FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 19, 1998Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 6 at halftime and won 87–81.

Final · Box score
Spurs87
Mavs81
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Pistons90
Rockets100
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Sixers77
Pacers82
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Heat89
Clippers80
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets92
Lakers131
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +26; Q3 LAL +29; Q4 LAL +39
Final · Box score
Bulls123
Raptors86
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +27; Q4 CHI +37
On this day · 1996–97Feb 19, 1997: 8 games. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (Warriors-Celtics), 41 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Mavs

Dallas's skid reaches three

Tim Duncan goes for 26 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-6+7+6SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1424262387
Mavs1430132481
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 23, 27, 14, 34, 26, 30, 28, 26SAS26 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Monty WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0, 6, 16, 14SAS14 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Bubba WellsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 3, 5, 2, 6, 10, 0, 21DAL21 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Shawn BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 8, 10, 10, 8, 8, 8, 10, 13DAL13 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Pistons-Rockets

Houston makes it three straight

Houston beat Detroit 100–90 and moved to 27–25. Clyde Drexler led Houston with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
W@ PHI102–86L@ BOS96–107Wvs VAN110–97L@ DET92–104Wvs SEA97–83W@ VAN112–103L@ POR81–105W@ LAL90–88W@ LAC121–99Wvs DET100–90
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 223, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 92, Lakers 131
223
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 123, Raptors 86
209
Pistons-RocketsPistons 90, Rockets 100
190
Heat-ClippersHeat 89, Clippers 80
169
Spurs-MavsSpurs 87, Mavs 81
168
Sixers-PacersSixers 77, Pacers 82
159
IND won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sixers-PacersSixers 77, Pacers 82
+5 IND
Spurs-MavsSpurs 87, Mavs 81
+6 SAS
Heat-ClippersHeat 89, Clippers 80
+9 MIA
Pistons-RocketsPistons 90, Rockets 100
+10 HOU
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 123, Raptors 86
+37 CHI
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 92, Lakers 131
+39 LAL
SAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-MavsSAS won · Spurs 87, Mavs 81
6 pts
Pistons-RocketsHOU won · Pistons 90, Rockets 100
1 pt
Drexler shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrexlerHOU · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
WellsDAL · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST
71% (10-14)
KobeLAL · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
ShaqLAL · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
BennettLAL · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 4 STL, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Sixers-Pacers
Sixers 77Pacers 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2118152377
Pacers2123231582
The story
Dale Davis' 14 points carried Indiana past Philadelphia, 82-77

For Philadelphia, Derrick Coleman had 18 REB, 16 PTS 14 PTS, 8 REB · 6-13 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 23-15, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 0+5+13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Theo Ratliff was the fantasy play: 45.6 FPTS on 13 PTS, 13 REB

Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 87Mavs 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1424262387
Mavs1430132481
The story
Jaren Jackson had 12 points as San Antonio beat Dallas 87-81

Bubba Wells led Dallas with 21 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 12 PTS, 5 STL, 4 AST, 3 REB · 5-13 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Spurs took the third 26-13.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0−6+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Rockets
Pistons 90Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2319272190
Rockets22292128100
The story
Houston beat Detroit 100-90 behind 14 points and 14 rebounds from Charles Barkley

Grant Hill paced Detroit: 16 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 14 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 7-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1+9+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 51 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.4Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.8Season avg33.6Today

34 minutes today, against 5.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Clyde Drexler leads the day with 29

Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 20, 4, 19, 25, 8, 10, 25, 29Rockets-Pistons · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 19, 11, 16, 21, 39, 31, 17, 28Heat-Clippers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 23, 27, 14, 34, 26, 30, 28, 26Spurs-Mavs · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 19, 9, 6, 23, 24, 20, 25, 22Bulls-Raptors · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 6, 30, 25, 11, 8, 15, 14, 18, 11, 22Lakers-Nuggets · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Bubba WellsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 3, 5, 2, 6, 10, 0, 21Mavs-Spurs · L
3.8 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high21 PTS · 9 REB · 7 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
Bison DeleDET−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Ike AustinMIA−5.7 7.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Kevin JohnsonPHX−4.5 6.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
Brent BarryLAC−4.3 9.4 last 10 · 13.7 season