FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 5, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed TOR by 8 after the first quarter and won 89–84.

Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Celtics102
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Warriors102
Pacers83
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +19
Final · Box score
Sonics100
Lakers103
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Knicks87
Bucks88
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Heat89
Sixers78
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Wolves85
Blazers97
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Magic89
Raptors84
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Jazz106
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Hornets85
Wizards86
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +1
On this day · 1997–98Mar 5, 1998: 5 games. Top scorer: Calbert Cheaney (Wizards-Knicks), 27 points.
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The lead · Magic-Raptors

Orlando rallies from 8 down to beat Toronto

Rod Strickland goes for 25 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+1+11+5ORL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1524302089
Raptors2315202684
Who led
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 19, 13, 7, 14, 8, 5, 10, 19ORL19 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 19, 30, 6, 21, 25, 15, 25, 15ORL15 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 17, 12, 14, 13, 19, 8, 6, 21TOR21 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 27, 7, 28, 21, 8, 15, 14, 19TOR19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Golden State by 19.

MIL over NYK1WAS over CHH1LAL over SEA3ORL over TOR5BOS over DEN8MIA over PHI11UTA over DAL11POR over MIN12GSW over IND19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Sonics-Lakers combined for 203, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-LakersSonics 100, Lakers 103
203
Mavs-JazzMavs 95, Jazz 106
201
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 94, Celtics 102
196
Warriors-PacersWarriors 102, Pacers 83
185
Wolves-BlazersWolves 85, Blazers 97
182
Knicks-BucksKnicks 87, Bucks 88
175
Magic-RaptorsMagic 89, Raptors 84
173
Hornets-WizardsHornets 85, Wizards 86
171
Heat-SixersHeat 89, Sixers 78
167
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-WizardsHornets 85, Wizards 86
+1 WAS
Knicks-BucksKnicks 87, Bucks 88
+1 MIL
Sonics-LakersSonics 100, Lakers 103
+3 LAL
Magic-RaptorsMagic 89, Raptors 84
+5 ORL
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 94, Celtics 102
+8 BOS
Heat-SixersHeat 89, Sixers 78
+11 MIA
Mavs-JazzMavs 95, Jazz 106
+11 UTA
Wolves-BlazersWolves 85, Blazers 97
+12 POR
Warriors-PacersWarriors 102, Pacers 83
+19 GSW
ORL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-RaptorsORL won · Magic 89, Raptors 84
8 pts
Knicks-BucksMIL won · Knicks 87, Bucks 88
7 pts
Wolves-BlazersPOR won · Wolves 85, Blazers 97
3 pts
Heat-SixersMIA won · Heat 89, Sixers 78
3 pts
Hornets-WizardsWAS won · Hornets 85, Wizards 86
3 pts
Cummings shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CummingsGSW · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
EllisSEA · 20 PTS, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Antonio DavisIND · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
ShaqLAL · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
67% (14-21)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Hornets-Wizards
Hornets 85Wizards 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2021232185
Wizards1926162586
The story
Juwan Howard had 26 points and 11 rebounds as Washington beat Charlotte 86-85

Brad Miller led Charlotte with 11 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 12-24 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Wizards took the second 26-21.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −1+4−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bucks
Knicks 87Bucks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2227142487
Bucks2220242288
The story
Milwaukee beat New York 88-87 behind 19 points from Glenn Robinson

Latrell Sprewell paced New York: 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-14 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 0−7+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Patrick Ewing topped the game at 45.1 FPTS: 24 PTS, 13 REB

Final · Sonics-Lakers
Sonics 100Lakers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics26222527100
Lakers29212429103
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 31 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Seattle, 103-100

For Seattle, Olden Polynice had 12 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 14-21 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-26, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+2+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gary Payton was the fantasy play: 63.3 FPTS on 34 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 16 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg13.1Last 3

13.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 13 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Ron Mercer leads the day with 35

Ron MercerPoints, last 9 games: 4, 24, 27, 8, 17, 15, 15, 22, 35Celtics-Nuggets · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 7, 26, 26, 20, 23, 28, 9, 34Sonics-Lakers · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 26, 37, 36, 33, 25, 38, 24, 34Sixers-Heat · L
29.1 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 28, 26, 19, 19, 22, 25, 27, 31Lakers-Sonics · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 28, 20, 22, 13, 30, 20, 16, 30Jazz-Mavs · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 17, 22, 20, 2, 16, 20, 11, 29Mavs-Jazz · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST