FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 23, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed WAS by 5 at halftime and won 96–80.

Final · Box score
Bucks90
Bulls88
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Hawks85
Mavs89
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Raptors80
Pistons106
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +26
Final · Box score
Sonics86
Rockets98
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Clippers89
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Nets74
Knicks82
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Lakers83
Grizzlies93
Q1 VAN +1; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 VAN +4; Q4 VAN +10
Final · Box score
Heat96
Wizards80
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +16
On this day · 1997–98Feb 23, 1998: 4 games. Top scorer: Glen Rice (Hornets-Nuggets), 31 points.
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The lead · Heat-Wizards

Miami keeps rolling, beats Washington

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 26 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-5+7+16MIA AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2022282696
Wizards1829161780
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 29, 14, 18, 34, 19, 12, 9, 29MIA29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 32, 24, 27, 9, 18, 29, 17, 20MIA20 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 9 games: 8, 26, 26, 25, 13, 31, 9, 25, 25WAS25 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 9 games: 12, 16, 24, 5, 14, 23, 12, 20, 10WAS10 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Bucks-Bulls

Milwaukee edges Chicago by two

Chicago won the fourth 25–17, but Milwaukee held on, 90–88. Glenn Robinson led Milwaukee with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over CHI2DAL over ATL4GSW over LAC5NYK over NJN8VAN over LAL10HOU over SEA12MIA over WAS16DET over TOR26Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over CHI.
The night in charts
Raptors-Pistons combined for 186, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 80, Pistons 106
186
Sonics-RocketsSonics 86, Rockets 98
184
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 94, Clippers 89
183
Bucks-BullsBucks 90, Bulls 88
178
Heat-WizardsHeat 96, Wizards 80
176
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 83, Grizzlies 93
176
Hawks-MavsHawks 85, Mavs 89
174
Nets-KnicksNets 74, Knicks 82
156
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-BullsBucks 90, Bulls 88
+2 MIL
Hawks-MavsHawks 85, Mavs 89
+4 DAL
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 94, Clippers 89
+5 GSW
Nets-KnicksNets 74, Knicks 82
+8 NYK
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 83, Grizzlies 93
+10 VAN
Sonics-RocketsSonics 86, Rockets 98
+12 HOU
Heat-WizardsHeat 96, Wizards 80
+16 MIA
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 80, Pistons 106
+26 DET
MIA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-WizardsMIA won · Heat 96, Wizards 80
5 pts
Warriors-ClippersGSW won · Warriors 94, Clippers 89
3 pts
Bucks-BullsMIL won · Bucks 90, Bulls 88
3 pts
Hawks-MavsDAL won · Hawks 85, Mavs 89
3 pts
Raptors-PistonsDET won · Raptors 80, Pistons 106
3 pts
West shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestVAN · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
HarringtonHOU · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK
70% (7-10)
FinleyDAL · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST
64% (7-11)
VaughtDET · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
63% (12-19)
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 90Bulls 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2624231790
Bulls2916182588
The story
Glenn Robinson had 24 points as Milwaukee beat Chicago 90-88

Mark Bryant led Chicago with 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 12-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Bucks took the second 24-16.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −3+5+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Toni Kukoc led the game in fantasy with 43.7 FPTS (19 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Hawks-Mavs
Hawks 85Mavs 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2018212685
Mavs1730231989
The story
Dallas beat Atlanta 89-85 behind 22 points from Michael Finley

Dikembe Mutombo paced Atlanta: 12 REB, 10 PTS 22 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 7-11 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-18 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −3+9+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mookie Blaylock topped the game at 41.8 FPTS: 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 94Clippers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2229152894
Clippers2518252189
The story
John Starks' 18 points and 10 assists carried Golden State past Los Angeles, 94-89

For Los Angeles, Maurice Taylor had 23 PTS, 11 REB 18 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 7-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 29-18.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3+8−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 10 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.1 in 9 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Lamond Murray leads the day with 30

Lamond MurrayPoints, last 9 games: 14, 20, 21, 26, 12, 12, 6, 12, 30Clippers-Warriors · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 29, 14, 18, 34, 19, 12, 9, 29Heat-Wizards · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 35, 32, 24, 20, 39, 21, 23, 28Grizzlies-Lakers · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 29, 36, 20, 24, 28, 27, 28, 26Lakers-Grizzlies · L
28.3 PPG season to date · −2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 20, 24, 28, 17, 34, 7, 26, 26Sonics-Rockets · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 9 games: 8, 26, 26, 25, 13, 31, 9, 25, 25Wizards-Heat · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST