FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 23, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MIA by 6 after three quarters and won 84–81.

Final
TOR113
CHI90
Q1 TOR +22; Q2 TOR +27; Q3 TOR +32; Q4 TOR +23
Final
BOS86
CLE113
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +27
Final
CHH78
ORL86
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +8
Final
GSW72
POR79
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +7
Final
DEN82
SAS112
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +30
Final
MIA81
UTA84
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA -6; Q4 UTA +3
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 23, 1998: 6 games. Top scorer: Bryant Reeves (VAN vs LAC), 35 points.
The lead · MIA @ UTA

Utah takes over late to edge Miami

Down 6 after three, Utah won the fourth 27–18. Final: 84–81. Karl Malone led Utah with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+1-6+3UTA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA1427221881
UTA1824152784
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 28, 21, 26, 17, 24, 16, 31, 23UTA23 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 6, 19, 12, 12, 4, 7, 15, 17UTA17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 12, 21, 10, 20, 24, 24, 28, 30MIA30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 15, 16, 23, 25, 19, 14, 6, 11MIA11 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: San Antonio by 30.

UTA over MIA3POR over GSW7ORL over CHH8TOR over CHI23CLE over BOS27SAS over DEN30Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Tim Hardaway leads the day with 30

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.
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 12, 21, 10, 20, 24, 24, 28, 30MIA @ UTA · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 6, 2, 16, 14, 23, 18, 17, 28ORL vs CHH · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dee BrownPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 2, 17, 17, 19, 7, 12, 10, 25TOR @ CHI · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 28, 21, 26, 17, 24, 16, 31, 23UTA vs MIA · W
23.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 14, 3, 20, 28, 26, 23, 10, 23TOR @ CHI · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 19, 22, 16, 14, 16, 14, 6, 22BOS @ CLE · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 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
Hubert DavisDAL+4.7 11.4 last 10 · 6.7 season
Bimbo ColesGSW+4.6 13.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Felipe LopezVAN+3.4 10.7 last 10 · 7.3 season
Elden CampbellCHH+3.3 12.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Erick DampierGSW+3.2 11.8 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Paul PierceBOS−6.6 8.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Nick AndersonORL−3.2 13.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
Grant LongATL−2.9 5.6 last 10 · 8.5 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−2.7 16.9 last 10 · 19.6 season
Chuck PersonCHH−2.7 4.3 last 10 · 7.0 season