FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 24, 1998Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed PHX by 18 at halftime and won 85–84.

Final · Box score
Lakers98
Bucks81
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Nets110
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Warriors87
Knicks82
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Sixers85
Suns84
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI -18; Q3 PHI -12; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Spurs105
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Heat104
Jazz102
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Wizards124
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +12
On this day · 1996–97Feb 24, 1997: 4 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Blazers), 37 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Suns

Philadelphia erases 18-point lead, steals one from Phoenix

Chris Webber goes for 36 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-18-12+1PHI AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2415202685
Suns3126141384
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 27, 30, 26, 27, 13, 27, 33, 27PHI27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 7, 16, 18, 17, 16, 24, 20, 18PHI18 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 7, 31, 6, 20, 25, 36, 15, 21PHX21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Danny ManningPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 13, 28, 12, 8, 9, 8, 17, 15PHX15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Wizards combined for 236, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WizardsRockets 112, Wizards 124
236
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 101, Nets 110
211
Heat-JazzHeat 104, Jazz 102
206
Wolves-SpursWolves 99, Spurs 105
204
Lakers-BucksLakers 98, Bucks 81
179
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 87, Knicks 82
169
Sixers-SunsSixers 85, Suns 84
169
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-SunsSixers 85, Suns 84
+1 PHI
Heat-JazzHeat 104, Jazz 102
+2 MIA
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 87, Knicks 82
+5 GSW
Wolves-SpursWolves 99, Spurs 105
+6 SAS
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 101, Nets 110
+9 NJN
Rockets-WizardsRockets 112, Wizards 124
+12 WAS
Lakers-BucksLakers 98, Bucks 81
+17 LAL
PHI erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-SunsPHI won · Sixers 85, Suns 84
18 pts
Wolves-SpursSAS won · Wolves 99, Spurs 105
3 pts
Rockets-WizardsWAS won · Rockets 112, Wizards 124
2 pts
Grizzlies-NetsNJN won · Grizzlies 101, Nets 110
1 pt
Tracy Murray shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tracy MurrayWAS · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
LenardMIA · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
CurryMIL · 17 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ZoMIA · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ReevesVAN · 31 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
63% (12-19)
Final · Sixers-Suns
Sixers 85Suns 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2415202685
Suns3126141384
The story
Allen Iverson had 27 points as Philadelphia beat Phoenix 85-84

Clifford Robinson led Phoenix with 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 8-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 26-13.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −7−18−12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Aaron McKie led the game in fantasy with 43.5 FPTS (12 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Heat-Jazz
Heat 104Jazz 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat27262427104
Jazz23271735102
The story
Miami beat Utah 104-102 behind 20 points from Alonzo Mourning

John Stockton paced Utah: 12 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 24-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4+3+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone topped the game at 56.2 FPTS: 26 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 99Spurs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2818213299
Spurs25292130105
The story
Tim Duncan's 28 points and 19 rebounds carried San Antonio past Minnesota, 105-99

For Minnesota, Stephon Marbury had 24 PTS, 10 AST 28 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 29-18.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −3+8+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett was the fantasy play: 52.7 FPTS on 25 PTS, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 52 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Season avg10.5Last 3

10.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.5 in 54 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 19 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Lakers by 17.

PHI over PHX1MIA over UTA2GSW over NYK5SAS over MIN6NJN over VAN9WAS over HOU12LAL over MIL17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Chris Webber leads the day with 36

Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 31, 20, 22, 18, 14, 20, 23, 36Wizards-Rockets · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 25, 21, 32, 22, 20, 33, 19, 31Wizards-Rockets · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 15 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 6, 7, 12, 22, 22, 14, 9, 31Grizzlies-Nets · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 5, 17, 22, 19, 20, 13, 24, 29Nets-Grizzlies · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 34, 26, 30, 28, 26, 29, 17, 28Spurs-Wolves · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 26, 8, 30, 18, 24, 28, 22, 28Nets-Grizzlies · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+10.9 22.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Tracy MurrayWAS+7.9 23.0 last 10 · 15.1 season
Tim DuncanSAS+6.7 25.9 last 10 · 19.2 season
Rod StricklandWAS+6.5 24.2 last 10 · 17.7 season
Terry PorterMIN+6.5 14.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Danny FortsonDEN−4.5 4.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Brent BarryLAC−4.3 9.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Kevin WillisHOU−4.2 13.0 last 10 · 17.2 season
Michael JordanCHI−4.2 23.9 last 10 · 28.1 season