FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 12, 1999Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Mavs94
Nuggets100
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Warriors81
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +16
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Sixers94
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +4
On this day · 1997–98Feb 12, 1998: 5 games. Top scorer: Clifford Robinson (Suns-Blazers), 31 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Sixers

San Antonio gets past Philadelphia

Allen Iverson goes for 46 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+3+15+4SAS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2623272298
Sixers2323153394
Who led
Malik RosePoints, last 3 games: 2, 4, 22SAS22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 6 games: 6, 4, 9, 12, 10, 15SAS15 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 4 games: 15, 16, 19, 46PHI46 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 4 games: 11, 4, 16, 12PHI12 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Mavs-Nuggets

Denver takes care of Dallas

A 6-point win, 100–94. Nick Van Exel led Denver with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over PHI4DEN over DAL6UTA over GSW16Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over DAL.
The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 194, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 94, Nuggets 100
194
Spurs-SixersSpurs 98, Sixers 94
192
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 97, Warriors 81
178
SAS won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Spurs-SixersSpurs 98, Sixers 94
+4 SAS
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 94, Nuggets 100
+6 DEN
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 97, Warriors 81
+16 UTA
Rose shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoseSAS · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
McDyessDEN · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
MaloneUTA · 35 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST
68% (13-19)
Van ExelDEN · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
56% (10-18)
CummingsGSW · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Spurs-Sixers
Spurs 98Sixers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2623272298
Sixers2323153394
The story
David Robinson had 15 points as San Antonio beat Philadelphia 98-94

Larry Hughes led Philadelphia with 12 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 3-8 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the third 27-15, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3+3+15+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 94Nuggets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2218262894
Nuggets22332124100
The story
Nick Van Exel's 27 points carried Denver past Dallas, 100-94

For Dallas, Michael Finley had 28 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 10-18 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-18, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0+15+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Warriors
Jazz 97Warriors 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2621282297
Warriors1427172381
The story
Utah beat Golden State 97-81 behind 35 points and 12 rebounds from Karl Malone

Donyell Marshall paced Golden State: 13 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 35 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 13-19 FG

The swing

A 26-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +12+6+17+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg24.0Last 4

24.0 points a game over his last four games, against 16.7 in 3 earlier games. Today: 46 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
22.51997–98 avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 1997–98 (67 games). Today: 11 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg37.8Today

38 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 46

Allen IversonPoints, last 4 games: 15, 16, 19, 46Sixers-Spurs · L
24.0 PPG season to date
46 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 5 games: 21, 28, 31, 22, 35Jazz-Warriors · W
27.4 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 5 games: 9, 22, 15, 15, 28Mavs-Nuggets · L
17.8 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 5 games: 17, 20, 7, 9, 27Nuggets-Mavs · W
16.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 5 games: 18, 28, 14, 21, 23Nuggets-Mavs · W
20.8 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 3 games: 2, 4, 22Spurs-Sixers · W
9.3 PPG season to date
Career high22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST