FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 16, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed IND by 10 at halftime and won 90–87.

Final
CHH98
ATL103
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +5
Final
HOU95
DAL114
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +19
Final
NYK102
DEN95
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +7
Final
CHI79
GSW99
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +20; Q3 GSW +27; Q4 GSW +20
Final
POR101
MIA96
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +5
Final
LAC93
MIL101
Q1 MIL 0; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +8
Final
VAN77
SAC81
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +4
Final · OT
IND87
SAS90
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS -10; Q3 SAS -8; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS +3
Final
DET85
TOR89
Q1 TOR 0; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 TOR +4
Final
PHI95
WAS73
Q1 PHI +16; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +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
The lead · IND @ SAS

San Antonio needs overtime to survive Indiana

Tied 76–76 after regulation. San Antonio won the final period 14–11 for a 90–87 win. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-10-80+3SAS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
IND241915181187
SAS171617261490
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 9 games: 20, 15, 14, 15, 19, 22, 22, 32, 22SAS22 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 9 games: 10, 19, 10, 12, 10, 8, 16, 12, 22SAS22 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 8 games: 17, 8, 7, 17, 17, 16, 12, 28IND28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Sam PerkinsPoints, last 8 games: 9, 2, 3, 12, 6, 5, 6, 16IND16 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one 76ers rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Philadelphia beat Washington by 22.

SAS over IND3SAC over VAN4TOR over DET4ATL over CHH5POR over MIA5NYK over DEN7MIL over LAC8DAL over HOU19GSW over CHI20PHI over WAS22Final 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
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.7Season avg37.4Last 5

37.4 points a game over his last five games, against 29.7 in 7 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg44.1Today

44 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

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 8 games: 28, 11, 21, 37, 46, 35, 30, 39PHI @ WAS · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 7 games: 16, 15, 31, 19, 4, 18, 30DEN vs NYK · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 8 games: 26, 14, 23, 29, 19, 4, 28, 28DAL vs HOU · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 8 games: 17, 8, 7, 17, 17, 16, 12, 28IND @ SAS · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 7 games: 19, 16, 21, 11, 28, 13, 27LAC @ MIL · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jerome WilliamsPoints, last 8 games: 7, 7, 10, 6, 20, 11, 13, 26DET @ TOR · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST