FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, November 17, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by BOS (vs CLE) and DET (vs NJN).

Final · Box score
CLE103
BOS114
Q1 BOS -10; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -7; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
DAL99
CHH104
Q1 CHH -5; Q2 CHH +15; Q3 CHH +15; Q4 CHH +5
Final · Box score
NJN107
DET109
Q1 DET -10; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
LAC89
MIN85
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC 0; Q3 LAC -9; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
POR81
ORL79
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
MIA98
PHI93
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
CHI81
PHX105
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +21; Q4 PHX +24
Final · Box score
GSW108
SEA111
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA -1; Q3 SEA +6; Q4 SEA +3
Final · Box score
NYK90
UTA98
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +18; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +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
The lead · NJN @ DET

Grant Hill scores 32, Detroit holds off New Jersey

Final: 109–107. Grant Hill added 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Stephon Marbury scored 35 for New Jersey in the loss.

Game flow · DET 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 Q3Final0-10-4+2+2DET AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN35262620107
DET25323220109
Who led
Grant HillPoints, last 9 games: 41, 30, 23, 18, 16, 25, 34, 8, 32DET32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 9 games: 15, 18, 2, 18, 12, 18, 3, 12, 20DET20 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 8 games: 39, 27, 25, 10, 27, 31, 24, 35NJN35 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 8 games: 16, 20, 16, 23, 10, 18, 15, 30NJN30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.2minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
26.91998–99 avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 1998–99 (50 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg37.4Today

37 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Phoenix by 24.

DET over NJN2POR over ORL2SEA over GSW3LAC over MIN4CHH over DAL5MIA over PHI5UTA over NYK8BOS over CLE11PHX over CHI24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 35

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.
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 8 games: 39, 27, 25, 10, 27, 31, 24, 35NJN @ DET · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 8 games: 14, 21, 31, 24, 24, 20, 20, 33UTA vs NYK · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 9 games: 41, 30, 23, 18, 16, 25, 34, 8, 32DET vs NJN · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 8 games: 30, 11, 15, 19, 26, 19, 19, 30BOS vs CLE · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 8 games: 16, 20, 16, 23, 10, 18, 15, 30NJN @ DET · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 9 games: 14, 18, 15, 33, 18, 25, 25, 23, 27MIA @ PHI · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST