FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 17, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Spurs trailed Pistons by 3 after three quarters and won 95–94.

Final · Box score
Pacers97
Bulls105
Q1 Bulls +4; Q2 Bulls +14; Q3 Bulls +8; Q4 Bulls +8
Final · Box score
Suns95
Mavs77
Q1 Suns +3; Q2 Suns +7; Q3 Suns +17; Q4 Suns +18
Final · Box score
Knicks91
Nuggets77
Q1 Knicks +2; Q2 Knicks +4; Q3 Knicks +6; Q4 Knicks +14
Final · Box score
Wolves84
Heat110
Q1 Heat +6; Q2 Heat +20; Q3 Heat +23; Q4 Heat +26
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Sixers98
Q1 Sixers +3; Q2 Sixers +5; Q3 Sixers +7; Q4 Sixers +1
Final · Box score
Warriors83
Blazers101
Q1 Blazers +21; Q2 Blazers +20; Q3 Blazers +21; Q4 Blazers +18
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Kings102
Q1 Kings +4; Q2 Kings +12; Q3 Kings +12; Q4 Kings +3
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Spurs95
Q1 Spurs +4; Q2 Spurs +1; Q3 Spurs -3; Q4 Spurs +1
On this day · 1996–97Feb 17, 1997: 7 games. Top scorer: Glen Rice (Hornets-Magic), 40 points.
Feb 17 in other seasons20222021201220112010200920052004200320022001200019991996
The lead · Pistons-Spurs

San Antonio takes over late to edge Detroit

Tim Duncan goes for 28 points

Game flow · Spurs margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+1-3+1Spurs AHEAD ↑Pistons AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2527251794
Spurs2924212195
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 14, 23, 27, 14, 34, 26, 30, 28Spurs28 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Monty WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 6, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0, 6, 16Spurs16 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 15, 11, 4, 16, 16, 16, 5, 21Pistons21 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 28, 19, 16, 24, 21, 22, 20, 20Pistons20 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Bulls combined for 202, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-BullsPacers 97, Bulls 105
202
Celtics-KingsCeltics 99, Kings 102
201
Cavs-SixersCavs 97, Sixers 98
195
Wolves-HeatWolves 84, Heat 110
194
Pistons-SpursPistons 94, Spurs 95
189
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 83, Blazers 101
184
Suns-MavsSuns 95, Mavs 77
172
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 91, Nuggets 77
168
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-SixersCavs 97, Sixers 98
+1 Sixers
Pistons-SpursPistons 94, Spurs 95
+1 Spurs
Celtics-KingsCeltics 99, Kings 102
+3 Kings
Pacers-BullsPacers 97, Bulls 105
+8 Bulls
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 91, Nuggets 77
+14 Knicks
Suns-MavsSuns 95, Mavs 77
+18 Suns
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 83, Blazers 101
+18 Blazers
Wolves-HeatWolves 84, Heat 110
+26 Heat
Person shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PersonCavs · 28 PTS, 4 STL, 1 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
LenardHeat · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
DuncanSpurs · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST, 2 BLK
72% (13-18)
IlgauskasCavs · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
RatliffSixers · 17 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Pistons-Spurs
Pistons 94Spurs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2527251794
Spurs2924212195
The story
Monty Williams had 16 points as San Antonio beat Detroit 95-94

Lindsey Hunter led Detroit with 15 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 29-25, their biggest quarter edge.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +4+1−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Sixers
Cavs 97Sixers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2421262697
Sixers2723282098
The story
Allen Iverson's 27 points and 8 assists carried Philadelphia past Cleveland, 98-97

For Cleveland, Wesley Person had 28 PTS 27 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 9-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-24, was where the 76ers built it.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 +3+5+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zydrunas Ilgauskas was the fantasy play: 51.5 FPTS on 24 PTS, 10 REB

Final · Celtics-Kings
Celtics 99Kings 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2023263099
Kings24312621102
The story
Sacramento beat Boston 102-99 behind 21 points from Corliss Williamson

Walter McCarty paced Boston: 20 PTS, 7 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 31-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

Kings lead by quarter
200 +4+12+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker topped the game at 47.9 FPTS: 18 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.3Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 4.3 in 34 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Miami by 26.

Sixers over Cavs1Spurs over Pistons1Kings over Celtics3Bulls over Pacers8Knicks over Nuggets14Suns over Mavs18Blazers over Warriors18Heat over Wolves26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 34

Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 20, 15, 25, 16, 30, 10, 31, 34Pacers-Bulls · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 14, 23, 27, 14, 34, 26, 30, 28Spurs-Pistons · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 18, 15, 13, 15, 28, 17, 0, 28Cavs-Sixers · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 18, 10, 30, 18, 27, 30, 26, 27Sixers-Cavs · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 31, 15, 40, 18, 29, 37, 21, 27Bulls-Pacers · W
28.7 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 17, 20, 21, 14, 22, 12, 17, 26Warriors-Blazers · L
9.7 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonMagic+7.9 17.4 last 10 · 9.5 season
Allan HoustonKnicks+7.3 23.6 last 10 · 16.3 season
Tony DelkWarriors+7.0 16.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCavs+6.3 19.3 last 10 · 13.0 season
Tracy MurrayWizards+5.9 20.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyMagic−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Ike AustinHeat−5.7 7.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Elden CampbellLakers−5.2 7.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Bison DelePistons−5.0 11.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Brent BarryClippers−4.3 9.4 last 10 · 13.7 season