FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 17, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed DET by 11 after three quarters and won 103–101.

Final
MIA86
ATL85
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +1
Final
LAC84
BOS118
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +34
Final
PHX111
CHH119
Q1 CHH +14; Q2 CHH +16; Q3 CHH +8; Q4 CHH +8
Final
HOU114
DEN109
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +20; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +5
Final
TOR103
DET101
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR -11; Q4 TOR +2
Final
SAS82
GSW78
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +4
Final
DAL87
NJN88
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +1
Final
CHI94
ORL103
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +9
Final
IND110
PHI114
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI -8; Q4 PHI +4
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1997–98Mar 17, 1998: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI @ IND), 35 points.
The lead · TOR @ DET

Toronto rallies from 11 down to beat Detroit

Trailing by 11 after three, Toronto outscored the Pistons 37–24 the rest of the way. Final: 103–101. Vince Carter led Toronto with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-5-11+2TOR AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR23232037103
DET21302624101
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 14, 19, 26, 16, 14, 3, 20, 28TOR28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dee BrownPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 16, 9, 5, 4, 2, 17, 17, 19TOR19 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 7, 15, 4, 10, 13, 6, 5, 23DET23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 11, 15, 5, 14, 18, 9, 9, 19DET19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 23 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 20 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Celtics rout

Five of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat Clippers by 34.

MIA over ATL1NJN over DAL1TOR over DET2SAS over GSW4PHI over IND4HOU over DEN5CHH over PHX8ORL over CHI9BOS over LAC34Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 39

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 24, 34, 30, 28, 25, 28, 14, 39PHI vs IND · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 11, 8, 5, 16, 14, 23, 13, 29CHH vs PHX · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 19, 16, 18, 10, 12, 21, 22, 29NJN vs DAL · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 14, 19, 26, 16, 14, 3, 20, 28TOR @ DET · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 20, 13, 16, 13, 22, 19, 15, 27IND @ PHI · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 8, 16, 20, 31, 24, 17, 21, 26HOU @ DEN · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Randy BrownCHI+4.0 13.5 last 10 · 9.5 season
Dickey SimpkinsCHI+3.7 11.4 last 10 · 7.7 season
Vin BakerSEA+3.7 18.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+3.7 25.1 last 10 · 21.4 season
Gary TrentDAL+3.6 16.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Shandon AndersonUTA−2.7 5.8 last 10 · 8.5 season
Walt WilliamsPOR−2.5 6.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Othella HarringtonHOU−2.3 9.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Scottie PippenHOU−2.3 12.7 last 10 · 15.0 season
Anfernee HardawayORL−2.1 12.6 last 10 · 14.7 season