FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 27, 1999Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed NJN by 8 after the first quarter and won 101–92.

Final
CHH77
CHI94
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +16; Q4 CHI +17
Final
SAC90
DAL97
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +7
Final
ATL103
LAC74
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +29; Q4 ATL +29
Final
BOS101
NJN92
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS 0; Q4 BOS +9
Final
HOU86
VAN74
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +12
Final
POR82
WAS81
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +1
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 27, 1998: 8 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL @ MIN), 35 points.
The lead · BOS @ NJN

Boston climbs back to beat New Jersey

New Jersey led by 8 after one. Boston won it 101–92. Antoine Walker led Boston with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · BOS 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 Q3Final0-8-30+9BOS AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS15272732101
NJN2322242392
Who led
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 31, 17, 27, 15, 8, 17, 24, 28BOS28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 19, 19, 26, 22, 24, 19, 24, 21BOS21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 19, 35, 18, 21, 25, 13, 15, 22NJN22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 9 games: 15, 5, 15, 17, 19, 4, 12, 12, 17NJN17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Atlanta posts the night's biggest win

Atlanta beat Clippers by 29, the widest margin of 6 games.

POR over WAS1DAL over SAC7BOS over NJN9HOU over VAN12CHI over CHH17ATL over LAC29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg25.0Last 3

25.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Gary Trent 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.
Gary TrentPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 15, 18, 27, 4, 12, 18, 6, 29DAL vs SAC · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 31, 17, 27, 15, 8, 17, 24, 28BOS @ NJN · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 29, 15, 14, 16, 16, 8, 17, 25WAS vs POR · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 19, 35, 18, 21, 25, 13, 15, 22NJN vs BOS · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Robert PackPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 10, 10, 8, 11, 15, 6, 18, 21DAL vs SAC · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 19, 19, 26, 22, 24, 19, 24, 21BOS @ NJN · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST