FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 7, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIL by 16 at halftime and won 116–112.

Final
VAN104
DAL95
Q1 VAN -5; Q2 VAN +1; Q3 VAN -3; Q4 VAN +9
Final
SAS77
IND83
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +6
Final
WAS80
LAL91
Q1 LAL 0; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +11
Final
DET116
MIL112
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -16; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET +4
Final
GSW83
NYK89
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +6
Final
ORL107
PHX110
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX 0; Q4 PHX +3
Final
MIA86
POR76
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +10
Final
CLE98
TOR101
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR -11; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +3
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · DET @ MIL

Grant Hill drops 31 in 16-point comeback win over Milwaukee

Milwaukee led by 16 at the half. Final: 116–112.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-16-4+4DET AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET22243832116
MIL31312624112
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 22, 30, 24, 30, 39, 28, 33, 31DET31 PTS · 0 REB · 12 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 26, 12, 21, 5, 14, 21, 20, 26DET26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 18, 20, 22, 21, 11, 19, 17, 30MIL30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 33, 18, 18, 23, 25, 19, 20, 21MIL21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · CLE @ TOR

Toronto rallies from 11 down to beat Cleveland

Trailing by 11 at the half, Toronto outscored the Cavaliers 58–44 the rest of the way. Final: 101–98. Vince Carter led Toronto with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · TOR vs CLE
Vince Carter · TORBrevin Knight · CLEPTS3220REB75AST411Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 18 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 13 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg35.5Today

36 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 32

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 19, 16, 18, 22, 14, 23, 39, 32TOR vs CLE · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 22, 30, 24, 30, 39, 28, 33, 31DET @ MIL · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 0 REB · 12 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 20, 17, 10, 20, 18, 19, 13, 31DAL vs VAN · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 36, 41, 37, 39, 30, 27, 28, 21, 27, 30LAL vs WAS · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 31, 23, 17, 28, 26, 14, 27, 30SAS @ IND · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 18, 20, 22, 21, 11, 19, 17, 30MIL vs DET · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Hubert DavisDAL+4.0 12.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Aaron McKiePHI+3.2 13.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Eric SnowPHI+2.3 10.0 last 10 · 7.7 season
Jaren JacksonSAS+2.2 9.4 last 10 · 7.2 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+2.0 19.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Scottie PippenPOR−1.8 11.1 last 10 · 12.8 season
Steven SmithPOR−1.7 13.5 last 10 · 15.2 season
Allan HoustonNYK−1.3 19.6 last 10 · 20.9 season
Juwan HowardWAS−1.2 12.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Terry PorterSAS−1.2 8.8 last 10 · 10.0 season