FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 20, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed PHX by 9 after three quarters and won 103–93.

Final · Box score
Bucks83
Hawks77
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Kings90
Mavs104
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +14
Final · OT · Box score
Suns93
Rockets103
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU -9; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Heat89
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Celtics78
Knicks96
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +20; Q4 NYK +18
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs92
Grizzlies88
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Cavs83
Wizards113
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +21; Q4 WAS +30
On this day · 1997–98Mar 20, 1998: 10 games. Top scorer: Bryant Reeves (Grizzlies-Bulls), 30 points.
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The lead · Suns-Rockets

Charles Barkley scores 35, Houston rallies past Phoenix

Tim Duncan goes for 24 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5+3-90+10HOU AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Suns27193114293
Rockets2227192312103
Who led
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 10, 7, 24, 15, 21, 15, 15, 35HOU35 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 16, 20, 31, 24, 17, 21, 26, 16HOU16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 12, 16, 33, 17, 19, 19, 21, 22PHX22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 18, 8, 20, 13, 20, 19, 15, 17PHX17 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Cavs-Wizards combined for 196
Points by game
Cavs-WizardsCavs 83, Wizards 113
196
Suns-RocketsSuns 93, Rockets 103
196
Kings-MavsKings 90, Mavs 104
194
Pacers-HeatPacers 94, Heat 89
183
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 92, Grizzlies 88
180
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 78, Knicks 96
174
Bucks-HawksBucks 83, Hawks 77
160
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 92, Grizzlies 88
+4 SAS
Pacers-HeatPacers 94, Heat 89
+5 IND
Bucks-HawksBucks 83, Hawks 77
+6 MIL
Suns-RocketsSuns 93, Rockets 103
+10 HOU
Kings-MavsKings 90, Mavs 104
+14 DAL
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 78, Knicks 96
+18 NYK
Cavs-WizardsCavs 83, Wizards 113
+30 WAS
HOU rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-RocketsHOU won · Suns 93, Rockets 103
9 pts
Bucks-HawksMIL won · Bucks 83, Hawks 77
5 pts
Spurs-GrizzliesSAS won · Spurs 92, Grizzlies 88
5 pts
Celtics-KnicksNYK won · Celtics 78, Knicks 96
5 pts
Pacers-HeatIND won · Pacers 94, Heat 89
1 pt
Newman shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NewmanCLE · 18 PTS, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
TrentDAL · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST
71% (10-14)
HowardWAS · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
BarkleyHOU · 35 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST
62% (13-21)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 92Grizzlies 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs112223221492
Grizzlies132518221088
The story
David Robinson had 11 rebounds and 8 points as San Antonio beat Vancouver 92-88 in OT

Mike Bibby led Vancouver with 18 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 11 REB, 8 PTS, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 3-13 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Spurs took the third 23-18.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −2−500+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 94Heat 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1825302194
Heat1916262889
The story
Indiana beat Miami 94-89 behind 17 points from Antonio Davis

Terry Porter paced Miami: 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB · 6-9 FG

The swing

A 25-16 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −1+8+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 93Rockets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns27193114293
Rockets2227192312103
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon's 16 points and 10 rebounds carried Houston past Phoenix, 103-93 in OT

For Phoenix, Tom Gugliotta had 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 6-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Rockets took it 12-2.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −5+3−90+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 11 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 20 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 7 games went past regulation.

SAS over VAN4IND over MIA5MIL over ATL6HOU over PHX10DAL over SAC14NYK over BOS18WAS over CLE30Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Charles Barkley leads the day with 35

Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 10, 7, 24, 15, 21, 15, 15, 35Rockets-Suns · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 22, 18, 26, 19, 23, 22, 13, 29Wizards-Cavs · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 14, 22, 18, 12, 20, 18, 20, 28Wizards-Cavs · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 15, 12, 21, 10, 20, 24, 24, 28Heat-Pacers · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 17, 11, 10, 16, 28, 31, 12, 27Knicks-Celtics · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 19, 35, 27, 21, 15, 21, 21, 25Grizzlies-Spurs · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tim DuncanSAS+3.8 25.4 last 10 · 21.6 season
Cory AlexanderDEN+3.5 12.0 last 10 · 8.5 season
Felipe LopezVAN+3.4 10.4 last 10 · 7.0 season
Dickey SimpkinsCHI+3.4 11.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Bimbo ColesGSW+3.4 11.9 last 10 · 8.5 season
Cold
Paul PierceBOS−4.9 10.5 last 10 · 15.4 season
Chris WebberSAC−3.7 16.0 last 10 · 19.7 season
Walt WilliamsPOR−3.1 6.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Scottie PippenHOU−3.0 12.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Grant LongATL−2.6 6.2 last 10 · 8.8 season