FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 27, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed GSW by 15 at halftime and won 87–86.

Final · OT
PHI99
ATL103
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -12; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 ATL 0; OT1 ATL +4
Final
WAS112
DEN100
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +12
Final
HOU87
GSW86
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU -15; Q3 HOU -5; Q4 HOU +1
Final
UTA77
LAC103
Q1 LAC +19; Q2 LAC +20; Q3 LAC +25; Q4 LAC +26
Final
CLE109
NJN99
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +10
Final
DAL77
SAS99
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +22
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 27, 1998: 13 games. Top scorer: Bryant Reeves (VAN vs NYK), 35 points.
The lead · HOU @ GSW

Houston storms back from 15 down to beat Golden State

The Rockets trailed by 15 at the half and won 87–86. Charles Barkley led Houston with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-15-5+1HOU AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2113233087
GSW2029132486
Who led
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 21, 15, 15, 35, 19, 16, 16, 24HOU24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 17, 21, 26, 16, 32, 24, 12, 20HOU20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 2, 6, 6, 13, 8, 22, 11, 23GSW23 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 4, 13, 14, 20, 12, 16, 9, 12GSW12 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.1Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Season avg18.4Last 3

18.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · PHI @ ATL

Atlanta needs overtime to survive Philadelphia

Tied 86–86 after regulation. Atlanta won the final period 17–13 for a 103–99 win. Steven Smith led Atlanta with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · ATL vs PHI
Steven Smith · ATLAllen Iverson · PHIPTS2924REB24AST46Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Antonio McDyess 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.
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 39, 23, 21, 17, 15, 23, 10, 17, 16, 39DEN vs WAS · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 10, 22, 10, 14, 14, 25, 21, 29ATL vs PHI · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 23, 22, 13, 29, 35, 30, 24, 29WAS @ DEN · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 20, 18, 20, 28, 13, 13, 23, 27WAS @ DEN · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 17, 20, 20, 15, 12, 17, 22, 26CLE @ NJN · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 22, 29, 24, 20, 31, 16, 24, 26NJN vs CLE · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 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 12.6 last 10 · 7.4 season
Elden CampbellCHH+4.5 14.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+4.2 22.3 last 10 · 18.1 season
Mitch RichmondWAS+3.4 25.0 last 10 · 21.6 season
Detlef SchrempfSEA+3.4 17.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Paul PierceBOS−6.5 7.6 last 10 · 14.1 season
Nick AndersonORL−4.3 12.1 last 10 · 16.4 season
Chuck PersonCHH−4.2 2.5 last 10 · 6.7 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−3.9 15.6 last 10 · 19.5 season
Walt WilliamsPOR−3.2 5.5 last 10 · 8.7 season