FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 2, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed NJN by 13 at halftime and won 97–89.

Final · Box score
Heat105
Celtics103
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Nuggets135
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +23
Final · Box score
Kings113
Pistons110
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Warriors101
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Nets89
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL -13; Q3 ATL -6; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Clippers68
Suns114
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +24; Q3 PHX +39; Q4 PHX +46
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Sonics81
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Wizards103
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +10
The lead · Hawks-Nets

Atlanta rallies from 13 down to beat New Jersey

Chris Webber goes for 39 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-13-6+8ATL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2120272997
Nets2925201589
Who led
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 15, 17, 12, 28, 28, 22, 10, 25ATL25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Alan HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 20, 22, 14, 19, 8, 16, 12, 22ATL22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 16, 28, 12, 17, 14, 19, 11, 28NJN28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 23, 34, 20, 21, 24, 42, 23, 15NJN15 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
The night in charts
Bucks-Nuggets combined for 247, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 112, Nuggets 135
247
Kings-PistonsKings 113, Pistons 110
223
Heat-CelticsHeat 105, Celtics 103
208
Wolves-WizardsWolves 93, Wizards 103
196
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 95, Warriors 101
196
Hawks-NetsHawks 97, Nets 89
186
Clippers-SunsClippers 68, Suns 114
182
Bulls-SonicsBulls 88, Sonics 81
169
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-CelticsHeat 105, Celtics 103
+2 MIA
Kings-PistonsKings 113, Pistons 110
+3 SAC
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 95, Warriors 101
+6 GSW
Bulls-SonicsBulls 88, Sonics 81
+7 CHI
Hawks-NetsHawks 97, Nets 89
+8 ATL
Wolves-WizardsWolves 93, Wizards 103
+10 WAS
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 112, Nuggets 135
+23 DEN
Clippers-SunsClippers 68, Suns 114
+46 PHX
ATL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-NetsATL won · Hawks 97, Nets 89
13 pts
Bulls-SonicsCHI won · Bulls 88, Sonics 81
5 pts
Grizzlies-WarriorsGSW won · Grizzlies 95, Warriors 101
4 pts
Kings-PistonsSAC won · Kings 113, Pistons 110
3 pts
Wolves-WizardsWAS won · Wolves 93, Wizards 103
1 pt
McDyess shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McDyessDEN · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
73% (11-15)
BlaylockGSW · 25 PTS, 10 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Del NegroMIL · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MillsDET · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
KGMIN · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 105Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat30313014105
Celtics26332222103
The story
Antoine Walker had 35 points, but Miami won 105-103

For Miami, Voshon Lenard had 14 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 35 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 12-28 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-22, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4+2+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Pistons
Kings 113Pistons 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings27263723113
Pistons29272529110
The story
Jason Williams had 23 points and 11 assists as Sacramento beat Detroit 113-110

Terry Mills led Detroit with 24 PTS, 5 REB 23 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 7-13 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Kings took the third 37-25.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −2−3+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Nets
Hawks 97Nets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2120272997
Nets2925201589
The story
Atlanta beat New Jersey 97-89 behind 22 points from Alan Henderson

Stephon Marbury paced New Jersey: 15 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 9-19 FG

The swing

A 29-15 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −8−13−6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Keith Van Horn topped the game at 48.0 FPTS: 28 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 34 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
28.41998–99 avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 1998–99 (50 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Phoenix by 46.

MIA over BOS2SAC over DET3GSW over VAN6CHI over SEA7ATL over NJN8WAS over MIN10DEN over MIL23PHX over LAC46Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Chris Webber leads the day with 39

Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 30, 21, 30, 12, 24, 26, 14, 39Kings-Pistons · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 28, 5, 36, 38, 34, 26, 17, 35Pistons-Kings · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 39, 31, 19, 21, 11, 28, 26, 24, 27, 35Celtics-Heat · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 12, 22, 15, 14, 10, 13, 12, 31Bulls-Sonics · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 9, 31, 10, 18, 21, 8, 14, 28Nuggets-Bucks · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 16, 28, 12, 17, 14, 19, 11, 28Nets-Hawks · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 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+5.8 16.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+5.7 25.1 last 10 · 19.4 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX+5.4 25.4 last 10 · 20.0 season
Rod StricklandWAS+5.3 18.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Wally SzczerbiakMIN−6.0 3.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU−5.1 6.4 last 10 · 11.5 season
Billy OwensPHI−4.5 1.5 last 10 · 6.0 season
Wesley PersonCLE−3.9 4.0 last 10 · 7.9 season
P.J. BrownMIA−3.8 6.9 last 10 · 10.7 season