FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 6, 1999Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed SAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 109–95.

Final
VAN99
HOU102
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +3
Final
MIA99
LAC91
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +8
Final
SAC95
NJN109
Q1 NJN -8; Q2 NJN -2; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +14
Final
DEN94
PHI77
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +17
Final
WAS96
UTA102
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +6
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 · SAC @ NJN

New Jersey turns it around against Sacramento

From 8 down after one to a 14-point win: 109–95. Keith Van Horn led New Jersey with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · NJN 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2+13+14NJN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC3420152695
NJN26263027109
Who led
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 12, 22, 20, 9, 24, 20, 16, 27NJN27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 31, 21, 10, 25, 14, 20, 19, 26NJN26 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 28, 26, 20, 18, 22, 26, 25, 25SAC25 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 6, 6, 12, 10, 17, 14, 14, 21SAC21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MIA @ LAC

Clippers' skid reaches six

Miami won 99–91; the Clippers fall to 4–13. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · LAC
W@ MIN89–85L@ TOR100–106W@ WAS98–89Wvs NYK100–95L@ SEA93–98Lvs POR71–88Lvs PHX80–94Lvs HOU96–109Lvs SEA89–102Lvs MIA91–99LAC: last 10 games through Dec 6, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg16.2Last 3

16.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 16 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg42.7Today

43 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 34

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.
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 23, 3, 19, 21, 4, 14, 7, 7, 20, 34DEN @ PHI · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 40, 34, 22, 24, 27, 16, 29, 32UTA vs WAS · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 12, 22, 20, 9, 24, 20, 16, 27NJN vs SAC · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 31, 21, 10, 25, 14, 20, 19, 26NJN vs SAC · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 19, 26, 13, 22, 22, 12, 21, 25HOU vs VAN · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 28, 26, 20, 18, 22, 26, 25, 25SAC @ NJN · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST