FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 18, 2000Regular season · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Mavs106
Celtics98
Q1 DAL +17; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +8
On this day · 1999–00Dec 18, 1999: 12 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Nuggets), 33 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Celtics

Dirk Nowitzki scores 31 as Dallas wins in Boston

Steve Nash goes for 20 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+17+9+5+8DAL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs32272522106
Celtics1535291998
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 12, 14, 31, 12, 5, 36, 25, 31DAL31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 14, 22, 8, 21, 13, 18, 16, 20DAL20 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 25, 23, 29, 28, 9, 14, 19, 30BOS30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 17, 26, 16, 26, 15, 15, 20, 20BOS20 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Final · Mavs-Celtics
Mavs 106Celtics 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs32272522106
Celtics1535291998
The story
Michael Finley had 18 points as Dallas beat Boston 106-98

Paul Pierce led Boston with 30 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 8-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 32-15, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +17+9+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.9Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 26 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 14 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 31

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 12, 14, 31, 12, 5, 36, 25, 31Mavs-Celtics · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 25, 23, 29, 28, 9, 14, 19, 30Celtics-Mavs · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 17, 26, 16, 26, 15, 15, 20, 20Celtics-Mavs · L
20.6 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 14, 22, 8, 21, 13, 18, 16, 20Mavs-Celtics · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 21, 14, 21, 15, 24, 25, 13, 18Mavs-Celtics · W
18.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Vitaly PotapenkoPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 5, 8, 6, 5, 4, 12, 9, 14Celtics-Mavs · L
7.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
14 PTS · 7 REB · 1 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+5.0 14.8 last 10 · 9.8 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