FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 7, 1999Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed POR by 10 after three quarters and won 91–88.

Final
IND98
DET107
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET 0; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +9
Final · 2OT
DAL102
GSW99
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL 0; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL 0; OT1 DAL 0; OT2 DAL +3
Final
CHI89
LAC84
Q1 CHI +17; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +5
Final
UTA100
LAL91
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +9
Final
ATL69
NJN79
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +10
Final
MIA83
NYK79
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +4
Final
DEN108
PHX115
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +7
Final
VAN87
SAC109
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +22
Final
POR88
SEA91
Q1 SEA -7; Q2 SEA -5; Q3 SEA -10; Q4 SEA +3
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · POR @ SEA

Gary Payton scores 32, Seattle rallies past Portland

Seattle trailed by 10 after three and won 91–88.

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-5-10+3SEA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2920221788
SEA2222173091
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 2 games: 28, 32SEA32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 2 games: 9, 12SEA12 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Damon StoudamirePOR19 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Isaiah RiderPOR15 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.7points, last 2 vs 1997–98 avg
Points per game
13.31997–98 avg27.0Last 2

27.0 points a game over his last two games, against 13.3 in 1997–98 (74 games). Today: 22 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.4minutes, last 3 vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
34.11997–98 avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.1 in 1997–98 (79 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
12.21997–98 avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 1997–98 (57 games). Line: 7 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Sacramento by 22.

DAL over GSW3SEA over POR3MIA over NYK4CHI over LAC5PHX over DEN7DET over IND9UTA over LAL9NJN over ATL10SAC over VAN22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 37

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 2 games: 30, 37LAL vs UTA · L
33.5 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 2 games: 28, 32SEA vs POR · W
30.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 2 games: 24, 29PHX vs DEN · W
26.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 2 games: 21, 28UTA @ LAL · W
24.5 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 2 games: 18, 28DEN @ PHX · L
23.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 2 games: 13, 26UTA @ LAL · W
19.5 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST