FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 15, 1999Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SAS by 7 after the first quarter and won 91–85.

Final · Box score
Pacers96
Rockets87
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND -5; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Sonics100
Nets92
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +14; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Lakers91
Suns82
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Jazz91
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +6
The lead · Spurs-Jazz

Utah tops San Antonio in Utah

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 34 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-1+1+6UTA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs3219191585
Jazz2525212091
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 7 games: 14, 21, 31, 24, 24, 20, 20UTA20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 7 games: 15, 18, 10, 11, 11, 6, 20UTA20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 8 games: 20, 15, 14, 15, 19, 22, 22, 32SAS32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 8 games: 10, 19, 10, 12, 10, 8, 16, 12SAS12 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Rockets

Indiana makes it three straight

Indiana beat Houston 96–87 and moved to 5–2. Al Harrington led Indiana with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · IND
W@ NJN119–112L@ CHH89–98Wvs BOS115–108L@ MIA101–113Wvs ORL116–101Wvs WAS105–83W@ HOU96–87
The night in charts
Sonics-Nets combined for 192, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-NetsSonics 100, Nets 92
192
Pacers-RocketsPacers 96, Rockets 87
183
Spurs-JazzSpurs 85, Jazz 91
176
Lakers-SunsLakers 91, Suns 82
173
UTA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Spurs-JazzSpurs 85, Jazz 91
+6 UTA
Sonics-NetsSonics 100, Nets 92
+8 SEA
Pacers-RocketsPacers 96, Rockets 87
+9 IND
Lakers-SunsLakers 91, Suns 82
+9 LAL
UTA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-JazzUTA won · Spurs 85, Jazz 91
7 pts
Pacers-RocketsIND won · Pacers 96, Rockets 87
5 pts
Baker shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BakerSEA · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
GillNJN · 15 PTS, 7 STL, 4 REB, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
BarkleyHOU · 24 REB, 18 PTS, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
StocktonUTA · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
DuncanSAS · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
52% (12-23)
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 85Jazz 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs3219191585
Jazz2525212091
The story
Karl Malone's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried Utah past San Antonio, 91-85

For San Antonio, David Robinson had 12 PTS, 10 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 7-18 FG

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 25-19.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −7−1+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan was the fantasy play: 44.6 FPTS on 32 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST

Final · Pacers-Rockets
Pacers 96Rockets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3010223496
Rockets2520222087
The story
Dale Davis had 13 points and 11 rebounds as Indiana beat Houston 96-87

Steve Francis led Houston with 18 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB 13 PTS, 11 REB · 4-7 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 34-20.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5−5−5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Charles Barkley led the game in fantasy with 49.3 FPTS (24 REB, 18 PTS)

Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 91Suns 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2818212491
Suns2323181882
The story
Los Angeles beat Phoenix 91-82 behind 23 points from Glen Rice

Anfernee Hardaway paced Phoenix: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB · 6-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 24-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +50+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 8 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg25.1Last 3

25.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 7 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg37.8Today

38 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 34

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 8 games: 23, 28, 21, 30, 27, 6, 23, 34Lakers-Suns · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 8 games: 20, 15, 14, 15, 19, 22, 22, 32Spurs-Jazz · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 7 games: 39, 27, 25, 10, 27, 31, 24Nets-Sonics · L
26.1 PPG season to date · −2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 9 games: 28, 17, 14, 20, 21, 24, 11, 14, 23Lakers-Suns · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 8 games: 29, 22, 18, 11, 24, 10, 7, 21Sonics-Nets · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 8 games: 17, 22, 20, 11, 15, 24, 12, 21Sonics-Nets · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST