FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 7, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by WAS (vs PHI) and SAC (vs DAL).

Final · Box score
Spurs106
Nuggets96
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Heat72
Pacers85
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Nets86
Knicks97
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +11
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards103
Sixers95
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Rockets71
Blazers111
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +19; Q4 POR +40
Final · Box score
Mavs89
Kings94
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Sonics77
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Raptors105
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Lakers97
Jazz89
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 1997–98Mar 7, 1998: 3 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Bucks), 40 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Kings

Dallas's skid reaches three

Tim Duncan goes for 34 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+5+8+5SAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1922232589
Kings1432262294
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 21, 17, 17, 20, 36, 20, 14, 18SAC18 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 9, 16, 10, 13, 15, 18, 15, 15SAC15 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Gary TrentPoints, last 10 games: 27, 4, 12, 18, 6, 29, 16, 14, 7, 18DAL18 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 22, 20, 2, 16, 20, 11, 29, 18DAL18 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Houston by 40, the widest margin of 9 games.

SAC over DAL5WAS over PHI8LAL over UTA8SAS over DEN10NYK over NJN11MIN over SEA11IND over MIA13TOR over BOS13POR over HOU40Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Spurs-Nuggets combined for 202, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 106, Nuggets 96
202
Wizards-SixersWizards 103, Sixers 95
198
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 92, Raptors 105
197
Lakers-JazzLakers 97, Jazz 89
186
Nets-KnicksNets 86, Knicks 97
183
Mavs-KingsMavs 89, Kings 94
183
Rockets-BlazersRockets 71, Blazers 111
182
Wolves-SonicsWolves 88, Sonics 77
165
Heat-PacersHeat 72, Pacers 85
157
SAC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Mavs-KingsMavs 89, Kings 94
+5 SAC
Wizards-SixersWizards 103, Sixers 95
+8 WAS
Lakers-JazzLakers 97, Jazz 89
+8 LAL
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 106, Nuggets 96
+10 SAS
Wolves-SonicsWolves 88, Sonics 77
+11 MIN
Nets-KnicksNets 86, Knicks 97
+11 NYK
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 92, Raptors 105
+13 TOR
Heat-PacersHeat 72, Pacers 85
+13 IND
Rockets-BlazersRockets 71, Blazers 111
+40 POR
WAS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-SixersWAS won · Wizards 103, Sixers 95
5 pts
Mavs-KingsSAC won · Mavs 89, Kings 94
5 pts
Rider shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RiderPOR · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
Hubert DavisDAL · 17 PTS, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
Antoine WalkerBOS · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
EwingNYK · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
67% (14-21)
ShaqLAL · 23 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 89Kings 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1922232589
Kings1432262294
The story
Chris Webber's 18 points and 13 rebounds carried Sacramento past Dallas, 94-89

For Dallas, Gary Trent had 18 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 4 BLK · 8-13 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 32-22.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −5+5+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Sixers
Wizards 103Sixers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards2230201813103
Sixers27172125595
The story
Juwan Howard had 28 points as Washington beat Philadelphia 103-95 in OT

George Lynch led Philadelphia with 11 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 8-20 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Wizards took the second 30-17.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −5+8+70+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 106Nuggets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs29232925106
Nuggets2421292296
The story
San Antonio beat Denver 106-96 behind 16 points from David Robinson

Keon Clark paced Denver: 10 REB, 8 PTS 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

A 29-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +5+7+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 14 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg44.9Today

45 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 34

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 10, 18, 22, 21, 23, 26, 27, 34Spurs-Nuggets · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 20, 22, 13, 30, 20, 16, 30, 34Jazz-Lakers · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 37, 36, 33, 25, 38, 24, 34, 30Sixers-Wizards · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 20, 20, 17, 6, 16, 31, 24, 30Knicks-Nets · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 24, 13, 16, 46, 16, 20, 17, 29Nuggets-Spurs · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 8, 17, 24, 28, 21, 17, 21, 29Celtics-Raptors · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST