FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 4, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed DET by 8 at halftime and won 112–110.

Final · Box score
DET110
ATL112
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
MIL92
CHI91
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
UTA94
GSW82
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
PHX95
HOU105
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
SEA102
LAC89
Q1 SEA 0; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +16; Q4 SEA +13
Final · Box score
DAL103
MIN84
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL 0; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
NYK92
NJN82
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
BOS74
PHI77
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
SAC114
WAS104
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +10
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 · DET @ ATL

Jim Jackson scores 33, Atlanta holds off Detroit

Final: 112–110. Jim Jackson added 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · ATL 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 Q3Final0-3-8+2+2ATL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET31292327110
ATL28243327112
Who led
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 19, 21, 12, 18, 2, 15, 26, 33ATL33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 10, 32, 28, 16, 30, 23, 32, 30ATL30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 31, 22, 30, 24, 30, 39, 28, 33DET33 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 21, 16, 20, 9, 5, 15, 20, 22DET22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Dallas by 19.

MIL over CHI1ATL over DET2PHI over BOS3HOU over PHX10NYK over NJN10SAC over WAS10UTA over GSW12SEA over LAC13DAL over MIN19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg16.6Last 3

16.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 15 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg42.0Today

42 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 33

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.
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 31, 22, 30, 24, 30, 39, 28, 33DET @ ATL · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 19, 21, 12, 18, 2, 15, 26, 33ATL vs DET · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 19, 29, 35, 24, 20, 14, 30, 32DAL @ MIN · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 10, 32, 28, 16, 30, 23, 32, 30ATL vs DET · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 19, 40, 34, 22, 24, 27, 16, 29UTA @ GSW · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 14, 12, 16, 0, 4, 12, 27, 26HOU vs PHX · W
10.3 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST