FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 29, 1999Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed VAN by 5 after the first quarter and won 118–110.

Final
SAC88
MIA98
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +10
Final
DAL82
NYK107
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +25; Q3 NYK +32; Q4 NYK +25
Final
IND93
POR91
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND 0; Q4 IND +2
Final
GSW99
UTA115
Q1 UTA +22; Q2 UTA +20; Q3 UTA +28; Q4 UTA +16
Final · OT
HOU118
VAN110
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU 0; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU 0; OT1 HOU +8
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 · HOU @ VAN

Houston outlasts Vancouver in overtime

100–100 at the end of regulation. Houston took the last extra period 18–10. Final: 118–110. Steve Francis led Houston with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-50+40+8HOU AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
HOU2827202518118
VAN3322162910110
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 18, 3, 16, 27, 21, 17, 10, 24HOU24 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 18, 7, 16, 9, 19, 26, 13, 22HOU22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 6, 13, 13, 5, 9, 9, 6, 25VAN25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 24, 31, 15, 23, 15, 22, 6, 23VAN23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Second story · IND @ POR

Indiana wins a tight one over Portland

93–91. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. Jalen Rose led Indiana with 22 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
IND over POR2HOU over VAN8MIA over SAC10UTA over GSW16NYK over DAL25Final margin, points. Pink = IND over POR.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.9Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg17.6Last 3

17.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 12 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg30.4Today

30 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 27

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: 24, 20, 20, 33, 19, 40, 34, 22, 24, 27UTA vs GSW · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Charlie WardPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 7, 13, 9, 3, 11, 13, 2, 25NYK vs DAL · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 6, 13, 13, 5, 9, 9, 6, 25VAN vs HOU · L
11.1 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 18, 3, 16, 27, 21, 17, 10, 24HOU @ VAN · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 24, 31, 15, 23, 15, 22, 6, 23VAN vs HOU · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 18, 7, 16, 9, 19, 26, 13, 22HOU @ VAN · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST