FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 10, 1998Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed SEA by 11 after the first quarter and won 97–83.

Final · Box score
Raptors86
Bulls93
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Heat91
Cavs81
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Nuggets112
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Wizards99
Warriors87
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Sonics83
Rockets97
Q1 HOU -11; Q2 HOU -8; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Magic66
Pacers85
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Hawks108
Bucks100
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Mavs81
Nets90
Q1 NJN -5; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Knicks99
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Kings86
Suns88
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Blazers117
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +24; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Jazz106
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +8
The lead · Sonics-Rockets

Houston rallies from 11 down to beat Seattle

Rod Strickland posts a triple-double

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-8+8+14HOU AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics312491983
Rockets2027252597
Who led
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 11, 17, 14, 10, 18, 20, 4, 19HOU19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Eddie JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 0, 14, 4, 16, 13, 6, 3, 14HOU14 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 20, 20, 12, 10, 30, 14, 17, 20SEA20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 19, 23, 20, 28, 19, 24, 41, 15SEA15 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Indiana by 19.

PHX over SAC2CHI over TOR7ATL over MIL8NYK over CHH8UTA over LAC8NJN over DAL9MIA over CLE10WAS over GSW12POR over LAL12DEN over BOS13HOU over SEA14IND over ORL19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Lakers-Blazers combined for 222, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BlazersLakers 105, Blazers 117
222
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 99, Nuggets 112
211
Hawks-BucksHawks 108, Bucks 100
208
Clippers-JazzClippers 98, Jazz 106
204
Hornets-KnicksHornets 91, Knicks 99
190
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 99, Warriors 87
186
Sonics-RocketsSonics 83, Rockets 97
180
Raptors-BullsRaptors 86, Bulls 93
179
Kings-SunsKings 86, Suns 88
174
Heat-CavsHeat 91, Cavs 81
172
Mavs-NetsMavs 81, Nets 90
171
Magic-PacersMagic 66, Pacers 85
151
PHX won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Kings-SunsKings 86, Suns 88
+2 PHX
Raptors-BullsRaptors 86, Bulls 93
+7 CHI
Hornets-KnicksHornets 91, Knicks 99
+8 NYK
Clippers-JazzClippers 98, Jazz 106
+8 UTA
Hawks-BucksHawks 108, Bucks 100
+8 ATL
Mavs-NetsMavs 81, Nets 90
+9 NJN
Heat-CavsHeat 91, Cavs 81
+10 MIA
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 99, Warriors 87
+12 WAS
Lakers-BlazersLakers 105, Blazers 117
+12 POR
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 99, Nuggets 112
+13 DEN
Sonics-RocketsSonics 83, Rockets 97
+14 HOU
Magic-PacersMagic 66, Pacers 85
+19 IND
HOU erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-RocketsHOU won · Sonics 83, Rockets 97
11 pts
Mavs-NetsNJN won · Mavs 81, Nets 90
5 pts
Hawks-BucksATL won · Hawks 108, Bucks 100
5 pts
Raptors-BullsCHI won · Raptors 86, Bulls 93
4 pts
Hornets-KnicksNYK won · Hornets 91, Knicks 99
2 pts
Kukoc shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KukocCHI · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Jayson WilliamsNJN · 15 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
EllisDEN · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
MutomboATL · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 86Suns 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2323231786
Suns2131211588
The story
Antonio McDyess' 16 points and 14 rebounds carried Phoenix past Sacramento, 88-86

For Sacramento, Corliss Williamson had 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 14 REB, 5 STL, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 31-23.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2+6+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Warriors
Wizards 99Warriors 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3030152499
Warriors2625171987
The story
Joe Smith had 36 points in a 99-87 loss to Washington

Calbert Cheaney led Washington with 18 PTS, 4 REB 36 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 16-26 FG

The swing

The Wizards won the second 30-25, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +4+9+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Nuggets
Celtics 99Nuggets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1919273499
Nuggets24243034112
The story
Denver beat Boston 112-99 behind 34 points from Johnny Newman

Ron Mercer paced Boston: 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 34 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 9-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +5+10+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tony Battie topped the game at 52.1 FPTS: 13 REB, 10 PTS

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 42 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 44 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tracy Murray leads the day with 50

Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 22, 8, 22, 12, 16, 24, 9, 50Wizards-Warriors · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +36.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high50 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 23, 32, 23, 9, 18, 18, 16, 36Warriors-Wizards · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Johnny NewmanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 9, 19, 9, 10, 21, 19, 18, 34Nuggets-Celtics · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 35, 26, 30, 27, 26, 24, 21, 31Lakers-Blazers · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 26, 35, 27, 29, 20, 23, 30, 29Jazz-Clippers · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 16, 16, 6, 26, 17, 17, 25, 28Bucks-Hawks · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael FinleyDAL+5.4 26.5 last 10 · 21.1 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE+5.3 17.9 last 10 · 12.6 season
Samaki WalkerDAL+5.3 14.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Tracy MurrayWAS+5.3 19.6 last 10 · 14.3 season
Matt MaloneyHOU+4.8 13.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Elden CampbellLAL−5.9 6.5 last 10 · 12.4 season
Bison DeleDET−5.8 11.1 last 10 · 16.9 season
Rony SeikalyORL−5.6 9.8 last 10 · 15.4 season
Dennis ScottDAL−5.3 8.2 last 10 · 13.5 season
Kendall GillNJN−4.7 9.4 last 10 · 14.1 season