FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 10, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed GSW by 8 after the first quarter and won 89–82.

Final
CLE87
CHH77
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +10
Final
LAL103
DEN98
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +5
Final
SEA89
GSW82
Q1 SEA -8; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA -2; Q4 SEA +7
Final
SAC82
HOU92
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +10
Final
ORL89
NJN81
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +8
Final
WAS88
NYK101
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +13
Final
IND92
POR100
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +8
Final
LAC99
VAN105
Q1 VAN +10; Q2 VAN +8; Q3 VAN +7; Q4 VAN +6
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1997–98Feb 10, 1998: 12 games. Top scorer: Tracy Murray (WAS @ GSW), 50 points.
The lead · SEA @ GSW

Seattle climbs out of an 8-point hole against Golden State

Down 8 after one, the SuperSonics won the fourth quarter 28–19 and the game 89–82. Gary Payton led Seattle with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists.

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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+2-2+7SEA AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA1926162889
GSW2716201982
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 4 games: 28, 32, 20, 24SEA24 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 4 games: 9, 12, 6, 17SEA17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
John StarksPoints, last 4 games: 15, 20, 12, 22GSW22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 4 games: 8, 6, 10, 19GSW19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.8points, last 3 vs 1997–98 avg
Points per game
6.51997–98 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 points a game over his last three games, against 6.5 in 1997–98 (61 games). Today: 6 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.8minutes, last 2 vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
31.81997–98 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.8 in 1997–98 (63 games). Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
14.01997–98 avg35.2Today

35 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 1997–98 (78 games). Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · SAC @ HOU

Houston makes it three straight

Houston beat Sacramento 92–82 and moved to 3–1. Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
L@ LAL91–99W@ GSW86–84Wvs DEN99–80Wvs SAC92–82HOU: last 4 games through Feb 10, oldest first. Pink = win.
Top performances

Shareef Abdur-Rahim leads the day with 35

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.
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 3 games: 12, 14, 35VAN vs LAC · W
20.3 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 4 games: 16, 16, 23, 29WAS @ NYK · L
21.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 4 games: 30, 37, 26, 29LAL @ DEN · W
30.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 3 games: 15, 6, 26POR vs IND · W
15.7 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 4 games: 8, 26, 26, 25WAS @ NYK · L
21.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 4 games: 28, 32, 20, 24SEA @ GSW · W
26.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST