FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 27, 1998Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CLE by 11 at halftime and won 90–87.

Final · Box score
Warriors88
Celtics120
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +21; Q3 BOS +28; Q4 BOS +32
Final · Box score
Sixers79
Nuggets78
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Cavs87
Pistons90
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET -11; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Blazers59
Pacers124
Q1 IND +19; Q2 IND +30; Q3 IND +41; Q4 IND +65
Final · Box score
Suns104
Clippers99
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Wolves91
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +13
Final · 3OT · Box score
Raptors115
Magic107
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR -8; Q3 TOR -9; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 Raptors 0; OT2 Raptors 0; OT3 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Sonics90
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +18; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +2
On this day · 1996–97Feb 27, 1997: 5 games. Top scorer: Elden Campbell (Lakers-Bullets), 38 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pistons

Detroit rallies from 11 down to beat Cleveland

Horace Grant goes for 20 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-11-3+3DET AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2724191787
Pistons2614272390
Who led
Jerome WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 0, 2, 5, 0, 8, 7, 5, 17DET17 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 14, 21, 7, 6, 19, 19, 14, 17DET17 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 11, 30, 20, 27, 20, 13, 16, 26CLE26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Cedric HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 0, 23, 0, 27, 4, 2, 30, 13CLE13 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Raptors-Magic combined for 222, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-MagicRaptors 115, Magic 107
222
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 88, Celtics 120
208
Suns-ClippersSuns 104, Clippers 99
203
Lakers-WolvesLakers 104, Wolves 91
195
Blazers-PacersBlazers 59, Pacers 124
183
Hawks-SonicsHawks 88, Sonics 90
178
Cavs-PistonsCavs 87, Pistons 90
177
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 79, Nuggets 78
157
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 79, Nuggets 78
+1 PHI
Hawks-SonicsHawks 88, Sonics 90
+2 SEA
Cavs-PistonsCavs 87, Pistons 90
+3 DET
Suns-ClippersSuns 104, Clippers 99
+5 PHX
Raptors-MagicRaptors 115, Magic 107
+8 TOR
Lakers-WolvesLakers 104, Wolves 91
+13 LAL
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 88, Celtics 120
+32 BOS
Blazers-PacersBlazers 59, Pacers 124
+65 IND
DET erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PistonsDET won · Cavs 87, Pistons 90
11 pts
Raptors-MagicTOR won · Raptors 115, Magic 107
9 pts
Suns-ClippersPHX won · Suns 104, Clippers 99
1 pt
Caffey shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CaffeyGSW · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
GarrettDEN · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
MercerBOS · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
71% (10-14)
DeleDET · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
BakerSEA · 17 PTS, 6 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Hawks-Sonics
Hawks 88Sonics 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2317232588
Sonics2632161690
The story
Seattle beat Atlanta 90-88 behind 15 assists and 9 points from Gary Payton

Dikembe Mutombo paced Atlanta: 14 REB, 8 PTS 15 AST, 9 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB · 4-10 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-17 second quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +3+18+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 87Pistons 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2724191787
Pistons2614272390
The story
Jerome Williams had 17 points and 12 rebounds as Detroit beat Cleveland 90-87

Cedric Henderson led Cleveland with 13 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Pistons took the third 27-19.

DET lead by quarter
200 −1−11−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Kemp led the game in fantasy with 47.2 FPTS (26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 115Magic 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Raptors162818239912115
Magic22301914994107
The story
Marcus Camby's 14 points and 13 rebounds carried Toronto past Orlando, 115-107 in OT

For Orlando, Bo Outlaw had 12 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 14 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 23-14.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −6−8−9000+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.6Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.6 in 54 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg9.4Last 3

9.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 44 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg45.0Today

45 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pacers rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Indiana beat Portland by 65.

PHI over DEN1SEA over ATL2DET over CLE3PHX over LAC5TOR over ORL8LAL over MIN13BOS over GSW32IND over POR65Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Doug Christie leads the day with 35

Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 26, 18, 17, 18, 23, 18, 17, 35Raptors-Magic · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 44, 18, 30, 19, 20, 21, 24, 35Lakers-Wolves · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 11, 30, 20, 27, 20, 13, 16, 26Cavs-Pistons · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Ike AustinPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 3, 5, 9, 8, 16, 17, 19, 24Clippers-Suns · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 11, 20, 16, 16, 17, 28, 15, 24Celtics-Warriors · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
John WallacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 9, 29, 27, 19, 14, 22, 8, 24Raptors-Magic · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nick AndersonORL+11.0 22.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Tracy MurrayWAS+8.5 23.8 last 10 · 15.3 season
Calbert CheaneyWAS+6.5 19.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Tim DuncanSAS+6.3 25.6 last 10 · 19.3 season
Rod StricklandWAS+5.8 23.6 last 10 · 17.8 season
Cold
Rony SeikalyORL−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Jerry StackhouseDET−4.9 10.9 last 10 · 15.8 season
Brent BarryLAC−4.3 9.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Danny FortsonDEN−4.2 4.3 last 10 · 8.5 season
Olden PolyniceSAC−4.0 4.9 last 10 · 8.9 season