FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 20, 1998Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed TOR by 8 after the first quarter and won 94–89.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Hawks115
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +27; Q4 ATL +23
Final · Box score
Nuggets88
Warriors95
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Raptors89
Bucks94
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +5
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets95
Wolves100
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Cavs109
Nets95
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Magic93
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Suns115
Q1 PHX +16; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +16
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Blazers89
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Heat91
Kings77
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Celtics106
Sonics96
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +10
On this day · 1996–97Feb 20, 1997: 7 games. Top scorer: Tim Hardaway (Heat-Nets), 35 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Bucks

Milwaukee rallies from 8 down to beat Toronto

Shawn Kemp goes for 27 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-1-2+5MIL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2923172089
Bucks2130162794
Who led
Armen GilliamPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 2, 20, 4, 8, 9, 0, 9, 24MIL24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 29, 15, 25, 24, 25, 27, 30, 21, 22MIL22 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 24, 13, 14, 26, 18, 17, 18, 23TOR23 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 6, 8, 16, 10, 12, 2, 8, 14TOR14 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Hornets-Suns combined for 214, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-SunsHornets 99, Suns 115
214
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 92, Hawks 115
207
Cavs-NetsCavs 109, Nets 95
204
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 106, Sonics 96
202
Rockets-WolvesRockets 95, Wolves 100
195
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 98, Blazers 89
187
Pacers-MagicPacers 91, Magic 93
184
Raptors-BucksRaptors 89, Bucks 94
183
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 88, Warriors 95
183
Heat-KingsHeat 91, Kings 77
168
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-MagicPacers 91, Magic 93
+2 ORL
Raptors-BucksRaptors 89, Bucks 94
+5 MIL
Rockets-WolvesRockets 95, Wolves 100
+5 MIN
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 88, Warriors 95
+7 GSW
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 98, Blazers 89
+9 NYK
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 106, Sonics 96
+10 BOS
Cavs-NetsCavs 109, Nets 95
+14 CLE
Heat-KingsHeat 91, Kings 77
+14 MIA
Hornets-SunsHornets 99, Suns 115
+16 PHX
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 92, Hawks 115
+23 ATL
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-BucksMIL won · Raptors 89, Bucks 94
8 pts
Celtics-SonicsBOS won · Celtics 106, Sonics 96
7 pts
Knicks-BlazersNYK won · Knicks 98, Blazers 89
2 pts
Cavs-NetsCLE won · Cavs 109, Nets 95
2 pts
Rockets-WolvesMIN won · Rockets 95, Wolves 100
2 pts
Houston shot 16-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HoustonNYK · 34 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (16-20)
Steven SmithATL · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
PhillsCHH · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
BakerSEA · 25 PTS, 10 REB
73% (11-15)
BattieDEN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Pacers-Magic
Pacers 91Magic 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2018292491
Magic2719242393
The story
Dan Schayes' 18 points carried Orlando past Indiana, 93-91

For Indiana, Reggie Miller had 21 PTS, 2 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 27-20, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +7+8+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 95Wolves 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets21252419695
Wolves2222242111100
The story
Kevin Garnett had 25 points and 17 rebounds as Minnesota beat Houston 100-95 in OT

Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST · 12-24 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the overtime 11-6.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +1−2−20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Raptors-Bucks
Raptors 89Bucks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2923172089
Bucks2130162794
The story
Milwaukee beat Toronto 94-89 behind 22 points and 13 rebounds from Glenn Robinson

John Wallace paced Toronto: 14 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 8-20 FG

The swing

A 30-23 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −8−1−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby topped the game at 47.0 FPTS: 14 PTS, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 36 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg46.6Today

47 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Sonics

Boston upsets Seattle

Boston (24–29) beat Seattle (40–12) 106–96. Kenny Anderson led Boston with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over IND2MIL over TOR5MIN over HOU5GSW over DEN7NYK over POR9BOS over SEA10CLE over NJN14MIA over SAC14PHX over CHH16ATL over VAN23Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over SEA.
Top performances

Nick Anderson leads the day with 37

Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 11, 18, 16, 28, 14, 28, 28, 37Magic-Pacers · W
10.7 PPG season to date · +27.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 20, 11, 7, 31, 6, 20, 25, 36Suns-Hornets · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +23.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 21, 20, 21, 23, 34, 21, 13, 34Knicks-Blazers · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 4, 16, 5, 26, 8, 30, 18, 24, 28Nets-Cavs · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 14, 13, 14, 27, 11, 30, 20, 27Cavs-Nets · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 14, 27, 29, 13, 22, 23, 13, 4, 27Wolves-Rockets · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+9.9 20.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Tony DelkGSW+8.3 18.3 last 10 · 10.0 season
Tracy MurrayWAS+7.0 21.9 last 10 · 14.9 season
Allan HoustonNYK+6.9 23.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX+6.1 19.2 last 10 · 13.1 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
Brent BarryLAC−4.3 9.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Danny FortsonDEN−4.1 4.7 last 10 · 8.8 season