FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 22, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAL by 10 after three quarters and won 117–113.

Final
CHI77
ATL68
Q1 CHI +15; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +9
Final
PHI106
CLE97
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +9
Final · OT
LAL113
DEN117
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN -10; Q4 DEN 0; OT1 DEN +4
Final
SAS89
MIN95
Q1 MIN 0; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +6
Final
SAC96
ORL107
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +11
Final
DAL83
PHX101
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +18
Final
LAC89
UTA104
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +15
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 22, 1998: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI vs IND), 33 points.
The lead · LAL @ DEN

Denver needs overtime to survive Lakers

Tied 104–104 after regulation. Denver won the final period 13–9 for a 117–113 win. Antonio McDyess led Denver with 22 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · DEN 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.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+10+5-100+4DEN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
LAL282832169113
DEN3823172613117
Who led
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 14, 21, 23, 15, 20, 17, 10, 22DEN22 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 10, 24, 18, 17, 2, 17, 12, 20DEN20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 26, 29, 36, 20, 24, 28, 27, 28LAL28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 21, 24, 18, 16, 23, 21, 23, 26LAL26 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Phoenix by 18.

DEN over LAL4MIN over SAS6CHI over ATL9PHI over CLE9ORL over SAC11UTA over LAC15PHX over DAL18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 9 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg12.4Last 3

12.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 9 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg47.7Today

48 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson 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.
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 19, 46, 32, 23, 33, 29, 26, 37PHI @ CLE · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 21, 13, 13, 7, 26, 22, 19, 30ORL vs SAC · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 9 games: 12, 6, 13, 7, 14, 11, 12, 19, 28CLE vs PHI · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 26, 29, 36, 20, 24, 28, 27, 28LAL @ DEN · L
28.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 21, 24, 18, 16, 23, 21, 23, 26LAL @ DEN · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 7, 5, 3, 2, 4, 0, 4, 24LAL @ DEN · L
6.3 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST