FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 28, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIA by 11 after the first quarter and won 94–87.

Final · Box score
Pacers101
Celtics93
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Cavs84
Hornets105
Q1 CHH -9; Q2 CHH -9; Q3 CHH +13; Q4 CHH +21
Final · Box score
Sonics87
Pistons104
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +20; Q3 DET +25; Q4 DET +17
Final · Box score
Knicks91
Lakers99
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Bucks94
Wolves85
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Heat87
Magic94
Q1 ORL -11; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Suns86
Q1 POR +21; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Rockets107
Kings93
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Bulls78
Raptors91
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +13
On this day · 1997–98Mar 28, 1998: 2 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Lakers), 31 points.
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The lead · Heat-Magic

Orlando climbs back to beat Miami

Kobe Bryant goes for 29 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-4-2+7ORL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3116202087
Magic2023222994
Who led
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 14, 23, 18, 17, 28, 25, 11, 25ORL25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 11, 14, 19, 22, 13, 14, 8, 17ORL17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 25, 19, 14, 6, 11, 19, 28, 24MIA24 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 7, 18, 14, 10, 6, 14, 16, 23MIA23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Cavs-Hornets

Charlotte fights back from 9 down against Cleveland

Final: 105–84, after trailing by 9 after one. Brad Miller led Charlotte with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Hornets-Cavs
Brad Miller · CHHWesley Person · CLEPTS2420REB53AST11Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Rockets-Kings combined for 200, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-KingsRockets 107, Kings 93
200
Pacers-CelticsPacers 101, Celtics 93
194
Sonics-PistonsSonics 87, Pistons 104
191
Knicks-LakersKnicks 91, Lakers 99
190
Cavs-HornetsCavs 84, Hornets 105
189
Heat-MagicHeat 87, Magic 94
181
Bucks-WolvesBucks 94, Wolves 85
179
Blazers-SunsBlazers 88, Suns 86
174
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 78, Raptors 91
169
POR won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Blazers-SunsBlazers 88, Suns 86
+2 POR
Heat-MagicHeat 87, Magic 94
+7 ORL
Pacers-CelticsPacers 101, Celtics 93
+8 IND
Knicks-LakersKnicks 91, Lakers 99
+8 LAL
Bucks-WolvesBucks 94, Wolves 85
+9 MIL
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 78, Raptors 91
+13 TOR
Rockets-KingsRockets 107, Kings 93
+14 HOU
Sonics-PistonsSonics 87, Pistons 104
+17 DET
Cavs-HornetsCavs 84, Hornets 105
+21 CHH
ORL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-MagicORL won · Heat 87, Magic 94
11 pts
Cavs-HornetsCHH won · Cavs 84, Hornets 105
9 pts
Knicks-LakersLAL won · Knicks 91, Lakers 99
6 pts
Brad Miller shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brad MillerCHH · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
DeleDET · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
P.J. BrownMIA · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
FunderburkeSAC · 18 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
CurryMIL · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Blazers-Suns
Blazers 88Suns 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3220152188
Suns1130192686
The story
Arvydas Sabonis had 18 points and 13 rebounds as Portland beat Phoenix 88-86

Jason Kidd led Phoenix with 13 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 18 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 32-11, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
300 +21+11+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 87Magic 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3116202087
Magic2023222994
The story
Orlando beat Miami 94-87 behind 25 points from Darrell Armstrong

P.J. Brown paced Miami: 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 6-10 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −11−4−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alonzo Mourning topped the game at 52.0 FPTS: 24 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST

Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 78Raptors 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2421122178
Raptors2724231791
The story
Vince Carter's 22 points carried Toronto past Chicago, 91-78

For Chicago, Brent Barry had 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 6 BLK, 5 REB, 3 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 23-12, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +3+6+17+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.0Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.0 in 20 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg36.6Today

37 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 29

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 21, 14, 23, 38, 21, 25, 26, 29Lakers-Knicks · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 14, 23, 18, 17, 28, 25, 11, 25Magic-Heat · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 31, 12, 27, 9, 11, 16, 23, 25Knicks-Lakers · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 25, 19, 14, 6, 11, 19, 28, 24Heat-Magic · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 21, 26, 16, 32, 24, 12, 20, 24Rockets-Kings · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 14, 10, 3, 0, 4, 25, 1, 24Hornets-Cavs · W
6.6 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hubert DavisDAL+5.2 12.6 last 10 · 7.4 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.4 17.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Elden CampbellCHH+3.8 13.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Dee BrownTOR+3.7 15.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Kobe BryantLAL+3.6 24.4 last 10 · 20.8 season
Cold
Paul PierceBOS−5.6 8.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
Nick AndersonORL−5.1 11.0 last 10 · 16.1 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−3.8 15.7 last 10 · 19.5 season
Chuck PersonCHH−3.5 3.4 last 10 · 6.9 season
Grant LongATL−3.2 4.8 last 10 · 8.0 season