FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 12, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DEN by 6 after the first quarter and won 96–85.

Final · Box score
Pacers90
Raptors104
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +14
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Cavs92
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Nets116
Q1 NJN +12; Q2 NJN +12; Q3 NJN +16; Q4 NJN +22
Final · Box score
Kings99
Hawks107
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Heat96
Nuggets85
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Magic92
Sonics97
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA -5; Q3 SEA +1; Q4 SEA +5
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Warriors93
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Bucks109
Lakers105
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +4
On this day · 1999–00Dec 12, 1999: 3 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Raptors), 28 points.
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The lead · Heat-Nuggets

Miami handles Denver by 11

Glenn Robinson goes for 26 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-60+12+11MIA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1721312796
Nuggets2315192885
Who led
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 15, 25, 20, 18, 14, 23, 18, 28MIA28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 19, 22, 20, 10, 12, 10, 15, 15MIA15 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 40, 37, 24, 15, 28, 21, 37, 22DEN22 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 5, 8, 6, 0, 10, 6, 10, 18DEN18 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: New Jersey by 22.

MIL over LAL4CLE over DAL5SEA over ORL5ATL over SAC8POR over GSW8MIA over DEN11TOR over IND14NJN over MIN22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Bucks-Lakers combined for 214, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-LakersBucks 109, Lakers 105
214
Wolves-NetsWolves 94, Nets 116
210
Kings-HawksKings 99, Hawks 107
206
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 90, Raptors 104
194
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 101, Warriors 93
194
Magic-SonicsMagic 92, Sonics 97
189
Heat-NuggetsHeat 96, Nuggets 85
181
Mavs-CavsMavs 87, Cavs 92
179
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-LakersBucks 109, Lakers 105
+4 MIL
Magic-SonicsMagic 92, Sonics 97
+5 SEA
Mavs-CavsMavs 87, Cavs 92
+5 CLE
Kings-HawksKings 99, Hawks 107
+8 ATL
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 101, Warriors 93
+8 POR
Heat-NuggetsHeat 96, Nuggets 85
+11 MIA
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 90, Raptors 104
+14 TOR
Wolves-NetsWolves 94, Nets 116
+22 NJN
MIA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-NuggetsMIA won · Heat 96, Nuggets 85
6 pts
Bucks-LakersMIL won · Bucks 109, Lakers 105
5 pts
Magic-SonicsSEA won · Magic 92, Sonics 97
5 pts
Mavs-CavsCLE won · Mavs 87, Cavs 92
3 pts
Kings-HawksATL won · Kings 99, Hawks 107
3 pts
Marc Jackson shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Marc JacksonGSW · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
Ray AllenMIL · 35 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
68% (13-19)
DouglasNJN · 14 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
O'NealIND · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
BlaylockGSW · 16 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Bucks-Lakers
Bucks 109Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25233031109
Lakers26273022105
The story
Ray Allen had 35 points as Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 109-105

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 35 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 13-19 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 31-22.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −1−5−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Cavs
Mavs 87Cavs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2425142487
Cavs2323192792
The story
Cleveland beat Dallas 92-87 behind 24 points and 12 rebounds from Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Steve Nash paced Dallas: 21 PTS, 8 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 19-14 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1−3+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nets
Wolves 94Nets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2422242494
Nets36222830116
The story
Stephon Marbury's 27 points carried New Jersey past Minnesota, 116-94

For Minnesota, Kevin Garnett had 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB · 10-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-24, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
300 +12+12+16+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kenyon Martin was the fantasy play: 40.3 FPTS on 20 PTS, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 20 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 21 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg39.5Today

39 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jason Terry leads the day with 38

Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 21, 13, 22, 30, 23, 17, 32, 38Hawks-Kings · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +24.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 21, 11, 19, 16, 30, 15, 22, 35Bucks-Lakers · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 48, 20, 28, 25, 0, 29, 35, 33Raptors-Pacers · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 24, 11, 20, 51, 51, 28, 26, 30Warriors-Blazers · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 25, 18, 28, 22, 16, 20, 14, 29Blazers-Warriors · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 15, 25, 20, 18, 14, 23, 18, 28Heat-Nuggets · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason TerryATL+6.4 21.4 last 10 · 15.0 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+5.7 26.0 last 10 · 20.3 season
Hubert DavisDAL+3.5 13.2 last 10 · 9.7 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+3.2 27.6 last 10 · 24.4 season
Ruben PattersonSEA+3.1 14.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−5.1 16.3 last 10 · 21.4 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−2.2 13.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Juwan HowardWAS−2.0 12.4 last 10 · 14.4 season
P.J. BrownCHH−2.0 6.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Shawn MarionPHX−2.0 15.2 last 10 · 17.2 season