FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 27, 2000Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed SEA by 5 after three quarters and won 90–82.

Final · Box score
Spurs90
Sonics82
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Mavs113
Jazz105
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +8
On this day · 1998–99Mar 27, 1999: 6 games. Top scorer: Antonio McDyess (Nuggets-Wizards), 39 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Sonics

Tim Duncan scores 30 as San Antonio wins in Seattle

David Robinson goes for 23 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2-5+8SAS AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1824192990
Sonics2222221682
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 15, 21, 10, 13, 26, 30, 17, 30SAS30 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 22, 26, 20, 13, 30, 10, 10, 23SAS23 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 27, 22, 40, 30, 24, 22, 28, 21SEA21 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 20, 6, 9, 21, 13, 18, 25, 21SEA21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Jazz combined for 218, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-JazzMavs 113, Jazz 105
218
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 90, Sonics 82
172
DAL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Mavs-JazzMavs 113, Jazz 105
+8 DAL
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 90, Sonics 82
+8 SAS
Finley shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FinleyDAL · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
72% (13-18)
DuncanSAS · 30 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
RussellUTA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
DirkDAL · 17 REB, 16 PTS, 8 AST, 3 BLK
55% (6-11)
FosterSEA · 12 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
50% (6-12)
Final · Spurs-Sonics
Spurs 90Sonics 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1824192990
Sonics2222221682
The story
Gary Payton had 21 points in a 90-82 loss to San Antonio

Greg Foster added 12 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 9-23 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 29-16.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4−2−5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 113Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs25303325113
Jazz22262829105
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 17 rebounds and 16 points carried Dallas past Utah, 113-105

For Utah, Karl Malone had 26 PTS, 10 REB 17 REB, 16 PTS, 8 AST, 3 BLK · 6-11 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-28, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3+7+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Stockton was the fantasy play: 58.5 FPTS on 16 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 43 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg6.5Last 3

6.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 28 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Mavs-Jazz

Dallas never trails at a break against Utah

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 113–105. Michael Finley led Dallas with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Jazz
Michael Finley · DALKarl Malone · UTAPTS3126REB510AST21Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 31

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 16, 22, 28, 31, 24, 29, 15, 31Mavs-Jazz · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 15, 21, 10, 13, 26, 30, 17, 30Spurs-Sonics · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 31, 21, 31, 32, 28, 21, 25, 26Jazz-Mavs · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 22, 26, 20, 13, 30, 10, 10, 23Spurs-Sonics · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 27, 22, 40, 30, 24, 22, 28, 21Sonics-Spurs · L
23.9 PPG season to date · −2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 20, 6, 9, 21, 13, 18, 25, 21Sonics-Spurs · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesGSW+8.8 22.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+5.9 35.0 last 10 · 29.1 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+5.2 12.9 last 10 · 7.7 season
Jalen RoseIND+5.1 22.9 last 10 · 17.8 season
Mitch RichmondWAS+4.8 22.0 last 10 · 17.2 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Robert PackDAL−5.9 3.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−5.8 11.2 last 10 · 17.0 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−5.7 15.5 last 10 · 21.2 season
Bimbo ColesATL−4.8 3.5 last 10 · 8.3 season