FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 9, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed DET by 10 after the first quarter and won 90–86.

Final · Box score
Hawks87
Bulls71
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Jazz90
Mavs79
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Celtics108
Heat101
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Spurs70
Wolves74
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Sixers90
Q1 PHI -10; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Kings112
Suns95
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +17
Final · Box score
Warriors71
Sonics90
Q1 SEA +13; Q2 SEA +21; Q3 SEA +19; Q4 SEA +19
Final · Box score
Bucks91
Raptors77
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +14
The lead · Pistons-Sixers

Philadelphia rallies from 10 down to beat Detroit

Chris Webber goes for 28 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+2+6+4PHI AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2816172586
Sixers1828212390
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 3 games: 15, 16, 19PHI19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Matt GeigerPoints, last 3 games: 6, 20, 16PHI16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 4 games: 19, 26, 46, 32DET32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 4 games: 24, 20, 29, 15DET15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Heat combined for 209, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HeatCeltics 108, Heat 101
209
Kings-SunsKings 112, Suns 95
207
Pistons-SixersPistons 86, Sixers 90
176
Jazz-MavsJazz 90, Mavs 79
169
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 91, Raptors 77
168
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 71, Sonics 90
161
Hawks-BullsHawks 87, Bulls 71
158
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 70, Wolves 74
144
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-SixersPistons 86, Sixers 90
+4 PHI
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 70, Wolves 74
+4 MIN
Celtics-HeatCeltics 108, Heat 101
+7 BOS
Jazz-MavsJazz 90, Mavs 79
+11 UTA
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 91, Raptors 77
+14 MIL
Hawks-BullsHawks 87, Bulls 71
+16 ATL
Kings-SunsKings 112, Suns 95
+17 SAC
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 71, Sonics 90
+19 SEA
PHI erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-SixersPHI won · Pistons 86, Sixers 90
10 pts
Celtics-HeatBOS won · Celtics 108, Heat 101
7 pts
Jazz-MavsUTA won · Jazz 90, Mavs 79
6 pts
Spurs-WolvesMIN won · Spurs 70, Wolves 74
3 pts
Bryant shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BryantCHI · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
VinceTOR · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
MaloneUTA · 31 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (14-22)
RobinsonSAS · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
LongATL · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 86Sixers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2816172586
Sixers1828212390
The story
Allen Iverson had 19 points as Philadelphia beat Detroit 90-86

Bison Dele led Detroit with 14 PTS, 12 REB 19 PTS, 6 STL, 5 REB, 1 AST · 6-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the 76ers took the second 28-16.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −10+2+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 70Wolves 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2118171470
Wolves1822132174
The story
Kevin Garnett's 12 points and 12 rebounds carried Minnesota past San Antonio, 74-70

For San Antonio, David Robinson had 16 PTS, 11 REB 12 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 6-25 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 21-14.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −3+1−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 112Suns 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings33282625112
Suns2327212495
The story
Sacramento beat Phoenix 112-95 behind 22 points from Jason Williams

Peja Stojakovic backed him with 13 PTS, 5 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 7-17 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 33-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +10+11+16+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 3 vs 1997–98 avg
Points per game
13.31997–98 avg23.3Last 3

23.3 points a game over his last three games, against 13.3 in 1997–98 (74 games). Today: 16 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.4minutes, last 3 vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
29.41997–98 avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 1997–98 (81 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
12.21997–98 avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 1997–98 (57 games). Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Heat

Boston beats Miami, 108–101

Boston led 71–66 after three and won by 7. Antoine Walker led Boston with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over SAS4PHI over DET4BOS over MIA7UTA over DAL11MIL over TOR14ATL over CHI16SAC over PHX17SEA over GSW19Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over MIA.
Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 32

Grant HillPoints, last 4 games: 19, 26, 46, 32Pistons-Sixers · L
30.8 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 3 games: 21, 28, 31Jazz-Mavs · W
26.7 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 4 games: 21, 22, 20, 31Celtics-Heat · W
23.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 4 games: 21, 28, 24, 30Hawks-Bulls · W
25.8 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 3 games: 20, 25, 28Kings-Suns · W
24.3 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 3 games: 24, 29, 26Suns-Kings · L
26.3 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST