FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 15, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed PHI by 6 after the first quarter and won 74–73.

Final · OT · Box score
Cavs89
Bulls85
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Mavs91
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +26
Final · Box score
Kings111
Warriors105
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Knicks108
Bucks102
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Jazz90
Wolves83
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Sixers73
Magic74
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Hornets82
Raptors89
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +7
On this day · 1997–98Mar 15, 1998: 8 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (Knicks-Pacers), 31 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Magic

Orlando takes over late to edge Philadelphia

Ron Harper goes for 10 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-5-3+1ORL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2220151673
Magic1621172074
Who led
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 25, 15, 8, 34, 17, 18, 9, 15ORL15 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 10, 19, 11, 14, 6, 2, 16, 14ORL14 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 18, 21, 8, 8, 6, 6, 14, 18PHI18 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Theo RatliffPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 6, 8, 7, 16, 10, 17, 23, 17PHI17 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Kings-Warriors

Golden State's skid reaches three

Sacramento won 111–105; the Warriors fall to 9–13. Chris Webber led Sacramento with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · GSW
L@ PHX89–102L@ MIN78–89L@ MIL78–106W@ IND102–83L@ CLE80–97Wvs VAN92–82Wvs MIN89–82L@ LAL78–89Lvs ORL74–87Lvs SAC105–111
The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 216, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 111, Warriors 105
216
Knicks-BucksKnicks 108, Bucks 102
210
Blazers-MavsBlazers 106, Mavs 91
197
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 84, Nuggets 110
194
Cavs-BullsCavs 89, Bulls 85
174
Jazz-WolvesJazz 90, Wolves 83
173
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 82, Raptors 89
171
Sixers-MagicSixers 73, Magic 74
147
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-MagicSixers 73, Magic 74
+1 ORL
Cavs-BullsCavs 89, Bulls 85
+4 CLE
Kings-WarriorsKings 111, Warriors 105
+6 SAC
Knicks-BucksKnicks 108, Bucks 102
+6 NYK
Jazz-WolvesJazz 90, Wolves 83
+7 UTA
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 82, Raptors 89
+7 TOR
Blazers-MavsBlazers 106, Mavs 91
+15 POR
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 84, Nuggets 110
+26 DEN
ORL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-MagicORL won · Sixers 73, Magic 74
6 pts
Kings-WarriorsSAC won · Kings 111, Warriors 105
5 pts
Cavs-BullsCLE won · Cavs 89, Bulls 85
3 pts
Coles shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ColesGSW · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL
85% (11-13)
Del NegroMIL · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
MillsGSW · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
HoustonNYK · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
WilliamsonSAC · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 73Magic 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2220151673
Magic1621172074
The story
Darrell Armstrong's 14 points carried Orlando past Philadelphia, 74-73

For Philadelphia, George Lynch had 20 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST 14 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 5-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 20-16.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −6−5−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Theo Ratliff was the fantasy play: 46.3 FPTS on 17 PTS, 9 REB

Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 89Bulls 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs23241815989
Bulls26201816585
The story
Brevin Knight had 16 assists and 9 points as Cleveland beat Chicago 89-85 in OT

Toni Kukoc led Chicago with 22 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 16 AST, 9 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL · 3-13 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 24-20.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −3+1+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 111Warriors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings36291729111
Warriors32262918105
The story
Sacramento beat Golden State 111-105 behind 16 points from Vlade Divac

Bimbo Coles paced Golden State: 23 PTS, 6 AST 16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 5-16 FG

The swing

A 29-18 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +4+7−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 21 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Rider leads the day with 30

Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 16, 12, 21, 5, 21, 18, 3, 30Blazers-Mavs · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 18, 9, 17, 6, 19, 18, 22, 29Bucks-Knicks · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 9 games: 24, 5, 18, 5, 17, 11, 10, 16, 28Knicks-Bucks · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 19, 10, 4, 10, 14, 6, 7, 26Wolves-Jazz · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Bimbo ColesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 1, 14, 9, 17, 6, 5, 10, 23Warriors-Kings · L
7.7 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 18, 7, 16, 17, 28, 28, 25, 22Bulls-Cavs · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Cory AlexanderDEN+3.5 11.8 last 10 · 8.3 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+3.4 25.0 last 10 · 21.6 season
Tyrone CorbinATL+3.3 10.0 last 10 · 6.7 season
Dickey SimpkinsCHI+3.3 10.6 last 10 · 7.3 season
Tim DuncanSAS+2.9 23.9 last 10 · 21.0 season
Cold
Walt WilliamsPOR−3.5 5.6 last 10 · 9.1 season
Sam MackHOU−3.1 9.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Grant HillDET−2.9 19.4 last 10 · 22.3 season
Othella HarringtonHOU−2.8 8.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Shandon AndersonUTA−2.7 5.8 last 10 · 8.5 season