FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 20, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NJN by 2 after the first quarter and won 89–84.

Final · Box score
Nets84
Cavs89
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Clippers90
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Rockets71
Heat81
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Pacers82
Bucks80
Q1 IND +6; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Hawks76
Sixers69
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Warriors84
Blazers90
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Sonics80
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +15; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +30
On this day · 1997–98Feb 20, 1998: 10 games. Top scorer: Nick Anderson (Magic-Pacers), 37 points.
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The lead · Nets-Cavs

Cleveland extends win streak to 5

Gary Trent goes for 27 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+1-1+5CLE AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2617192284
Cavs2420172889
Who led
Shawn KempPoints, last 8 games: 13, 18, 26, 20, 25, 18, 20, 24CLE24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 8 games: 12, 6, 13, 7, 14, 11, 12, 19CLE19 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 8 games: 29, 24, 17, 13, 19, 35, 18, 21NJN21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 5 games: 15, 5, 15, 17, 19NJN19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Seattle by 30, the widest margin of 7 games.

IND over MIL2CLE over NJN5POR over GSW6ATL over PHI7MIA over HOU10DAL over LAC15UTA over SEA30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Mavs-Clippers combined for 195, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-ClippersMavs 105, Clippers 90
195
Sonics-JazzSonics 80, Jazz 110
190
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 84, Blazers 90
174
Nets-CavsNets 84, Cavs 89
173
Pacers-BucksPacers 82, Bucks 80
162
Rockets-HeatRockets 71, Heat 81
152
Hawks-SixersHawks 76, Sixers 69
145
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-BucksPacers 82, Bucks 80
+2 IND
Nets-CavsNets 84, Cavs 89
+5 CLE
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 84, Blazers 90
+6 POR
Hawks-SixersHawks 76, Sixers 69
+7 ATL
Rockets-HeatRockets 71, Heat 81
+10 MIA
Mavs-ClippersMavs 105, Clippers 90
+15 DAL
Sonics-JazzSonics 80, Jazz 110
+30 UTA
P.J. Brown shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
P.J. BrownMIA · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
TrentDAL · 27 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
HarringtonHOU · 17 PTS, 12 REB
60% (6-10)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
59% (13-22)
CaffeyGSW · 20 PTS, 12 REB
58% (7-12)
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 82Bucks 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2421231482
Bucks1827231280
The story
Reggie Miller had 20 points as Indiana beat Milwaukee 82-80

20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 24-18, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +600+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Glenn Robinson led the game in fantasy with 45.5 FPTS (31 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 84Cavs 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2617192284
Cavs2420172889
The story
Cleveland beat New Jersey 89-84 behind 24 points and 11 rebounds from Shawn Kemp

Kerry Kittles paced New Jersey: 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

A 28-22 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2+1−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 84Blazers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2221192284
Blazers2423202390
The story
Brian Grant's 24 rebounds and 18 points carried Portland past Golden State, 90-84

For Golden State, John Starks had 13 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 24 REB, 18 PTS · 4-10 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 24-22, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +2+4+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.0 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 31

Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 15, 15, 28, 9, 21, 12, 19, 31Mavs-Clippers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 8 games: 25, 16, 18, 15, 18, 12, 8, 31Bucks-Pacers · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 9 games: 21, 28, 31, 22, 35, 26, 15, 14, 28Jazz-Sonics · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Gary TrentPoints, last 9 games: 6, 1, 4, 0, 9, 14, 15, 18, 27Mavs-Clippers · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 8 games: 15, 6, 26, 17, 10, 19, 16, 27Blazers-Warriors · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 9 games: 15, 16, 19, 46, 32, 23, 33, 29, 26Sixers-Hawks · L
26.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST