FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 22, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DAL by 8 after the first quarter and won 96–93.

Final · Box score
Lakers96
Mavs93
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Kings100
Rockets110
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Wizards86
Pacers90
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND -5; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Bucks115
Q1 MIL +26; Q2 MIL +31; Q3 MIL +25; Q4 MIL +29
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Nets106
Q1 NJN +18; Q2 NJN +17; Q3 NJN +20; Q4 NJN +19
Final · Box score
Hawks80
Knicks71
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Suns89
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Sixers76
Sonics92
Q1 Sonics 0; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +20; Q4 SEA +16
On this day · 1997–98Mar 22, 1998: 10 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Kings), 33 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Mavs

Lakers climb out of an 8-point hole against Dallas

Chris Webber goes for 29 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-3+7+3LAL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1727292396
Mavs2522192793
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 31, 20, 33, 24, 37, 23, 31, 25LAL25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 9, 18, 29, 21, 14, 23, 38, 21LAL21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 22, 18, 21, 21, 21, 18, 22, 23DAL23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hubert DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 3, 7, 14, 6, 12, 13, 17, 16DAL16 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Milwaukee posts the night's biggest win

Milwaukee beat Detroit by 29, the widest margin of 8 games.

LAL over DAL3IND over WAS4PHX over VAN5ATL over NYK9HOU over SAC10SEA over PHI16NJN over TOR19MIL over DET29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Kings-Rockets combined for 210, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-RocketsKings 100, Rockets 110
210
Pistons-BucksPistons 86, Bucks 115
201
Raptors-NetsRaptors 87, Nets 106
193
Lakers-MavsLakers 96, Mavs 93
189
Wizards-PacersWizards 86, Pacers 90
176
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 84, Suns 89
173
Sixers-SonicsSixers 76, Sonics 92
168
Hawks-KnicksHawks 80, Knicks 71
151
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-MavsLakers 96, Mavs 93
+3 LAL
Wizards-PacersWizards 86, Pacers 90
+4 IND
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 84, Suns 89
+5 PHX
Hawks-KnicksHawks 80, Knicks 71
+9 ATL
Kings-RocketsKings 100, Rockets 110
+10 HOU
Sixers-SonicsSixers 76, Sonics 92
+16 SEA
Raptors-NetsRaptors 87, Nets 106
+19 NJN
Pistons-BucksPistons 86, Bucks 115
+29 MIL
LAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-MavsLAL won · Lakers 96, Mavs 93
8 pts
Wizards-PacersIND won · Wizards 86, Pacers 90
5 pts
Hakeem shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HakeemHOU · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
RichmondWAS · 35 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
64% (14-22)
GatlingMIL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
PippenHOU · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Lakers-Mavs
Lakers 96Mavs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1727292396
Mavs2522192793
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 25 points as Los Angeles beat Dallas 96-93

Michael Finley led Dallas with 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Lakers took the third 29-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −8−3+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Pacers
Wizards 86Pacers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1824212386
Pacers1820203290
The story
Indiana beat Washington 90-86 behind 18 points from Reggie Miller

Rod Strickland paced Washington: 14 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 5-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 0−4−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 84Suns 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1914203184
Suns2413193389
The story
Jason Kidd's 24 points and 9 assists carried Phoenix past Vancouver, 89-84

For Vancouver, Felipe Lopez had 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 6-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-19, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +5+4+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the fantasy play: 47.4 FPTS on 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 26 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg16.8Last 3

16.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg28.8Today

29 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Mitch Richmond leads the day with 35

Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 18, 26, 19, 23, 22, 13, 29, 35Wizards-Pacers · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 20, 31, 24, 17, 21, 26, 16, 32Rockets-Kings · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 10, 12, 21, 22, 29, 24, 20, 31Nets-Raptors · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 17, 15, 19, 20, 15, 16, 12, 29Kings-Rockets · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 10, 21, 25, 28, 12, 18, 7, 26Sonics-Sixers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 35, 27, 21, 15, 21, 21, 25, 26Grizzlies-Suns · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hubert DavisDAL+4.7 11.4 last 10 · 6.7 season
Dickey SimpkinsCHI+4.2 12.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Tim DuncanSAS+3.8 25.4 last 10 · 21.6 season
Felipe LopezVAN+3.4 10.7 last 10 · 7.3 season
Bimbo ColesGSW+3.4 11.9 last 10 · 8.5 season
Cold
Paul PierceBOS−5.8 9.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Grant LongATL−2.9 5.6 last 10 · 8.5 season
Charles OakleyTOR−2.8 4.7 last 10 · 7.5 season
Keith Van HornNJN−2.7 17.3 last 10 · 20.0 season
Nick AndersonORL−2.6 14.4 last 10 · 17.0 season