FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 17, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 13 points, by GSW (vs CHH) and SAC (vs SEA).

Final · Box score
Heat91
Pistons80
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Warriors96
Q1 GSW -13; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Mavs88
Lakers101
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +13
Final · Box score
Bulls83
Bucks91
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Rockets102
Wolves116
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +14
Final · Box score
Wizards85
Magic96
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets85
Blazers100
Q1 POR +14; Q2 POR +22; Q3 POR +24; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Suns79
Spurs76
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX -12; Q3 PHX -11; Q4 PHX +3
Final · OT · Box score
Kings109
Sonics106
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC -13; Q3 SAC -9; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +3
Final · 3OT · Box score
Celtics131
Grizzlies129
Q1 BOS -9; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS -10; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 Celtics 0; OT2 Celtics 0; OT3 BOS +2
On this day · 1997–98Feb 17, 1998: 8 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Bulls), 34 points.
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The lead · Kings-Sonics

Sacramento rallies from thirteen down at the half, wins in overtime

Stephon Marbury goes for 40 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-13-90+3SAC AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Kings2613223315109
Sonics3121182412106
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 7 games: 20, 25, 28, 21, 26, 22, 23SAC23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Lawrence FunderburkePoints, last 4 games: 6, 12, 13, 16SAC16 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 7 games: 28, 32, 20, 24, 28, 17, 34SEA34 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 7 games: 2, 3, 10, 2, 20, 8, 18SEA18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Grizzlies combined for 260, 42 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 131, Grizzlies 129
260
Rockets-WolvesRockets 102, Wolves 116
218
Kings-SonicsKings 109, Sonics 106
215
Mavs-LakersMavs 88, Lakers 101
189
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 85, Blazers 100
185
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 87, Warriors 96
183
Wizards-MagicWizards 85, Magic 96
181
Bulls-BucksBulls 83, Bucks 91
174
Heat-PistonsHeat 91, Pistons 80
171
Suns-SpursSuns 79, Spurs 76
155
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 131, Grizzlies 129
+2 BOS
Suns-SpursSuns 79, Spurs 76
+3 PHX
Kings-SonicsKings 109, Sonics 106
+3 SAC
Bulls-BucksBulls 83, Bucks 91
+8 MIL
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 87, Warriors 96
+9 GSW
Heat-PistonsHeat 91, Pistons 80
+11 MIA
Wizards-MagicWizards 85, Magic 96
+11 ORL
Mavs-LakersMavs 88, Lakers 101
+13 LAL
Rockets-WolvesRockets 102, Wolves 116
+14 MIN
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 85, Blazers 100
+15 POR
GSW erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-WarriorsGSW won · Hornets 87, Warriors 96
13 pts
Kings-SonicsSAC won · Kings 109, Sonics 106
13 pts
Suns-SpursPHX won · Suns 79, Spurs 76
12 pts
Celtics-GrizzliesBOS won · Celtics 131, Grizzlies 129
10 pts
Wizards-MagicORL won · Wizards 85, Magic 96
6 pts
Doleac shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DoleacORL · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
MarburyMIN · 40 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
67% (16-24)
ShaqLAL · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
ReidCHH · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Eddie JonesLAL · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Celtics-Grizzlies
Celtics 131Grizzlies 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Celtics14272330121015131
Grizzlies23242720121013129
The story
Paul Pierce had 26 points as Boston beat Vancouver 131-129 in OT

Mike Bibby led Vancouver with 23 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 7 STL, 3 AST · 9-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 30-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −9−6−10000+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim led the game in fantasy with 60.1 FPTS (39 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Kings-Sonics
Kings 109Sonics 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2613223315109
Sonics3121182412106
The story
Chris Webber's 23 points and 14 rebounds carried Sacramento past Seattle, 109-106 in OT

For Seattle, Olden Polynice had 15 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 23 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 9-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 33-24.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −5−13−90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton was the fantasy play: 55.8 FPTS on 34 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB

Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 79Spurs 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1819202279
Spurs242519876
The story
Phoenix beat San Antonio 79-76 behind a 14-15-10 triple-double from Jason Kidd

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 20 PTS, 12 REB 15 REB, 14 PTS, 10 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

A 22-8 fourth quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −6−12−11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.8Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.8 in 6 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 56 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 3 vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
24.31997–98 avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 1997–98 (81 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 10 games went past regulation.

BOS over VAN2PHX over SAS3SAC over SEA3MIL over CHI8GSW over CHH9MIA over DET11ORL over WAS11LAL over DAL13MIN over HOU14POR over DEN15Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 40

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 7 games: 21, 12, 12, 11, 13, 11, 40Wolves-Rockets · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +26.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 7 games: 12, 14, 35, 32, 24, 20, 39Grizzlies-Celtics · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 7 games: 28, 32, 20, 24, 28, 17, 34Sonics-Kings · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 8 games: 18, 11, 32, 24, 27, 9, 18, 29Heat-Pistons · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
J.R. ReidPoints, last 7 games: 8, 13, 19, 6, 7, 13, 29Hornets-Warriors · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 6 games: 21, 22, 20, 31, 17, 27Celtics-Grizzlies · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST