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Saturday, December 9, 2000Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed DEN by 9 after the first quarter and won 96–88.

Final · OT · Box score
Hornets96
Pacers99
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +4; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +3
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Cavs97
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets88
Knicks96
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Clippers73
Wolves85
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Bucks99
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Bulls81
Spurs105
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Jazz125
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Pistons83
Blazers114
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +20; Q3 POR +32; Q4 POR +31
Final · Box score
Rockets111
Sonics104
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Sixers83
Grizzlies79
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI -7; Q4 PHI +4
On this day · 1999–00Dec 9, 1999: 3 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Grizzlies), 42 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Knicks

New York rallies from 9 down to beat Denver

Gary Payton goes for 35 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-1+9+8NYK AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3116182388
Knicks2224282296
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 18, 22, 13, 17, 19, 8, 20, 29NYK29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 22, 15, 26, 37, 19, 17, 17, 21NYK21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 7, 27, 9, 30, 15, 5, 17, 11, 19, 24DEN24 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 19, 17, 40, 37, 24, 15, 28, 21DEN21 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Detroit by 31, the widest margin of 10 games.

IND over CHH3PHI over VAN4CLE over ATL7HOU over SEA7NYK over DEN8MIL over WAS8UTA over GSW11MIN over LAC12SAS over CHI24POR over DET31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Warriors-Jazz combined for 239, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-JazzWarriors 114, Jazz 125
239
Rockets-SonicsRockets 111, Sonics 104
215
Pistons-BlazersPistons 83, Blazers 114
197
Hornets-PacersHornets 96, Pacers 99
195
Wizards-BucksWizards 91, Bucks 99
190
Hawks-CavsHawks 90, Cavs 97
187
Bulls-SpursBulls 81, Spurs 105
186
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 88, Knicks 96
184
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 83, Grizzlies 79
162
Clippers-WolvesClippers 73, Wolves 85
158
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-PacersHornets 96, Pacers 99
+3 IND
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 83, Grizzlies 79
+4 PHI
Rockets-SonicsRockets 111, Sonics 104
+7 HOU
Hawks-CavsHawks 90, Cavs 97
+7 CLE
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 88, Knicks 96
+8 NYK
Wizards-BucksWizards 91, Bucks 99
+8 MIL
Warriors-JazzWarriors 114, Jazz 125
+11 UTA
Clippers-WolvesClippers 73, Wolves 85
+12 MIN
Bulls-SpursBulls 81, Spurs 105
+24 SAS
Pistons-BlazersPistons 83, Blazers 114
+31 POR
NYK rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-KnicksNYK won · Nuggets 88, Knicks 96
9 pts
Sixers-GrizzliesPHI won · Sixers 83, Grizzlies 79
7 pts
Warriors-JazzUTA won · Warriors 114, Jazz 125
5 pts
Rockets-SonicsHOU won · Rockets 111, Sonics 104
4 pts
Hawks-CavsCLE won · Hawks 90, Cavs 97
4 pts
Marc Jackson shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Marc JacksonGSW · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
RoseIND · 36 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL
67% (14-21)
CassellMIL · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB
67% (8-12)
RussellUTA · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
SzczerbiakMIN · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Hornets-Pacers
Hornets 96Pacers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets261721221096
Pacers232223181399
The story
Travis Best had 14 points as Indiana beat Charlotte 99-96 in OT

Elden Campbell led Charlotte with 18 PTS, 13 REB 14 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 4-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Pacers took the second 22-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 −3+2+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Grizzlies
Sixers 83Grizzlies 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2026172083
Grizzlies133027979
The story
Aaron McKie's 16 points carried Philadelphia past Vancouver, 83-79

For Vancouver, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 12 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 7-13 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 20-9.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +7+3−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Bibby was the fantasy play: 36.4 FPTS on 17 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB

Final · Rockets-Sonics
Rockets 111Sonics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22432323111
Sonics26322719104
The story
Houston beat Seattle 111-104 behind 21 points and 10 assists from Steve Francis

Vin Baker paced Seattle: 17 PTS, 9 REB 21 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 6-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 43-32 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −4+7+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.9Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
22.51999–00 avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 1999–00 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg37.7Today

38 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Rose leads the day with 36

Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 15, 13, 28, 26, 21, 18, 25, 36Pacers-Hornets · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 26, 24, 27, 14, 38, 29, 25, 35Sonics-Rockets · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 15 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 13, 21, 13, 22, 30, 23, 17, 32Hawks-Cavs · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 18, 22, 13, 17, 19, 8, 20, 29Knicks-Nuggets · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 30, 18, 19, 21, 9, 26, 17, 28Hornets-Pacers · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 18, 20, 29, 10, 11, 24, 28, 27Warriors-Jazz · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason TerryATL+4.8 18.7 last 10 · 13.8 season
Kobe BryantLAL+3.6 33.0 last 10 · 29.4 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+3.3 27.4 last 10 · 24.1 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+3.1 22.5 last 10 · 19.4 season
Felipe LopezWAS+2.9 11.8 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−5.2 16.4 last 10 · 21.6 season
Othella HarringtonVAN−2.8 8.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Anthony PeelerMIN−2.8 5.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
George McCloudDEN−2.2 5.5 last 10 · 7.7 season
Isaiah RiderLAL−2.0 6.2 last 10 · 8.2 season