FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 27, 2000Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by SEA (vs HOU) and PHI (vs GSW).

Final · Box score
Knicks89
Wizards82
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Pacers79
Heat91
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Sonics107
Rockets92
Q1 SEA -5; Q2 SEA -2; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +15
Final · Box score
Sixers118
Warriors110
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +8
On this day · 1999–00Dec 27, 1999: 7 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Mavs), 35 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Warriors

Philadelphia handles Golden State by 8

Antawn Jamison goes for 36 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-5-2+8PHI AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27252937118
Warriors26312627110
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 18, 26, 25, 26, 33, 45, 19, 29PHI29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 11, 16, 19, 18, 5, 10, 24, 24PHI24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 51, 28, 26, 30, 23, 18, 26, 23, 26, 36GSW36 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 19, 16, 10, 6, 18, 4, 15, 20GSW20 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Warriors combined for 228, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 118, Warriors 110
228
Sonics-RocketsSonics 107, Rockets 92
199
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 89, Wizards 82
171
Pacers-HeatPacers 79, Heat 91
170
NYK won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 89, Wizards 82
+7 NYK
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 118, Warriors 110
+8 PHI
Pacers-HeatPacers 79, Heat 91
+12 MIA
Sonics-RocketsSonics 107, Rockets 92
+15 SEA
SEA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-RocketsSEA won · Sonics 107, Rockets 92
5 pts
Sixers-WarriorsPHI won · Sixers 118, Warriors 110
5 pts
Patterson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PattersonSEA · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Maurice TaylorHOU · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
McKiePHI · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
BlaylockGSW · 20 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
BestIND · 12 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Sixers-Warriors
Sixers 118Warriors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27252937118
Warriors26312627110
The story
Allen Iverson had 29 points as Philadelphia beat Golden State 118-110

Larry Hughes led Golden State with 18 PTS, 3 AST 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 13-27 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 37-27.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +1−5−2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 79Heat 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1319202779
Heat2323192691
The story
Eddie Jones' 22 points and 10 rebounds carried Miami past Indiana, 91-79

For Indiana, Jermaine O'Neal had 12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 23-13, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +10+14+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Rockets
Sonics 107Rockets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics26242829107
Rockets3121221892
The story
Seattle beat Houston 107-92 behind 26 points and 10 assists from Gary Payton

Maurice Taylor paced Houston: 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 12-32 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −5−2+4+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 28 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
33.51999–00 avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.5 in 1999–00 (69 games). Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Sonics-Rockets

Seattle beats Houston, 107–92

Seattle led 78–74 after three and won by 15. Gary Payton led Seattle with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over WAS7PHI over GSW8MIA over IND12SEA over HOU15Final margin, points. Pink = SEA over HOU.
Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 36

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 51, 28, 26, 30, 23, 18, 26, 23, 26, 36Warriors-Sixers · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 18, 26, 25, 26, 33, 45, 19, 29Sixers-Warriors · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 21, 17, 25, 19, 34, 20, 23, 26Sonics-Rockets · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 29, 18, 12, 10, 10, 19, 20, 25Knicks-Wizards · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 11, 16, 19, 18, 5, 10, 24, 24Sixers-Warriors · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 18, 0, 13, 15, 15, 11, 7, 23Sonics-Rockets · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marc JacksonGSW+7.1 16.7 last 10 · 9.6 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
Antonio McDyessDEN+4.4 25.6 last 10 · 21.2 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−3.7 10.5 last 10 · 14.2 season
Stephon MarburyNJN−3.3 21.6 last 10 · 24.9 season