FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 11, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed PHI by 10 after the first quarter and won 96–91.

Final · OT · Box score
Wolves96
Sixers91
Q1 MIN -10; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Suns86
Bulls80
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Jazz83
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Rockets82
Grizzlies75
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Magic80
Clippers92
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +12
On this day · 1999–00Dec 11, 1999: 12 games. Top scorer: Chris Webber (Kings-Blazers), 36 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Sixers

Minnesota flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Kevin Garnett goes for 23 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-4+10+5MIN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves222324151296
Sixers32171916791
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 15, 25, 21, 21, 25, 24, 23, 23MIN23 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 4, 16, 6, 13, 18, 17, 24, 15, 16MIN16 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 29, 37, 27, 37, 27, 30, 18, 26PHI26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Theo RatliffPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 18, 6, 12, 14, 6, 19, 10, 14PHI14 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Suns-Bulls

Chicago's skid reaches six

Phoenix won 86–80; the Bulls fall to 2–19. Clifford Robinson led Phoenix with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · CHI
L@ SAC71–100L@ TOR89–101Lvs MIN76–96W@ ATL91–82Lvs NYK86–91L@ MIN90–100Lvs CLE88–92L@ DAL86–105L@ SAS81–105Lvs PHX80–86
The night in charts
Wolves-Sixers combined for 187, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-SixersWolves 96, Sixers 91
187
Spurs-JazzSpurs 91, Jazz 83
174
Magic-ClippersMagic 80, Clippers 92
172
Suns-BullsSuns 86, Bulls 80
166
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 82, Grizzlies 75
157
MIN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wolves-SixersWolves 96, Sixers 91
+5 MIN
Suns-BullsSuns 86, Bulls 80
+6 PHX
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 82, Grizzlies 75
+7 HOU
Spurs-JazzSpurs 91, Jazz 83
+8 SAS
Magic-ClippersMagic 80, Clippers 92
+12 LAC
MIN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SixersMIN won · Wolves 96, Sixers 91
10 pts
Suns-BullsPHX won · Suns 86, Bulls 80
6 pts
Rockets-GrizzliesHOU won · Rockets 82, Grizzlies 75
5 pts
Magic-ClippersLAC won · Magic 80, Clippers 92
1 pt
Clifford Robinson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Clifford RobinsonPHX · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
McInnisLAC · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
60% (6-10)
Abdur-RahimVAN · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
59% (10-17)
BrandCHI · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK
56% (10-18)
RatliffPHI · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Wolves-Sixers
Wolves 96Sixers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves222324151296
Sixers32171916791
The story
Terrell Brandon had 16 points as Minnesota beat Philadelphia 96-91 in OT

Theo Ratliff led Philadelphia with 14 PTS, 12 REB 16 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 5-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 23-17.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −10−4+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Bulls
Suns 86Bulls 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1925202286
Bulls2519132380
The story
Clifford Robinson's 24 points carried Phoenix past Chicago, 86-80

For Chicago, Ron Mercer had 26 PTS, 3 REB 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 9-12 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 20-13, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −60+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand was the fantasy play: 45.2 FPTS on 23 PTS, 11 REB

Final · Magic-Clippers
Magic 80Clippers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2521132180
Clippers2619252292
The story
Los Angeles beat Orlando 92-80 behind 17 points and 8 assists from Lamar Odom

Tracy McGrady paced Orlando: 14 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 4 BLK · 7-17 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

A 25-13 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1−1+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.6Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.6 in 19 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 26

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 29, 37, 27, 37, 27, 30, 18, 26Sixers-Wolves · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 10, 33, 28, 16, 18, 21, 12, 26Grizzlies-Rockets · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 10, 20, 30, 16, 34, 16, 18, 26Bulls-Suns · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 25, 18, 17, 20, 35, 25, 22, 24Suns-Bulls · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 15, 25, 21, 21, 25, 24, 23, 23Wolves-Sixers · W
23.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 26, 16, 31, 16, 22, 26, 23, 23Bulls-Suns · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antonio McDyessDEN+5.6 25.8 last 10 · 20.2 season
Jason TerryATL+4.8 18.7 last 10 · 13.8 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+3.3 27.4 last 10 · 24.1 season
Kobe BryantLAL+3.2 32.5 last 10 · 29.3 season
Allen IversonPHI+3.0 27.3 last 10 · 24.3 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−5.2 16.4 last 10 · 21.6 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−2.3 13.1 last 10 · 15.4 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL−2.2 11.8 last 10 · 14.0 season
Anthony PeelerMIN−2.1 6.2 last 10 · 8.3 season
George McCloudDEN−2.1 5.7 last 10 · 7.8 season