FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 29, 1999Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed VAN by 5 after the first quarter and won 118–110.

Final · Box score
Kings88
Heat98
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Mavs82
Knicks107
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +25; Q3 NYK +32; Q4 NYK +25
Final · Box score
Pacers93
Blazers91
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +4; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Jazz115
Q1 UTA +22; Q2 UTA +20; Q3 UTA +28; Q4 UTA +16
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets118
Grizzlies110
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +8
The lead · Rockets-Grizzlies

Houston outlasts Vancouver in overtime

Steve Francis goes for 24 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-50+40+8HOU AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets2827202518118
Grizzlies3322162910110
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 18, 3, 16, 27, 21, 17, 10, 24HOU24 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 18, 7, 16, 9, 19, 26, 13, 22HOU22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 6, 13, 13, 5, 9, 9, 6, 25VAN25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 24, 31, 15, 23, 15, 22, 6, 23VAN23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Pacers-Blazers

Indiana wins a tight one over Portland

93–91. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. Jalen Rose led Indiana with 22 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
IND over POR2HOU over VAN8MIA over SAC10UTA over GSW16NYK over DAL25Final margin, points. Pink = IND over POR.
The night in charts
Rockets-Grizzlies combined for 228, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 118, Grizzlies 110
228
Warriors-JazzWarriors 99, Jazz 115
214
Mavs-KnicksMavs 82, Knicks 107
189
Kings-HeatKings 88, Heat 98
186
Pacers-BlazersPacers 93, Blazers 91
184
IND won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pacers-BlazersPacers 93, Blazers 91
+2 IND
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 118, Grizzlies 110
+8 HOU
Kings-HeatKings 88, Heat 98
+10 MIA
Warriors-JazzWarriors 99, Jazz 115
+16 UTA
Mavs-KnicksMavs 82, Knicks 107
+25 NYK
HOU rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-GrizzliesHOU won · Rockets 118, Grizzlies 110
5 pts
Pacers-BlazersIND won · Pacers 93, Blazers 91
3 pts
Malone shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 27 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
86% (12-14)
BarkleyHOU · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
P.J. BrownMIA · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
MashburnMIA · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Pacers-Blazers
Pacers 93Blazers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2325242193
Blazers2618281991
The story
Dale Davis' 15 points and 12 rebounds carried Indiana past Portland, 93-91

For Portland, Scottie Pippen had 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 25-18.

IND lead by quarter
200 −3+40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace was the fantasy play: 48.7 FPTS on 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 118Grizzlies 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2827202518118
Grizzlies3322162910110
The story
Kelvin Cato had 13 points and 10 rebounds as Houston beat Vancouver 118-110 in OT

Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Vancouver with 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 13 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the overtime 18-10.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −50+40+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 99Jazz 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1927203399
Jazz41252821115
The story
Utah beat Golden State 115-99 behind 16 points from Scott Padgett

Mookie Blaylock paced Golden State: 10 AST, 6 PTS 16 PTS, 3 REB · 5-10 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 41-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +22+20+28+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.9Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg17.6Last 3

17.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 12 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg30.4Today

30 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 27

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 20, 33, 19, 40, 34, 22, 24, 27Jazz-Warriors · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Charlie WardPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 7, 13, 9, 3, 11, 13, 2, 25Knicks-Mavs · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 6, 13, 13, 5, 9, 9, 6, 25Grizzlies-Rockets · L
11.1 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 18, 3, 16, 27, 21, 17, 10, 24Rockets-Grizzlies · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 24, 31, 15, 23, 15, 22, 6, 23Grizzlies-Rockets · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 18, 7, 16, 9, 19, 26, 13, 22Rockets-Grizzlies · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST