FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 18, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 7 at halftime and won 99–83.

Final · Box score
Nets95
Bulls104
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Cavs100
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Celtics83
Bucks99
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Magic86
Knicks78
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Kings78
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Wolves81
Grizzlies86
Q1 VAN -5; Q2 VAN +1; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 VAN +5
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Wizards87
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +8
On this day · 1997–98Mar 18, 1998: 6 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Pistons), 38 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Bucks

Milwaukee beats Boston, 99–83

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 37 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7+3+16MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics263216983
Bucks2427262299
Who led
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 10, 27, 22, 30, 15, 15, 12, 23MIL23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 17, 6, 19, 18, 22, 29, 10, 21MIL21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 21, 29, 32, 19, 22, 16, 14, 16BOS16 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 8, 10, 9, 10, 9, 12, 21, 14BOS14 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wolves-Grizzlies

Vancouver upsets Minnesota

Vancouver (4–19) beat Minnesota (13–10) 86–81. Bryant Reeves led Vancouver with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
VAN over MIN5CLE over LAL7ORL over NYK8UTA over WAS8CHI over NJN9POR over SAC10MIL over BOS16Final margin, points. Pink = VAN over MIN.
The night in charts
Nets-Bulls combined for 199, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-BullsNets 95, Bulls 104
199
Lakers-CavsLakers 93, Cavs 100
193
Celtics-BucksCeltics 83, Bucks 99
182
Jazz-WizardsJazz 95, Wizards 87
182
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 81, Grizzlies 86
167
Blazers-KingsBlazers 88, Kings 78
166
Magic-KnicksMagic 86, Knicks 78
164
VAN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 81, Grizzlies 86
+5 VAN
Lakers-CavsLakers 93, Cavs 100
+7 CLE
Jazz-WizardsJazz 95, Wizards 87
+8 UTA
Magic-KnicksMagic 86, Knicks 78
+8 ORL
Nets-BullsNets 95, Bulls 104
+9 CHI
Blazers-KingsBlazers 88, Kings 78
+10 POR
Celtics-BucksCeltics 83, Bucks 99
+16 MIL
MIL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BucksMIL won · Celtics 83, Bucks 99
7 pts
Wolves-GrizzliesVAN won · Wolves 81, Grizzlies 86
5 pts
Magic-KnicksORL won · Magic 86, Knicks 78
5 pts
Blazers-KingsPOR won · Blazers 88, Kings 78
1 pt
Ray Allen shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ray AllenMIL · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB
75% (9-12)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ShaqLAL · 37 PTS, 19 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
64% (16-25)
EisleyUTA · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST
64% (7-11)
PersonCLE · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 81Grizzlies 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2121182181
Grizzlies1627172686
The story
Bryant Reeves had 28 points and 13 rebounds as Vancouver beat Minnesota 86-81

Joe Smith led Minnesota with 12 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 28 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 27-21.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −5+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Terrell Brandon led the game in fantasy with 48.6 FPTS (12 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Lakers-Cavs
Lakers 93Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2224212693
Cavs26272225100
The story
Shawn Kemp's 20 points carried Cleveland past Los Angeles, 100-93

Wesley Person chipped in 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-22, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+7+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 88Kings 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3120132488
Kings2223201378
The story
Portland beat Sacramento 88-78 behind 25 points and 13 rebounds from Rasheed Wallace

Chris Webber paced Sacramento: 20 REB, 16 PTS, 4 AST 25 PTS, 13 REB, 6 BLK, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-13 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +9+6−1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 20 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.4 in 19 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg30.4Today

30 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 37

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 31, 23, 31, 31, 20, 33, 24, 37Lakers-Cavs · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 3, 15, 11, 5, 5, 11, 4, 4, 21, 28Grizzlies-Wolves · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 6, 10, 13, 6, 14, 4, 13, 25Blazers-Kings · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 30, 34, 21, 28, 21, 26, 17, 24Jazz-Wizards · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 16, 18, 10, 12, 21, 22, 29, 24Nets-Bulls · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 4 games: 21, 9, 22, 24Lakers-Cavs · L
19.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dickey SimpkinsCHI+4.2 12.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Vin BakerSEA+3.7 18.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+3.7 25.1 last 10 · 21.4 season
Randy BrownCHI+3.7 13.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Gary TrentDAL+3.6 16.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Walt WilliamsPOR−3.2 5.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Chris WebberSAC−3.2 16.8 last 10 · 20.0 season
J.R. ReidLAL−2.4 10.5 last 10 · 12.9 season
Othella HarringtonHOU−2.3 9.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Scottie PippenHOU−2.3 12.7 last 10 · 15.0 season