FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 27, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed NJN by 8 after the first quarter and won 101–92.

Final · Box score
Hornets77
Bulls94
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +16; Q4 CHI +17
Final · Box score
Kings90
Mavs97
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Hawks103
Clippers74
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +29; Q4 ATL +29
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Nets92
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Rockets86
Grizzlies74
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Blazers82
Wizards81
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +1
On this day · 1997–98Feb 27, 1998: 8 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Wolves), 35 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Nets

Boston climbs back to beat New Jersey

Antoine Walker goes for 28 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-30+9BOS AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics15272732101
Nets2322242392
Who led
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 31, 17, 27, 15, 8, 17, 24, 28BOS28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 19, 19, 26, 22, 24, 19, 24, 21BOS21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 19, 35, 18, 21, 25, 13, 15, 22NJN22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 9 games: 15, 5, 15, 17, 19, 4, 12, 12, 17NJN17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Atlanta posts the night's biggest win

Atlanta beat Clippers by 29, the widest margin of 6 games.

POR over WAS1DAL over SAC7BOS over NJN9HOU over VAN12CHI over CHH17ATL over LAC29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Celtics-Nets combined for 193, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-NetsCeltics 101, Nets 92
193
Kings-MavsKings 90, Mavs 97
187
Hawks-ClippersHawks 103, Clippers 74
177
Hornets-BullsHornets 77, Bulls 94
171
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 82, Wizards 81
163
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 86, Grizzlies 74
160
POR won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 82, Wizards 81
+1 POR
Kings-MavsKings 90, Mavs 97
+7 DAL
Celtics-NetsCeltics 101, Nets 92
+9 BOS
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 86, Grizzlies 74
+12 HOU
Hornets-BullsHornets 77, Bulls 94
+17 CHI
Hawks-ClippersHawks 103, Clippers 74
+29 ATL
BOS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-NetsBOS won · Celtics 101, Nets 92
8 pts
Blazers-WizardsPOR won · Blazers 82, Wizards 81
7 pts
Kings-MavsDAL won · Kings 90, Mavs 97
4 pts
Corbin shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CorbinATL · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Brian GrantPOR · 19 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
SabonisPOR · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
58% (7-12)
TrentDAL · 29 PTS, 16 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
56% (14-25)
Antoine WalkerBOS · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
54% (13-24)
Final · Blazers-Wizards
Blazers 82Wizards 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1827181982
Wizards2428131681
The story
Brian Grant had 19 points and 18 rebounds as Portland beat Washington 82-81

Juwan Howard led Washington with 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 18-13.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6−7−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 90Mavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2718182790
Mavs2326222697
The story
Dallas beat Sacramento 97-90 behind 21 points from Robert Pack

Chris Webber paced Sacramento: 17 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 7-17 FG

The swing

A 26-18 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4+4+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 101Nets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics15272732101
Nets2322242392
The story
Paul Pierce's 21 points carried Boston past New Jersey, 101-92

For New Jersey, Kerry Kittles had 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-23, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −8−30+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg25.0Last 3

25.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Gary Trent leads the day with 29

Gary TrentPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 15, 18, 27, 4, 12, 18, 6, 29Mavs-Kings · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 31, 17, 27, 15, 8, 17, 24, 28Celtics-Nets · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 29, 15, 14, 16, 16, 8, 17, 25Wizards-Blazers · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 19, 35, 18, 21, 25, 13, 15, 22Nets-Celtics · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Robert PackPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 10, 10, 8, 11, 15, 6, 18, 21Mavs-Kings · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 19, 19, 26, 22, 24, 19, 24, 21Celtics-Nets · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST