FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 24, 1999Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed IND by 9 after the first quarter and won 103–102.

Final
IND102
ATL103
Q1 ATL -9; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +1
Final
MIN87
BOS68
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +19
Final
CHI81
CHH110
Q1 CHH +3; Q2 CHH +14; Q3 CHH +14; Q4 CHH +29
Final
HOU88
DAL78
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +10
Final
GSW92
LAC80
Q1 GSW 0; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +12
Final
PHX106
LAL101
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +5
Final
MIA84
MIL76
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +8
Final
DET84
NJN71
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +13
Final
NYK91
SAC92
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +1
Final
WAS96
SEA92
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +4
Final · OT
PHI95
VAN90
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI 0; OT1 PHI +5
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 24, 1998: 7 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (MIL vs HOU), 33 points.
The lead · IND @ ATL

Atlanta rallies from 9 down to beat Indiana

Trailing by 9 after one, Atlanta outscored the Pacers 79–69 the rest of the way. Final: 103–102. Steven Smith led Atlanta with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · ATL 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+4+1+1ATL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND33192723102
ATL24322423103
Who led
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 17, 22, 10, 22, 10, 14, 14, 25ATL25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 16, 5, 10, 13, 8, 11, 8, 19ATL19 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 22, 19, 15, 27, 31, 11, 18, 26IND26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dale DavisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 18, 12, 6, 2, 6, 7, 7, 15IND15 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Hornets rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Charlotte beat Chicago by 29.

ATL over IND1SAC over NYK1WAS over SEA4PHX over LAL5PHI over VAN5MIA over MIL8HOU over DAL10GSW over LAC12DET over NJN13MIN over BOS19CHH over CHI29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 27 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 21 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg33.7Today

34 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 34

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: 30, 28, 25, 28, 14, 39, 41, 24, 14, 34PHI @ VAN · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 26, 19, 23, 22, 13, 29, 35, 30WAS @ SEA · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 21, 25, 28, 12, 18, 7, 26, 27SEA vs WAS · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 25, 15, 17, 19, 15, 12, 9, 27NJN vs DET · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 22, 19, 15, 27, 31, 11, 18, 26IND @ ATL · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 17, 22, 10, 22, 10, 14, 14, 25ATL vs IND · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 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+5.2 12.3 last 10 · 7.1 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+4.4 22.7 last 10 · 18.3 season
Bimbo ColesGSW+4.1 12.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Felipe LopezVAN+3.8 11.1 last 10 · 7.2 season
Elden CampbellCHH+3.5 12.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Paul PierceBOS−5.8 8.7 last 10 · 14.5 season
Chuck PersonCHH−3.2 3.7 last 10 · 6.9 season
Nick AndersonORL−3.2 13.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
Grant LongATL−3.2 5.1 last 10 · 8.3 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−3.1 16.5 last 10 · 19.6 season