FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 21, 1998Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed LAC by 12 after the first quarter and won 111–98.

Final · Box score
Pistons94
Mavs82
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Hornets111
Clippers98
Q1 CHH -12; Q2 CHH -2; Q3 CHH +5; Q4 CHH +13
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Nets89
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Jazz79
Spurs77
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Wizards88
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +6
On this day · 1996–97Feb 21, 1997: 11 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Bullets), 36 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Clippers

Charlotte climbs out of a 12-point hole against Clippers

Tim Duncan goes for 29 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-2+5+13CHH AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets20392329111
Clippers3229162198
Who led
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 8, 12, 10, 10, 12, 10, 10, 25CHH25 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 30, 12, 29, 40, 30, 31, 10, 23CHH23 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 5, 14, 12, 2, 17, 12, 17, 17LAC17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Ike AustinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 12, 3, 6, 3, 5, 9, 8, 16LAC16 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Jazz-Spurs

Utah never trails at a break against San Antonio

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 79–77. Karl Malone led Utah with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over SAS2CHI over WAS6PHI over NJN9DET over DAL12CHH over LAC13Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over SAS.
The night in charts
Hornets-Clippers combined for 209, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-ClippersHornets 111, Clippers 98
209
Sixers-NetsSixers 98, Nets 89
187
Bulls-WizardsBulls 94, Wizards 88
182
Pistons-MavsPistons 94, Mavs 82
176
Jazz-SpursJazz 79, Spurs 77
156
UTA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Jazz-SpursJazz 79, Spurs 77
+2 UTA
Bulls-WizardsBulls 94, Wizards 88
+6 CHI
Sixers-NetsSixers 98, Nets 89
+9 PHI
Pistons-MavsPistons 94, Mavs 82
+12 DET
Hornets-ClippersHornets 111, Clippers 98
+13 CHH
Cassell shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CassellNJN · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
75% (9-12)
DeleDET · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
StricklandDAL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
MasonCHH · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST
69% (11-16)
WesleyCHH · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 79Spurs 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2023211579
Spurs1421182477
The story
Karl Malone had 24 points and 13 rebounds as Utah beat San Antonio 79-77

Avery Johnson led San Antonio with 20 PTS, 7 AST 24 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 8-19 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the first 20-14, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6+8+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 94Wizards 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3026162294
Wizards2224172588
The story
Chicago beat Washington 94-88 behind 17 points from Toni Kukoc

Rod Strickland paced Washington: 19 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 6-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +8+10+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Clippers
Hornets 111Clippers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets20392329111
Clippers3229162198
The story
Anthony Mason's 25 points and 10 rebounds carried Charlotte past Los Angeles, 111-98

For Los Angeles, Eric Piatkowski had 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 11-16 FG

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 39-29.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −12−2+5+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 54 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Calbert Cheaney leads the day with 30

Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 20, 14, 18, 28, 24, 16, 18, 30Wizards-Bulls · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 27, 14, 34, 26, 30, 28, 26, 29Spurs-Jazz · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 30, 18, 27, 30, 26, 27, 13, 27Sixers-Nets · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 8, 12, 10, 10, 12, 10, 10, 25Hornets-Clippers · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 23, 30, 29, 31, 34, 23, 25, 24Jazz-Spurs · W
26.0 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 20, 5, 17, 22, 19, 20, 13, 24Nets-Sixers · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 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
Allan HoustonNYK+6.9 23.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Tracy MurrayWAS+6.6 21.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Rod StricklandWAS+6.1 23.6 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Bison DeleDET−4.4 12.0 last 10 · 16.4 season
Brent BarryLAC−4.3 9.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Ike AustinLAC−4.1 8.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Danny FortsonDEN−4.1 4.7 last 10 · 8.8 season