FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 17, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by DAL (vs DET) and CHI (vs MIA).

Final
MIA76
CHI83
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +7
Final
DEN101
CLE119
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +18
Final
DET97
DAL106
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +9
Final
IND92
MIL90
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +2
Final
SAC108
UTA119
Q1 UTA 0; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +11
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1998–99Feb 17, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (MIN vs HOU), 40 points.
The lead · MIA @ CHI

Chicago upsets Miami

Chicago (10–38) beat Miami (31–17) 83–76. Elton Brand led Chicago with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3+2+7CHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2317132376
CHI1621182883
Who led
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 22, 10, 22, 21, 25, 13, 8, 26CHI26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 8, 4, 9, 10, 9, 9, 0, 20CHI20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 24, 20, 23, 32, 12, 17, 20, 15MIA15 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 14, 8, 17, 17, 23, 6, 2, 14MIA14 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Second story · DET @ DAL

Dallas takes care of Detroit

A 9-point win, 106–97. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over MIL2CHI over MIA7DAL over DET9UTA over SAC11CLE over DEN18Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over DET.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 50 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg12.4Last 3

12.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 50 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 30

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.
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 35, 26, 28, 14, 25, 30, 32, 30UTA vs SAC · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 22, 10, 22, 21, 25, 13, 8, 26CHI vs MIA · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 7, 15, 10, 18, 13, 8, 13, 24CLE vs DEN · W
8.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 12, 7, 19, 15, 14, 31, 27, 24CLE vs DEN · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 21, 21, 9, 25, 18, 16, 28, 23MIL vs IND · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 30, 16, 14, 13, 32, 16, 11, 23IND @ MIL · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 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
Jalen RoseIND+4.4 20.7 last 10 · 16.3 season
Derrick ColemanCHH+4.3 20.3 last 10 · 16.0 season
Carlos RogersHOU+3.8 12.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Andre MillerCLE+3.8 14.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Lamond MurrayCLE+3.7 19.2 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Jason KiddPHX−4.8 10.8 last 10 · 15.6 season
P.J. BrownMIA−4.4 5.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Othella HarringtonVAN−4.0 9.0 last 10 · 13.0 season
Hubert DavisDAL−3.7 4.4 last 10 · 8.1 season
Isaiah RiderATL−3.6 18.1 last 10 · 21.7 season