FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 20, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIA by 13 at halftime and won 100–89.

Final
PHI102
CHH96
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +6
Final · OT
ORL88
CHI86
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL 0; OT1 ORL +2
Final
HOU85
CLE98
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE 0; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +13
Final
WAS105
LAC93
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +12
Final
LAL100
MIA89
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -13; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +11
Final
BOS106
PHX110
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +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
On this day · 1998–99Mar 20, 1999: 7 games. Top scorer: Charles Barkley (HOU vs PHX), 35 points.
The lead · LAL @ MIA

Lakers rally from 13 down to beat Miami

Trailing by 13 at the half, Lakers outscored the Heat 58–34 the rest of the way. Final: 100–89. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · LAL 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 Q3Final0-2-13+6+11LAL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL21213325100
MIA2332142089
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 61, 29, 39, 40, 40, 35, 43, 28LAL28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 16, 10, 6, 20, 22, 19, 6, 28LAL28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 21, 25, 28, 35, 22, 21, 4, 33MIA33 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 8, 10, 4, 22, 17, 18, 21, 15MIA15 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Cleveland by 13.

ORL over CHI2PHX over BOS4PHI over CHH6LAL over MIA11WAS over LAC12CLE over HOU13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.0Season avg37.2Last 5

37.2 points a game over his last five games, against 29.0 in 66 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg19.1Last 3

19.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 57 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg33.0Today

33 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Alonzo Mourning leads the day with 33

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.
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 21, 25, 28, 35, 22, 21, 4, 33MIA vs LAL · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 61, 29, 39, 40, 40, 35, 43, 28LAL @ MIA · W
29.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 16, 10, 6, 20, 22, 19, 6, 28LAL @ MIA · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 23, 19, 14, 21, 18, 9, 14, 28CHH vs PHI · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 20, 15, 29, 38, 19, 16, 15, 27BOS @ PHX · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 5, 29, 20, 30, 21, 28, 24, 18, 25PHI @ CHH · W
28.9 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 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
Larry HughesGSW+10.2 23.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+7.3 36.3 last 10 · 29.0 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN+6.1 17.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Tim ThomasMIL+5.6 17.2 last 10 · 11.6 season
Keon ClarkDEN+5.3 14.0 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Tim DuncanSAS−7.7 15.3 last 10 · 23.0 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−6.3 15.1 last 10 · 21.4 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−5.6 11.8 last 10 · 17.4 season
Allen IversonPHI−5.4 23.5 last 10 · 28.9 season