FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 23, 2000Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MIN by 13 after the first quarter and won 98–92.

Final
IND87
ATL91
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +4
Final · OT
SAS84
CHH88
Q1 CHH -2; Q2 CHH -5; Q3 CHH +9; Q4 CHH 0; OT1 CHH +4
Final
CHI93
DET106
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +13
Final
MIA86
NJN80
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +6
Final
CLE92
ORL111
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +19
Final
UTA98
MIN92
Q1 UTA -13; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA -12; Q4 UTA +6
Final
GSW95
HOU87
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW 0; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +8
Final
BOS99
MIL104
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +5
Final
DEN93
PHX102
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +9
Final
WAS70
POR87
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +17
Final
VAN90
LAC92
Q1 LAC +16; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +2
Final
SEA92
SAC97
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +5
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 23, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI @ NJN), 42 points.
The lead · UTA @ MIN

Utah rallies from 13 down to beat Minnesota

Trailing by 13 after one, Utah outscored the Timberwolves 81–62 the rest of the way. Final: 98–92. John Stockton led Utah with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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 Q3Final0-13-4-12+6UTA AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA1726193698
MIN3017271892
Who led
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 16, 16, 3, 16, 12, 7, 9, 21UTA21 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 19, 35, 18, 13, 12, 41, 29, 19UTA19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 23, 21, 26, 34, 29, 22, 20, 20MIN20 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 16, 4, 19, 16, 6, 11, 14, 19MIN19 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 19 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.9minutes, last 2 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
33.51999–00 avg11.6Last 2

11.6 minutes a game over his last two games, against 33.5 in 1999–00 (69 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · SAS @ CHH

Charlotte needs overtime to survive San Antonio

Tied 79–79 after regulation. Charlotte won the final period 9–5 for an 88–84 win. Jamal Mashburn led Charlotte with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · CHH vs SAS
Jamal Mashburn · CHHTim Duncan · SASPTS2129REB1216AST60Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 37

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.
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 25, 12, 27, 23, 17, 24, 12, 37NJN vs MIA · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 26, 15, 15, 20, 20, 21, 23, 33BOS @ MIL · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 28, 22, 14, 17, 14, 7, 31, 31MIA @ NJN · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 13, 15, 17, 17, 25, 14, 18, 29SAS @ CHH · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 18, 26, 27, 22, 20, 15, 25, 29CHI @ DET · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 26, 22, 26, 32, 31, 23, 13, 28MIL vs BOS · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 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
Marc JacksonGSW+6.5 16.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+6.1 30.2 last 10 · 24.1 season
Jason TerryATL+5.8 21.2 last 10 · 15.4 season
Ron MercerCHI+4.0 23.2 last 10 · 19.2 season
Rick FoxLAL+4.0 11.3 last 10 · 7.3 season
Cold
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.3 8.7 last 10 · 14.0 season
Shawn MarionPHX−5.1 10.4 last 10 · 15.5 season
Reggie MillerIND−2.9 17.8 last 10 · 20.8 season
Kendall GillNJN−2.9 7.4 last 10 · 10.3 season
Malik RoseSAS−2.7 6.7 last 10 · 9.4 season