FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 4, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SEA by 7 after the first quarter and won 101–93.

Final · Box score
Raptors86
Hawks77
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Pistons99
Cavs84
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +15
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Mavs79
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Clippers77
Rockets96
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +20; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets87
Heat95
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Nets82
Q1 CHH +11; Q2 CHH +11; Q3 CHH +19; Q4 CHH +14
Final · Box score
Suns101
Sonics93
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Grizzlies93
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +17; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +9
On this day · 1997–98Mar 4, 1998: 8 games. Top scorer: Corliss Williamson (Kings-Pistons), 40 points.
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The lead · Suns-Sonics

Phoenix beats Seattle, 101–93

Alonzo Mourning goes for 27 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3+6+8PHX AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns22252826101
Sonics2921192493
Who led
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 8, 18, 16, 13, 9, 10, 14, 23PHX23 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 4, 12, 10, 22, 20, 20, 14, 18PHX18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 13, 9, 15, 20, 10, 8, 11, 22SEA22 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 17, 13, 19, 9, 2, 16, 31, 15SEA15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Heat

Miami makes it three straight

Miami beat Denver 95–87 and moved to 11–4. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · MIA
Wvs NJN95–72W@ IND89–78W@ DET91–80Wvs HOU81–71W@ WAS96–80W@ CHH91–83L@ DET93–95Wvs ORL84–78Wvs NYK85–84Wvs DEN95–87
The night in charts
Wolves-Grizzlies combined for 195, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 102, Grizzlies 93
195
Suns-SonicsSuns 101, Sonics 93
194
Pistons-CavsPistons 99, Cavs 84
183
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 87, Heat 95
182
Hornets-NetsHornets 96, Nets 82
178
Spurs-MavsSpurs 95, Mavs 79
174
Clippers-RocketsClippers 77, Rockets 96
173
Raptors-HawksRaptors 86, Hawks 77
163
PHX won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Suns-SonicsSuns 101, Sonics 93
+8 PHX
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 87, Heat 95
+8 MIA
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 102, Grizzlies 93
+9 MIN
Raptors-HawksRaptors 86, Hawks 77
+9 TOR
Hornets-NetsHornets 96, Nets 82
+14 CHH
Pistons-CavsPistons 99, Cavs 84
+15 DET
Spurs-MavsSpurs 95, Mavs 79
+16 SAS
Clippers-RocketsClippers 77, Rockets 96
+19 HOU
PHX rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-SonicsPHX won · Suns 101, Sonics 93
7 pts
Nuggets-HeatMIA won · Nuggets 87, Heat 95
4 pts
Clippers-RocketsHOU won · Clippers 77, Rockets 96
2 pts
Dumars shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DumarsDET · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Lindsey HunterDET · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
MassenburgVAN · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
FortsonDEN · 18 PTS, 9 REB
64% (7-11)
HendersonATL · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nuggets-Heat
Nuggets 87Heat 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2129251287
Heat2224282195
The story
Tim Hardaway's 18 points and 8 assists carried Miami past Denver, 95-87

For Denver, Antonio McDyess had 20 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 7-16 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 21-12.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1−4−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Sonics
Suns 101Sonics 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns22252826101
Sonics2921192493
The story
Phoenix beat Seattle 101-93 behind 19 assists and 7 points from Jason Kidd

Detlef Schrempf paced Seattle: 22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 19 AST, 7 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL · 2-10 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −7−3+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Hawks
Raptors 86Hawks 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2523191986
Hawks2020211677
The story
Vince Carter had 14 points as Toronto beat Atlanta 86-77

Alan Henderson led Atlanta with 18 PTS, 8 REB 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 6-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 25-20, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5+8+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Doug Christie led the game in fantasy with 46.9 FPTS (11 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.6Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.6 in 9 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.4Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.4 in 13 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.6minutes, today vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
8.81997–98 avg37.4Today

37 minutes today, against 8.8 a game in 1997–98 (33 games). Line: 16 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 28

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 21, 16, 14, 11, 22, 4, 17, 28Pistons-Cavs · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 21, 25, 13, 15, 22, 20, 27, 28Nets-Hornets · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 12, 9, 29, 20, 29, 24, 28, 27Heat-Nuggets · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 26, 17, 10, 18, 22, 21, 23, 26Spurs-Mavs · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 18, 22, 14, 25, 12, 17, 27, 23Wolves-Grizzlies · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 8, 18, 16, 13, 9, 10, 14, 23Suns-Sonics · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST