FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 31, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed VAN by 8 at halftime and won 92–87.

Final · Box score
Sixers80
Nuggets83
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Heat104
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +22
Final · Box score
Kings90
Wolves105
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +11; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +15
Final · Box score
Suns117
Magic113
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Grizzlies87
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -8; Q3 MIL -6; Q4 MIL +5
The lead · Bucks-Grizzlies

Milwaukee climbs out of an 8-point hole against Vancouver

Jason Kidd goes for 20 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-8-6+5MIL AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2220193192
Grizzlies2723172087
Who led
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 37, 17, 15, 25, 21, 21, 12, 24, 25MIL25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 24, 31, 11, 19, 20, 18, 18, 21MIL21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Bryant ReevesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 4, 12, 6, 4, 5, 7, 18, 22VAN22 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 10, 7, 15, 22, 2, 18, 28, 11, 16VAN16 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Second story · Sixers-Nuggets

Denver holds off Philadelphia, 83–80

Denver led 61–57 after three and held on to win by three. Ron Mercer led Denver with 15 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over PHI3PHX over ORL4MIL over VAN5MIN over SAC15MIA over DET22Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over PHI.
The night in charts
Suns-Magic combined for 230, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-MagicSuns 117, Magic 113
230
Kings-WolvesKings 90, Wolves 105
195
Pistons-HeatPistons 82, Heat 104
186
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 92, Grizzlies 87
179
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 80, Nuggets 83
163
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 80, Nuggets 83
+3 DEN
Suns-MagicSuns 117, Magic 113
+4 PHX
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 92, Grizzlies 87
+5 MIL
Kings-WolvesKings 90, Wolves 105
+15 MIN
Pistons-HeatPistons 82, Heat 104
+22 MIA
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-GrizzliesMIL won · Bucks 92, Grizzlies 87
8 pts
Sixers-NuggetsDEN won · Sixers 80, Nuggets 83
7 pts
Pistons-HeatMIA won · Pistons 82, Heat 104
6 pts
Mashburn shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MashburnMIA · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
NesterovicMIN · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
ZoMIA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
KGMIN · 31 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST
67% (14-21)
KiddPHX · 20 PTS, 14 AST, 8 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Nuggets
Sixers 80Nuggets 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2615162380
Nuggets1924182283
The story
Antonio McDyess had 12 points as Denver beat Philadelphia 83-80

George Lynch led Philadelphia with 14 REB, 4 PTS, 3 AST 12 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 5-13 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 24-15.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −7+2+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson led the game in fantasy with 42.6 FPTS (29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Suns-Magic
Suns 117Magic 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30323124117
Magic30202439113
The story
Clifford Robinson's 28 points carried Phoenix past Orlando, 117-113

For Orlando, Tariq Abdul-Wahad had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST · 11-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-20, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0+12+19+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 90Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2128172490
Wolves32282421105
The story
Minnesota beat Sacramento 105-90 behind a 17-11-12 triple-double from Bobby Jackson

Scot Pollard paced Sacramento: 13 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 32-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +11+11+18+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.3Season avg30.2Last 5

30.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.3 in 43 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg13.9Last 3

13.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 32 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg42.8Today

43 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 31

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 37, 31, 18, 22, 27, 26, 29, 31Wolves-Kings · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 35, 31, 34, 25, 35, 37, 18, 27, 29Sixers-Nuggets · L
30.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 50, 24, 13, 24, 19, 37, 15, 28Suns-Magic · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 18, 16, 9, 17, 9, 21, 16, 26Magic-Suns · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 37, 17, 15, 25, 21, 21, 12, 24, 25Bucks-Grizzlies · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 17, 10, 28, 17, 11, 6, 15, 23Heat-Pistons · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 6 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
Cedric CeballosDAL+5.4 23.8 last 10 · 18.4 season
Kenny ThomasHOU+5.2 12.5 last 10 · 7.3 season
Rod StricklandWAS+5.0 18.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Wally SzczerbiakMIN−5.7 3.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU−5.3 6.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Wesley PersonCLE−4.6 3.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Billy OwensPHI−4.2 1.9 last 10 · 6.1 season
Kenny AndersonBOS−3.7 10.2 last 10 · 13.9 season