FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 26, 1999Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIL by 13 after the first quarter and won 96–95.

Final
NYK80
BOS94
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +14
Final
POR95
CHH97
Q1 CHH +19; Q2 CHH +17; Q3 CHH +18; Q4 CHH +2
Final
MIL95
DEN96
Q1 DEN -13; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN -12; Q4 DEN +1
Final
MIA93
DET95
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +2
Final
PHX90
GSW94
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +4
Final
LAC83
LAL99
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +16
Final · OT
IND100
ORL103
Q1 ORL +17; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL 0; OT1 ORL +3
Final
SAS82
SEA92
Q1 SEA -6; Q2 SEA 0; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +10
Final
MIN92
TOR102
Q1 TOR +20; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +10
Final
DAL65
UTA80
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +18; Q3 UTA +24; 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 26, 1998: 7 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (DAL @ MIA), 31 points.
The lead · MIL @ DEN

Denver climbs out of a 13-point hole against Milwaukee

Down 13 after one, the Nuggets won the second quarter 33–22 and the game 96–95. Chauncey Billups led Denver with 18 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · DEN 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-2-12+1DEN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL2522341495
DEN1233242796
Who led
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 15, 20, 1, 5, 20, 12, 14, 18DEN18 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 15, 20, 17, 10, 22, 24, 13, 16DEN16 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 18, 15, 18, 12, 8, 31, 24, 19MIL19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 8, 20, 15, 17, 14, 6, 10, 18MIL18 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Lakers by 16.

DEN over MIL1CHH over POR2DET over MIA2ORL over IND3GSW over PHX4SEA over SAS10TOR over MIN10BOS over NYK14UTA over DAL15LAL over LAC16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
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
7.6Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 12 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg36.5Today

36 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Alonzo Mourning 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.
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 18, 34, 19, 12, 9, 29, 20, 29MIA @ DET · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 8, 16, 17, 8, 22, 14, 11, 28CHH vs POR · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 26, 17, 10, 19, 16, 27, 17, 27POR @ CHH · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 20, 31, 17, 27, 15, 8, 17, 24BOS vs NYK · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 12, 19, 19, 26, 22, 24, 19, 24BOS vs NYK · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 18, 10, 4, 15, 16, 23, 0, 23ORL vs IND · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST