FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 27, 2000Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed SEA by 5 after three quarters and won 90–82.

Final
SAS90
SEA82
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +8
Final
DAL113
UTA105
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +8
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 27, 1999: 6 games. Top scorer: Antonio McDyess (DEN vs WAS), 39 points.
The lead · SAS @ SEA

Tim Duncan scores 30 as San Antonio wins in Seattle

Final: 90–82. Tim Duncan made 14 of 20 shots from the field.

Game flow · SAS 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 Q3Final0-4-2-5+8SAS AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS1824192990
SEA2222221682
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 15, 21, 10, 13, 26, 30, 17, 30SAS30 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 22, 26, 20, 13, 30, 10, 10, 23SAS23 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 27, 22, 40, 30, 24, 22, 28, 21SEA21 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 20, 6, 9, 21, 13, 18, 25, 21SEA21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 43 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg6.5Last 3

6.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 28 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · DAL @ UTA

Dallas never trails at a break against Utah

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 113–105. Michael Finley led Dallas with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · DAL vs UTA
Michael Finley · DALKarl Malone · UTAPTS3126REB510AST21Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Michael Finley 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.
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 16, 22, 28, 31, 24, 29, 15, 31DAL @ UTA · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 15, 21, 10, 13, 26, 30, 17, 30SAS @ SEA · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 31, 21, 31, 32, 28, 21, 25, 26UTA vs DAL · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 22, 26, 20, 13, 30, 10, 10, 23SAS @ SEA · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 27, 22, 40, 30, 24, 22, 28, 21SEA vs SAS · L
23.9 PPG season to date · −2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 20, 6, 9, 21, 13, 18, 25, 21SEA vs SAS · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 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+8.8 22.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+5.9 35.0 last 10 · 29.1 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC+5.2 12.9 last 10 · 7.7 season
Jalen RoseIND+5.1 22.9 last 10 · 17.8 season
Mitch RichmondWAS+4.8 22.0 last 10 · 17.2 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Robert PackDAL−5.9 3.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−5.8 11.2 last 10 · 17.0 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL−5.7 15.5 last 10 · 21.2 season
Bimbo ColesATL−4.8 3.5 last 10 · 8.3 season