FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 13, 2000Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed DAL by 6 after the first quarter and won 97–92.

Final · Box score
Bulls104
Celtics86
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Pacers97
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Wizards82
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +20
Final · Box score
Kings90
Hornets101
Q1 CHH +8; Q2 CHH +11; Q3 CHH +19; Q4 CHH +11
Final · Box score
Hawks69
Pistons92
Q1 DET +16; Q2 DET +21; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +23
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Suns103
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Bucks111
Jazz102
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Sonics94
Grizzlies93
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +1
Final · OT · Box score
Heat94
Clippers88
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Lakers86
Blazers96
Q1 POR +10; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +10
On this day · 1999–00Dec 13, 1999: 1 game. Top scorer: Maurice Taylor (Clippers-Grizzlies), 26 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Pacers

Indiana takes care of Dallas

Ron Mercer goes for 27 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-2+3+5IND AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3015242392
Pacers2419292597
Who led
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 28, 26, 21, 18, 25, 36, 22, 24IND24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 20, 8, 16, 23, 10, 18, 19, 22IND22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Howard EisleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 13, 14, 24, 17, 3, 15, 14, 27DAL27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 10, 13, 22, 22, 21, 14, 21, 15, 24DAL24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Heat-Clippers

Miami outlasts Clippers in overtime

83–83 at the end of regulation. Miami took the last extra period 11–5. Final: 94–88. Anthony Mason led Miami with 24 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Clippers
Anthony Mason · MIALamar Odom · LACPTS2418REB1610AST33Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Bucks-Jazz combined for 213, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-JazzBucks 111, Jazz 102
213
Spurs-SunsSpurs 93, Suns 103
196
Kings-HornetsKings 90, Hornets 101
191
Bulls-CelticsBulls 104, Celtics 86
190
Mavs-PacersMavs 92, Pacers 97
189
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 94, Grizzlies 93
187
Sixers-WizardsSixers 102, Wizards 82
184
Heat-ClippersHeat 94, Clippers 88
182
Lakers-BlazersLakers 86, Blazers 96
182
Hawks-PistonsHawks 69, Pistons 92
161
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 94, Grizzlies 93
+1 SEA
Mavs-PacersMavs 92, Pacers 97
+5 IND
Heat-ClippersHeat 94, Clippers 88
+6 MIA
Bucks-JazzBucks 111, Jazz 102
+9 MIL
Spurs-SunsSpurs 93, Suns 103
+10 PHX
Lakers-BlazersLakers 86, Blazers 96
+10 POR
Kings-HornetsKings 90, Hornets 101
+11 CHH
Bulls-CelticsBulls 104, Celtics 86
+18 CHI
Sixers-WizardsSixers 102, Wizards 82
+20 PHI
Hawks-PistonsHawks 69, Pistons 92
+23 DET
IND rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-PacersIND won · Mavs 92, Pacers 97
6 pts
Heat-ClippersMIA won · Heat 94, Clippers 88
3 pts
Reggie shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReggieIND · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
BarrosDET · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
Baron DavisCHH · 26 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
EisleyDAL · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
RobinsonSAS · 18 PTS, 6 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Sonics-Grizzlies
Sonics 94Grizzlies 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2531231594
Grizzlies1733241993
The story
Gary Payton's 17 points and 11 assists carried Seattle past Vancouver, 94-93

For Vancouver, Mike Bibby had 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 4-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-17, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +8+6+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bryant Reeves was the fantasy play: 40.6 FPTS on 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST

Final · Mavs-Pacers
Mavs 92Pacers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3015242392
Pacers2419292597
The story
Indiana beat Dallas 97-92 behind 24 points and 8 assists from Jalen Rose

Michael Finley paced Dallas: 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 10-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-24 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −6−2+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Travis Best topped the game at 44.3 FPTS: 15 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB

Final · Heat-Clippers
Heat 94Clippers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat241628151194
Clippers20231426588
The story
Eddie Jones had 22 points as Miami beat Los Angeles 94-88 in OT

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 8-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Heat took the third 28-14.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4−3+110+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 20 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 35

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 27, 27, 14, 31, 18, 25, 19, 35Jazz-Bucks · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 17, 43, 38, 36, 51, 19, 26, 25, 35Lakers-Blazers · L
29.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 18, 19, 21, 9, 26, 17, 28, 33Hornets-Kings · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 25, 14, 24, 27, 26, 22, 26, 32Bucks-Jazz · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 37, 31, 24, 11, 41, 26, 30, 30Pistons-Hawks · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 20, 30, 16, 34, 16, 18, 26, 27Bulls-Celtics · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason TerryATL+7.5 22.6 last 10 · 15.1 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+5.7 26.0 last 10 · 20.3 season
Howard EisleyDAL+3.7 13.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Kobe BryantLAL+3.4 32.7 last 10 · 29.3 season
Allen IversonPHI+3.3 27.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−4.7 16.8 last 10 · 21.5 season
Chucky AtkinsDET−2.5 9.8 last 10 · 12.3 season
P.J. BrownCHH−2.3 6.2 last 10 · 8.5 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−2.2 13.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
John StarksUTA−2.1 7.6 last 10 · 9.7 season