FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 10, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed GSW by 8 after the first quarter and won 89–82.

Final · Box score
Cavs87
Hornets77
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Nuggets98
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Sonics89
Warriors82
Q1 SEA -8; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA -2; Q4 SEA +7
Final · Box score
Kings82
Rockets92
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Magic89
Nets81
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Wizards88
Knicks101
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Blazers100
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Grizzlies105
Q1 VAN +10; Q2 VAN +8; Q3 VAN +7; Q4 VAN +6
On this day · 1997–98Feb 10, 1998: 12 games. Top scorer: Tracy Murray (Wizards-Warriors), 50 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Warriors

Seattle climbs out of an 8-point hole against Golden State

Juwan Howard goes for 29 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+2-2+7SEA AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1926162889
Warriors2716201982
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 4 games: 28, 32, 20, 24SEA24 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 4 games: 9, 12, 6, 17SEA17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
John StarksPoints, last 4 games: 15, 20, 12, 22GSW22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 4 games: 8, 6, 10, 19GSW19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Grizzlies combined for 204, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 99, Grizzlies 105
204
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 103, Nuggets 98
201
Pacers-BlazersPacers 92, Blazers 100
192
Wizards-KnicksWizards 88, Knicks 101
189
Kings-RocketsKings 82, Rockets 92
174
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 89, Warriors 82
171
Magic-NetsMagic 89, Nets 81
170
Cavs-HornetsCavs 87, Hornets 77
164
LAL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 103, Nuggets 98
+5 LAL
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 99, Grizzlies 105
+6 VAN
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 89, Warriors 82
+7 SEA
Magic-NetsMagic 89, Nets 81
+8 ORL
Pacers-BlazersPacers 92, Blazers 100
+8 POR
Cavs-HornetsCavs 87, Hornets 77
+10 CLE
Kings-RocketsKings 82, Rockets 92
+10 HOU
Wizards-KnicksWizards 88, Knicks 101
+13 NYK
SEA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-WarriorsSEA won · Sonics 89, Warriors 82
8 pts
Kings-RocketsHOU won · Kings 82, Rockets 92
3 pts
Lakers-NuggetsLAL won · Lakers 103, Nuggets 98
2 pts
Smits shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SmitsIND · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
BestIND · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
64% (9-14)
Horace GrantORL · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Nick AndersonORL · 21 PTS, 3 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
ShaqLAL · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 103Nuggets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers21242533103
Nuggets1927262698
The story
Eddie Jones' 21 points carried Los Angeles past Denver, 103-98

For Denver, Antonio McDyess had 21 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 6 STL, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 7-14 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 33-26.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2−1−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Grizzlies
Clippers 99Grizzlies 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2322233199
Grizzlies33202230105
The story
Mike Bibby had 18 points and 12 assists as Vancouver beat Los Angeles 105-99

Lamond Murray led Los Angeles with 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB · 6-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 33-23, their biggest quarter edge.

VAN lead by quarter
200 +10+8+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Knicks
Wizards 88Knicks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1924252088
Knicks24322421101
The story
New York beat Washington 101-88 behind 13 points and 9 assists from Chris Childs

Mitch Richmond paced Washington: 25 PTS, 5 REB 13 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 4-6 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +5+13+12+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 3 vs 1997–98 avg
Points per game
6.51997–98 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 points a game over his last three games, against 6.5 in 1997–98 (61 games). Today: 6 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.8minutes, last 2 vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
31.81997–98 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.8 in 1997–98 (63 games). Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
14.01997–98 avg35.2Today

35 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 1997–98 (78 games). Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Kings-Rockets

Houston makes it three straight

Houston beat Sacramento 92–82 and moved to 3–1. Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
L@ LAL91–99W@ GSW86–84Wvs DEN99–80Wvs SAC92–82
Top performances

Shareef Abdur-Rahim leads the day with 35

Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 3 games: 12, 14, 35Grizzlies-Clippers · W
20.3 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 4 games: 16, 16, 23, 29Wizards-Knicks · L
21.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 4 games: 30, 37, 26, 29Lakers-Nuggets · W
30.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 3 games: 15, 6, 26Blazers-Pacers · W
15.7 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 4 games: 8, 26, 26, 25Wizards-Knicks · L
21.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 4 games: 28, 32, 20, 24Sonics-Warriors · W
26.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST