Thursday, December 28, 2000Regular season · 10 games

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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed NJN by 8 after three quarters and won 112–111.

Final · Box score

Bucks107

Cavs89

Final · Box score

Celtics112

Nets111

Final · Box score

Pistons96

Magic102

Final · Box score

Clippers96

Mavs105

Final · Box score

Hawks81

Wolves88

Final · OT · Box score

Blazers103

Jazz102

Final · Box score

Spurs104

Bulls105

Final · Box score

Raptors94

Nuggets93

Final · Box score

Lakers115

Suns78

Final · Box score

Hornets87

Kings91

On this day · 1999–00Dec 28, 1999: 6 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Rockets), 35 points.

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The lead · Celtics-Nets

Boston climbs out of an 8-point hole against New Jersey

Antoine Walker goes for 23 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Celtics	29	24	26	33	112
Nets	33	22	32	24	111

Who led

Paul PierceBOS25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST

Antoine WalkerBOS23 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST

Stephon MarburyNJN27 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST

Aaron WilliamsNJN20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST

Top scorers tonight

Kobe Bryant LAL38

Jerry Stackhouse DET34

Ron Mercer CHI33

Damon Stoudamire POR32

Jason Terry ATL31

Antoine Walker tops the night at 60.6 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

Antoine WalkerBOS · 23 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB, 3 BLK

60.6

KGMIN · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL

59.4

Baron DavisCHH · 21 PTS, 11 AST, 6 STL, 3 REB

58.1

KobeLAL · 38 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST

55.0

ArmstrongORL · 22 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL

54.9

McDyessDEN · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL

51.9

DirkDAL · 17 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL

51.5

MarburyNJN · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB

50.9

Records so far

Sacramento leads the league at 20–7

East

1. PHI20-8

2. CHH20-10

3. NYK17-12

4. MIL16-12

5. CLE15-12

6. MIA16-14

7. TOR15-14

8. DET13-16

9. ORL13-16

10. IND13-17

11. BOS12-17

12. ATL10-19

13. NJN9-20

14. WAS5-24

15. CHI4-24

West

1. SAC20-7

2. LAL21-10

3. POR20-10

4. UTA20-10

5. DAL20-11

6. PHX17-10

7. SAS18-11

8. MIN17-13

9. SEA16-14

10. DEN15-15

11. HOU13-15

12. LAC10-20

13. GSW8-20

14. VAN8-20

The night in charts

Celtics-Nets combined for 223, 14 more than any other game

Points by game

Celtics-NetsCeltics 112, Nets 111

223

Spurs-BullsSpurs 104, Bulls 105

209

Blazers-JazzBlazers 103, Jazz 102

205

Clippers-MavsClippers 96, Mavs 105

201

Pistons-MagicPistons 96, Magic 102

198

Bucks-CavsBucks 107, Cavs 89

196

Lakers-SunsLakers 115, Suns 78

193

Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 94, Nuggets 93

187

Hornets-KingsHornets 87, Kings 91

178

Hawks-WolvesHawks 81, Wolves 88

169

5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 94, Nuggets 93

+1 TOR

Celtics-NetsCeltics 112, Nets 111

+1 BOS

Blazers-JazzBlazers 103, Jazz 102

+1 POR

Spurs-BullsSpurs 104, Bulls 105

+1 CHI

Hornets-KingsHornets 87, Kings 91

+4 SAC

Pistons-MagicPistons 96, Magic 102

+6 ORL

Hawks-WolvesHawks 81, Wolves 88

+7 MIN

Clippers-MavsClippers 96, Mavs 105

+9 DAL

Bucks-CavsBucks 107, Cavs 89

+18 MIL

Lakers-SunsLakers 115, Suns 78

+37 LAL

BOS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Celtics-NetsBOS won · Celtics 112, Nets 111

8 pts

Blazers-JazzPOR won · Blazers 103, Jazz 102

7 pts

Spurs-BullsCHI won · Spurs 104, Bulls 105

7 pts

Raptors-NuggetsTOR won · Raptors 94, Nuggets 93

4 pts

Hawks-WolvesMIN won · Hawks 81, Wolves 88

4 pts

Pierce shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

PierceBOS · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL

75% (9-12)

NashDAL · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB

73% (8-11)

StoudamirePOR · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL

67% (12-18)

BrandCHI · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL

67% (10-15)

MarshallUTA · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST

67% (8-12)

Final · Blazers-Jazz

Blazers 103Jazz 102

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
Blazers	20	26	28	18	11	103
Jazz	25	28	24	15	10	102

The story

Damon Stoudamire had 32 points as Portland beat Utah 103-102 in OT

Bryon Russell led Utah with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 12-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 28-24.

POR lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Scottie Pippen led the game in fantasy with 46.9 FPTS (22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Celtics-Nets

Celtics 112Nets 111

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Celtics	29	24	26	33	112
Nets	33	22	32	24	111

The story

Paul Pierce's 25 points carried Boston past New Jersey, 112-111

For New Jersey, Aaron Williams had 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 9-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 33-24.

BOS lead by quarter

Final · Raptors-Nuggets

Raptors 94Nuggets 93

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Raptors	23	26	20	25	94
Nuggets	27	24	22	20	93

The story

Toronto beat Denver 94-93 behind 25 points from Vince Carter

Raef LaFrentz paced Denver: 18 PTS, 12 REB 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 11-27 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-20 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Antonio McDyess topped the game at 51.9 FPTS: 22 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Rick FoxLAL

+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 30 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes

Jim JacksonATL

−18.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Bryce DrewCHI

+23.5minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

40 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 0 rebounds, 11 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Lakers by 37.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantLakers-Suns · W

30.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight

38 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST

Jerry StackhousePistons-Magic · L

28.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST

Ron MercerBulls-Spurs · W

19.7 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST

Damon StoudamireBlazers-Jazz · W

15.1 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST

Jason TerryHawks-Wolves · L

16.1 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST

David RobinsonSpurs-Bulls · L

13.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Marc JacksonGSW+7.1 16.7 last 10 · 9.6 season

Jason TerryATL+6.0 22.1 last 10 · 16.1 season

Rick FoxLAL+4.8 12.6 last 10 · 7.8 season

Aaron McKiePHI+4.4 15.3 last 10 · 10.9 season

Antawn JamisonGSW+4.1 28.7 last 10 · 24.6 season

Cold

Shawn MarionPHX−5.2 9.9 last 10 · 15.1 season

Chauncey BillupsMIN−4.4 9.3 last 10 · 13.7 season

Hubert DavisDAL−4.0 3.5 last 10 · 7.5 season

Travis BestIND−3.7 10.5 last 10 · 14.2 season

Rod StricklandWAS−3.1 9.9 last 10 · 13.0 season

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