led the game in fantasy with 46.0 FPTS (28 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Magic
Nuggets 93Magic 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2629241493
Magic23233027103
The story
Darrell Armstrong's 17 points and 9 assists carried Orlando past Denver, 103-93

For Denver, Nick Van Exel had 19 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 4-13 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 27-14.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −3−9−3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Wolves
Wizards 88Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2326172288
Wolves34202625105
The story
Minnesota beat Washington 105-88 behind 24 points and 12 assists from Terrell Brandon

Richard Hamilton paced Washington: 22 PTS, 4 AST 24 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 9-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 34-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +11+5+14+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 18 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 18 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 0 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 36

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31, 40, 29, 36Magic-Nuggets · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 23, 17, 13, 25, 18, 17, 20, 35Suns-Bucks · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 21, 4, 20, 19, 17, 40, 37, 24, 15, 28Nuggets-Magic · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 11, 21, 10, 22, 24, 30, 23, 28Spurs-Knicks · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 20, 21, 22, 25, 14, 24, 27, 26Bucks-Suns · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 13, 12, 2, 10, 7, 3, 2, 25Suns-Bucks · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 9 REB · 4 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
Felipe LopezWAS+2.8 11.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
John AmaechiORL+2.4 13.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
Scottie PippenPOR+2.2 10.9 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
George McCloudDEN−2.2 5.6 last 10 · 7.8 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL−1.6 13.0 last 10 · 14.6 season
Rod StricklandWAS−1.4 13.0 last 10 · 14.4 season
Larry JohnsonNYK−1.2 9.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Steven SmithPOR−1.2 13.0 last 10 · 14.2 season