FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 22, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAL by 10 after three quarters and won 117–113.

Final · Box score
Bulls77
Hawks68
Q1 CHI +15; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Cavs97
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +9
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers113
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN -10; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Wolves95
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Kings96
Magic107
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Mavs83
Suns101
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Jazz104
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +15
On this day · 1997–98Feb 22, 1998: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Pacers), 33 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Nuggets

Denver needs overtime to survive Lakers

Allen Iverson goes for 37 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+10+5-100+4DEN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers282832169113
Nuggets3823172613117
Who led
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 14, 21, 23, 15, 20, 17, 10, 22DEN22 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 10, 24, 18, 17, 2, 17, 12, 20DEN20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 26, 29, 36, 20, 24, 28, 27, 28LAL28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 21, 24, 18, 16, 23, 21, 23, 26LAL26 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Phoenix by 18.

DEN over LAL4MIN over SAS6CHI over ATL9PHI over CLE9ORL over SAC11UTA over LAC15PHX over DAL18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Lakers-Nuggets combined for 230, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 113, Nuggets 117
230
Kings-MagicKings 96, Magic 107
203
Sixers-CavsSixers 106, Cavs 97
203
Clippers-JazzClippers 89, Jazz 104
193
Mavs-SunsMavs 83, Suns 101
184
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 89, Wolves 95
184
Bulls-HawksBulls 77, Hawks 68
145
DEN won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 113, Nuggets 117
+4 DEN
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 89, Wolves 95
+6 MIN
Bulls-HawksBulls 77, Hawks 68
+9 CHI
Sixers-CavsSixers 106, Cavs 97
+9 PHI
Kings-MagicKings 96, Magic 107
+11 ORL
Clippers-JazzClippers 89, Jazz 104
+15 UTA
Mavs-SunsMavs 83, Suns 101
+18 PHX
DEN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-NuggetsDEN won · Lakers 113, Nuggets 117
10 pts
Kings-MagicORL won · Kings 96, Magic 107
8 pts
Spurs-WolvesMIN won · Spurs 89, Wolves 95
1 pt
Geiger shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GeigerPHI · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Sam MitchellMIN · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
James RobinsonLAC · 17 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Nick AndersonORL · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Eddie JonesLAL · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 113Nuggets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers282832169113
Nuggets3823172613117
The story
Antonio McDyess had 22 points and 16 rebounds as Denver beat Los Angeles 117-113 in OT

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 26 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST 22 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 38-28, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +10+5−100+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 89Wolves 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2020262389
Wolves2021243095
The story
Kevin Garnett's 14 points and 11 rebounds carried Minnesota past San Antonio, 95-89

For San Antonio, David Robinson had 17 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL, 3 BLK · 7-19 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 30-23.

MIN lead by quarter
200 0+1−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 83Suns 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1526202283
Suns23262230101
The story
Phoenix beat Dallas 101-83 behind a 17-10-12 triple-double from Jason Kidd

Cedric Ceballos paced Dallas: 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 6-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 23-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +8+8+10+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 9 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg12.4Last 3

12.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 9 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg47.7Today

48 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 37

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 19, 46, 32, 23, 33, 29, 26, 37Sixers-Cavs · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 21, 13, 13, 7, 26, 22, 19, 30Magic-Kings · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 9 games: 12, 6, 13, 7, 14, 11, 12, 19, 28Cavs-Sixers · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 26, 29, 36, 20, 24, 28, 27, 28Lakers-Nuggets · L
28.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 21, 24, 18, 16, 23, 21, 23, 26Lakers-Nuggets · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 7, 5, 3, 2, 4, 0, 4, 24Lakers-Nuggets · L
6.3 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST