FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 8, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed MIA by 6 at halftime and won 94–91.

Final
MIA91
CHH94
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH -6; Q3 CHH 0; Q4 CHH +3
Final
IND95
CLE89
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND 0; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +6
Final
WAS103
DET106
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET 0; Q3 DET -5; Q4 DET +3
Final
DEN80
HOU99
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +22; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +19
Final
BOS90
ORL107
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +17
Final
LAL80
SAS75
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL 0; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +5
Final
POR95
VAN76
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR 0; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +19
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 · MIA @ CHH

Charlotte wins a tight one over Miami

94–91. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. J.R. Reid led Charlotte with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-60+3CHH AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2730181691
CHH2823241994
Who led
J.R. ReidPoints, last 3 games: 8, 13, 19CHH19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 3 games: 6, 15, 18CHH18 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 3 games: 18, 11, 32MIA32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 3 games: 14, 16, 29MIA29 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.5points, last 2 vs 1997–98 avg
Points per game
6.51997–98 avg17.0Last 2

17.0 points a game over his last two games, against 6.5 in 1997–98 (61 games). Today: 24 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 2 vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
38.61997–98 avg21.1Last 2

21.1 minutes a game over his last two games, against 38.6 in 1997–98 (79 games). Today: 17 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
14.01997–98 avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 1997–98 (79 games). Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · WAS @ DET

Detroit takes over late to edge Washington

Down 5 after three, Detroit won the fourth 25–17. Final: 106–103. Grant Hill led Detroit with 46 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHH over MIA3DET over WAS3LAL over SAS5IND over CLE6ORL over BOS17HOU over DEN19POR over VAN19Final margin, points. Pink = DET over WAS.
Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 46

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.
Grant HillPoints, last 3 games: 19, 26, 46DET vs WAS · W
30.3 PPG season to date
46 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 3 games: 18, 11, 32MIA @ CHH · L
20.3 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 3 games: 14, 16, 29MIA @ CHH · L
19.7 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 3 games: 24, 20, 29DET vs WAS · W
24.3 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 3 games: 12, 24, 28ORL vs BOS · W
21.3 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 3 games: 14, 26, 28IND @ CLE · W
22.7 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST