FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 7, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DEN by 12 at halftime and won 106–98.

Final · Box score
Knicks85
Hornets95
Q1 CHH +4; Q2 CHH +4; Q3 CHH +14; Q4 CHH +10
Final · Box score
Sixers84
Pacers109
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +18; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +25
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -12; Q3 LAL -8; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Blazers115
Bucks111
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Magic120
Q1 ORL +15; Q2 ORL +22; Q3 ORL +24; Q4 ORL +20
On this day · 1998–99Feb 7, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Jazz), 37 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 35 in Lakers win over Denver

Kobe Bryant goes for 29 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-12-8+8LAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2537171998
Lakers27232135106
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 27, 17, 36, 30, 27, 31, 25, 35LAL35 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 25, 28, 26, 23, 17, 19, 13, 29LAL29 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 40, 26, 16, 18, 0, 12, 26, 30, 20, 24DEN24 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 9, 31, 10, 18, 21, 8, 14, 28, 12, 18DEN18 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Blazers-Bucks combined for 226, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-BucksBlazers 115, Bucks 111
226
Warriors-MagicWarriors 100, Magic 120
220
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 98, Lakers 106
204
Sixers-PacersSixers 84, Pacers 109
193
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 85, Hornets 95
180
POR won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Blazers-BucksBlazers 115, Bucks 111
+4 POR
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 98, Lakers 106
+8 LAL
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 85, Hornets 95
+10 CHH
Warriors-MagicWarriors 100, Magic 120
+20 ORL
Sixers-PacersSixers 84, Pacers 109
+25 IND
LAL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-LakersLAL won · Nuggets 98, Lakers 106
12 pts
Blazers-BucksPOR won · Blazers 115, Bucks 111
6 pts
Sixers-PacersIND won · Sixers 84, Pacers 109
1 pt
Glenn Robinson shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
DoleacORL · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Steven SmithPOR · 24 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Eddie JonesCHH · 34 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
65% (13-20)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Blazers-Bucks
Blazers 115Bucks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers29262337115
Bucks30302427111
The story
Steven Smith's 24 points carried Portland past Milwaukee, 115-111

For Milwaukee, Sam Cassell had 18 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 1 REB · 8-12 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 37-27.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1−5−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ray Allen was the fantasy play: 46.2 FPTS on 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST

Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 98Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2537171998
Lakers27232135106
The story
Antonio McDyess had 24 points and 12 rebounds in a 106-98 loss to Los Angeles

Nick Van Exel added 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 10-22 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 35-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2−12−8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Hornets
Knicks 85Hornets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2522162285
Hornets2922261895
The story
Charlotte beat New York 95-85 behind 34 points from Eddie Jones

Patrick Ewing paced New York: 15 PTS, 10 REB 34 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 13-20 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 26-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +4+4+14+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick Coleman topped the game at 54.1 FPTS: 29 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 2 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
20.11998–99 avg4.7Last 2

4.7 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.1 in 1998–99 (36 games). Today: 4 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg42.1Today

42 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Bucks

Portland makes it three straight

Portland beat Milwaukee 115–111 and moved to 37–11. Steven Smith led Portland with 24 points, 1 rebound and 0 assists.

Streak strip · POR
W@ SAS105–95W@ LAL95–91Wvs NJN101–87Wvs UTA85–75Wvs SAS81–67Wvs CHI92–81L@ NYK88–98W@ ATL97–90W@ BOS100–94W@ MIL115–111
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 35

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 27, 17, 36, 30, 27, 31, 25, 35Lakers-Nuggets · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 18, 11, 25, 20, 20, 21, 20, 34Hornets-Knicks · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 28, 6, 21, 30, 16, 14, 13, 32Pacers-Sixers · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 25, 28, 26, 23, 17, 19, 13, 29Lakers-Nuggets · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 24, 24, 24, 19, 14, 19, 20, 29Hornets-Knicks · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 21, 12, 24, 25, 19, 30, 29, 27Bucks-Blazers · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Derrick ColemanCHH+5.7 21.6 last 10 · 15.9 season
Rod StricklandWAS+5.5 18.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Antawn JamisonGSW+4.9 24.5 last 10 · 19.6 season
Juwan HowardWAS+4.1 19.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Mookie BlaylockGSW+4.0 15.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
P.J. BrownMIA−5.2 5.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Wally SzczerbiakMIN−4.9 4.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.1 4.8 last 10 · 8.9 season
Matt GeigerPHI−3.9 5.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Troy HudsonLAC−3.8 5.2 last 10 · 9.0 season