FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 5, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed DEN by 17 after three quarters and won 105–97.

Final · Box score
Hawks102
Cavs94
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +8
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves105
Nuggets97
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN -13; Q3 MIN -17; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Mavs119
Clippers106
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +16; Q3 DAL +24; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Bucks95
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Magic107
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Hornets110
Wizards102
Q1 CHH +2; Q2 CHH +2; Q3 CHH +3; Q4 CHH +8
On this day · 1998–99Feb 5, 1999: 12 games. Top scorer: Toni Kukoc (Bulls-Jazz), 32 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Nuggets

Kevin Garnett scores 30, Minnesota wins in overtime

Vince Carter goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-13-170+8MIN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves2310203517105
Nuggets26202418997
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 22, 27, 26, 29, 31, 22, 23, 30MIN30 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 0, 2, 12, 1, 17, 21, 10, 20MIN20 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 0, 11, 6, 15, 11, 9, 3, 23DEN23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 14, 40, 26, 16, 18, 0, 12, 26, 30, 20DEN20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Clippers combined for 225, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-ClippersMavs 119, Clippers 106
225
Hornets-WizardsHornets 110, Wizards 102
212
Pacers-MagicPacers 102, Magic 107
209
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 105, Nuggets 97
202
Hawks-CavsHawks 102, Cavs 94
196
Raptors-BucksRaptors 98, Bucks 95
193
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-BucksRaptors 98, Bucks 95
+3 TOR
Pacers-MagicPacers 102, Magic 107
+5 ORL
Hawks-CavsHawks 102, Cavs 94
+8 ATL
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 105, Nuggets 97
+8 MIN
Hornets-WizardsHornets 110, Wizards 102
+8 CHH
Mavs-ClippersMavs 119, Clippers 106
+13 DAL
MIN erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-NuggetsMIN won · Wolves 105, Nuggets 97
17 pts
Hawks-CavsATL won · Hawks 102, Cavs 94
4 pts
Pacers-MagicORL won · Pacers 102, Magic 107
4 pts
Strickland shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StricklandDAL · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
CassellMIL · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
60% (9-15)
AtkinsORL · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (11-19)
ColemanCHH · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
Final · Raptors-Bucks
Raptors 98Bucks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2127222898
Bucks1915253695
The story
Dell Curry's 16 points carried Toronto past Milwaukee, 98-95

For Milwaukee, Sam Cassell had 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 6-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-15, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +2+14+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 105Nuggets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves2310203517105
Nuggets26202418997
The story
Bobby Jackson had 20 points as Minnesota beat Denver 105-97 in OT

Raef LaFrentz led Denver with 13 PTS, 13 REB 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 35-18.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −3−13−170+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 102Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks26183325102
Cavs1632232394
The story
Atlanta beat Cleveland 102-94 behind 23 points and 9 assists from Isaiah Rider

Wesley Person paced Cleveland: 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 9-19 FG

The swing

A 26-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +10−4+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Miller topped the game at 57.0 FPTS: 28 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.5Season avg12.6Last 5

12.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.5 in 34 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg8.1Last 3

8.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg47.8Today

48 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Magic

Orlando gets past Indiana

107–102, with Orlando ahead 53–50 at halftime. John Amaechi led Orlando with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over MIL3ORL over IND5ATL over CLE8MIN over DEN8CHH over WAS8DAL over LAC13Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over IND.
Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 30

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 22, 27, 26, 29, 31, 22, 23, 30Wolves-Nuggets · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 47, 24, 24, 20, 13, 26, 23, 22, 19, 30Raptors-Bucks · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 21, 21, 12, 24, 25, 19, 30, 29Bucks-Raptors · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 14, 9, 9, 7, 12, 3, 18, 28Cavs-Hawks · L
10.0 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 10, 16, 12, 8, 9, 6, 11, 27Hornets-Wizards · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 21, 13, 18, 15, 12, 20, 22, 25Pacers-Magic · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mookie BlaylockGSW+5.8 17.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Derrick ColemanCHH+5.6 21.1 last 10 · 15.5 season
Rod StricklandWAS+5.5 18.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+4.8 24.2 last 10 · 19.4 season
Cedric CeballosDAL+4.3 22.6 last 10 · 18.3 season
Cold
Wally SzczerbiakMIN−4.9 4.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Billy OwensPHI−4.4 1.5 last 10 · 5.9 season
P.J. BrownMIA−4.0 6.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Troy HudsonLAC−4.0 4.8 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jason KiddPHX−3.9 11.8 last 10 · 15.7 season