FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 18, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed POR by 5 after three quarters and won 101–95.

Final · Box score
Nets104
Hawks114
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Hornets77
Warriors88
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Magic115
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Suns110
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Sonics101
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 SEA -5; Q4 SEA +6
Final · Box score
Knicks78
Jazz94
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +26; Q3 UTA +30; Q4 UTA +16
Final · Box score
Celtics114
Grizzlies105
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Bucks108
Wizards98
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +10
On this day · 1996–97Feb 18, 1997: 6 games. Top scorer: Scottie Pippen (Bulls-Nuggets), 47 points.
Feb 18 in other seasons2021201620142012201020092004200320022001200019991996
The lead · Blazers-Sonics

Seattle gets past Portland

Rod Strickland goes for 33 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+3-5+6SEA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2417342095
Sonics22222631101
Who led
Dale EllisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 18, 16, 5, 5, 17, 14, 4, 19SEA19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 19, 24, 41, 15, 24, 33, 10, 17SEA17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 38, 14, 15, 24, 25, 31, 24, 26POR26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 11, 21, 16, 21, 19, 19, 12, 14POR14 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Bucks-Wizards

Milwaukee takes care of Washington

A 10-point win, 108–98. Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SEA over POR6PHX over LAL7BOS over VAN9ATL over NJN10MIL over WAS10GSW over CHH11ORL over MIN13UTA over NYK16Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over WAS.
The night in charts
Celtics-Grizzlies combined for 219, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 114, Grizzlies 105
219
Nets-HawksNets 104, Hawks 114
218
Wolves-MagicWolves 102, Magic 115
217
Lakers-SunsLakers 103, Suns 110
213
Bucks-WizardsBucks 108, Wizards 98
206
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 95, Sonics 101
196
Knicks-JazzKnicks 78, Jazz 94
172
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 77, Warriors 88
165
SEA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 95, Sonics 101
+6 SEA
Lakers-SunsLakers 103, Suns 110
+7 PHX
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 114, Grizzlies 105
+9 BOS
Nets-HawksNets 104, Hawks 114
+10 ATL
Bucks-WizardsBucks 108, Wizards 98
+10 MIL
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 77, Warriors 88
+11 GSW
Wolves-MagicWolves 102, Magic 115
+13 ORL
Knicks-JazzKnicks 78, Jazz 94
+16 UTA
SEA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-SonicsSEA won · Blazers 95, Sonics 101
5 pts
Hornets-WarriorsGSW won · Hornets 77, Warriors 88
3 pts
Bucks-WizardsMIL won · Bucks 108, Wizards 98
3 pts
Lakers-SunsPHX won · Lakers 103, Suns 110
2 pts
Clifford Robinson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Clifford RobinsonPHX · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
ReevesVAN · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Eddie JonesLAL · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Abdur-RahimVAN · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
65% (11-17)
HammondsMIN · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Blazers-Sonics
Blazers 95Sonics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2417342095
Sonics22222631101
The story
Gary Payton had 16 points and 12 assists as Seattle beat Portland 101-95

Isaiah Rider led Portland with 26 PTS, 3 REB 16 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB · 7-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the SuperSonics took the fourth 31-20.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −2+3−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damon Stoudamire led the game in fantasy with 49.2 FPTS (14 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Bucks-Wizards
Bucks 108Wizards 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks24282630108
Wizards2728222198
The story
Ray Allen's 25 points and 10 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Washington, 108-98

For Washington, Calbert Cheaney had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST · 10-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-21, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −3−3+1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Magic
Wolves 102Magic 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves30221931102
Magic31302826115
The story
Orlando beat Minnesota 115-102 behind 26 points from Horace Grant

Kevin Garnett paced Minnesota: 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 28-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+9+18+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 35 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 30 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Rod Strickland leads the day with 33

Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 26, 13, 25, 21, 32, 22, 20, 33Wizards-Bucks · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 42, 14, 19, 14, 30, 12, 29, 40, 30, 31Hornets-Warriors · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 26, 24, 21, 31, 33, 44, 18, 30Lakers-Suns · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dana BarrosPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 14, 16, 10, 10, 11, 11, 13, 29Celtics-Grizzlies · W
8.9 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 11, 11, 18, 16, 28, 14, 28, 28Magic-Wolves · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 38, 27, 23, 8, 10, 15, 28, 26, 18, 27Celtics-Grizzlies · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+9.1 19.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Tony DelkGSW+8.6 18.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Tracy MurrayWAS+7.0 21.9 last 10 · 14.9 season
Allan HoustonNYK+6.5 22.8 last 10 · 16.3 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE+6.3 19.3 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Ike AustinMIA−5.7 7.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Bison DeleDET−5.0 11.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Elden CampbellLAL−4.6 7.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Kevin JohnsonPHX−4.5 6.5 last 10 · 11.0 season