FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 9, 1999Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed POR by 4 after the first quarter and won 92–87.

Final · Box score
Suns103
Bulls80
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +23
Final · Box score
Lakers123
Mavs101
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +22
Final · Box score
Spurs118
Warriors89
Q1 SAS +25; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +32; Q4 SAS +29
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Heat113
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Jazz92
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +5
The lead · Blazers-Jazz

Utah beats Portland by 5

Alonzo Mourning goes for 33 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-40-1+5UTA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2320261887
Jazz1924252492
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 5 games: 14, 21, 31, 24, 24UTA24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 5 games: 5, 7, 20, 13, 19UTA19 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 5 games: 22, 22, 22, 7, 26POR26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 5 games: 7, 23, 8, 17, 19POR19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Pacers-Heat

Miami never trails at a break against Indiana

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 113–101. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 33 points, 16 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over POR5MIA over IND12LAL over DAL22PHX over CHI23SAS over GSW29Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over IND.
The night in charts
Lakers-Mavs combined for 224, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-MavsLakers 123, Mavs 101
224
Pacers-HeatPacers 101, Heat 113
214
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 118, Warriors 89
207
Suns-BullsSuns 103, Bulls 80
183
Blazers-JazzBlazers 87, Jazz 92
179
UTA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Blazers-JazzBlazers 87, Jazz 92
+5 UTA
Pacers-HeatPacers 101, Heat 113
+12 MIA
Lakers-MavsLakers 123, Mavs 101
+22 LAL
Suns-BullsSuns 103, Bulls 80
+23 PHX
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 118, Warriors 89
+29 SAS
Gugliotta shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GugliottaPHX · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
82% (9-11)
ShaqLAL · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
75% (12-16)
FoxLAL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
ZoMIA · 33 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
67% (16-24)
RiceLAL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 87Jazz 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2320261887
Jazz1924252492
The story
Karl Malone had 24 points as Utah beat Portland 92-87

Damon Stoudamire led Portland with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 24-18.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −40−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 101Heat 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers28272323101
Heat40243316113
The story
Tim Hardaway's 19 points and 14 assists carried Miami past Indiana, 113-101

For Indiana, Jalen Rose had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB · 7-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-28, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +12+9+19+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Bulls
Suns 103Bulls 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns33312316103
Bulls2621181580
The story
Phoenix beat Chicago 103-80 behind 19 points and 9 assists from Jason Kidd

Clifford Robinson backed him with 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL · 6-8 FG

The swing

A 31-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +7+17+22+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tom Gugliotta topped the game at 54.4 FPTS: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.3points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
15.7Season avg20.0Last 4

20.0 points a game over his last four games, against 15.7 in 3 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
36.71998–99 avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.7 in 1998–99 (48 games). Today: 6 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Season avg32.5Today

32 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Alonzo Mourning leads the day with 33

Alonzo MourningPoints, last 4 games: 14, 18, 15, 33Heat-Pacers · W
20.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 5 games: 23, 28, 21, 30, 27Lakers-Mavs · W
25.8 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 5 games: 22, 22, 22, 7, 26Blazers-Jazz · L
19.8 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 5 games: 14, 21, 31, 24, 24Jazz-Blazers · W
22.8 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 5 games: 8, 8, 2, 4, 21Spurs-Warriors · W
8.6 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 5 games: 28, 17, 14, 20, 21Lakers-Mavs · W
20.0 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST