FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 3, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed PHX by 9 after the first quarter and won 101–95.

Final · Box score
Suns95
Lakers101
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Warriors78
Bucks106
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +28
Final · Box score
Hornets76
Magic93
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +17
Final · Box score
Bulls86
Sixers102
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +21; Q4 PHI +16
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers97
Kings93
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +1; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Jazz109
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +23; Q3 UTA +24; Q4 UTA +23
Final · Box score
Pacers106
Wizards95
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +11
On this day · 1997–98Mar 3, 1998: 8 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Rider (Blazers-Suns), 33 points.
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The lead · Suns-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 32 in Lakers win over Phoenix

Matt Geiger goes for 21 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6+1+6LAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3421172395
Lakers25242428101
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 23, 26, 11, 7, 22, 18, 10, 32LAL32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 27, 28, 26, 19, 19, 22, 25, 27LAL27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 1, 26, 9, 9, 17, 20, 13, 20PHX20 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 19, 4, 12, 10, 22, 20, 20, 14PHX14 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Wizards

Indiana gets past Washington

106–95, with Indiana ahead 60–56 at halftime. Jalen Rose led Indiana with 22 points, 0 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over SAC4LAL over PHX6IND over WAS11PHI over CHI16ORL over CHH17UTA over VAN23MIL over GSW28Final margin, points. Pink = IND over WAS.
The night in charts
Pacers-Wizards combined for 201, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WizardsPacers 106, Wizards 95
201
Suns-LakersSuns 95, Lakers 101
196
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 86, Jazz 109
195
Blazers-KingsBlazers 97, Kings 93
190
Bulls-SixersBulls 86, Sixers 102
188
Warriors-BucksWarriors 78, Bucks 106
184
Hornets-MagicHornets 76, Magic 93
169
POR won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Blazers-KingsBlazers 97, Kings 93
+4 POR
Suns-LakersSuns 95, Lakers 101
+6 LAL
Pacers-WizardsPacers 106, Wizards 95
+11 IND
Bulls-SixersBulls 86, Sixers 102
+16 PHI
Hornets-MagicHornets 76, Magic 93
+17 ORL
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 86, Jazz 109
+23 UTA
Warriors-BucksWarriors 78, Bucks 106
+28 MIL
LAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-LakersLAL won · Suns 95, Lakers 101
9 pts
Pacers-WizardsIND won · Pacers 106, Wizards 95
4 pts
Rose shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoseIND · 22 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
SabonisPOR · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Tyrone HillMIL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
AustinORL · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Nick AndersonORL · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 97Kings 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers18222523997
Kings18222424593
The story
Brian Grant had 20 points and 18 rebounds as Portland beat Sacramento 97-93 in OT

Corliss Williamson led Sacramento with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the overtime 9-5.

POR lead by quarter
200 00+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber led the game in fantasy with 51.8 FPTS (20 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 95Lakers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3421172395
Lakers25242428101
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 27 points carried Los Angeles past Phoenix, 101-95

For Phoenix, Tom Gugliotta had 14 PTS, 12 REB 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 24-17.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −9−6+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 86Sixers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1718203186
Sixers25242726102
The story
Philadelphia beat Chicago 102-86 behind 24 points from Allen Iverson

Dickey Simpkins paced Chicago: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +8+14+21+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 13 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 8 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 22.6 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 32

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 23, 26, 11, 7, 22, 18, 10, 32Lakers-Suns · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 27, 28, 26, 19, 19, 22, 25, 27Lakers-Suns · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 16, 16, 8, 17, 25, 21, 20, 26Wizards-Pacers · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 26, 22, 19, 30, 6, 21, 25, 15, 25Magic-Hornets · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 8, 22, 14, 11, 28, 17, 24, 24Hornets-Magic · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 29, 26, 37, 36, 33, 25, 38, 24Sixers-Bulls · W
28.8 PPG season to date · −5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST