FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 15, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wolves trailed Mavs by 7 after the first quarter and won 105–99.

Final · Box score
Pistons90
Bulls99
Q1 Bulls +4; Q2 Bulls +3; Q3 Bulls +10; Q4 Bulls +9
Final · Box score
Celtics87
Warriors101
Q1 Warriors +10; Q2 Warriors +13; Q3 Warriors +8; Q4 Warriors +14
Final · Box score
Rockets90
Lakers88
Q1 Rockets +4; Q2 Rockets +1; Q3 Rockets +5; Q4 Rockets +2
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs99
Wolves105
Q1 Wolves -7; Q2 Wolves +1; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 Wolves +6
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Knicks102
Q1 Knicks +8; Q2 Knicks +8; Q3 Knicks +12; Q4 Knicks +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets82
Blazers117
Q1 Blazers +5; Q2 Blazers +6; Q3 Blazers +15; Q4 Blazers +35
Final · Box score
Wizards86
Kings88
Q1 Kings +1; Q2 Kings +5; Q3 Kings +8; Q4 Kings +2
Final · Box score
Heat116
Raptors95
Q1 Heat +5; Q2 Heat +6; Q3 Heat +12; Q4 Heat +21
On this day · 1996–97Feb 15, 1997: 6 games. Top scorer: Kenny Anderson (Blazers-Rockets), 35 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Wolves

Minnesota outlasts Dallas in overtime

Grant Hill goes for 20 points

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7+100+6Wolves AHEAD ↑Mavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs221327241399
Wolves1521262419105
Who led
Sam MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 21, 18, 17, 7, 13, 12, 6, 25Wolves25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 31, 35, 14, 27, 29, 13, 22, 23Wolves23 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 38, 30, 18, 19, 26, 17, 32, 31Mavs31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Hubert DavisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 19, 16, 18, 13, 14, 9, 16, 15Mavs15 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Denver by 35, the widest margin of 8 games.

Rockets over Lakers2Kings over Wizards2Wolves over Mavs6Bulls over Pistons9Knicks over Cavs11Warriors over Celtics14Heat over Raptors21Blazers over Nuggets35Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Heat-Raptors combined for 211, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-RaptorsHeat 116, Raptors 95
211
Mavs-WolvesMavs 99, Wolves 105
204
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 82, Blazers 117
199
Cavs-KnicksCavs 91, Knicks 102
193
Pistons-BullsPistons 90, Bulls 99
189
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 87, Warriors 101
188
Rockets-LakersRockets 90, Lakers 88
178
Wizards-KingsWizards 86, Kings 88
174
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-KingsWizards 86, Kings 88
+2 Kings
Rockets-LakersRockets 90, Lakers 88
+2 Rockets
Mavs-WolvesMavs 99, Wolves 105
+6 MIN
Pistons-BullsPistons 90, Bulls 99
+9 Bulls
Cavs-KnicksCavs 91, Knicks 102
+11 Knicks
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 87, Warriors 101
+14 Warriors
Heat-RaptorsHeat 116, Raptors 95
+21 Heat
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 82, Blazers 117
+35 Blazers
O'Neal shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
O'NealBlazers · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
MarshallWarriors · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
Lindsey HunterPistons · 31 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
KukocBulls · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
DelePistons · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Wizards-Kings
Wizards 86Kings 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2125192186
Kings2229221588
The story
Mitch Richmond's 29 points carried Sacramento past Washington, 88-86

For Washington, Rod Strickland had 20 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 10-22 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-25, was where the Kings built it.

Kings lead by quarter
200 +1+5+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 90Lakers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2422242090
Lakers2025202388
The story
Houston beat Los Angeles 90-88 behind 26 points from Charles Barkley

Elden Campbell paced Los Angeles: 13 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 24-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +4+1+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Clyde Drexler topped the game at 47.2 FPTS: 11 REB, 10 PTS, 6 AST

Final · Mavs-Wolves
Mavs 99Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs221327241399
Wolves1521262419105
The story
Stephon Marbury had 23 points and 9 assists as Minnesota beat Dallas 105-99 in OT

A.C. Green led Dallas with 15 REB, 11 PTS 23 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 10-21 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 21-13.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −7+100+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Michael Finley led the game in fantasy with 61.2 FPTS (31 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 52 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 28 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg40.7Today

41 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 27, 28, 20, 21, 20, 21, 23, 34Knicks-Cavs · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 38, 30, 18, 19, 26, 17, 32, 31Mavs-Wolves · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 14, 29, 38, 14, 15, 24, 25, 31Blazers-Nuggets · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 22, 22, 19, 11, 16, 21, 39, 31Heat-Raptors · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 11, 10, 18, 16, 10, 9, 0, 31Pistons-Bulls · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 27, 16, 14, 13, 14, 27, 11, 30Cavs-Knicks · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allan HoustonKnicks+6.5 22.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Michael FinleyMavs+6.2 27.7 last 10 · 21.5 season
Nick AndersonMagic+6.0 14.9 last 10 · 8.9 season
Tracy MurrayWizards+5.9 20.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Anthony GoldwireNuggets+5.8 12.9 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cold
Ike AustinHeat−6.2 6.6 last 10 · 12.8 season
Rony SeikalyMagic−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Elden CampbellLakers−5.2 7.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Kendall GillNets−4.4 9.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Bison DelePistons−4.4 12.4 last 10 · 16.8 season