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Tuesday, December 26, 2000Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed BOS by 5 after the first quarter and won 101–96.

Final · OT · Box score
Cavs110
Hornets115
Q1 CHH +2; Q2 CHH +3; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHH +5
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Pistons101
Q1 DET -5; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Hawks81
Nets76
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Sonics93
Mavs114
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +21
Final · Box score
Magic77
Bucks89
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Wolves100
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +11; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Spurs103
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Clippers108
Nuggets109
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Jazz91
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Suns97
Grizzlies95
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +2
On this day · 1999–00Dec 26, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Cavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Pistons

Jerry Stackhouse scores 33 in Detroit win over Boston

Michael Finley goes for 38 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-50+4+5DET AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics3019192896
Pistons25242329101
Who led
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 41, 26, 30, 30, 29, 24, 35, 30, 25, 33DET33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 23, 7, 16, 20, 14, 18, 12, 20DET20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 15, 15, 20, 20, 21, 23, 33, 26BOS26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 9, 14, 19, 30, 25, 31, 28, 19BOS19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Mavericks rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Dallas beat Seattle by 21.

DEN over LAC1PHX over VAN2MIN over TOR3CHH over CLE5DET over BOS5ATL over NJN5PHI over UTA6SAS over HOU8MIL over ORL12DAL over SEA21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Cavs-Hornets combined for 225, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-HornetsCavs 110, Hornets 115
225
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 108, Nuggets 109
217
Sonics-MavsSonics 93, Mavs 114
207
Rockets-SpursRockets 95, Spurs 103
198
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 97, Wolves 100
197
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 96, Pistons 101
197
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 97, Grizzlies 95
192
Sixers-JazzSixers 97, Jazz 91
188
Magic-BucksMagic 77, Bucks 89
166
Hawks-NetsHawks 81, Nets 76
157
6 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 108, Nuggets 109
+1 DEN
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 97, Grizzlies 95
+2 PHX
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 97, Wolves 100
+3 MIN
Hawks-NetsHawks 81, Nets 76
+5 ATL
Cavs-HornetsCavs 110, Hornets 115
+5 CHH
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 96, Pistons 101
+5 DET
Sixers-JazzSixers 97, Jazz 91
+6 PHI
Rockets-SpursRockets 95, Spurs 103
+8 SAS
Magic-BucksMagic 77, Bucks 89
+12 MIL
Sonics-MavsSonics 93, Mavs 114
+21 DAL
DET rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-PistonsDET won · Celtics 96, Pistons 101
5 pts
Clippers-NuggetsDEN won · Clippers 108, Nuggets 109
4 pts
Hawks-NetsATL won · Hawks 81, Nets 76
1 pt
Suns-GrizzliesPHX won · Suns 97, Grizzlies 95
1 pt
Barry shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarrySEA · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
BrandonMIN · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
FinleyDAL · 38 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK
73% (16-22)
KiddPHX · 28 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Antonio DavisTOR · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 108Nuggets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers31302621108
Nuggets27352225109
The story
Denver beat Los Angeles 109-108 behind 35 points and 12 rebounds from Antonio McDyess

Lamar Odom paced Los Angeles: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 35 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 14-24 FG

The swing

A 35-30 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −4+1−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Wolves
Raptors 97Wolves 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2117243597
Wolves26232625100
The story
Terrell Brandon's 24 points carried Minnesota past Toronto, 100-97

For Toronto, Charles Oakley had 14 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 11-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 23-17, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +5+11+13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter was the fantasy play: 61.3 FPTS on 32 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB

Final · Cavs-Hornets
Cavs 110Hornets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs2522262611110
Hornets2723292016115
The story
David Wesley had 32 points as Charlotte beat Cleveland 115-110 in OT

Matt Harpring led Cleveland with 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 10-20 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the overtime 16-11.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +2+3+60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Andre Miller led the game in fantasy with 52.7 FPTS (30 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 38

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 15, 24, 25, 13, 18, 20, 22, 38Mavs-Sonics · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 37, 22, 19, 17, 29, 29, 19, 35Nuggets-Clippers · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 41, 26, 30, 30, 29, 24, 35, 30, 25, 33Pistons-Celtics · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 33, 24, 15, 31, 33, 45, 20, 32Raptors-Wolves · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 18, 11, 25, 19, 13, 25, 21, 32Hornets-Cavs · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 15, 22, 17, 22, 14, 28, 8, 30Cavs-Hornets · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 6 REB · 10 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
Rick FoxLAL+5.2 13.0 last 10 · 7.8 season
Jason TerryATL+5.2 20.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Rodney RogersPHX+4.8 18.3 last 10 · 13.5 season
Cold
Shawn MarionPHX−5.4 9.9 last 10 · 15.3 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−4.5 9.6 last 10 · 14.1 season
Hubert DavisDAL−3.7 4.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Travis BestIND−3.5 10.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Stephon MarburyNJN−3.3 21.6 last 10 · 24.9 season