FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, November 7, 1999Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAS by 7 after the first quarter and won 77–74.

Final
DAL97
LAL105
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +8
Final
WAS87
NJN112
Q1 NJN +12; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +25
Final
SAS74
PHX77
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX -7; Q4 PHX +3
Final
CHH99
TOR109
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +10
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · SAS @ PHX

Phoenix takes over late to edge San Antonio

Down 7 after three, Phoenix won the fourth 26–16. Final: 77–74. Jason Kidd led Phoenix with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · PHX 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 Q3Final0-7-7-7+3PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS1919201674
PHX1219202677
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 3 games: 8, 22, 23PHX23 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 3 games: 21, 1, 18PHX18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 4 games: 20, 15, 14, 15SAS15 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 4 games: 10, 19, 10, 12SAS12 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · CHH @ TOR

Toronto makes it three straight

Toronto beat Charlotte 109–99 and moved to 3–1. Vince Carter led Toronto with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · TOR
Lvs BOS90–103Wvs MIA97–86W@ NJN112–92Wvs CHH109–99TOR: last 4 games through Nov 7, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.9points, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Points per game
7.41998–99 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 points a game over his last three games, against 7.4 in 1998–99 (47 games). Today: 18 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 2 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
31.11998–99 avg14.2Last 2

14.2 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.1 in 1998–99 (38 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg25.3Today

25 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal 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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 4 games: 23, 28, 21, 30LAL vs DAL · W
25.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 20 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 4 games: 26, 14, 23, 29DAL @ LAL · L
23.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 4 games: 24, 22, 8, 26CHH @ TOR · L
20.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 4 games: 12, 24, 26, 25TOR vs CHH · W
21.8 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Johnny NewmanPoints, last 4 games: 5, 4, 6, 25NJN vs WAS · W
10.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 4 games: 16, 20, 16, 23NJN vs WAS · W
18.8 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST