FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 14, 1998Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed PHI by 10 at halftime and won 105–98.

Final · Box score
Pacers96
Hawks92
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Cavs93
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Nets105
Sixers98
Q1 NJN -9; Q2 NJN -10; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Suns94
Spurs81
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Jazz111
Sonics91
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +20
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards108
Grizzlies110
Q1 VAN +7; Q2 VAN +2; Q3 VAN +8; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 VAN +2
On this day · 1996–97Feb 14, 1997: 9 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (Bucks-Raptors), 37 points.
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The lead · Nets-Sixers

Sam Cassell scores 30 as New Jersey wins in Philadelphia

Rod Strickland goes for 22 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-100+7NJN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets21232932105
Sixers3024192598
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 13, 26, 4, 16, 5, 26, 8, 30NJN30 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 24, 11, 12, 24, 20, 5, 17, 22NJN22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 10, 19, 9, 10, 4, 16, 6, 27PHI27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 6, 18, 10, 30, 18, 27, 30, 26PHI26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Pacers-Hawks

Indiana handles Atlanta by 4

The Pacers won the second quarter 28–24. Final: 96–92. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
VAN over WAS2IND over ATL4MIL over CLE6NJN over PHI7PHX over SAS13UTA over SEA20Final margin, points. Pink = IND over ATL.
The night in charts
Wizards-Grizzlies combined for 218, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 108, Grizzlies 110
218
Nets-SixersNets 105, Sixers 98
203
Jazz-SonicsJazz 111, Sonics 91
202
Bucks-CavsBucks 99, Cavs 93
192
Pacers-HawksPacers 96, Hawks 92
188
Suns-SpursSuns 94, Spurs 81
175
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 108, Grizzlies 110
+2 VAN
Pacers-HawksPacers 96, Hawks 92
+4 IND
Bucks-CavsBucks 99, Cavs 93
+6 MIL
Nets-SixersNets 105, Sixers 98
+7 NJN
Suns-SpursSuns 94, Spurs 81
+13 PHX
Jazz-SonicsJazz 111, Sonics 91
+20 UTA
NJN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-SixersNJN won · Nets 105, Sixers 98
10 pts
Pacers-HawksIND won · Pacers 96, Hawks 92
6 pts
Suns-SpursPHX won · Suns 94, Spurs 81
2 pts
Hornacek shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HornacekUTA · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
ReevesVAN · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
EdwardsVAN · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Tim ThomasPHI · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Abdur-RahimVAN · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Wizards-Grizzlies
Wizards 108Grizzlies 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards2727172710108
Grizzlies3422231912110
The story
Bryant Reeves had 22 points and 12 rebounds as Vancouver beat Washington 110-108 in OT

Harvey Grant led Washington with 14 REB, 11 PTS, 4 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 34-27, their biggest quarter edge.

VAN lead by quarter
200 +7+2+80+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 105Sixers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets21232932105
Sixers3024192598
The story
New Jersey beat Philadelphia 105-98 behind 24 rebounds and 17 points from Jayson Williams

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 24 REB, 17 PTS, 2 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 29-19 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −9−100+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick Coleman topped the game at 52.2 FPTS: 18 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST

Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 94Spurs 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2529162494
Spurs2719211481
The story
Jason Kidd's 29 points and 11 rebounds carried Phoenix past San Antonio, 94-81

For San Antonio, Will Perdue had 14 REB, 12 PTS 29 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 11-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 29-19.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2+8+3+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan was the fantasy play: 59.2 FPTS on 30 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 51 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 26 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 34

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 27, 29, 20, 23, 30, 29, 31, 34Jazz-Sonics · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 24, 20, 15, 25, 16, 30, 10, 31Pacers-Hawks · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 13, 26, 4, 16, 5, 26, 8, 30Nets-Sixers · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 15, 14, 23, 27, 14, 34, 26, 30Spurs-Suns · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Bob SuraPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 1, 0, 6, 0, 6, 6, 6, 30Cavs-Bucks · L
5.9 PPG season to date · +25.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 5, 15, 5, 22, 12, 21, 6, 29Suns-Spurs · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony GoldwireDEN+6.0 13.1 last 10 · 7.1 season
Nick AndersonORL+6.0 14.9 last 10 · 8.9 season
Tony DelkGSW+5.7 14.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Michael FinleyDAL+5.7 27.0 last 10 · 21.3 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE+5.6 18.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Elden CampbellLAL−6.2 6.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Ike AustinMIA−5.7 7.1 last 10 · 12.8 season
Bison DeleDET−5.4 11.3 last 10 · 16.7 season
Dennis ScottDAL−4.5 9.1 last 10 · 13.6 season