FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 21, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed BOS by 2 after the first quarter and won 86–75.

Final · Box score
Nets79
Pacers80
Q1 IND -1; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Kings90
Wolves102
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +11; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Bulls63
Knicks79
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Rockets83
Magic109
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +19; Q4 ORL +26
Final · Box score
Pistons64
Spurs85
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Lakers89
Sonics92
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +9; Q3 SEA +7; Q4 SEA +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Raptors102
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Celtics75
Wizards86
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +11
On this day · 1997–98Feb 21, 1998: 5 games. Top scorer: Calbert Cheaney (Wizards-Bulls), 30 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Wizards

Washington beats Boston, 86–75

Kevin Garnett goes for 22 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+10+14+11WAS AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1916192175
Wizards1728231886
Who led
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 8 games: 8, 26, 26, 25, 13, 31, 9, 25WAS25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 8 games: 12, 16, 24, 5, 14, 23, 12, 20WAS20 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 8 games: 19, 19, 12, 19, 19, 26, 22, 24BOS24 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 5 games: 4, 24, 27, 8, 17BOS17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Nets-Pacers

Indiana holds off New Jersey, 80–79

Indiana led 64–59 after three and held on to win by one. Chris Mullin led Indiana with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over NJN1SEA over LAL3WAS over BOS11MIN over SAC12TOR over VAN15NYK over CHI16SAS over DET21ORL over HOU26Final margin, points. Pink = IND over NJN.
The night in charts
Rockets-Magic combined for 192
Points by game
Rockets-MagicRockets 83, Magic 109
192
Kings-WolvesKings 90, Wolves 102
192
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 87, Raptors 102
189
Lakers-SonicsLakers 89, Sonics 92
181
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 75, Wizards 86
161
Nets-PacersNets 79, Pacers 80
159
Pistons-SpursPistons 64, Spurs 85
149
Bulls-KnicksBulls 63, Knicks 79
142
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-PacersNets 79, Pacers 80
+1 IND
Lakers-SonicsLakers 89, Sonics 92
+3 SEA
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 75, Wizards 86
+11 WAS
Kings-WolvesKings 90, Wolves 102
+12 MIN
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 87, Raptors 102
+15 TOR
Bulls-KnicksBulls 63, Knicks 79
+16 NYK
Pistons-SpursPistons 64, Spurs 85
+21 SAS
Rockets-MagicRockets 83, Magic 109
+26 ORL
WAS rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-WizardsWAS won · Celtics 75, Wizards 86
2 pts
Nets-PacersIND won · Nets 79, Pacers 80
1 pt
Kurt Thomas shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kurt ThomasNYK · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
HakeemHOU · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
VinceTOR · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
69% (11-16)
HoustonNYK · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
67% (10-15)
Joe SmithMIN · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Nets-Pacers
Nets 79Pacers 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2021182079
Pacers1922231680
The story
Chris Mullin had 21 points as Indiana beat New Jersey 80-79

Keith Van Horn led New Jersey with 25 PTS, 8 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the third 23-18, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 −10+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jayson Williams led the game in fantasy with 55.1 FPTS (17 PTS, 13 REB)

Final · Lakers-Sonics
Lakers 89Sonics 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2017272589
Sonics2521252192
The story
Vin Baker's 19 points carried Seattle past Los Angeles, 92-89

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 25-20, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +5+9+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Raptors
Grizzlies 87Raptors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2023202487
Raptors25281633102
The story
Toronto beat Vancouver 102-87 behind 27 points from Vince Carter

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 11-16 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-24 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5+10+6+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 8 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
20.11997–98 avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 1997–98 (74 games). Today: 6 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg35.0Today

35 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Joe Smith leads the day with 30

Joe SmithPoints, last 9 games: 23, 11, 9, 17, 14, 9, 11, 21, 30Wolves-Kings · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 9 games: 30, 37, 26, 29, 36, 20, 24, 28, 27Lakers-Sonics · L
28.6 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 8 games: 16, 4, 22, 7, 17, 15, 13, 27Raptors-Grizzlies · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 9 games: 28, 32, 20, 24, 28, 17, 34, 7, 26Sonics-Lakers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 9 games: 12, 21, 11, 15, 19, 20, 12, 25, 26Knicks-Bulls · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 9 games: 29, 24, 17, 13, 19, 35, 18, 21, 25Nets-Pacers · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST