FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 20, 1999Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CLE by 8 after the first quarter and won 107–98.

Final
ORL107
ATL103
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +4
Final · OT
POR100
CHH96
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR 0; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR 0; OT1 POR +4
Final
IND107
CLE98
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +9
Final
CHI86
DEN95
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +9
Final
NYK86
GSW79
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +20; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +7
Final
BOS92
MIA110
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +18
Final
UTA111
MIL100
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +11
Final
PHI100
NJN96
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +4
Final
DAL90
SAS106
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +16
Final
HOU107
SEA110
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +3
Final
LAC98
WAS89
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +9
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 @ CLE

Indiana rallies from 8 down to beat Cleveland

Trailing by 8 after one, Indiana outscored the Cavaliers 79–62 the rest of the way. Final: 107–98. Jalen Rose led Indiana with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · IND 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 Q3Final0-8-6+9+9IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND28243124107
CLE3622162498
Who led
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 7, 17, 17, 16, 12, 28, 6, 22IND22 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 13, 13, 11, 10, 6, 8, 21, 18IND18 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 9 games: 17, 27, 8, 25, 22, 14, 27, 12, 29CLE29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Bob SuraPoints, last 9 games: 15, 13, 13, 7, 15, 23, 14, 18, 21CLE21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.0minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
31.81998–99 avg10.8Last 3

10.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.8 in 1998–99 (48 games). Today: 12 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Season avg33.6Today

34 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · CHI @ DEN

Chicago's skid reaches four

Denver won 95–86; the Bulls fall to 1–9. Antonio McDyess led Denver with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · CHI
Lvs NYK74–84Lvs MIA87–105L@ ATL97–113Lvs PHX80–103L@ PHI86–92Wvs BOS92–91L@ GSW79–99L@ PHX81–105L@ LAL95–103L@ DEN86–95CHI: last 10 games through Nov 20, oldest first. Pink = win.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 40

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.
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 31, 24, 24, 20, 20, 33, 19, 40UTA @ MIL · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 37, 46, 35, 30, 39, 24, 26, 37PHI @ NJN · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 9 games: 17, 27, 8, 25, 22, 14, 27, 12, 29CLE vs IND · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 2, 22, 0, 12, 31, 21, 0, 28ORL @ ATL · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 9, 26, 22, 27, 18, 3, 16, 27HOU @ SEA · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 28, 20, 27, 30, 16, 21, 24, 26SEA vs HOU · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST