FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 3, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed CHH by 6 after the first quarter and won 89–87.

Final
NYK70
ATL83
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +13
Final
UTA89
CHH87
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +2
Final
GSW88
DEN122
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +21; Q4 DEN +34
Final
IND92
LAL107
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +15
Final
VAN91
POR101
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +10
Final
BOS104
TOR114
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +10
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 · 1998–99Mar 3, 1999: 7 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs PHX), 32 points.
The lead · UTA @ CHH

Utah edges Charlotte by two

Charlotte won the fourth 27–25, but Utah held on, 89–87. John Stockton led Utah with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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 Q3Final0-6-2+4+2UTA AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA2322192589
CHH2918132787
Who led
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 12, 10, 8, 11, 12, 7, 11, 22UTA22 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 33, 25, 18, 19, 23, 35, 31, 19UTA19 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 18, 9, 17, 23, 23, 17, 17, 31CHH31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 0, 10, 7, 2, 0, 5, 2, 5, 2, 13CHH13 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Denver posts the night's biggest win

Denver beat Golden State by 34, the widest margin of 6 games.

UTA over CHH2POR over VAN10TOR over BOS10ATL over NYK13LAL over IND15DEN over GSW34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 56 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg15.8Last 3

15.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 58 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg35.3Today

35 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 31

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: 18, 39, 22, 35, 19, 28, 24, 23, 25, 31LAL vs IND · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 18, 9, 17, 23, 23, 17, 17, 31CHH vs UTA · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 31, 24, 33, 23, 51, 26, 28, 30TOR vs BOS · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Keon ClarkPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 10, 19, 10, 5, 2, 6, 20, 29DEN vs GSW · W
8.1 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 13, 27, 10, 11, 19, 17, 12, 25VAN @ POR · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 14 AST
Muggsy BoguesPoints, last 10 games: 3, 4, 11, 6, 3, 2, 0, 8, 3, 24TOR vs BOS · W
5.4 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 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
David RobinsonSAS+5.7 22.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR+5.5 16.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Rodney RogersPHX+5.5 18.5 last 10 · 13.0 season
Wesley PersonCLE+5.2 14.5 last 10 · 9.3 season
Andre MillerCLE+5.0 16.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Allen IversonPHI−6.6 23.1 last 10 · 29.7 season
Steve FrancisHOU−5.2 11.9 last 10 · 17.1 season
Toni KukocPHI−4.9 11.7 last 10 · 16.6 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−4.8 13.3 last 10 · 18.1 season
Jason KiddPHX−4.8 9.9 last 10 · 14.7 season