FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 11, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed SAS by 9 after three quarters and won 106–105.

Final · Box score
Bulls92
Hornets90
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Bucks83
Pistons95
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Wizards110
Clippers104
Q1 WAS -7; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Lakers105
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Pacers110
Heat101
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Magic96
Wolves89
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Sixers91
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Spurs105
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA -4; Q3 SEA -9; Q4 SEA +1
On this day · 1996–97Feb 11, 1997: 12 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Hornets), 43 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Spurs

Seattle fights back late to top San Antonio

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 33 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-4-9+1SEA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics27322621106
Spurs29343111105
Who led
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 23, 20, 28, 19, 24, 41, 15, 24SEA24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 19, 5, 19, 18, 20, 24, 8, 21SEA21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 13, 15, 14, 23, 27, 14, 34, 26SAS26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 17, 16, 34, 31, 28, 33, 23, 20SAS20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Detroit by 12.

PHI over DAL1SEA over SAS1CHI over CHH2WAS over LAC6LAL over GSW6ORL over MIN7IND over MIA9DET over MIL12Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Wizards-Clippers combined for 214, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-ClippersWizards 110, Clippers 104
214
Sonics-SpursSonics 106, Spurs 105
211
Pacers-HeatPacers 110, Heat 101
211
Warriors-LakersWarriors 99, Lakers 105
204
Magic-WolvesMagic 96, Wolves 89
185
Bulls-HornetsBulls 92, Hornets 90
182
Mavs-SixersMavs 90, Sixers 91
181
Bucks-PistonsBucks 83, Pistons 95
178
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-SixersMavs 90, Sixers 91
+1 PHI
Sonics-SpursSonics 106, Spurs 105
+1 SEA
Bulls-HornetsBulls 92, Hornets 90
+2 CHI
Wizards-ClippersWizards 110, Clippers 104
+6 WAS
Warriors-LakersWarriors 99, Lakers 105
+6 LAL
Magic-WolvesMagic 96, Wolves 89
+7 ORL
Pacers-HeatPacers 110, Heat 101
+9 IND
Bucks-PistonsBucks 83, Pistons 95
+12 DET
SEA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-SpursSEA won · Sonics 106, Spurs 105
9 pts
Wizards-ClippersWAS won · Wizards 110, Clippers 104
7 pts
Mavs-SixersPHI won · Mavs 90, Sixers 91
6 pts
Bucks-PistonsDET won · Bucks 83, Pistons 95
2 pts
Van Exel shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Van ExelLAL · 19 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB
73% (8-11)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
KGMIN · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
64% (14-22)
Antonio DavisIND · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
BakerSEA · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
63% (12-19)
Final · Sonics-Spurs
Sonics 106Spurs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics27322621106
Spurs29343111105
The story
Gary Payton had 20 points and 8 assists as Seattle beat San Antonio 106-105

David Robinson led San Antonio with 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 6-10 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the SuperSonics took the fourth 21-11.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −2−4−9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Sixers
Mavs 90Sixers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2618252190
Sixers2618192891
The story
Philadelphia beat Dallas 91-90 behind 27 points from Allen Iverson

Dennis Scott paced Dallas: 24 PTS, 5 REB 27 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 10-16 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-21 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 00−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 92Hornets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3021152692
Hornets2022202890
The story
Michael Jordan's 29 points carried Chicago past Charlotte, 92-90

For Charlotte, Matt Geiger had 11 REB, 6 PTS, 2 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 11-22 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-20, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +10+9+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Glen Rice was the fantasy play: 43.0 FPTS on 29 PTS, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 43 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.0 in 38 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Rodney Rogers leads the day with 34

Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 10, 10, 8, 19, 19, 22, 10, 34Clippers-Wizards · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 26, 30, 27, 26, 24, 21, 31, 33Lakers-Warriors · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 9, 14, 25, 26, 13, 25, 21, 32Wizards-Clippers · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 27, 19, 17, 11, 15, 19, 11, 32Heat-Pacers · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 20, 15, 24, 20, 15, 25, 16, 30Pacers-Heat · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 11, 15, 18, 20, 26, 14, 13, 29Wolves-Magic · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony DelkGSW+6.1 15.2 last 10 · 9.1 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+5.0 19.4 last 10 · 14.4 season
Matt MaloneyHOU+4.8 13.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyORL−6.8 8.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Elden CampbellLAL−6.2 6.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Bison DeleDET−5.7 11.1 last 10 · 16.8 season
Kendall GillNJN−4.7 9.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Ike AustinMIA−4.3 8.7 last 10 · 13.0 season