FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 15, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DEN by 16 after the first quarter and won 115–106.

Final · Box score
Suns115
Nuggets106
Q1 PHX -16; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Warriors101
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Nets72
Heat95
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +23
Final · Box score
Pistons69
Knicks78
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Mavs84
Blazers99
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +23; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +15
Final · OT · Box score
Kings112
Jazz120
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +8
On this day · 1997–98Feb 15, 1998: 8 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (Knicks-Cavs), 34 points.
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The lead · Suns-Nuggets

Jason Kidd posts 28-11-13 as Phoenix tops Denver

Alonzo Mourning goes for 34 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16+6+14+9PHX AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns19393126115
Nuggets35172331106
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 6 games: 18, 17, 17, 11, 14, 28PHX28 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 5 games: 14, 9, 11, 4, 24PHX24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 7 games: 5, 7, 5, 9, 9, 9, 23DEN23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 7 games: 17, 20, 7, 9, 27, 16, 21DEN21 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Jazz combined for 232, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-JazzKings 112, Jazz 120
232
Suns-NuggetsSuns 115, Nuggets 106
221
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 99, Warriors 101
200
Mavs-BlazersMavs 84, Blazers 99
183
Nets-HeatNets 72, Heat 95
167
Pistons-KnicksPistons 69, Knicks 78
147
GSW won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 99, Warriors 101
+2 GSW
Kings-JazzKings 112, Jazz 120
+8 UTA
Suns-NuggetsSuns 115, Nuggets 106
+9 PHX
Pistons-KnicksPistons 69, Knicks 78
+9 NYK
Mavs-BlazersMavs 84, Blazers 99
+15 POR
Nets-HeatNets 72, Heat 95
+23 MIA
PHX erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-NuggetsPHX won · Suns 115, Nuggets 106
16 pts
Nets-HeatMIA won · Nets 72, Heat 95
8 pts
Kings-JazzUTA won · Kings 112, Jazz 120
1 pt
Garrett shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GarrettMIN · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
RussellUTA · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
NashDAL · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
McCloudPHX · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
ZoMIA · 34 PTS, 17 REB, 7 BLK, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Wolves-Warriors
Wolves 99Warriors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1633282299
Warriors32232224101
The story
Erick Dampier's 14 rebounds and 13 points carried Golden State past Minnesota, 101-99

For Minnesota, Dean Garrett had 22 PTS, 9 REB 14 REB, 13 PTS, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-16, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +16+60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 112Jazz 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings292324279112
Jazz2830232217120
The story
Utah beat Sacramento 120-112 in OT behind 26 points from Karl Malone

Chris Webber paced Sacramento: 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-20 FG

The swing

The Jazz settled it in overtime, 17-9.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −1+6+50+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 115Nuggets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns19393126115
Nuggets35172331106
The story
George McCloud had 24 points as Phoenix beat Denver 115-106

Nick Van Exel led Denver with 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-13 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the first, the Suns took the second 39-17.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −16+6+14+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.2Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.2 in 5 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
23.31997–98 avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 1997–98 (66 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 6.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Miami by 23.

GSW over MIN2UTA over SAC8PHX over DEN9NYK over DET9POR over DAL15MIA over NJN23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Alonzo Mourning leads the day with 34

Alonzo MourningPoints, last 6 games: 14, 16, 29, 14, 18, 34Heat-Nets · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 6 games: 19, 26, 46, 32, 25, 31Pistons-Knicks · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 6 games: 16, 19, 12, 21, 24, 29Wolves-Warriors · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 6 games: 18, 17, 17, 11, 14, 28Suns-Nuggets · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 5 games: 20, 25, 28, 21, 26Kings-Jazz · L
24.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 6 games: 21, 28, 31, 22, 35, 26Jazz-Kings · W
27.2 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST