FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 17, 2000Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed IND by 10 after three quarters and won 101–100.

Final
MIL107
ATL101
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +6
Final
TOR94
CHH115
Q1 CHH -2; Q2 CHH -2; Q3 CHH +18; Q4 CHH +21
Final
HOU121
DAL111
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +10
Final
ORL100
GSW113
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +13
Final
SAS99
LAC93
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +6
Final
SEA82
LAL81
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +1
Final
IND100
MIN101
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN -10; Q4 MIN +1
Final
DET94
NYK105
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +11
Final
NJN96
PHI101
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +5
Final
BOS105
WAS101
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +4
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 @ MIN

Kevin Garnett scores 37, Minnesota holds off Indiana

Final: 101–100. Kevin Garnett added 13 rebounds and 7 assists.

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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-3-10+1MIN AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND28202923100
MIN29162234101
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 21, 27, 22, 20, 35, 19, 22, 37MIN37 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Malik SealyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 22, 27, 10, 23, 8, 12, 13, 16MIN16 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 22, 17, 13, 10, 19, 10, 12, 20IND20 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 24, 20, 16, 19, 17, 22, 11, 17IND17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Charlotte by 21.

SEA over LAL1MIN over IND1BOS over WAS4PHI over NJN5MIL over ATL6SAS over LAC6HOU over DAL10NYK over DET11GSW over ORL13CHH over TOR21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg17.4Last 3

17.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 25 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg36.4Today

36 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Cedric Ceballos leads the day with 39

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.
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 26, 10, 21, 16, 18, 29, 17, 39DAL vs HOU · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 11, 20, 24, 15, 4, 17, 20, 38SAS @ LAC · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 21, 27, 22, 20, 35, 19, 22, 37MIN vs IND · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 29, 24, 23, 14, 23, 35, 25, 36SEA @ LAL · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 34, 32, 45, 34, 37, 35, 31, 34PHI vs NJN · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 23, 19, 20, 23, 22, 17, 15, 34BOS @ WAS · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 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
Carlos RogersHOU+5.2 14.6 last 10 · 9.4 season
David RobinsonSAS+4.6 19.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Walt WilliamsHOU+4.5 13.0 last 10 · 8.5 season
Chris WebberSAC+4.4 29.2 last 10 · 24.8 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+4.3 22.8 last 10 · 18.5 season
Cold
Wesley PersonCLE−4.9 3.6 last 10 · 8.5 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Dikembe MutomboATL−3.4 8.7 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jason KiddPHX−3.4 13.1 last 10 · 16.5 season
Larry HughesPHI−3.3 7.3 last 10 · 10.6 season