FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 25, 1999Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIN by 8 at halftime and won 115–113.

Final
PHI98
CHI80
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +18
Final
IND81
CLE74
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +7
Final
DEN81
DAL90
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +9
Final
ATL93
HOU87
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +6
Final
LAL115
LAC100
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +15
Final · OT
MIN113
NYK115
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK -8; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK 0; OT1 NYK +2
Final
PHX94
VAN86
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 PHX +8
Final
SAC115
WAS105
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +10
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 25, 1998: 8 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI vs POR), 33 points.
The lead · MIN @ NYK

New York rallies from eight down at the half, wins in overtime

Minnesota led 61–53 at the break. It was 104–104 after regulation, and New York won the extra time 11–9. Final: 115–113. Allan Houston led New York with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · NYK 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.Final0-6-8+60+2NYK AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIN303117269113
NYK2429312011115
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 15, 19, 20, 12, 25, 26, 14, 26NYK26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 2, 12, 13, 11, 12, 7, 13, 22NYK22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 21, 24, 29, 23, 18, 22, 14, 25MIN25 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Joe SmithPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 17, 14, 9, 11, 21, 30, 8, 20MIN20 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Second story · PHX @ VAN

Phoenix handles Vancouver by 8

The Suns won the fourth quarter 30–16. Final: 94–86. George McCloud led Phoenix with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over MIN2ATL over HOU6IND over CLE7PHX over VAN8DAL over DEN9SAC over WAS10LAL over LAC15PHI over CHI18Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over VAN.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.2Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 11 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg35.5Today

35 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 33

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: 19, 46, 32, 23, 33, 29, 26, 37, 36, 33PHI @ CHI · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 15, 19, 20, 12, 25, 26, 14, 26NYK vs MIN · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 21, 24, 29, 23, 18, 22, 14, 25MIN @ NYK · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 8, 16, 14, 9, 2, 11, 10, 22SAC @ WAS · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 14, 35, 32, 24, 20, 39, 21, 23, 28, 22VAN vs PHX · L
24.5 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 2, 12, 13, 11, 12, 7, 13, 22NYK vs MIN · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST