FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 2, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed WAS by 8 after three quarters and won 93–90.

Final
MIL94
ATL101
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +7
Final
UTA89
CHH94
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH -2; Q3 CHH -1; Q4 CHH +5
Final
PHI112
CLE78
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +31; Q4 PHI +34
Final
ORL95
NJN74
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +21
Final
MIN90
NYK100
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +10
Final
MIA93
WAS90
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA -8; Q4 MIA +3
Final
POR96
HOU85
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +11
Final
SEA92
DEN103
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +11
Final
DAL97
GSW78
Q1 DAL +17; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +19
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1999–00Dec 2, 1999: 7 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Rider (ATL vs SAC), 32 points.
The lead · MIA @ WAS

Miami climbs out of an 8-point hole against Washington

Down 8 after three, the Heat won the fourth quarter 34–23 and the game 93–90. Anthony Mason led Miami with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · MIA 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+3-8+3MIA AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2616173493
WAS2514282390
Who led
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 7, 12, 16, 16, 16, 9, 19, 22, 20MIA20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 7, 19, 19, 18, 26, 15, 25, 20MIA20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 24, 8, 16, 5, 15, 17, 12, 22WAS22 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 15, 19, 24, 13, 11, 11, 26, 15WAS15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.5Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 16 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Philadelphia by 34.

MIA over WAS3CHH over UTA5ATL over MIL7NYK over MIN10POR over HOU11DEN over SEA11DAL over GSW19ORL over NJN21PHI over CLE34Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 40

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.
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 20, 24, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31, 40ORL @ NJN · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 28, 21, 4, 20, 19, 17, 40, 37DEN vs SEA · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 7, 5, 21, 10, 22, 15, 26, 37NYK vs MIN · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 14, 18, 11, 9, 7, 20, 6, 31POR @ HOU · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 17, 15, 10, 24, 12, 32, 12, 30CHH vs UTA · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 15, 11, 5, 13, 21, 13, 22, 30ATL vs MIL · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST