FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 7, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 11 after the first quarter and won 102–97.

Final
TOR104
ATL84
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +20
Final
PHI102
BOS97
Q1 PHI -11; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +5
Final
DET97
CHH82
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +15
Final
UTA105
GSW84
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +18; Q3 UTA +23; Q4 UTA +21
Final
CLE94
IND95
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +1
Final
MIA103
NJN85
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +20; Q3 MIA +29; Q4 MIA +18
Final
NYK96
ORL89
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +7
Final
MIN95
SAC92
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -9; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +3
Final
HOU119
SEA116
Q1 HOU 0; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +3
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 · 1998–99Apr 7, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (MIL vs CLE), 33 points.
The lead · PHI @ BOS

Philadelphia climbs out of an 11-point hole against Boston

Down 11 after one, the 76ers won the second quarter 32–26 and the game 102–97. Matt Geiger led Philadelphia with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · PHI 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 Q3Final0-11-5-2+5PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI23322324102
BOS3426201797
Who led
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 12, 12, 2, 15, 20, 6, 9, 20PHI20 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 44, 21, 33, 43, 18, 15, 23, 30, 16PHI16 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 18, 10, 6, 4, 18, 23, 24, 28BOS28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 31, 13, 8, 18, 22, 18, 20, 18BOS18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 74 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg12.9Last 3

12.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 66 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg45.6Today

46 minutes today, against 23.2 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · MIN @ SAC

Minnesota turns it around against Sacramento

From 9 down at the half to a 3-point win: 95–92. Terrell Brandon led Minnesota with 30 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MIN vs SAC
Terrell Brandon · MINVlade Divac · SACPTS3020REB312AST99Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Steve Francis 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.
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 12, 19, 15, 16, 16, 30, 18, 31HOU @ SEA · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 14, 23, 14, 21, 24, 8, 11, 30MIN @ SAC · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 22, 28, 21, 21, 35, 21, 21, 29SEA vs HOU · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 8, 19, 8, 17, 11, 14, 30, 28NYK @ ORL · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 18, 10, 6, 4, 18, 23, 24, 28BOS vs PHI · L
14.0 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 35, 11, 20, 7, 12, 9, 30, 28HOU @ SEA · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 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
Walt WilliamsHOU+7.6 18.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Anthony MasonCHH+6.8 18.1 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jalen RoseIND+5.8 24.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Larry HughesGSW+5.7 19.5 last 10 · 13.8 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+5.7 17.1 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Isaiah RiderATL−11.6 7.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cedric CeballosDAL−8.6 8.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Robert PackDAL−5.9 3.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Bob SuraCLE−4.6 8.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Christian LaettnerDET−4.5 8.1 last 10 · 12.6 season