FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 1, 1999Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed SAC by 13 at halftime and won 105–102.

Final
NJN99
BOS97
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +3; Q4 NJN +2
Final
TOR88
CHH91
Q1 CHH +3; Q2 CHH +6; Q3 CHH +13; Q4 CHH +3
Final
CLE78
NYK85
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +7
Final
ATL67
ORL70
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL -6; Q4 ORL +3
Final
LAL97
PHX91
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +6
Final
SEA105
SAC102
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA -13; Q3 SEA -5; Q4 SEA +3
Final
PHI104
WAS91
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +13
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 · 1997–98Mar 1, 1998: 9 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (NYK vs LAL), 32 points.
The lead · SEA @ SAC

Vin Baker scores 31, Seattle rallies past Sacramento

Seattle trailed by 13 at the half and won 105–102.

Game flow · SEA 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+2-13-5+3SEA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA27203028105
SAC25352220102
Who led
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 6, 17, 13, 19, 9, 2, 16, 31SEA31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 17, 34, 7, 26, 26, 20, 23, 28SEA28 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 23, 14, 20, 22, 21, 17, 17, 20SAC20 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 5, 16, 7, 10, 7, 2, 8, 8, 2, 17SAC17 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.5Season avg33.8Last 5

33.8 points a game over his last five games, against 28.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.6minutes, last 2 vs 1997–98 avg
Minutes per game
28.61997–98 avg6.0Last 2

6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.6 in 1997–98 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Philadelphia by 13.

NJN over BOS2CHH over TOR3ORL over ATL3SEA over SAC3LAL over PHX6NYK over CLE7PHI over WAS13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 38

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: 32, 23, 33, 29, 26, 37, 36, 33, 25, 38PHI @ WAS · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 6, 17, 13, 19, 9, 2, 16, 31SEA @ SAC · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 17, 34, 7, 26, 26, 20, 23, 28SEA @ SAC · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 28, 27, 28, 26, 19, 19, 22, 25LAL @ PHX · W
26.4 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 17, 8, 22, 14, 11, 28, 17, 24CHH vs TOR · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 8, 7, 8, 9, 10, 2, 11, 23ATL @ ORL · L
9.4 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST