FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 25, 1999Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed TOR by 5 after the first quarter and won 113–104.

Final · Box score
Spurs86
Nuggets65
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Rockets113
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Cavs86
Magic96
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Suns84
Blazers97
Q1 POR -2; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +13
On this day · 1997–98Mar 25, 1998: 10 games. Top scorer: Keith Van Horn (Nets-Sixers), 31 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Rockets

Houston makes it six straight

Michael Dickerson goes for 28 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+3+16+9HOU AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28252427104
Rockets23333720113
Who led
Michael DickersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 9, 3, 8, 14, 7, 23, 8, 28HOU28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 7, 9, 7, 9, 6, 0, 16, 26HOU26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 3, 20, 28, 26, 23, 10, 23, 32TOR32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 18, 18, 14, 15, 12, 12, 13, 18TOR18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Suns-Blazers

Portland extends win streak to 5

97–84 over Phoenix. Record: 22–5. Brian Grant led Portland with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · POR
Wvs SAC103–98Lvs UTA77–91W@ LAC106–96W@ DAL106–91L@ HOU93–101W@ SAC88–78Wvs SAS90–85Wvs PHI91–75Wvs GSW79–72Wvs PHX97–84
The night in charts
Raptors-Rockets combined for 217, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 104, Rockets 113
217
Cavs-MagicCavs 86, Magic 96
182
Suns-BlazersSuns 84, Blazers 97
181
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 86, Nuggets 65
151
HOU won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 104, Rockets 113
+9 HOU
Cavs-MagicCavs 86, Magic 96
+10 ORL
Suns-BlazersSuns 84, Blazers 97
+13 POR
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 86, Nuggets 65
+21 SAS
HOU rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-RocketsHOU won · Raptors 104, Rockets 113
5 pts
Spurs-NuggetsSAS won · Spurs 86, Nuggets 65
2 pts
Suns-BlazersPOR won · Suns 84, Blazers 97
2 pts
T-Mac shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
T-MacTOR · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DickersonHOU · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
67% (10-15)
ArmstrongORL · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
MobleyHOU · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
VinceTOR · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Raptors-Rockets
Raptors 104Rockets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28252427104
Rockets23333720113
The story
Cuttino Mobley had 26 points as Houston beat Toronto 113-104

Tracy McGrady led Toronto with 15 PTS, 7 REB 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 8-12 FG, 7-9 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the third 37-24, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −5+3+16+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 86Magic 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2324192086
Magic2326232496
The story
Darrell Armstrong's 25 points carried Orlando past Cleveland, 96-86

For Cleveland, Brevin Knight had 15 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB 25 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 10-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 23-19, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 0+2+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Kemp was the fantasy play: 50.7 FPTS on 22 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST

Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 86Nuggets 65
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1837161586
Nuggets202016965
The story
San Antonio beat Denver 86-65 behind 28 points from Tim Duncan

Antonio McDyess paced Denver: 17 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

A 37-20 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 −2+15+15+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.7Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.7 in 27 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.2 in 21 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 32

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 3, 20, 28, 26, 23, 10, 23, 32Raptors-Rockets · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Michael DickersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 9, 3, 8, 14, 7, 23, 8, 28Rockets-Raptors · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 34, 15, 26, 27, 29, 17, 29, 24, 19, 28Spurs-Nuggets · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 7, 9, 7, 9, 6, 0, 16, 26Rockets-Raptors · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 2, 16, 14, 23, 18, 17, 28, 25Magic-Cavs · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 25, 17, 20, 20, 15, 12, 17, 22Cavs-Magic · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hubert DavisDAL+5.2 12.3 last 10 · 7.1 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU+4.2 22.3 last 10 · 18.1 season
Bimbo ColesGSW+4.1 12.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Felipe LopezVAN+3.8 11.1 last 10 · 7.2 season
Elden CampbellCHH+3.5 12.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Paul PierceBOS−5.8 8.7 last 10 · 14.5 season
Chuck PersonCHH−3.2 3.7 last 10 · 6.9 season
Walt WilliamsPOR−3.2 5.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Grant LongATL−3.2 5.1 last 10 · 8.3 season
Alonzo MourningMIA−3.1 16.5 last 10 · 19.6 season