FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 19, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed ATL by 8 after three quarters and won 99–94.

Final · OT
ORL99
ATL94
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL -8; Q4 ORL 0; OT1 ORL +5
Final
DAL79
GSW84
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +5
Final
SAS94
LAL106
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +12
Final
VAN96
MIN115
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +19; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +19
Final
NYK78
PHI67
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +11
Final
DET101
PHX93
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET 0; Q3 DET 0; Q4 DET +8
Final
BOS86
POR106
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +20
Final
CHH95
SAC106
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +16; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +11
Final
MIL82
TOR90
Q1 TOR 0; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +8
Final
CHI91
WAS93
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +2
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 19, 1998: 6 games. Top scorer: Clyde Drexler (HOU vs DET), 29 points.
The lead · ORL @ ATL

Orlando outlasts Atlanta in overtime

87–87 at the end of regulation. Orlando took the last extra period 12–7. Final: 99–94. Nick Anderson led Orlando with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3+4-80+5ORL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
ORL252812221299
ATL22272414794
Who led
Nick AndersonPoints, last 9 games: 19, 10, 26, 21, 13, 13, 7, 26, 22ORL22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 9 games: 15, 7, 17, 8, 11, 6, 6, 14, 15ORL15 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 8 games: 21, 28, 24, 30, 17, 14, 17, 28ATL28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 8 games: 14, 21, 4, 2, 16, 9, 6, 18ATL18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · SAS @ LAL

Lakers make it three straight

Lakers beat San Antonio 106–94 and moved to 6–3. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · LAL
Wvs HOU99–91Lvs UTA91–100W@ SAS80–75W@ DEN103–98L@ MIN75–86Lvs IND99–101Wvs CHH116–88Wvs DAL101–88Wvs SAS106–94LAL: last 9 games through Feb 19, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.3Season avg32.6Last 5

32.6 points a game over his last five games, against 26.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 6 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 29

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.
Allen IversonPoints, last 8 games: 15, 16, 19, 46, 32, 23, 33, 29PHI vs NYK · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 8 games: 30, 37, 26, 29, 36, 20, 24, 28LAL vs SAS · W
28.8 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 8 games: 21, 28, 24, 30, 17, 14, 17, 28ATL vs ORL · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 9 games: 19, 22, 21, 8, 31, 15, 14, 20, 26SAS @ LAL · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 9 games: 19, 12, 12, 8, 23, 11, 12, 1, 26PHX vs DET · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 8 games: 12, 21, 11, 15, 19, 20, 12, 25NYK @ PHI · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST