FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 19, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed HOU by 6 after the first quarter and won 86–79.

Final · Box score
Jazz95
Raptors103
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Knicks77
Hawks87
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Lakers81
Heat79
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Pacers90
Bulls85
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Rockets79
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Suns84
Q1 DET +1; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Warriors120
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +21
Final · Box score
Wizards72
Kings106
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +22; Q4 SAC +34
On this day · 1999–00Dec 19, 1999: 3 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Lakers), 29 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Rockets

San Antonio handles Houston by 7

Marc Jackson goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-2+3+7SAS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1420223086
Rockets2016172679
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 23, 28, 17, 13, 15, 17, 17, 25SAS25 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 6, 15, 16, 18, 26, 11, 15, 15SAS15 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 9, 10, 10, 17, 12, 6, 6, 17HOU17 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Moochie NorrisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 7, 13, 14, 6, 7, 6, 4, 17HOU17 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Warriors combined for 219, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 99, Warriors 120
219
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 95, Raptors 103
198
Wizards-KingsWizards 72, Kings 106
178
Pacers-BullsPacers 90, Bulls 85
175
Pistons-SunsPistons 89, Suns 84
173
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 86, Rockets 79
165
Knicks-HawksKnicks 77, Hawks 87
164
Lakers-HeatLakers 81, Heat 79
160
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-HeatLakers 81, Heat 79
+2 LAL
Pacers-BullsPacers 90, Bulls 85
+5 IND
Pistons-SunsPistons 89, Suns 84
+5 DET
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 86, Rockets 79
+7 SAS
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 95, Raptors 103
+8 TOR
Knicks-HawksKnicks 77, Hawks 87
+10 ATL
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 99, Warriors 120
+21 GSW
Wizards-KingsWizards 72, Kings 106
+34 SAC
SAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-RocketsSAS won · Spurs 86, Rockets 79
6 pts
Lakers-HeatLAL won · Lakers 81, Heat 79
2 pts
Wizards-KingsSAC won · Wizards 72, Kings 106
2 pts
Pacers-BullsIND won · Pacers 90, Bulls 85
1 pt
Jamison shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JamisonGSW · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
Marc JacksonGSW · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
RiceNYK · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
DuncanSAS · 25 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
61% (11-18)
MarshallUTA · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Lakers-Heat
Lakers 81Heat 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2915211681
Heat2123231279
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 22 points and 14 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Miami 81-79

Anthony Mason led Miami with 20 PTS, 11 REB 22 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 10-21 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +80−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Suns
Pistons 89Suns 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2621291389
Suns2522152284
The story
Ben Wallace's 14 rebounds and 10 points carried Detroit past Phoenix, 89-84

For Phoenix, Rodney Rogers had 19 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 14 REB, 10 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 STL, 1 AST · 4-7 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 29-15, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +10+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 90Bulls 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1721272590
Bulls1821172985
The story
Indiana beat Chicago 90-85 behind 19 points and 10 assists from Travis Best

Elton Brand paced Chicago: 17 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 19 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 5-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-17 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −1−1+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 17 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.2Season avg25.0Last 3

25.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.2 in 23 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Sacramento posts the night's biggest win

Sacramento beat Washington by 34, the widest margin of 8 games.

LAL over MIA2IND over CHI5DET over PHX5SAS over HOU7TOR over UTA8ATL over NYK10GSW over MIN21SAC over WAS34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 35

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 11, 41, 26, 30, 30, 29, 24, 35Pistons-Suns · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 0, 29, 35, 33, 24, 15, 31, 33Raptors-Jazz · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Marc JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 0, 6, 11, 20, 27, 15, 26, 31Warriors-Wolves · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 25, 24, 23, 23, 21, 26, 34, 29Wolves-Warriors · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 51, 51, 28, 26, 30, 23, 18, 26Warriors-Wolves · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 23, 28, 17, 13, 15, 17, 17, 25Spurs-Rockets · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason TerryATL+7.4 22.6 last 10 · 15.2 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+5.9 26.0 last 10 · 20.1 season
Howard EisleyDAL+5.0 14.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+4.3 28.4 last 10 · 24.1 season
Metta World PeaceCHI+4.0 16.5 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Shawn MarionPHX−4.8 10.8 last 10 · 15.6 season
Reggie MillerIND−3.6 17.8 last 10 · 21.4 season
Stephon MarburyNJN−2.9 22.3 last 10 · 25.2 season
Vince CarterTOR−2.6 25.3 last 10 · 27.9 season
Walt WilliamsHOU−2.5 6.5 last 10 · 9.0 season