FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 26, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by DET (vs CHH) and LAC (vs BOS).

Final
TOR98
CLE95
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +3
Final
VAN86
DEN109
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +23
Final
CHH96
DET114
Q1 DET -8; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +18
Final
BOS100
LAC103
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC -8; Q4 LAC +3
Final
MIA85
MIL93
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +8
Final
CHI76
NJN103
Q1 NJN +14; Q2 NJN +21; Q3 NJN +24; Q4 NJN +27
Final
GSW88
PHX108
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +20
Final
DAL111
SAC118
Q1 SAC +16; Q2 SAC +21; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +7
Final
PHI92
SEA86
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +6
Final
HOU92
WAS103
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +11
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 · BOS @ LAC

Clippers rally from 8 down to beat Boston

Trailing by 8 after three, Clippers outscored the Celtics 35–24 the rest of the way. Final: 103–100. Maurice Taylor led Clippers with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · LAC 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 Q3Final0+13+6-8+3LAC AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS18243424100
LAC31172035103
Who led
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 13, 16, 26, 2, 10, 20, 14, 26LAC26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tyrone NesbyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 4, 12, 18, 7, 16, 28, 13, 22LAC22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 24, 11, 36, 8, 24, 24, 24, 28BOS28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 11, 22, 9, 26, 22, 15, 19, 24BOS24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · CHH @ DET

Detroit climbs out of an 8-point hole against Charlotte

Down 8 after one, the Pistons won the second quarter 38–31 and the game 114–96. Grant Hill led Detroit with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · DET vs CHH
Grant Hill · DETAnthony Mason · CHHPTS3028REB66AST53Top 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
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.1Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.1 in 24 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 36

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: 32, 25, 16, 24, 19, 23, 29, 24, 36, 36TOR @ CLE · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 35, 11, 37, 19, 19, 32, 42, 34PHI @ SEA · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 26, 25, 22, 26, 22, 28, 33, 32SEA vs PHI · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 20, 26, 36, 21, 26, 6, 33, 31SAC vs DAL · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 27, 25, 12, 25, 20, 32, 25, 30DET vs CHH · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 24, 25, 12, 24, 19, 19, 25, 30MIL vs MIA · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 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
Mitch RichmondWAS+6.0 22.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
John StarksGSW+5.8 20.7 last 10 · 14.9 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX+5.6 24.0 last 10 · 18.4 season
Derrick ColemanCHH+4.5 17.0 last 10 · 12.5 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+4.4 11.6 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Stephon MarburyNJN−3.8 18.1 last 10 · 21.9 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.7 9.7 last 10 · 13.4 season
Terry PorterSAS−3.5 5.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Ruben PattersonSEA−3.4 9.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Chris GatlingORL−3.2 10.3 last 10 · 13.5 season