FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 25, 2000Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed LAL by 9 after the first quarter and won 109–104.

Final · Box score
Magic93
Pacers103
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Lakers104
Q1 POR -9; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +5
On this day · 1999–00Dec 25, 1999: 2 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Spurs), 32 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Lakers

Rasheed Wallace scores 33, Portland rallies past Lakers

Tracy McGrady goes for 43 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6-1+5POR AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers21342529109
Lakers30312023104
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 14, 29, 25, 22, 20, 27, 25, 33POR33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 21, 13, 21, 15, 22, 2, 15, 27POR27 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 26, 26, 19, 28, 22, 25, 28, 32LAL32 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 25, 35, 17, 40, 23, 45, 35, 29LAL29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Magic-Pacers

Indiana leads Orlando wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 103–93. Best quarter: the third, 33–26. Jalen Rose led Indiana with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Magic
Jalen Rose · INDTracy McGrady · ORLPTS3143REB89AST51Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Blazers-Lakers combined for 213, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-LakersBlazers 109, Lakers 104
213
Magic-PacersMagic 93, Pacers 103
196
POR won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Blazers-LakersBlazers 109, Lakers 104
+5 POR
Magic-PacersMagic 93, Pacers 103
+10 IND
Shaq shot 13-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 32 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST
65% (13-20)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (12-20)
FoxLAL · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
RoseIND · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
56% (14-25)
StoudamirePOR · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 109Lakers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers21342529109
Lakers30312023104
The story
Damon Stoudamire's 27 points and 9 assists carried Portland past Los Angeles, 109-104

For Los Angeles, Shaquille O'Neal had 32 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 29-23.

POR lead by quarter
200 −9−6−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Pacers
Magic 93Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2327261793
Pacers24303316103
The story
Jalen Rose had 31 points as Indiana beat Orlando 103-93

Darrell Armstrong led Orlando with 13 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 14-25 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the third 33-26, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +1+4+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 29 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.5Season avg25.9Last 3

25.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.5 in 28 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg24.3Today

24 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 43

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 40, 29, 36, 14, 20, 39, 27, 31, 17, 43Magic-Pacers · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high43 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 14, 29, 25, 22, 20, 27, 25, 33Blazers-Lakers · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 26, 26, 19, 28, 22, 25, 28, 32Lakers-Blazers · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 24, 24, 31, 13, 42, 36, 22, 31Pacers-Magic · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 25, 35, 17, 40, 23, 45, 35, 29Lakers-Blazers · L
29.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 21, 13, 21, 15, 22, 2, 15, 27Blazers-Lakers · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marc JacksonGSW+6.5 16.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+6.1 30.2 last 10 · 24.1 season
Jason TerryATL+5.8 21.2 last 10 · 15.4 season
Rick FoxLAL+5.2 13.0 last 10 · 7.8 season
Ron MercerCHI+4.0 23.2 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.3 8.7 last 10 · 14.0 season
Shawn MarionPHX−5.1 10.4 last 10 · 15.5 season
Travis BestIND−3.5 10.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Kendall GillNJN−2.9 7.4 last 10 · 10.3 season
Malik RoseSAS−2.7 6.7 last 10 · 9.4 season