FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 22, 1999Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by BOS (vs IND) and SAS (vs PHI).

Final · Box score
Pacers85
Celtics95
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Sixers91
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +15
The lead · Spurs-Sixers

San Antonio wins a tight one over Philadelphia

Tim Duncan goes for 26 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+100-4+3SAS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2715213194
Sixers1725252491
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 19, 22, 22, 32, 22, 29, 14, 26SAS26 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 10, 8, 16, 12, 22, 21, 7, 19SAS19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 37, 46, 35, 30, 39, 24, 26, 37, 35PHI35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
George LynchPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 15, 15, 12, 6, 26, 8, 5, 15PHI15 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Celtics

Boston handles Indiana by 10

The Celtics won the fourth quarter 34–20. Final: 95–85. Paul Pierce led Boston with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over PHI3BOS over IND10UTA over MIN15Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over IND.
The night in charts
Wolves-Jazz combined for 201, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-JazzWolves 93, Jazz 108
201
Spurs-SixersSpurs 94, Sixers 91
185
Pacers-CelticsPacers 85, Celtics 95
180
SAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Spurs-SixersSpurs 94, Sixers 91
+3 SAS
Pacers-CelticsPacers 85, Celtics 95
+10 BOS
Wolves-JazzWolves 93, Jazz 108
+15 UTA
BOS rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-CelticsBOS won · Pacers 85, Celtics 95
4 pts
Spurs-SixersSAS won · Spurs 94, Sixers 91
4 pts
Sealy shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SealyMIN · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
LynchPHI · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Dale DavisIND · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
BrandonMIN · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
MaloneUTA · 34 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
54% (13-24)
Final · Spurs-Sixers
Spurs 94Sixers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2715213194
Sixers1725252491
The story
David Robinson had 19 points and 11 rebounds as San Antonio beat Philadelphia 94-91

Larry Hughes led Philadelphia with 15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 11 REB, 7 BLK, 3 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 27-17, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +100−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 85Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2317252085
Celtics2221183495
The story
Boston beat Indiana 95-85 behind 17 points and 12 rebounds from Paul Pierce

Jalen Rose paced Indiana: 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −1+3−4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dale Davis topped the game at 38.4 FPTS: 19 PTS, 12 REB

Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 93Jazz 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3024261393
Jazz33361722108
The story
Karl Malone's 34 points and 11 rebounds carried Utah past Minnesota, 108-93

For Minnesota, Kevin Garnett had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 34 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 13-24 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 36-24, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3+15+6+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.6Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 24.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg18.5Last 3

18.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg27.8Today

28 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 35

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 37, 46, 35, 30, 39, 24, 26, 37, 35Sixers-Spurs · L
30.8 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 24, 24, 20, 20, 33, 19, 40, 34Jazz-Wolves · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 19, 22, 22, 32, 22, 29, 14, 26Spurs-Sixers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 8 games: 18, 15, 9, 21, 10, 10, 18, 21Wolves-Jazz · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 8 games: 34, 31, 35, 16, 23, 29, 15, 20Wolves-Jazz · L
25.4 PPG season to date · −6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 10, 8, 16, 12, 22, 21, 7, 19Spurs-Sixers · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST