FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 3, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed CLE by 12 after three quarters and won 102–100.

Final
MIA84
BOS96
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +12
Final · OT
PHI102
CLE100
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI -10; Q3 PHI -12; Q4 PHI 0; OT1 PHI +2
Final
ORL112
DEN100
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +12
Final
SAS80
DET102
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +22
Final
POR80
LAL93
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +13
Final
WAS93
TOR95
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +2
Final
IND100
UTA75
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +25
Final
CHH113
VAN94
Q1 CHH +2; Q2 CHH +10; Q3 CHH +15; Q4 CHH +19
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 · PHI @ CLE

Philadelphia needs overtime to survive Cleveland

Tied 91–91 after regulation. Philadelphia won the final period 11–9 for a 102–100 win. Aaron McKie led Philadelphia with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · PHI 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.Final0-9-10-120+2PHI AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
PHI2121232611102
CLE302225149100
Who led
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 10, 4, 17, 23, 9, 4, 20, 25PHI25 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
George LynchPoints, last 10 games: 26, 8, 5, 15, 10, 7, 7, 8, 5, 22PHI22 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 8 games: 2, 8, 20, 15, 16, 12, 9, 22CLE22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Bob SuraPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 18, 21, 8, 15, 15, 15, 18, 20CLE20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Indiana posts the night's biggest win

Indiana beat Utah by 25, the widest margin of 8 games.

PHI over CLE2TOR over WAS2BOS over MIA12ORL over DEN12LAL over POR13CHH over VAN19DET over SAS22IND over UTA25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 17 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg18.6Last 3

18.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 16 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg40.3Today

40 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 31

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.
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 13, 18, 7, 11, 6, 15, 26, 31IND @ UTA · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Michael DickersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 8, 7, 16, 9, 2, 12, 4, 29VAN vs CHH · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 5, 13, 6, 12, 2, 13, 12, 28CHH @ VAN · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 8, 32, 28, 31, 22, 30, 24, 30, 39, 28DET vs SAS · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 30, 17, 15, 17, 11, 22, 9, 26BOS vs MIA · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 15, 21, 10, 17, 20, 16, 24, 25DEN vs ORL · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST