FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 14, 2000Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAS by 4 at halftime and won 102–96.

Final · Box score
Knicks68
Raptors70
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Spurs96
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Warriors95
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +3
On this day · 1999–00Dec 14, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Suns), 35 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Spurs

Denver tops San Antonio in San Antonio

Raef LaFrentz goes for 28 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-4-2+6DEN AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets21302526102
Spurs2431231896
Who led
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 11, 25, 9, 9, 17, 0, 0, 28DEN28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 17, 40, 37, 24, 15, 28, 21, 37, 22, 19DEN19 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 16, 11, 15, 11, 9, 11, 18, 23SAS23 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 24, 30, 23, 28, 17, 13, 15, 17SAS17 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Rockets-Warriors

Houston holds off Golden State, 98–95

Houston led 81–68 after three and held on to win by three. Maurice Taylor led Houston with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over NYK2HOU over GSW3DEN over SAS6Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over GSW.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Spurs combined for 198, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 102, Spurs 96
198
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 98, Warriors 95
193
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 68, Raptors 70
138
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 68, Raptors 70
+2 TOR
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 98, Warriors 95
+3 HOU
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 102, Spurs 96
+6 DEN
DEN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-SpursDEN won · Nuggets 102, Spurs 96
4 pts
Rockets-WarriorsHOU won · Rockets 98, Warriors 95
3 pts
LaFrentz shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaFrentzDEN · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
Maurice TaylorHOU · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
RobinsonSAS · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 12 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
OakleyTOR · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 68Raptors 70
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1918151668
Raptors2019191270
The story
Vince Carter's 24 points carried Toronto past New York, 70-68

For New York, Kurt Thomas had 12 PTS, 10 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 8-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 19-15, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +1+2+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby was the fantasy play: 47.6 FPTS on 13 REB, 5 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 98Warriors 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2631241798
Warriors2918212795
The story
Steve Francis had 16 points and 12 assists as Houston beat Golden State 98-95

Chris Porter led Golden State with 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 5-14 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Rockets took the second 31-18.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3+10+13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 102Spurs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets21302526102
Spurs2431231896
The story
Denver beat San Antonio 102-96 behind 18 points and 11 assists from Nick Van Exel

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 6-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 26-18 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3−4−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg27.1Last 3

27.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 22 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Raef LaFrentz leads the day with 28

Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 11, 25, 9, 9, 17, 0, 0, 28Nuggets-Spurs · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 37, 48, 20, 28, 25, 0, 29, 35, 33, 24Raptors-Knicks · W
28.1 PPG season to date · −4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 11, 20, 51, 51, 28, 26, 30, 23Warriors-Rockets · L
24.3 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 16, 11, 15, 11, 9, 11, 18, 23Spurs-Nuggets · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 8, 4, 8, 12, 4, 20, 1, 22Rockets-Warriors · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Chris PorterPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 2, 0, 18, 5, 12, 8, 4, 20Warriors-Rockets · L
6.3 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 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+5.8 26.0 last 10 · 20.2 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+3.9 28.2 last 10 · 24.3 season
Howard EisleyDAL+3.7 13.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Kobe BryantLAL+3.4 32.7 last 10 · 29.3 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