FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 3, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Spurs trailed Raptors by 7 after the first quarter and won 112–95.

Final · Box score
Hornets96
Mavs106
Q1 Mavs -2; Q2 Mavs +7; Q3 Mavs +6; Q4 Mavs +10
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Rockets109
Q1 Rockets +7; Q2 Rockets +9; Q3 Rockets +5; Q4 Rockets +3
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Knicks98
Q1 Knicks -1; Q2 Knicks -1; Q3 Knicks +9; Q4 Knicks +10
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Spurs112
Q1 Spurs -7; Q2 Spurs +5; Q3 Spurs +18; Q4 Spurs +17
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Jazz99
Q1 Bucks +5; Q2 Bucks +1; Q3 Bucks +2; Q4 Bucks +3
The lead · Raptors-Spurs

Tim Duncan posts 32 and 17 as San Antonio beats Toronto

Ray Allen goes for 36 points

Game flow · Spurs margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+5+18+17Spurs AHEAD ↑Raptors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3417172795
Spurs27293026112
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 23, 9, 33, 24, 20, 12, 29, 32Spurs32 PTS · 17 REB · 7 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 8, 18, 14, 10, 18, 15, 22, 19Spurs19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 2, 9, 14, 17, 20, 20, 18, 21Raptors21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 30, 47, 24, 24, 20, 13, 26, 23, 22, 19Raptors19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Hornets-Mavs

Dallas handles Charlotte by 10

The Mavericks won the second quarter 36–27. Final: 106–96. Michael Finley led Dallas with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Rockets over Sixers3Bucks over Jazz3Mavs over Hornets10Knicks over Blazers10Spurs over Raptors17Final margin, points. Pink = Mavs over Hornets.
The night in charts
Sixers-Rockets combined for 215, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-RocketsSixers 106, Rockets 109
215
Raptors-SpursRaptors 95, Spurs 112
207
Hornets-MavsHornets 96, Mavs 106
202
Bucks-JazzBucks 102, Jazz 99
201
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 88, Knicks 98
186
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-JazzBucks 102, Jazz 99
+3 Bucks
Sixers-RocketsSixers 106, Rockets 109
+3 Rockets
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 88, Knicks 98
+10 Knicks
Hornets-MavsHornets 96, Mavs 106
+10 Mavs
Raptors-SpursRaptors 95, Spurs 112
+17 Spurs
Spurs rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-SpursSpurs won · Raptors 95, Spurs 112
7 pts
Hornets-MavsMavs won · Hornets 96, Mavs 106
2 pts
Blazers-KnicksKnicks won · Blazers 88, Knicks 98
1 pt
Ratliff shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RatliffSixers · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
Ray AllenBucks · 36 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
AISixers · 40 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (16-25)
StocktonJazz · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
WellsBlazers · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Rockets
Sixers 106Rockets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers32202727106
Rockets39222325109
The story
Shandon Anderson had 32 points as Houston beat Philadelphia 109-106

Eric Snow led Philadelphia with 10 AST, 9 PTS, 4 REB 32 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-17 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 39-32, their biggest quarter edge.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +7+9+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Theo Ratliff led the game in fantasy with 57.6 FPTS (25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Bucks-Jazz
Bucks 102Jazz 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks27252525102
Jazz2229242499
The story
Glenn Robinson's 30 points carried Milwaukee past Utah, 102-99

For Utah, John Stockton had 18 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 30 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 11-21 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-22, was where the Bucks built it.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +5+1+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Spurs
Raptors 95Spurs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3417172795
Spurs27293026112
The story
San Antonio beat Toronto 112-95 behind 19 points from Avery Johnson

Vince Carter paced Toronto: 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 30-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −7+5+18+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 20 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg15.1Last 3

15.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.2 in 44 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Season avg33.0Today

33 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 40

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 25, 35, 37, 18, 27, 29, 29, 40Sixers-Rockets · L
30.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 16, 11, 22, 14, 18, 15, 22, 36Bucks-Jazz · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 23, 9, 33, 24, 20, 12, 29, 32Spurs-Raptors · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 17 REB · 7 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 23, 10, 18, 30, 20, 8, 21, 32Mavs-Hornets · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 26, 7, 1, 11, 12, 5, 6, 32Rockets-Sixers · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 25, 21, 21, 12, 24, 25, 19, 30Bucks-Jazz · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mookie BlaylockWarriors+5.8 16.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Antawn JamisonWarriors+5.7 25.1 last 10 · 19.4 season
Derrick ColemanHornets+5.4 20.8 last 10 · 15.4 season
Clifford RobinsonSuns+5.4 25.4 last 10 · 20.0 season
Rod StricklandWizards+5.3 18.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Wally SzczerbiakWolves−6.0 3.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Hakeem OlajuwonRockets−4.4 7.2 last 10 · 11.6 season
Billy OwensSixers−4.4 1.5 last 10 · 5.9 season
Wesley PersonCavs−3.9 4.0 last 10 · 7.9 season
P.J. BrownHeat−3.8 6.9 last 10 · 10.7 season