FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 17, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed TOR by 11 at halftime and won 112–98.

Final
CLE86
CHH99
Q1 CHH +7; Q2 CHH +1; Q3 CHH +15; Q4 CHH +13
Final
UTA74
IND89
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +15
Final
GSW91
LAC92
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +1
Final
LAL97
MIN88
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +9
Final
TOR98
ORL112
Q1 ORL 0; Q2 ORL -11; Q3 ORL 0; Q4 ORL +14
Final
CHI74
PHI77
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +3
Final
PHX110
POR102
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +8
Final
BOS94
SAS103
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +9
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 · TOR @ ORL

Orlando rallies from 11 down to beat Toronto

Trailing by 11 at the half, Orlando outscored the Raptors 57–32 the rest of the way. Final: 112–98. Corey Maggette led Orlando with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-110+14ORL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR2937161698
ORL29262730112
Who led
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 0, 8, 6, 9, 14, 16, 12, 16ORL16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 6, 18, 14, 11, 6, 8, 15, 16ORL16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 23, 39, 32, 25, 16, 24, 19, 23TOR23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 10, 21, 16, 10, 11, 21, 18, 20TOR20 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · PHX @ POR

Phoenix climbs back to beat Portland

Portland led by 8 after one. Phoenix won it 110–102. Jason Kidd led Phoenix with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.

Top-scorer duel · PHX vs POR
Jason Kidd · PHXDamon Stoudamire · PORPTS3222REB122AST102Top 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
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 12 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Season avg20.5Last 3

20.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 15 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg39.4Today

39 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jason Kidd 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.
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 17, 12, 10, 29, 9, 19, 18, 32PHX @ POR · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 14, 27, 30, 42, 23, 29, 20, 30SAS vs BOS · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 17, 20, 22, 26, 12, 22, 17, 28MIN vs LAL · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 21 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 15, 21, 27, 14, 26, 18, 30, 28LAL @ MIN · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 27, 30, 27, 30, 22, 21, 9, 24LAL @ MIN · W
26.7 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 12, 20, 16, 10, 8, 8, 2, 23LAC vs GSW · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 7 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
Mitch RichmondWAS+5.5 21.1 last 10 · 15.6 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX+4.9 21.2 last 10 · 16.3 season
Isaiah RiderATL+4.3 27.9 last 10 · 23.6 season
Tim DuncanSAS+3.3 26.9 last 10 · 23.6 season
Cherokee ParksVAN+2.9 7.3 last 10 · 4.4 season
Cold
Vernon MaxwellSEA−6.1 7.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Doug ChristieTOR−3.5 9.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Lamar OdomLAC−3.1 13.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Eddie JonesCHH−3.0 16.0 last 10 · 19.0 season
Detlef SchrempfPOR−2.9 6.1 last 10 · 9.0 season