FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 11, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed CHI by 5 at halftime and won 73–68.

Final · Box score
Hornets88
Hawks100
Q1 ATL +21; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Knicks73
Bulls68
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Cavs99
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Mavs95
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Magic87
Pistons81
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Raptors84
Heat102
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Nets75
Bucks95
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +20
Final · Box score
Lakers75
Wolves86
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Jazz82
Suns74
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Grizzlies97
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +4
On this day · 1997–98Feb 11, 1998: 8 games. Top scorer: Rodney Rogers (Clippers-Wizards), 34 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Bulls

New York handles Chicago by 5

Shareef Abdur-Rahim goes for 32 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-5-3+5NYK AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2218151873
Bulls2124131068
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 4 games: 17, 24, 16, 18NYK18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 4 games: 12, 21, 11, 15NYK15 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 4 games: 13, 15, 4, 15CHI15 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 4 games: 32, 22, 16, 11CHI11 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Mavs combined for 200, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-MavsRockets 105, Mavs 95
200
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 101, Grizzlies 97
198
Hornets-HawksHornets 88, Hawks 100
188
Spurs-CavsSpurs 89, Cavs 99
188
Raptors-HeatRaptors 84, Heat 102
186
Nets-BucksNets 75, Bucks 95
170
Magic-PistonsMagic 87, Pistons 81
168
Lakers-WolvesLakers 75, Wolves 86
161
Jazz-SunsJazz 82, Suns 74
156
Knicks-BullsKnicks 73, Bulls 68
141
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 101, Grizzlies 97
+4 IND
Knicks-BullsKnicks 73, Bulls 68
+5 NYK
Magic-PistonsMagic 87, Pistons 81
+6 ORL
Jazz-SunsJazz 82, Suns 74
+8 UTA
Rockets-MavsRockets 105, Mavs 95
+10 HOU
Spurs-CavsSpurs 89, Cavs 99
+10 CLE
Lakers-WolvesLakers 75, Wolves 86
+11 MIN
Hornets-HawksHornets 88, Hawks 100
+12 ATL
Raptors-HeatRaptors 84, Heat 102
+18 MIA
Nets-BucksNets 75, Bucks 95
+20 MIL
NYK rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-BullsNYK won · Knicks 73, Bulls 68
5 pts
Raptors-HeatMIA won · Raptors 84, Heat 102
3 pts
Rockets-MavsHOU won · Rockets 105, Mavs 95
1 pt
Mack shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MackVAN · 20 PTS, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
DickersonHOU · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Sam MitchellMIN · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
SmitsIND · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
60% (12-20)
Dee BrownTOR · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Pacers-Grizzlies
Pacers 101Grizzlies 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers30222722101
Grizzlies2819232797
The story
Rik Smits had 24 points as Indiana beat Vancouver 101-97

Mike Bibby led Vancouver with 12 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the third 27-23, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2+5+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 73Bulls 68
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2218151873
Bulls2124131068
The story
Patrick Ewing's 18 points carried New York past Chicago, 73-68

For Chicago, Brent Barry had 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 18-10.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +1−5−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 87Pistons 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2124182487
Pistons1817182881
The story
Orlando beat Detroit 87-81 behind 22 points from Anfernee Hardaway

Bison Dele paced Detroit: 21 PTS, 12 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-21 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +3+10+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill topped the game at 41.5 FPTS: 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg13.0Last 4

13.0 points a game over his last four games, against 7.0 in 3 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.2minutes, last 2 vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
21.71997–98 avg1.5Last 2

1.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 21.7 in 1997–98 (81 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.5Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Heat

Toronto's skid reaches three

Miami won 102–84; the Raptors fall to 1–3. Tim Hardaway led Miami with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Streak strip · TOR
W@ BOS103–92L@ WAS97–98Lvs MIL77–91L@ MIA84–102
Top performances

Shareef Abdur-Rahim leads the day with 32

Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 4 games: 12, 14, 35, 32Grizzlies-Pacers · L
23.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 5 games: 19, 22, 21, 8, 31Spurs-Cavs · L
20.2 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Robert PackPoints, last 4 games: 5, 5, 11, 31Mavs-Rockets · L
13.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 5 games: 18, 11, 32, 24, 27Heat-Raptors · W
22.4 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 5 games: 13, 18, 26, 20, 25Cavs-Spurs · W
20.4 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 5 games: 19, 26, 46, 32, 25Pistons-Magic · L
29.6 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST