FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 6, 1999Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed GSW by 6 at halftime and won 97–80.

Final · Box score
Warriors80
Cavs97
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Magic87
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Kings111
Suns99
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +23; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Spurs114
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +27; Q4 SAS +29
Final · Box score
Rockets107
Grizzlies92
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +15
On this day · 1997–98Mar 6, 1998: 10 games. Top scorer: Antoine Walker (Celtics-Wizards), 35 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Cavs

Shawn Kemp posts 31 and 14 as Cleveland beats Golden State

Jason Kidd goes for 21 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-6+5+17CLE AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2220172180
Cavs2412283397
Who led
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 24, 23, 24, 16, 19, 22, 15, 31CLE31 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Johnny NewmanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 7, 10, 6, 12, 11, 5, 5, 16CLE16 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 13, 18, 15, 14, 15, 16, 17, 15GSW15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 9, 8, 11, 18, 9, 4, 8, 13GSW13 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Pistons-Magic

Orlando leads Detroit wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 87–82. Best quarter: the fourth, 31–27. Ike Austin led Orlando with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over DET5SAC over PHX12HOU over VAN15CLE over GSW17SAS over LAC29Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over DET.
The night in charts
Kings-Suns combined for 210, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SunsKings 111, Suns 99
210
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 107, Grizzlies 92
199
Clippers-SpursClippers 85, Spurs 114
199
Warriors-CavsWarriors 80, Cavs 97
177
Pistons-MagicPistons 82, Magic 87
169
ORL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pistons-MagicPistons 82, Magic 87
+5 ORL
Kings-SunsKings 111, Suns 99
+12 SAC
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 107, Grizzlies 92
+15 HOU
Warriors-CavsWarriors 80, Cavs 97
+17 CLE
Clippers-SpursClippers 85, Spurs 114
+29 SAS
Dickerson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DickersonHOU · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
RobinsonSAS · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
KiddPHX · 21 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB, 5 STL
63% (10-16)
DuncanSAS · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
DivacSAC · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Pistons-Magic
Pistons 82Magic 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1319232782
Magic2312213187
The story
Bo Outlaw had 14 points as Orlando beat Detroit 87-82

Bison Dele led Detroit with 15 PTS, 5 REB 14 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 6-9 FG

The swing

The Magic won the first 23-13, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +10+3+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grant Hill led the game in fantasy with 39.9 FPTS (17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 111Suns 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings36302025111
Suns2716292799
The story
Chris Webber's 14 points and 14 rebounds carried Sacramento past Phoenix, 111-99

For Phoenix, Tom Gugliotta had 12 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 7-15 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 30-16, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +9+23+14+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 107Grizzlies 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets23342327107
Grizzlies1821272692
The story
Houston beat Vancouver 107-92 behind 17 points from Scottie Pippen

Mike Bibby paced Vancouver: 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 6-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5+18+14+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim topped the game at 59.9 FPTS: 26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.7Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.7 in 14 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.5Season avg25.2Today

25 minutes today, against 8.5 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shawn Kemp leads the day with 31

Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 24, 23, 24, 16, 19, 22, 15, 31Cavs-Warriors · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 17, 10, 18, 22, 21, 23, 26, 27Spurs-Clippers · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 28, 22, 20, 18, 29, 17, 22, 26Grizzlies-Rockets · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Michael DickersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 5, 9, 14, 7, 6, 9, 20, 26Rockets-Grizzlies · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 7, 10, 17, 8, 11, 5, 11, 24Kings-Suns · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Ike AustinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 6, 13, 12, 13, 11, 20, 8, 23Magic-Pistons · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST