FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 28, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed NYK by 5 after three quarters and won 98–96.

Final · OT · Box score
Knicks96
Hawks98
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Suns88
Celtics91
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Kings102
Bulls90
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Nuggets104
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Bucks89
Lakers117
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +28
Final · Box score
Heat93
Raptors108
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +15
The lead · Knicks-Hawks

Atlanta outlasts New York in overtime

Elton Brand goes for 30 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final000-50+2ATL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Knicks25252417596
Hawks25251922798
Who led
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 24, 35, 15, 17, 12, 28, 28, 22ATL22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 7, 10, 5, 3, 6, 17, 14, 18ATL18 PTS · 24 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 15, 22, 13, 13, 17, 17, 27, 22NYK22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 14, 23, 20, 23, 17, 10, 24, 21NYK21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Bucks-Lakers combined for 206, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-LakersBucks 89, Lakers 117
206
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 98, Nuggets 104
202
Heat-RaptorsHeat 93, Raptors 108
201
Knicks-HawksKnicks 96, Hawks 98
194
Kings-BullsKings 102, Bulls 90
192
Suns-CelticsSuns 88, Celtics 91
179
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-HawksKnicks 96, Hawks 98
+2 ATL
Suns-CelticsSuns 88, Celtics 91
+3 BOS
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 98, Nuggets 104
+6 DEN
Kings-BullsKings 102, Bulls 90
+12 SAC
Heat-RaptorsHeat 93, Raptors 108
+15 TOR
Bucks-LakersBucks 89, Lakers 117
+28 LAL
ATL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HawksATL won · Knicks 96, Hawks 98
5 pts
Kings-BullsSAC won · Kings 102, Bulls 90
3 pts
McDyess shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McDyessDEN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
ShaqLAL · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
72% (13-18)
Del NegroMIL · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ZoMIA · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
WebberSAC · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 96Hawks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks25252417596
Hawks25251922798
The story
Dikembe Mutombo had 24 rebounds and 18 points as Atlanta beat New York 98-96 in OT

Charlie Ward led New York with 16 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 24 REB, 18 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 4-10 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 22-17.

ATL lead by quarter
200 00−50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Celtics
Suns 88Celtics 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2125281488
Celtics2623261691
The story
Boston beat Phoenix 91-88 behind 31 points from Paul Pierce

Jason Kidd paced Phoenix: 14 AST, 12 REB, 2 PTS 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 26-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +5+3+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 98Nuggets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1921273198
Nuggets23232929104
The story
Nick Van Exel's 21 points and 8 assists carried Denver past Houston, 104-98

For Houston, Matt Bullard had 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 6-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 23-19, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4+6+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Francis was the fantasy play: 53.3 FPTS on 27 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 39 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg10.4Last 3

10.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg44.2Today

44 minutes today, against 27.0 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Milwaukee by 28, the widest margin of 6 games.

ATL over NYK2BOS over PHX3DEN over HOU6SAC over CHI12TOR over MIA15LAL over MIL28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Clifford Robinson leads the day with 37

Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 13, 23, 50, 24, 13, 24, 19, 37Suns-Celtics · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 22, 17, 15, 34, 30, 21, 4, 31Celtics-Suns · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 18, 15, 24, 24, 20, 28, 22, 30Bulls-Kings · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 27, 22, 26, 30, 27, 17, 36, 30Lakers-Bucks · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 27, 31, 26, 22, 10, 24, 25, 27Rockets-Nuggets · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 27, 28, 27, 20, 20, 23, 20, 26Heat-Raptors · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mookie BlaylockGSW+6.6 17.5 last 10 · 10.9 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+5.5 24.8 last 10 · 19.3 season
Kenny ThomasHOU+5.4 12.8 last 10 · 7.4 season
Rod StricklandWAS+5.1 17.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Juwan HowardWAS+5.1 20.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Cold
Wally SzczerbiakMIN−4.9 4.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Wesley PersonCLE−4.7 3.0 last 10 · 7.7 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU−4.3 7.6 last 10 · 11.9 season
Billy OwensPHI−4.1 2.2 last 10 · 6.3 season
Kenny AndersonBOS−3.7 10.2 last 10 · 13.9 season