FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 24, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed NJN by 10 after the first quarter and won 94–85.

Final · Box score
Magic79
Celtics111
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +29; Q4 BOS +32
Final · Box score
Heat91
Hornets83
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Jazz87
Nuggets97
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Cavs73
Pistons89
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Raptors84
Pacers104
Q1 IND +22; Q2 IND +21; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +20
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Nets85
Q1 POR -10; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Kings81
Sixers94
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Sonics81
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +18
On this day · 1997–98Feb 24, 1998: 7 games. Top scorer: Chris Webber (Wizards-Rockets), 36 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Nets

Portland rallies from 10 down to beat New Jersey

Alonzo Mourning goes for 20 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-6-3+9POR AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2221213094
Nets3217181885
Who led
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 9 games: 6, 6, 14, 11, 14, 17, 10, 9, 22POR22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 9 games: 15, 6, 26, 17, 10, 19, 16, 27, 17POR17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Eric MurdockPoints, last 8 games: 9, 5, 13, 7, 7, 10, 6, 23NJN23 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kendall GillPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 4, 9, 11, 24, 0, 8, 16, 16NJN16 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Jazz-Nuggets

Denver upsets Utah

Denver (2–8) beat Utah (9–1) 97–87. Antonio McDyess led Denver with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over CHH8POR over NJN9DEN over UTA10PHI over SAC13DET over CLE16SAS over SEA18IND over TOR20BOS over ORL32Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over UTA.
The night in charts
Magic-Celtics combined for 190, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-CelticsMagic 79, Celtics 111
190
Raptors-PacersRaptors 84, Pacers 104
188
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 87, Nuggets 97
184
Sonics-SpursSonics 81, Spurs 99
180
Blazers-NetsBlazers 94, Nets 85
179
Kings-SixersKings 81, Sixers 94
175
Heat-HornetsHeat 91, Hornets 83
174
Cavs-PistonsCavs 73, Pistons 89
162
MIA won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Heat-HornetsHeat 91, Hornets 83
+8 MIA
Blazers-NetsBlazers 94, Nets 85
+9 POR
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 87, Nuggets 97
+10 DEN
Kings-SixersKings 81, Sixers 94
+13 PHI
Cavs-PistonsCavs 73, Pistons 89
+16 DET
Sonics-SpursSonics 81, Spurs 99
+18 SAS
Raptors-PacersRaptors 84, Pacers 104
+20 IND
Magic-CelticsMagic 79, Celtics 111
+32 BOS
POR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-NetsPOR won · Blazers 94, Nets 85
10 pts
Jazz-NuggetsDEN won · Jazz 87, Nuggets 97
5 pts
Cavs-PistonsDET won · Cavs 73, Pistons 89
5 pts
Robinson shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RobinsonSAS · 29 PTS, 17 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
Jayson WilliamsNJN · 15 PTS, 15 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
McDyessDEN · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 4 BLK
67% (10-15)
LynchPHI · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
HughesPHI · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Heat-Hornets
Heat 91Hornets 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2916232391
Hornets2516231983
The story
Miami beat Charlotte 91-83 behind 13 points from P.J. Brown

J.R. Reid paced Charlotte: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 5-11 FG

The swing

A 29-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4+4+4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nets
Blazers 94Nets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2221213094
Nets3217181885
The story
Walt Williams had 22 points as Portland beat New Jersey 94-85

Eric Murdock led New Jersey with 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 30-18.

POR lead by quarter
200 −10−6−3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 84Pacers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1219282584
Pacers34182626104
The story
Rik Smits' 22 points carried Indiana past Toronto, 104-84

For Toronto, Kevin Willis had 14 PTS, 13 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK · 11-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 34-12, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
300 +22+21+19+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter was the fantasy play: 56.0 FPTS on 28 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.6Season avg32.2Last 5

32.2 points a game over his last five games, against 27.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg20.4Last 3

20.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg30.7Today

31 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 36

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 46, 32, 23, 33, 29, 26, 37, 36Sixers-Kings · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 16, 15, 22, 16, 11, 10, 17, 29Spurs-Sonics · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 22, 7, 17, 15, 13, 27, 7, 28Raptors-Pacers · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 6 games: 14, 12, 5, 0, 16, 26Pistons-Cavs · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 26, 20, 25, 18, 20, 24, 23, 24Cavs-Pistons · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 21, 23, 15, 20, 17, 10, 22, 24Nuggets-Jazz · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST