FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 16, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed IND by 10 at halftime and won 90–87.

Final · Box score
Hornets98
Hawks103
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Mavs114
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
Knicks102
Nuggets95
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Bulls79
Warriors99
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +20; Q3 GSW +27; Q4 GSW +20
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Heat96
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Bucks101
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies77
Kings81
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +4
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers87
Spurs90
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS -10; Q3 SAS -8; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Pistons85
Raptors89
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Wizards73
Q1 PHI +16; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +22
The lead · Pacers-Spurs

San Antonio needs overtime to survive Indiana

Allen Iverson goes for 39 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-10-80+3SAS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pacers241915181187
Spurs171617261490
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 9 games: 20, 15, 14, 15, 19, 22, 22, 32, 22SAS22 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 9 games: 10, 19, 10, 12, 10, 8, 16, 12, 22SAS22 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 8 games: 17, 8, 7, 17, 17, 16, 12, 28IND28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Sam PerkinsPoints, last 8 games: 9, 2, 3, 12, 6, 5, 6, 16IND16 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one 76ers rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Philadelphia beat Washington by 22.

SAS over IND3SAC over VAN4TOR over DET4ATL over CHH5POR over MIA5NYK over DEN7MIL over LAC8DAL over HOU19GSW over CHI20PHI over WAS22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Rockets-Mavs combined for 209, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-MavsRockets 95, Mavs 114
209
Hornets-HawksHornets 98, Hawks 103
201
Blazers-HeatBlazers 101, Heat 96
197
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 102, Nuggets 95
197
Clippers-BucksClippers 93, Bucks 101
194
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 79, Warriors 99
178
Pacers-SpursPacers 87, Spurs 90
177
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 85, Raptors 89
174
Sixers-WizardsSixers 95, Wizards 73
168
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 77, Kings 81
158
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-SpursPacers 87, Spurs 90
+3 SAS
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 77, Kings 81
+4 SAC
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 85, Raptors 89
+4 TOR
Blazers-HeatBlazers 101, Heat 96
+5 POR
Hornets-HawksHornets 98, Hawks 103
+5 ATL
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 102, Nuggets 95
+7 NYK
Clippers-BucksClippers 93, Bucks 101
+8 MIL
Rockets-MavsRockets 95, Mavs 114
+19 DAL
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 79, Warriors 99
+20 GSW
Sixers-WizardsSixers 95, Wizards 73
+22 PHI
SAS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-SpursSAS won · Pacers 87, Spurs 90
10 pts
Blazers-HeatPOR won · Blazers 101, Heat 96
8 pts
Pistons-RaptorsTOR won · Pistons 85, Raptors 89
3 pts
Knicks-NuggetsNYK won · Knicks 102, Nuggets 95
2 pts
Grizzlies-KingsSAC won · Grizzlies 77, Kings 81
1 pt
Jerome Williams shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jerome WilliamsDET · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
MasonCHH · 20 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST
75% (9-12)
OwensPHI · 18 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
FinleyDAL · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
71% (12-17)
RoseIND · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
Final · Pacers-Spurs
Pacers 87Spurs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers241915181187
Spurs171617261490
The story
David Robinson had 22 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio beat Indiana 90-87 in OT

Jalen Rose led Indiana with 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 7-14 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 26-18.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −7−10−80+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 77Kings 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2321181577
Kings2221251381
The story
Chris Webber's 19 points carried Sacramento past Vancouver, 81-77

For Vancouver, Othella Harrington had 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-15 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 25-18.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1−1+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the fantasy play: 63.1 FPTS on 24 PTS, 18 REB

Final · Pistons-Raptors
Pistons 85Raptors 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1723291685
Raptors1726232389
The story
Toronto beat Detroit 89-85 behind 15 points from Doug Christie

Jerry Stackhouse paced Detroit: 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 6-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 23-16 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 0+3−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.7Season avg37.4Last 5

37.4 points a game over his last five games, against 29.7 in 7 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg44.1Today

44 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 39

Allen IversonPoints, last 8 games: 28, 11, 21, 37, 46, 35, 30, 39Sixers-Wizards · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 7 games: 16, 15, 31, 19, 4, 18, 30Nuggets-Knicks · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 8 games: 26, 14, 23, 29, 19, 4, 28, 28Mavs-Rockets · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 8 games: 17, 8, 7, 17, 17, 16, 12, 28Pacers-Spurs · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 7 games: 19, 16, 21, 11, 28, 13, 27Clippers-Bucks · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jerome WilliamsPoints, last 8 games: 7, 7, 10, 6, 20, 11, 13, 26Pistons-Raptors · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST