FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 14, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIL by 6 after three quarters and won 85–82.

Final · Box score
Spurs89
Bulls76
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +13
Final · 2OT · Box score
Blazers100
Warriors105
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 Warriors 0; OT2 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Clippers73
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +22
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Lakers99
Q1 IND +1; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Bucks82
Magic85
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL -6; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Hawks70
Sixers78
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Grizzlies96
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 VAN -1; Q3 VAN +9; Q4 VAN +4
On this day · 1997–98Feb 14, 1998: 6 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Sonics), 34 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Magic

Orlando survives Milwaukee, 85–82

Allen Iverson goes for 32 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-1-6+3ORL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1824231782
Magic1922182685
Who led
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 6 games: 12, 24, 28, 21, 22, 18ORL18 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 6 games: 5, 4, 11, 14, 7, 15ORL15 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 4 games: 17, 14, 8, 20MIL20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 4 games: 25, 16, 18, 15MIL15 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Blazers-Warriors combined for 205, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 100, Warriors 105
205
Pacers-LakersPacers 101, Lakers 99
200
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 92, Grizzlies 96
188
Wolves-ClippersWolves 95, Clippers 73
168
Bucks-MagicBucks 82, Magic 85
167
Spurs-BullsSpurs 89, Bulls 76
165
Hawks-SixersHawks 70, Sixers 78
148
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-LakersPacers 101, Lakers 99
+2 IND
Bucks-MagicBucks 82, Magic 85
+3 ORL
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 92, Grizzlies 96
+4 VAN
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 100, Warriors 105
+5 GSW
Hawks-SixersHawks 70, Sixers 78
+8 PHI
Spurs-BullsSpurs 89, Bulls 76
+13 SAS
Wolves-ClippersWolves 95, Clippers 73
+22 MIN
ORL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-MagicORL won · Bucks 82, Magic 85
6 pts
Blazers-WarriorsGSW won · Blazers 100, Warriors 105
5 pts
Pacers-LakersIND won · Pacers 101, Lakers 99
2 pts
Mavs-GrizzliesVAN won · Mavs 92, Grizzlies 96
1 pt
Joe Smith shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe SmithMIN · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
NashDAL · 18 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
CummingsGSW · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
ShaqLAL · 36 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
53% (16-30)
SabonisPOR · 23 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Pacers-Lakers
Pacers 101Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers26252525101
Lakers2526272199
The story
Reggie Miller's 26 points carried Indiana past Los Angeles, 101-99

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 18 PTS, 2 REB 26 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 6-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 25-21.

IND lead by quarter
200 +10−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 82Magic 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1824231782
Magic1922182685
The story
Orlando beat Milwaukee 85-82 behind 18 points and 10 rebounds from Anfernee Hardaway

Terrell Brandon paced Milwaukee: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 8-20 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 26-17 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1−1−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 100Warriors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Blazers2825132086100
Warriors23261918811105
The story
Terry Cummings had 24 points as Golden State beat Portland 105-100 in OT

Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 16 PTS, 8 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 8-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Warriors took the third 19-13.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −5−4+200+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Arvydas Sabonis led the game in fantasy with 59.9 FPTS (23 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST)

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 2 vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
28.31997–98 avg12.0Last 2

12.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.3 in 1997–98 (58 games). Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg48.4Today

48 minutes today, against 29.5 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−7.4points, last 3 vs 1997–98 avg
Points per game
15.11997–98 avg7.7Last 3

7.7 points a game over his last three games, against 15.1 in 1997–98 (76 games). Today: 5 points in 23 minutes.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Timberwolves rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Minnesota beat Clippers by 22.

IND over LAL2ORL over MIL3VAN over DAL4GSW over POR5PHI over ATL8SAS over CHI13MIN over LAC22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 36

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 5 games: 30, 37, 26, 29, 36Lakers-Pacers · L
31.6 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 5 games: 15, 16, 19, 46, 32Sixers-Hawks · W
25.6 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 5 games: 32, 22, 16, 11, 27Bulls-Spurs · L
21.6 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 6 games: 14, 26, 28, 12, 19, 26Pacers-Lakers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Sam MackPoints, last 5 games: 11, 11, 13, 20, 26Grizzlies-Mavs · W
16.2 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 5 games: 16, 19, 12, 21, 24Wolves-Clippers · W
18.4 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST