FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 1, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed UTA by 9 after the first quarter and won 104–96.

Final · Box score
Wizards108
Cavs112
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Sixers101
Mavs100
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI -8; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Hornets83
Rockets99
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Pacers99
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Warriors107
Clippers76
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +22; Q4 GSW +31
Final · Box score
Magic98
Knicks77
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +15; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +21
Final · Box score
Bulls81
Blazers92
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Lakers81
Spurs105
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Sonics104
Jazz96
Q1 SEA -9; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +8
The lead · Sonics-Jazz

Gary Payton scores 35, Seattle rallies past Utah

Steve Francis goes for 22 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+3+4+8SEA AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics19302629104
Jazz2818252596
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 25, 22, 13, 29, 4, 17, 29, 35SEA35 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 3, 28, 31, 19, 11, 21, 23, 10, 33SEA33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 21, 32, 24, 31, 13, 12, 35, 26UTA26 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 12, 25, 24, 13, 16, 4, 10, 19UTA19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Wizards-Cavs combined for 220, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-CavsWizards 108, Cavs 112
220
Sixers-MavsSixers 101, Mavs 100
201
Sonics-JazzSonics 104, Jazz 96
200
Celtics-PacersCeltics 96, Pacers 99
195
Lakers-SpursLakers 81, Spurs 105
186
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 107, Clippers 76
183
Hornets-RocketsHornets 83, Rockets 99
182
Magic-KnicksMagic 98, Knicks 77
175
Bulls-BlazersBulls 81, Blazers 92
173
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-MavsSixers 101, Mavs 100
+1 PHI
Celtics-PacersCeltics 96, Pacers 99
+3 IND
Wizards-CavsWizards 108, Cavs 112
+4 CLE
Sonics-JazzSonics 104, Jazz 96
+8 SEA
Bulls-BlazersBulls 81, Blazers 92
+11 POR
Hornets-RocketsHornets 83, Rockets 99
+16 HOU
Magic-KnicksMagic 98, Knicks 77
+21 ORL
Lakers-SpursLakers 81, Spurs 105
+24 SAS
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 107, Clippers 76
+31 GSW
SEA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-JazzSEA won · Sonics 104, Jazz 96
9 pts
Sixers-MavsPHI won · Sixers 101, Mavs 100
8 pts
Wizards-CavsCLE won · Wizards 108, Cavs 112
3 pts
Warriors-ClippersGSW won · Warriors 107, Clippers 76
2 pts
Ratliff shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RatliffPHI · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
Brian GrantPOR · 19 PTS, 6 REB
80% (8-10)
ShaqLAL · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
76% (13-17)
SmitsIND · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
Final · Sixers-Mavs
Sixers 101Mavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers22282526101
Mavs26263117100
The story
Theo Ratliff had 25 points and 13 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Dallas 101-100

Michael Finley led Dallas with 21 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 11-13 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 26-17.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −4−2−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cedric Ceballos led the game in fantasy with 53.4 FPTS (26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 96Pacers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2322272496
Pacers2627222499
The story
Rik Smits' 26 points carried Indiana past Boston, 99-96

For Boston, Kenny Anderson had 16 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 27-22, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +3+8+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker was the fantasy play: 45.1 FPTS on 27 PTS, 8 REB

Final · Hornets-Rockets
Hornets 83Rockets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1727251483
Rockets3021242499
The story
Houston beat Charlotte 99-83 behind 23 points from Cuttino Mobley

Derrick Coleman paced Charlotte: 14 PTS, 11 REB 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +13+7+6+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 33 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 42 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg31.6Today

32 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Golden State by 31.

PHI over DAL1IND over BOS3CLE over WAS4SEA over UTA8POR over CHI11HOU over CHH16ORL over NYK21SAS over LAL24GSW over LAC31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 35

Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 25, 22, 13, 29, 4, 17, 29, 35Sonics-Jazz · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 3, 28, 31, 19, 11, 21, 23, 10, 33Sonics-Jazz · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 26, 30, 27, 17, 36, 30, 27, 31Lakers-Spurs · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 46, 33, 32, 23, 9, 33, 24, 20, 12, 29Spurs-Lakers · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 34, 25, 35, 37, 18, 27, 29, 29Sixers-Mavs · W
30.7 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 13, 14, 18, 20, 15, 20, 14, 28Cavs-Wizards · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Cedric CeballosDAL+6.0 24.6 last 10 · 18.6 season
Mookie BlaylockGSW+5.7 16.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+5.6 25.0 last 10 · 19.4 season
Juwan HowardWAS+5.1 20.3 last 10 · 15.2 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−5.1 6.4 last 10 · 11.5 season
Billy OwensPHI−4.5 1.5 last 10 · 6.0 season
Hersey HawkinsCHI−3.9 3.1 last 10 · 7.0 season
Wesley PersonCLE−3.9 4.0 last 10 · 7.9 season