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Friday, February 19, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed ATL by 8 after three quarters and won 99–94.

Final · OT · Box score
Magic99
Hawks94
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL -8; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Mavs79
Warriors84
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Lakers106
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Wolves115
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +19; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +19
Final · Box score
Knicks78
Sixers67
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Suns93
Q1 DET +12; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Blazers106
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +20
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Kings106
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +16; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +11
Final · Box score
Bucks82
Raptors90
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Bulls91
Wizards93
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +2
On this day · 1997–98Feb 19, 1998: 6 games. Top scorer: Clyde Drexler (Rockets-Pistons), 29 points.
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The lead · Magic-Hawks

Orlando outlasts Atlanta in overtime

Jason Kidd goes for 24 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3+4-80+5ORL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Magic252812221299
Hawks22272414794
Who led
Nick AndersonPoints, last 9 games: 19, 10, 26, 21, 13, 13, 7, 26, 22ORL22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 9 games: 15, 7, 17, 8, 11, 6, 6, 14, 15ORL15 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 8 games: 21, 28, 24, 30, 17, 14, 17, 28ATL28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 8 games: 14, 21, 4, 2, 16, 9, 6, 18ATL18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Lakers

Lakers make it three straight

Lakers beat San Antonio 106–94 and moved to 6–3. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · LAL
Wvs HOU99–91Lvs UTA91–100W@ SAS80–75W@ DEN103–98L@ MIN75–86Lvs IND99–101Wvs CHH116–88Wvs DAL101–88Wvs SAS106–94
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Wolves combined for 211, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 96, Wolves 115
211
Hornets-KingsHornets 95, Kings 106
201
Spurs-LakersSpurs 94, Lakers 106
200
Pistons-SunsPistons 101, Suns 93
194
Magic-HawksMagic 99, Hawks 94
193
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 86, Blazers 106
192
Bulls-WizardsBulls 91, Wizards 93
184
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 82, Raptors 90
172
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 79, Warriors 84
163
Knicks-SixersKnicks 78, Sixers 67
145
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-WizardsBulls 91, Wizards 93
+2 WAS
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 79, Warriors 84
+5 GSW
Magic-HawksMagic 99, Hawks 94
+5 ORL
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 82, Raptors 90
+8 TOR
Pistons-SunsPistons 101, Suns 93
+8 DET
Hornets-KingsHornets 95, Kings 106
+11 SAC
Knicks-SixersKnicks 78, Sixers 67
+11 NYK
Spurs-LakersSpurs 94, Lakers 106
+12 LAL
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 96, Wolves 115
+19 MIN
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 86, Blazers 106
+20 POR
ORL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-HawksORL won · Magic 99, Hawks 94
8 pts
Spurs-LakersLAL won · Spurs 94, Lakers 106
5 pts
Bucks-RaptorsTOR won · Bucks 82, Raptors 90
4 pts
Barry shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarryCHI · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DeleDET · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
70% (7-10)
Clifford RobinsonPHX · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
Jason WilliamsSAC · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
CheaneyWAS · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 91Wizards 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1627232591
Wizards2821251993
The story
Rod Strickland's 12 points and 11 assists carried Washington past Chicago, 93-91

For Chicago, Ron Harper had 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 12 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 5-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-16, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +12+6+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brent Barry was the fantasy play: 42.0 FPTS on 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB

Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 99Hawks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic252812221299
Hawks22272414794
The story
Anfernee Hardaway had 15 points as Orlando beat Atlanta 99-94 in OT

Mookie Blaylock led Atlanta with 16 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 22-14.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +3+4−80+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Steven Smith led the game in fantasy with 50.2 FPTS (28 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 79Warriors 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1420281779
Warriors2023212084
The story
Golden State beat Dallas 84-79 behind 16 points and 10 rebounds from John Starks

Michael Finley paced Dallas: 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 7-20 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

A 20-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +6+9+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.3Season avg32.6Last 5

32.6 points a game over his last five games, against 26.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 6 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 29

Allen IversonPoints, last 8 games: 15, 16, 19, 46, 32, 23, 33, 29Sixers-Knicks · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 8 games: 30, 37, 26, 29, 36, 20, 24, 28Lakers-Spurs · W
28.8 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 8 games: 21, 28, 24, 30, 17, 14, 17, 28Hawks-Magic · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 9 games: 19, 22, 21, 8, 31, 15, 14, 20, 26Spurs-Lakers · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 9 games: 19, 12, 12, 8, 23, 11, 12, 1, 26Suns-Pistons · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 8 games: 12, 21, 11, 15, 19, 20, 12, 25Knicks-Sixers · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST