FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 11, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed TOR by 8 after the first quarter and won 83–73.

Final · Box score
Celtics85
Hawks99
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Bulls83
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA -3; Q3 SEA +3; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Magic76
Mavs93
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +17
Final · Box score
Wolves82
Warriors89
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Rockets102
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Kings92
Clippers106
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +14
Final · Box score
Raptors73
Heat83
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Wizards86
Knicks98
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Jazz94
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +5
On this day · 1997–98Mar 11, 1998: 8 games. Top scorer: Chris Webber (Wizards-Sixers), 34 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Heat

Miami fights back from 8 down against Toronto

Antonio McDyess goes for 39 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-5+15+10MIA AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors222082373
Heat1423281883
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 24, 28, 27, 23, 17, 15, 16, 23MIA23 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Clar. WeatherspoonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 6, 2, 8, 8, 6, 13, 6, 22MIA22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
John WallacePoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 0, 13, 14, 12, 9, 3, 10, 20TOR20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 7, 28, 21, 8, 15, 14, 19, 26, 16TOR16 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wolves-Warriors

Golden State beats Minnesota, 89–82

Golden State led 63–61 after three and won by 7. Donyell Marshall led Golden State with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over DEN5GSW over MIN7SEA over CHI9MIA over TOR10HOU over VAN11NYK over WAS12ATL over BOS14LAC over SAC14DAL over ORL17Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over MIN.
The night in charts
Kings-Clippers combined for 198, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-ClippersKings 92, Clippers 106
198
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 91, Rockets 102
193
Celtics-HawksCeltics 85, Hawks 99
184
Wizards-KnicksWizards 86, Knicks 98
184
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 89, Jazz 94
183
Sonics-BullsSonics 92, Bulls 83
175
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 82, Warriors 89
171
Magic-MavsMagic 76, Mavs 93
169
Raptors-HeatRaptors 73, Heat 83
156
UTA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 89, Jazz 94
+5 UTA
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 82, Warriors 89
+7 GSW
Sonics-BullsSonics 92, Bulls 83
+9 SEA
Raptors-HeatRaptors 73, Heat 83
+10 MIA
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 91, Rockets 102
+11 HOU
Wizards-KnicksWizards 86, Knicks 98
+12 NYK
Celtics-HawksCeltics 85, Hawks 99
+14 ATL
Kings-ClippersKings 92, Clippers 106
+14 LAC
Magic-MavsMagic 76, Mavs 93
+17 DAL
MIA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-HeatMIA won · Raptors 73, Heat 83
8 pts
Wolves-WarriorsGSW won · Wolves 82, Warriors 89
6 pts
Sonics-BullsSEA won · Sonics 92, Bulls 83
3 pts
Weatherspoon shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WeatherspoonMIA · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
ZoMIA · 23 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
MillsGSW · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Abdur-RahimVAN · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
CambyNYK · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 89Jazz 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2717212489
Jazz2728211894
The story
Karl Malone had 28 points and 10 rebounds as Utah beat Denver 94-89

Jeff Hornacek added 13 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 9-21 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the second 28-17, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0+11+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Heat
Raptors 73Heat 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors222082373
Heat1423281883
The story
Alonzo Mourning's 23 points and 16 rebounds carried Miami past Toronto, 83-73

For Toronto, John Wallace had 20 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-11 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 28-8.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −8−5+15+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Rockets
Grizzlies 91Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2126152991
Rockets30241731102
The story
Houston beat Vancouver 102-91 behind 31 points and 11 rebounds from Hakeem Olajuwon

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Vancouver: 27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 12-19 FG

The swing

A 30-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +9+7+9+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 16 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 17 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 12 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Antonio McDyess leads the day with 39

Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 16, 46, 16, 20, 17, 29, 23, 39Nuggets-Jazz · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 18, 22, 12, 17, 8, 16, 20, 31Rockets-Grizzlies · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 13, 30, 20, 16, 30, 34, 21, 28Jazz-Nuggets · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 16, 16, 18, 7, 16, 17, 28, 28Bulls-Sonics · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 18, 29, 17, 22, 26, 19, 35, 27Grizzlies-Rockets · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 15, 19, 12, 2, 16, 11, 6, 26Grizzlies-Rockets · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vlade DivacSAC+2.8 15.5 last 10 · 12.7 season
Gary TrentDAL+2.8 15.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+2.8 24.3 last 10 · 21.6 season
Cory AlexanderDEN+2.3 10.4 last 10 · 8.1 season
A.C. GreenDAL+2.3 8.2 last 10 · 5.9 season
Cold
Anfernee HardawayORL−2.7 12.4 last 10 · 15.1 season
Kobe BryantLAL−2.2 16.9 last 10 · 19.1 season
Othella HarringtonHOU−2.1 9.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Jason WilliamsSAC−1.6 12.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL−1.6 25.4 last 10 · 26.9 season