FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 23, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MIA by 6 after three quarters and won 84–81.

Final · Box score
Raptors113
Bulls90
Q1 TOR +22; Q2 TOR +27; Q3 TOR +32; Q4 TOR +23
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Cavs113
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +27
Final · Box score
Hornets78
Magic86
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Warriors72
Blazers79
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets82
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +30
Final · Box score
Heat81
Jazz84
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA -6; Q4 UTA +3
On this day · 1997–98Mar 23, 1998: 6 games. Top scorer: Bryant Reeves (Grizzlies-Clippers), 35 points.
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The lead · Heat-Jazz

Utah takes over late to edge Miami

Vince Carter goes for 23 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+1-6+3UTA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1427221881
Jazz1824152784
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 28, 21, 26, 17, 24, 16, 31, 23UTA23 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 6, 19, 12, 12, 4, 7, 15, 17UTA17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 12, 21, 10, 20, 24, 24, 28, 30MIA30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 15, 16, 23, 25, 19, 14, 6, 11MIA11 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Raptors-Bulls combined for 203, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-BullsRaptors 113, Bulls 90
203
Celtics-CavsCeltics 86, Cavs 113
199
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 82, Spurs 112
194
Heat-JazzHeat 81, Jazz 84
165
Hornets-MagicHornets 78, Magic 86
164
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 72, Blazers 79
151
UTA won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Heat-JazzHeat 81, Jazz 84
+3 UTA
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 72, Blazers 79
+7 POR
Hornets-MagicHornets 78, Magic 86
+8 ORL
Raptors-BullsRaptors 113, Bulls 90
+23 TOR
Celtics-CavsCeltics 86, Cavs 113
+27 CLE
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 82, Spurs 112
+30 SAS
UTA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-JazzUTA won · Heat 81, Jazz 84
6 pts
Warriors-BlazersPOR won · Warriors 72, Blazers 79
1 pt
Hornets-MagicORL won · Hornets 78, Magic 86
1 pt
Robinson shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RobinsonSAS · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
DeClercqCLE · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KempCLE · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
64% (7-11)
ChristieTOR · 13 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
60% (6-10)
Jaren JacksonSAS · 13 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Heat-Jazz
Heat 81Jazz 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1427221881
Jazz1824152784
The story
Karl Malone had 23 points and 15 rebounds as Utah beat Miami 84-81

Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 13 REB, 11 PTS 23 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 6-21 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 27-18.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +4+1−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Bulls
Raptors 113Bulls 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors31352819113
Bulls930232890
The story
Dee Brown's 25 points carried Toronto past Chicago, 113-90

For Chicago, Rusty LaRue had 15 PTS, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-16 FG, 7-12 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-9, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
400 +22+27+32+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 82Spurs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2616182282
Spurs27272236112
The story
San Antonio beat Denver 112-82 behind 17 points from David Robinson

Johnny Taylor paced Denver: 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

A 36-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +1+12+16+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: San Antonio by 30.

UTA over MIA3POR over GSW7ORL over CHH8TOR over CHI23CLE over BOS27SAS over DEN30Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Tim Hardaway leads the day with 30

Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 12, 21, 10, 20, 24, 24, 28, 30Heat-Jazz · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 6, 2, 16, 14, 23, 18, 17, 28Magic-Hornets · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dee BrownPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 2, 17, 17, 19, 7, 12, 10, 25Raptors-Bulls · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 28, 21, 26, 17, 24, 16, 31, 23Jazz-Heat · W
23.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 14, 3, 20, 28, 26, 23, 10, 23Raptors-Bulls · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 19, 22, 16, 14, 16, 14, 6, 22Celtics-Cavs · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 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
Bimbo ColesGSW+4.6 13.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Felipe LopezVAN+3.4 10.7 last 10 · 7.3 season
Elden CampbellCHH+3.3 12.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Erick DampierGSW+3.2 11.8 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Paul PierceBOS−6.6 8.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Nick AndersonORL−3.2 13.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
Grant LongATL−2.9 5.6 last 10 · 8.5 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−2.7 16.9 last 10 · 19.6 season
Chuck PersonCHH−2.7 4.3 last 10 · 7.0 season