FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 23, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed SEA by 8 at halftime and won 109–102.

Final
CLE90
ATL108
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL +18; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +18
Final
ORL110
CHH106
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +4
Final
WAS89
HOU105
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +16
Final
SAC91
LAC97
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +6
Final
SEA102
MIN109
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +7
Final
PHI94
NJN99
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +10; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +5
Final
DAL111
PHX110
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +1
Final
GSW91
POR111
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +22; Q4 POR +20
Final
MIL94
SAS91
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +3
Final
DEN91
VAN93
Q1 VAN +4; Q2 VAN -3; Q3 VAN +5; Q4 VAN +2
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 · SEA @ MIN

Terrell Brandon scores 30, Minnesota rallies past Seattle

Minnesota trailed by 8 at the half and won 109–102.

Game flow · MIN 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 Q3Final0-1-8+1+7MIN AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA27331824102
MIN26262730109
Who led
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 4, 16, 16, 22, 20, 17, 16, 30MIN30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 12, 22, 17, 28, 27, 24, 22, 23MIN23 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 36, 22, 26, 25, 22, 26, 22, 28, 33SEA33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 9, 16, 3, 9, 12, 9, 17, 15SEA15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.6Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Portland by 20.

DAL over PHX1VAN over DEN2MIL over SAS3ORL over CHH4NJN over PHI5LAC over SAC6MIN over SEA7HOU over WAS16ATL over CLE18POR over GSW20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 42

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 10 games: 24, 26, 37, 35, 11, 37, 19, 19, 32, 42PHI @ NJN · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 17, 11, 33, 15, 20, 26, 13, 33DAL @ PHX · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 36, 22, 26, 25, 22, 26, 22, 28, 33SEA @ MIN · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 25, 20, 26, 36, 21, 26, 6, 33SAC @ LAC · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 4, 16, 16, 22, 20, 17, 16, 30MIN vs SEA · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 31, 28, 15, 23, 33, 19, 26, 30PHX vs DAL · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Mitch RichmondWAS+6.0 22.5 last 10 · 16.5 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX+5.3 23.4 last 10 · 18.1 season
John StarksGSW+5.1 20.0 last 10 · 14.9 season
Michael DickersonVAN+4.8 19.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Rex ChapmanPHX+4.3 11.4 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cold
Ruben PattersonSEA−3.8 8.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.4 10.2 last 10 · 13.6 season
Chris GatlingORL−3.2 10.3 last 10 · 13.5 season
Terry PorterSAS−3.1 5.9 last 10 · 9.0 season
Othella HarringtonVAN−3.0 11.7 last 10 · 14.7 season