FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 9, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by POR (vs SAC) and MIL (vs NYK).

Final · Box score
Celtics87
Hornets105
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH +3; Q3 CHH +10; Q4 CHH +18
Final · Box score
Nets87
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Suns103
Mavs91
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Warriors92
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets75
Rockets84
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Clippers99
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Sonics84
Wolves85
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Bucks87
Knicks86
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Kings98
Blazers103
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -8; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Cavs75
Jazz88
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +13
On this day · 1997–98Mar 9, 1998: 4 games. Top scorer: Eddie Johnson (Rockets-Jazz), 37 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Knicks

Milwaukee climbs back to beat New York

Kevin Garnett goes for 22 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2-3+1MIL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1627212387
Knicks2421221986
Who led
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 31, 24, 19, 14, 18, 19, 19, 10, 27MIL27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 14, 6, 10, 18, 6, 16, 14, 17MIL17 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 22, 3, 12, 16, 19, 12, 12, 19NYK19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 5 games: 24, 5, 18, 5, 17NYK17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Charlotte by 18.

MIN over SEA1MIL over NYK1LAL over LAC4POR over SAC5HOU over DEN9GSW over VAN10PHX over DAL12UTA over CLE13CHI over NJN16CHH over BOS18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Lakers-Clippers combined for 202, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ClippersLakers 103, Clippers 99
202
Kings-BlazersKings 98, Blazers 103
201
Suns-MavsSuns 103, Mavs 91
194
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 87, Hornets 105
192
Nets-BullsNets 87, Bulls 103
190
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 82, Warriors 92
174
Bucks-KnicksBucks 87, Knicks 86
173
Sonics-WolvesSonics 84, Wolves 85
169
Cavs-JazzCavs 75, Jazz 88
163
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 75, Rockets 84
159
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-KnicksBucks 87, Knicks 86
+1 MIL
Sonics-WolvesSonics 84, Wolves 85
+1 MIN
Lakers-ClippersLakers 103, Clippers 99
+4 LAL
Kings-BlazersKings 98, Blazers 103
+5 POR
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 75, Rockets 84
+9 HOU
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 82, Warriors 92
+10 GSW
Suns-MavsSuns 103, Mavs 91
+12 PHX
Cavs-JazzCavs 75, Jazz 88
+13 UTA
Nets-BullsNets 87, Bulls 103
+16 CHI
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 87, Hornets 105
+18 CHH
POR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-BlazersPOR won · Kings 98, Blazers 103
8 pts
Bucks-KnicksMIL won · Bucks 87, Knicks 86
8 pts
Suns-MavsPHX won · Suns 103, Mavs 91
7 pts
Grizzlies-WarriorsGSW won · Grizzlies 82, Warriors 92
2 pts
Sabonis shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisPOR · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
ColesGSW · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
HarperCHI · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
65% (11-17)
Maurice TaylorLAC · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Sonics-Wolves
Sonics 84Wolves 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2519202084
Wolves2519221985
The story
Stephon Marbury had 12 points and 9 assists as Minnesota beat Seattle 85-84

Detlef Schrempf led Seattle with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 12 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 5-15 FG, 0-7 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the third 22-20, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 00+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Knicks
Bucks 87Knicks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1627212387
Knicks2421221986
The story
Glenn Robinson's 27 points carried Milwaukee past New York, 87-86

For New York, Allan Houston had 15 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 12-17 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 27-21.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −8−2−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Clippers
Lakers 103Clippers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24232531103
Clippers2218184199
The story
Los Angeles beat Los Angeles 103-99 behind 31 points and 12 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Lorenzen Wright paced Los Angeles: 11 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

A 25-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+7+14+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Shareef Abdur-Rahim leads the day with 35

Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 20, 18, 29, 17, 22, 26, 19, 35Grizzlies-Warriors · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 17, 24, 28, 21, 17, 21, 29, 32Celtics-Hornets · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 19, 19, 22, 25, 27, 31, 23, 31Lakers-Clippers · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 19, 16, 16, 18, 7, 16, 17, 28Bulls-Nets · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 31, 24, 19, 14, 18, 19, 19, 10, 27Bucks-Knicks · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
J.R. ReidPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 16, 22, 4, 20, 2, 17, 20, 26Hornets-Celtics · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST