FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 16, 1998Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Magic85
Hawks81
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Rockets121
Clippers99
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +22
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Nets103
Q1 NJN +19; Q2 NJN +14; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Jazz96
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +6
On this day · 1996–97Feb 16, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Rider (Blazers-Celtics), 40 points.
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The lead · Magic-Hawks

Orlando beats Atlanta, 85–81

Dikembe Mutombo goes for 19 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+4+2+4ORL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2323231685
Hawks2220251481
Who led
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 15, 11, 11, 18, 16, 28, 14, 28ORL28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Horace GrantPoints, last 10 games: 5, 16, 11, 10, 11, 7, 12, 14, 6, 17ORL17 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 7, 33, 20, 17, 18, 18, 27, 26, 19, 22ATL22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 13, 14, 7, 12, 18, 24, 25, 19ATL19 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Clippers combined for 220, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ClippersRockets 121, Clippers 99
220
Bucks-NetsBucks 92, Nets 103
195
Hornets-JazzHornets 90, Jazz 96
186
Magic-HawksMagic 85, Hawks 81
166
ORL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Magic-HawksMagic 85, Hawks 81
+4 ORL
Hornets-JazzHornets 90, Jazz 96
+6 UTA
Bucks-NetsBucks 92, Nets 103
+11 NJN
Rockets-ClippersRockets 121, Clippers 99
+22 HOU
Hakeem shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HakeemHOU · 21 PTS, 20 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
BarkleyHOU · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
WillisHOU · 20 PTS, 5 REB
67% (8-12)
HornacekUTA · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
DrexlerHOU · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
63% (10-16)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 85Hawks 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2323231685
Hawks2220251481
The story
Nick Anderson had 28 points as Orlando beat Atlanta 85-81

Mookie Blaylock led Atlanta with 10 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 11-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the second 23-20, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+4+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Jazz
Hornets 90Jazz 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1920203190
Jazz2419223196
The story
Karl Malone's 23 points and 11 rebounds carried Utah past Charlotte, 96-90

For Charlotte, Anthony Mason had 12 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 9-22 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 24-19, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +5+4+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 121Clippers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29263432121
Clippers2427202899
The story
Houston beat Los Angeles 121-99 behind 21 points and 20 rebounds from Hakeem Olajuwon

Lamond Murray paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 10 REB 21 PTS, 20 REB, 5 AST · 9-11 FG

The swing

A 34-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +5+4+18+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 34 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg17.9Last 3

17.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 40 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Jazz

Utah leads Charlotte wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 96–90. Best quarter: the fourth, 31–31. Karl Malone led Utah with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over ATL4UTA over CHH6NJN over MIL11HOU over LAC22Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over CHH.
Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 30

Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 29, 42, 14, 19, 14, 30, 12, 29, 40, 30Hornets-Jazz · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 39, 29, 15, 25, 24, 25, 27, 30Bucks-Nets · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 15, 11, 11, 18, 16, 28, 14, 28Magic-Hawks · W
9.5 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 18, 20, 4, 19, 25, 8, 10, 25Rockets-Clippers · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 26, 17, 17, 25, 28, 24, 25, 24Bucks-Nets · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 28, 11, 15, 11, 13, 18, 12, 24Hornets-Jazz · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+7.9 17.4 last 10 · 9.5 season
Allan HoustonNYK+6.5 22.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.2 27.7 last 10 · 21.5 season
Tracy MurrayWAS+5.9 20.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Anthony GoldwireDEN+5.8 12.9 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cold
Ike AustinMIA−6.2 6.6 last 10 · 12.8 season
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Elden CampbellLAL−5.2 7.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Bison DeleDET−4.4 12.4 last 10 · 16.8 season
Brent BarryLAC−4.3 9.4 last 10 · 13.7 season