FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 14, 2000Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAS by 4 at halftime and won 102–96.

Final
NYK68
TOR70
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +2
Final
DEN102
SAS96
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +6
Final
HOU98
GSW95
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +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
On this day · 1999–00Dec 14, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (DET @ PHX), 35 points.
The lead · DEN @ SAS

Denver tops San Antonio in San Antonio

Final: 102–96. Raef LaFrentz led Denver with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-4-2+6DEN AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN21302526102
SAS2431231896
Who led
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 11, 25, 9, 9, 17, 0, 0, 28DEN28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 17, 40, 37, 24, 15, 28, 21, 37, 22, 19DEN19 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 16, 11, 15, 11, 9, 11, 18, 23SAS23 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 24, 30, 23, 28, 17, 13, 15, 17SAS17 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · HOU @ GSW

Houston holds off Golden State, 98–95

Houston led 81–68 after three and held on to win by three. Maurice Taylor led Houston with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over NYK2HOU over GSW3DEN over SAS6Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over GSW.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg27.1Last 3

27.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 22 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Raef LaFrentz leads the day with 28

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.
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 11, 25, 9, 9, 17, 0, 0, 28DEN @ SAS · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 37, 48, 20, 28, 25, 0, 29, 35, 33, 24TOR vs NYK · W
28.1 PPG season to date · −4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 11, 20, 51, 51, 28, 26, 30, 23GSW vs HOU · L
24.3 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 16, 11, 15, 11, 9, 11, 18, 23SAS vs DEN · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 8, 4, 8, 12, 4, 20, 1, 22HOU @ GSW · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Chris PorterPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 2, 0, 18, 5, 12, 8, 4, 20GSW vs HOU · L
6.3 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 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
Jason TerryATL+7.5 22.6 last 10 · 15.1 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+5.8 26.0 last 10 · 20.2 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+3.9 28.2 last 10 · 24.3 season
Howard EisleyDAL+3.7 13.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Kobe BryantLAL+3.4 32.7 last 10 · 29.3 season
Cold
Reggie MillerIND−4.7 16.8 last 10 · 21.5 season
Chucky AtkinsDET−2.5 9.8 last 10 · 12.3 season
P.J. BrownCHH−2.3 6.2 last 10 · 8.5 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−2.2 13.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
John StarksUTA−2.1 7.6 last 10 · 9.7 season