FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 16, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed BOS by 7 after the first quarter and won 99–87.

Final · Box score
Nets89
Hawks83
Q1 NJN -5; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Celtics87
Hornets99
Q1 CHH -7; Q2 CHH -4; Q3 CHH +5; Q4 CHH +12
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Cavs99
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +7
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers110
Wolves113
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Sixers99
Bulls91
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Rockets100
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Suns82
Spurs90
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Heat93
Warriors85
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +8
On this day · 1999–00Dec 16, 1999: 7 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (Nuggets-Kings), 38 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Hornets

Charlotte makes it three straight

Kevin Garnett goes for 34 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-4+5+12CHH AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2526171987
Hornets1829262699
Who led
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 21, 9, 26, 17, 28, 33, 21, 20CHH20 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 30, 14, 32, 20, 18, 11, 25, 19CHH19 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 19, 17, 26, 16, 26, 15, 15, 20BOS20 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 34, 25, 25, 23, 29, 28, 9, 14, 19BOS19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nets-Hawks

New Jersey beats Atlanta by 6

The Nets won 89–83 in Atlanta. Stephon Marbury led New Jersey with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over HOU2MIN over IND3NJN over ATL6CLE over UTA7PHI over CHI8SAS over PHX8MIA over GSW8CHH over BOS12Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over ATL.
The night in charts
Pacers-Wolves combined for 223, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WolvesPacers 110, Wolves 113
223
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 102, Rockets 100
202
Jazz-CavsJazz 92, Cavs 99
191
Sixers-BullsSixers 99, Bulls 91
190
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 87, Hornets 99
186
Heat-WarriorsHeat 93, Warriors 85
178
Suns-SpursSuns 82, Spurs 90
172
Nets-HawksNets 89, Hawks 83
172
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 102, Rockets 100
+2 DEN
Pacers-WolvesPacers 110, Wolves 113
+3 MIN
Nets-HawksNets 89, Hawks 83
+6 NJN
Jazz-CavsJazz 92, Cavs 99
+7 CLE
Heat-WarriorsHeat 93, Warriors 85
+8 MIA
Suns-SpursSuns 82, Spurs 90
+8 SAS
Sixers-BullsSixers 99, Bulls 91
+8 PHI
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 87, Hornets 99
+12 CHH
CHH rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HornetsCHH won · Celtics 87, Hornets 99
7 pts
Nets-HawksNJN won · Nets 89, Hawks 83
5 pts
Suns-SpursSAS won · Suns 82, Spurs 90
4 pts
Jazz-CavsCLE won · Jazz 92, Cavs 99
3 pts
Sixers-BullsPHI won · Sixers 99, Bulls 91
1 pt
Marc Jackson shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Marc JacksonGSW · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
86% (12-14)
MutomboATL · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
World PeaceCHI · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
CampbellCHH · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
O'NealIND · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 102Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33232026102
Rockets21233224100
The story
Nick Van Exel's 26 points and 8 assists carried Denver past Houston, 102-100

For Houston, Steve Francis had 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 11-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-21, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +12+120+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Wolves
Pacers 110Wolves 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers242725259110
Wolves2829212312113
The story
Terrell Brandon had 16 points and 8 assists as Minnesota beat Indiana 113-110 in OT

Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 30 PTS, 9 REB 16 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 5-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 28-24, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4+6+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Hornets
Celtics 87Hornets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2526171987
Hornets1829262699
The story
Charlotte beat Boston 99-87 behind 18 points and 14 assists from Baron Davis

Antoine Walker paced Boston: 20 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST 18 PTS, 14 AST, 8 REB · 6-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 26-17 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −7−4+5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
24.31999–00 avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 1999–00 (65 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 34

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 21, 25, 24, 23, 23, 21, 26, 34Wolves-Pacers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 27, 37, 27, 30, 18, 26, 25, 26, 33Sixers-Bulls · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 21, 18, 25, 36, 22, 24, 24, 31Pacers-Wolves · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 10, 13, 8, 9, 17, 16, 10, 30Pacers-Wolves · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 20, 20, 15, 5, 16, 19, 9, 29Bulls-Sixers · L
12.4 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 22, 24, 36, 20, 21, 15, 16, 26Rockets-Nuggets · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason TerryATL+7.1 22.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+5.9 26.0 last 10 · 20.1 season
Howard EisleyDAL+4.4 14.3 last 10 · 9.9 season
Ron MercerCHI+4.2 22.9 last 10 · 18.7 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+4.2 28.2 last 10 · 24.0 season
Cold
Shawn MarionPHX−4.3 11.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Reggie MillerIND−3.7 17.6 last 10 · 21.3 season
Chucky AtkinsDET−3.3 8.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
John StarksUTA−2.7 7.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Malik RoseSAS−2.3 7.7 last 10 · 10.0 season