FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 29, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed WAS by 8 after the first quarter and won 98–91.

Final · Box score
Cavs97
Hawks85
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Heat98
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Bulls68
Knicks95
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +19; Q3 NYK +21; Q4 NYK +27
Final · Box score
Grizzlies81
Blazers104
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +23
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Warriors100
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +11
On this day · 1999–00Dec 29, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (Bucks-Hornets), 36 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Heat

Miami climbs back to beat Washington

Larry Hughes goes for 20 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80+3+7MIA AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2223232391
Heat1431262798
Who led
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 14, 17, 14, 7, 31, 31, 22, 31MIA31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 8, 12, 9, 7, 26, 15, 8, 25MIA25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 15, 31, 8, 34, 21, 8, 20, 19WAS19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 19, 11, 12, 30, 9, 7, 1, 17WAS17 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Jazz-Warriors

Golden State never trails at a break against Utah

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 100–89. Larry Hughes led Golden State with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over WAS7GSW over UTA11CLE over ATL12POR over VAN23NYK over CHI27Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over UTA.
The night in charts
Jazz-Warriors combined for 189
Points by game
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 89, Warriors 100
189
Wizards-HeatWizards 91, Heat 98
189
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 81, Blazers 104
185
Cavs-HawksCavs 97, Hawks 85
182
Bulls-KnicksBulls 68, Knicks 95
163
MIA won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Wizards-HeatWizards 91, Heat 98
+7 MIA
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 89, Warriors 100
+11 GSW
Cavs-HawksCavs 97, Hawks 85
+12 CLE
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 81, Blazers 104
+23 POR
Bulls-KnicksBulls 68, Knicks 95
+27 NYK
Abdur-Rahim shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Abdur-RahimVAN · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
81% (13-16)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
SabonisPOR · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
WellsPOR · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
TerryATL · 28 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (12-18)
Final · Wizards-Heat
Wizards 91Heat 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2223232391
Heat1431262798
The story
Miami beat Washington 98-91 behind 31 points from Eddie Jones

Chris Whitney paced Washington: 16 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 12-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −80+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Warriors
Jazz 89Warriors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz821362489
Warriors19193032100
The story
Mookie Blaylock had 20 points and 8 assists as Golden State beat Utah 100-89

Donyell Marshall led Utah with 13 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 19-8, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +11+9+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Blazers
Grizzlies 81Blazers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2116222281
Blazers21253325104
The story
Arvydas Sabonis' 20 points carried Portland past Vancouver, 104-81

For Vancouver, Mike Bibby had 11 AST, 7 PTS, 4 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 33-22, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
300 0+9+20+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the fantasy play: 48.1 FPTS on 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 29 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg19.4Last 3

19.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 32

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 18, 12, 10, 10, 19, 20, 25, 32Knicks-Bulls · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 14, 17, 14, 7, 31, 31, 22, 31Heat-Wizards · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 14, 18, 12, 24, 14, 26, 10, 29Grizzlies-Blazers · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 38, 17, 17, 13, 17, 19, 19, 18, 31, 28Hawks-Cavs · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 8, 12, 9, 7, 26, 15, 8, 25Heat-Wizards · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 12, 8, 14, 5, 8, 18, 22, 22Cavs-Hawks · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marc JacksonGSW+8.1 18.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Jason TerryATL+5.2 21.7 last 10 · 16.5 season
Rick FoxLAL+4.8 12.6 last 10 · 7.8 season
Aaron McKiePHI+4.4 15.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+4.3 13.5 last 10 · 9.2 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