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Saturday, December 30, 2000Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed TOR by 11 after the first quarter and won 109–103.

Final · Box score
Magic95
Celtics90
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Mavs99
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +22; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Sonics104
Q1 SEA -8; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +2
Final · OT · Box score
Heat110
Pistons102
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Pacers77
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Knicks88
Wolves79
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +9
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers107
Kings104
Q1 PHI +16; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Suns109
Q1 PHX -11; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Bucks113
Nuggets120
Q1 DEN +17; Q2 DEN +26; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Warriors102
Grizzlies101
Q1 GSW +14; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +1
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers116
Clippers114
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +2
On this day · 1999–00Dec 30, 1999: 11 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Hawks), 33 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Suns

Phoenix rallies from 11 down to beat Toronto

Allen Iverson goes for 46 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-5+7+6PHX AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors29212231103
Suns18273430109
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 12, 17, 13, 12, 14, 28, 15, 27PHX27 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 17, 0, 8, 5, 13, 12, 10, 20PHX20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 15, 31, 33, 45, 20, 32, 25, 46TOR46 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Charles OakleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 12, 12, 8, 8, 8, 10, 10, 17TOR17 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Houston by 15.

GSW over VAN1SEA over CHH2LAL over LAC2PHI over SAC3ORL over BOS5PHX over TOR6DEN over MIL7MIA over DET8NYK over MIN9SAS over IND12HOU over DAL15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Bucks-Nuggets combined for 233, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 113, Nuggets 120
233
Lakers-ClippersLakers 116, Clippers 114
230
Rockets-MavsRockets 114, Mavs 99
213
Raptors-SunsRaptors 103, Suns 109
212
Heat-PistonsHeat 110, Pistons 102
212
Sixers-KingsSixers 107, Kings 104
211
Hornets-SonicsHornets 102, Sonics 104
206
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 102, Grizzlies 101
203
Magic-CelticsMagic 95, Celtics 90
185
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 88, Wolves 79
167
Spurs-PacersSpurs 89, Pacers 77
166
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 102, Grizzlies 101
+1 GSW
Hornets-SonicsHornets 102, Sonics 104
+2 SEA
Lakers-ClippersLakers 116, Clippers 114
+2 LAL
Sixers-KingsSixers 107, Kings 104
+3 PHI
Magic-CelticsMagic 95, Celtics 90
+5 ORL
Raptors-SunsRaptors 103, Suns 109
+6 PHX
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 113, Nuggets 120
+7 DEN
Heat-PistonsHeat 110, Pistons 102
+8 MIA
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 88, Wolves 79
+9 NYK
Spurs-PacersSpurs 89, Pacers 77
+12 SAS
Rockets-MavsRockets 114, Mavs 99
+15 HOU
PHX erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-SunsPHX won · Raptors 103, Suns 109
11 pts
Hornets-SonicsSEA won · Hornets 102, Sonics 104
8 pts
Warriors-GrizzliesGSW won · Warriors 102, Grizzlies 101
3 pts
Spurs-PacersSAS won · Spurs 89, Pacers 77
1 pt
McPherson shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McPhersonPHX · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
LaFrentzDEN · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
BarrySEA · 18 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB
70% (7-10)
PiatkowskiLAC · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
ShaqLAL · 29 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
69% (11-16)
Final · Lakers-Clippers
Lakers 116Clippers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2826262313116
Clippers2130242811114
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 29 points and 15 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Los Angeles, 116-114 in OT

For Los Angeles, Darius Miles had 17 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 11-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-21, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +7+3+50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Kings
Sixers 107Kings 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers351929159107
Kings192720326104
The story
Aaron McKie had a 19-10-14 triple-double as Philadelphia beat Sacramento 107-104 in OT

Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 33 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 14 AST, 10 REB · 8-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 35-19, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +16+8+170+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Raptors-Suns
Raptors 103Suns 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors29212231103
Suns18273430109
The story
Phoenix won 109-103 despite 46 points from Vince Carter

Jason Kidd paced Phoenix: 27 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 46 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 11-26 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-22 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −11−5+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.5Season avg34.4Last 5

34.4 points a game over his last five games, against 25.5 in 27 earlier games. Today: 46 points in 52 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Season avg19.1Last 3

19.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 30 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 46

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 26, 25, 26, 33, 45, 19, 29, 46Sixers-Kings · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high46 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 15, 31, 33, 45, 20, 32, 25, 46Raptors-Suns · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
46 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 23, 18, 26, 23, 26, 36, 13, 35Warriors-Grizzlies · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 37, 22, 19, 17, 29, 29, 19, 35, 22, 35Nuggets-Bucks · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 29, 24, 35, 30, 25, 33, 34, 35Pistons-Heat · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 16, 10, 7, 18, 21, 11, 18, 33Kings-Sixers · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marc JacksonGSW+8.4 18.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Jason TerryATL+5.2 21.7 last 10 · 16.5 season
Rick FoxLAL+5.1 13.2 last 10 · 8.1 season
Aaron McKiePHI+5.0 16.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+4.7 26.4 last 10 · 21.7 season
Cold
Shawn MarionPHX−5.3 10.0 last 10 · 15.3 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−4.2 9.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Hubert DavisDAL−3.8 3.8 last 10 · 7.6 season
Travis BestIND−3.4 10.7 last 10 · 14.1 season
Rod StricklandWAS−3.1 9.9 last 10 · 13.0 season