FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 24, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed IND by 14 at halftime and won 83–82.

Final
IND82
CHI83
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI -14; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +1
Final
VAN98
DEN110
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +12
Final
SEA106
NYK112
Q1 NYK 0; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +6
Final
NJN87
POR101
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +14
Final · 2OT
LAL101
UTA105
Q1 UTA -9; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA 0; OT1 UTA 0; OT2 UTA +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 @ CHI

Chicago climbs out of a 14-point hole against Indiana

Down 14 at the half, the Bulls won the third quarter 29–14 and the game 83–82. Elton Brand led Chicago with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · CHI 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 Q3Final0-10-14+1+1CHI AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2724141782
CHI1720291783
Who led
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 26, 22, 18, 15, 24, 24, 20, 28CHI28 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 14, 24, 13, 12, 13, 19, 16, 17CHI17 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 25, 19, 10, 16, 12, 21, 13, 18IND18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 2, 15, 6, 13, 8, 13, 4, 13IND13 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.1Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 37 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg9.5Last 3

9.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.3Season avg31.7Today

32 minutes today, against 5.3 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · LAL @ UTA

Utah needs two overtimes to survive Lakers

Tied 81–81 after regulation. Utah won the final period 14–10 for a 105–101 win. Karl Malone led Utah with 31 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · UTA vs LAL
Karl Malone · UTAShaquille O'Neal · LALPTS3136REB139AST23Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 36

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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 31, 27, 22, 26, 30, 27, 17, 36LAL @ UTA · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 32, 23, 18, 24, 21, 32, 24, 31UTA vs LAL · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 26, 22, 18, 15, 24, 24, 20, 28CHI vs IND · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 23, 15, 22, 13, 13, 17, 17, 27NYK vs SEA · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 30, 22, 18, 22, 15, 25, 28, 26LAL @ UTA · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 29, 14, 17, 11, 20, 15, 16, 24VAN @ DEN · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 4 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
Antawn JamisonGSW+5.0 23.7 last 10 · 18.7 season
Mookie BlaylockGSW+4.9 15.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Juwan HowardWAS+4.9 19.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
Rod StricklandWAS+4.4 17.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+4.2 23.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Cold
Wesley PersonCLE−4.7 3.2 last 10 · 7.9 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN−4.6 5.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Vernon MaxwellSEA−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Monty WilliamsORL−3.4 5.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Bob SuraCLE−3.3 11.9 last 10 · 15.2 season