FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 8, 1999Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CHI by 11 after three quarters and won 81–76.

Final · Box score
Wizards71
Pistons75
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Heat91
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA -6; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Bulls76
Bucks81
Q1 MIL -9; Q2 MIL -10; Q3 MIL -11; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Hawks114
Magic110
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Grizzlies73
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +19
On this day · 1997–98Mar 8, 1998: 10 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Knicks), 42 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs out of an 11-point hole against Chicago

Dikembe Mutombo goes for 18 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10-11+5MIL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2423181176
Bucks1522172781
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 7, 16, 18, 16, 19, 18, 9, 17MIL17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 17, 14, 6, 10, 18, 6, 16, 14MIL14 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 9, 15, 13, 9, 19, 9, 4, 19CHI19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Randy BrownPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 11, 6, 8, 14, 17, 14, 8, 18CHI18 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Sixers-Heat

Miami takes over late to edge Philadelphia

Down 6 after three, Miami won the fourth 25–17. Final: 91–89. Terry Porter led Miami with 20 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over PHI2DET over WAS4ATL over ORL4MIL over CHI5POR over VAN19Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over PHI.
The night in charts
Hawks-Magic combined for 224, 44 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-MagicHawks 114, Magic 110
224
Sixers-HeatSixers 89, Heat 91
180
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 92, Grizzlies 73
165
Bulls-BucksBulls 76, Bucks 81
157
Wizards-PistonsWizards 71, Pistons 75
146
4 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-HeatSixers 89, Heat 91
+2 MIA
Wizards-PistonsWizards 71, Pistons 75
+4 DET
Hawks-MagicHawks 114, Magic 110
+4 ATL
Bulls-BucksBulls 76, Bucks 81
+5 MIL
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 92, Grizzlies 73
+19 POR
MIL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-BucksMIL won · Bulls 76, Bucks 81
11 pts
Sixers-HeatMIA won · Sixers 89, Heat 91
6 pts
Wizards-PistonsDET won · Wizards 71, Pistons 75
4 pts
Hawks-MagicATL won · Hawks 114, Magic 110
3 pts
Snow shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SnowPHI · 14 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WilkinsORL · 15 PTS, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
Nick AndersonORL · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
RichmondWAS · 22 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Abdur-RahimVAN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 89Heat 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2325241789
Heat2821172591
The story
Terry Porter's 20 points carried Miami past Philadelphia, 91-89

For Philadelphia, Eric Snow had 14 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 7-9 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 25-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5+1−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 114Magic 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks27303225114
Magic24362129110
The story
Atlanta beat Orlando 114-110 behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from Alan Henderson

Darrell Armstrong paced Orlando: 14 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 STL · 7-18 FG

The swing

A 32-21 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +3−3+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 76Bucks 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2423181176
Bucks1522172781
The story
Ray Allen had 17 points as Milwaukee beat Chicago 81-76

Toni Kukoc led Chicago with 17 PTS, 9 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 6-13 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 27-11.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −9−10−11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Randy Brown led the game in fantasy with 41.8 FPTS (18 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 14 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 17 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.6Season avg38.7Today

39 minutes today, against 6.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 0 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Nick Anderson leads the day with 34

Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 6, 21, 25, 15, 25, 15, 8, 34Magic-Hawks · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 36, 33, 25, 38, 24, 34, 30, 28Sixers-Heat · L
29.1 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 30, 17, 14, 17, 28, 14, 13, 24Hawks-Magic · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 16, 13, 17, 28, 15, 15, 22, 22Wizards-Pistons · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 2, 13, 14, 10, 4, 10, 14, 21Blazers-Grizzlies · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Terry PorterPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 3, 12, 17, 8, 16, 13, 8, 20Heat-Sixers · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST