FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 17, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed VAN by 4 after the first quarter and won 101–91.

Final · OT · Box score
Lakers104
Raptors101
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Magic101
Grizzlies91
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +10
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks97
Knicks100
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Pistons90
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Kings95
Nets79
Q1 SAC +16; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Wizards103
Clippers94
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +9
On this day · 1999–00Dec 17, 1999: 8 games. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (Suns-Blazers), 32 points.
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The lead · Magic-Grizzlies

Orlando gets past Vancouver

Vince Carter goes for 31 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+3+8+10ORL AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24283019101
Grizzlies2821251791
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 31, 40, 29, 36, 14, 20, 39, 27ORL27 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
John AmaechiPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 4, 12, 16, 2, 4, 9, 10, 18ORL18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 9, 13, 18, 17, 16, 17, 12, 19VAN19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Othella HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 6, 13, 6, 8, 5, 15, 4, 15VAN15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 6 games went past regulation.

LAL over TOR3NYK over MIL3DAL over DET9WAS over LAC9ORL over VAN10SAC over NJN16Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
The night in charts
Lakers-Raptors combined for 205, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 104, Raptors 101
205
Wizards-ClippersWizards 103, Clippers 94
197
Bucks-KnicksBucks 97, Knicks 100
197
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 101, Grizzlies 91
192
Mavs-PistonsMavs 99, Pistons 90
189
Kings-NetsKings 95, Nets 79
174
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-KnicksBucks 97, Knicks 100
+3 NYK
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 104, Raptors 101
+3 LAL
Wizards-ClippersWizards 103, Clippers 94
+9 WAS
Mavs-PistonsMavs 99, Pistons 90
+9 DAL
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 101, Grizzlies 91
+10 ORL
Kings-NetsKings 95, Nets 79
+16 SAC
Shaq shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK
71% (12-17)
HoustonNYK · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
HowardWAS · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
65% (13-20)
HamiltonWAS · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (12-20)
HarringtonVAN · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Lakers-Raptors
Lakers 104Raptors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2528231513104
Raptors2326152710101
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 28 points as Los Angeles beat Toronto 104-101 in OT

Antonio Davis led Toronto with 16 REB, 14 PTS 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK · 12-17 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the third 23-15, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+4+120+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Knicks
Bucks 97Knicks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks29152427297
Knicks312910255100
The story
Glen Rice's 32 points and 14 rebounds carried New York past Milwaukee, 100-97 in OT

For Milwaukee, Glenn Robinson had 23 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 14 REB · 10-21 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-15, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +2+16+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Nets
Kings 95Nets 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3128171995
Nets1527251279
The story
Sacramento beat New Jersey 95-79 behind 33 points and 12 rebounds from Chris Webber

Aaron Williams paced New Jersey: 13 PTS, 8 REB 33 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 13-23 FG

The swing

A 31-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +16+17+9+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.9Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 25 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg13.9Last 3

13.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 23 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 43, 38, 36, 51, 19, 26, 25, 35, 17, 40Lakers-Raptors · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 28, 30, 37, 19, 22, 25, 30, 33Kings-Nets · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 10, 21, 0, 19, 8, 10, 6, 32Knicks-Bucks · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 25, 0, 29, 35, 33, 24, 15, 31Raptors-Lakers · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 14, 11, 12, 6, 11, 7, 15, 31Wizards-Clippers · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 13, 7, 14, 22, 19, 11, 12, 30Wizards-Clippers · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 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+5.5 15.4 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
Stephon MarburyNJN−2.9 22.3 last 10 · 25.2 season
Chucky AtkinsDET−2.9 9.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
John StarksUTA−2.7 7.4 last 10 · 10.1 season