FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 8, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed CLE by 3 after three quarters and won 91–83.

Final · Box score
Cavs83
Rockets91
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Celtics113
Nets131
Q1 NJN +23; Q2 NJN +21; Q3 NJN +21; Q4 NJN +18
Final · Box score
Grizzlies76
Suns94
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Bulls80
Kings119
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +31; Q4 SAC +39
Final · Box score
Sonics77
Spurs79
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Raptors109
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +23; Q4 TOR +21
On this day · 1998–99Feb 8, 1999: 7 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Wizards), 46 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Rockets

Cleveland's skid reaches three

Vince Carter goes for 36 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+6-3+8HOU AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2217251983
Rockets2025163091
Who led
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 1, 11, 12, 5, 6, 32, 6, 13, 23HOU23 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 9, 8, 14, 14, 13, 14, 2, 17HOU17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 20, 15, 20, 14, 28, 22, 10, 23CLE23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 9, 9, 7, 12, 3, 18, 28, 21CLE21 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Sonics-Spurs

San Antonio leads Seattle wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 79–77. Best quarter: the first, 27–22. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over SEA2HOU over CLE8NJN over BOS18PHX over VAN18TOR over ATL21SAC over CHI39Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over SEA.
The night in charts
Celtics-Nets combined for 244, 45 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-NetsCeltics 113, Nets 131
244
Bulls-KingsBulls 80, Kings 119
199
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 88, Raptors 109
197
Cavs-RocketsCavs 83, Rockets 91
174
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 76, Suns 94
170
Sonics-SpursSonics 77, Spurs 79
156
SAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Sonics-SpursSonics 77, Spurs 79
+2 SAS
Cavs-RocketsCavs 83, Rockets 91
+8 HOU
Celtics-NetsCeltics 113, Nets 131
+18 NJN
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 76, Suns 94
+18 PHX
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 88, Raptors 109
+21 TOR
Bulls-KingsBulls 80, Kings 119
+39 SAC
Marbury shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarburyNJN · 30 PTS, 10 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB
83% (10-12)
DivacSAC · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
BrandCHI · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
LongleyPHX · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Walt WilliamsHOU · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Sonics-Spurs
Sonics 77Spurs 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2223112177
Spurs2719151879
The story
Tim Duncan had 22 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio beat Seattle 79-77

Vin Baker led Seattle with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 27-22, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +5+1+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Raptors
Hawks 88Raptors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2028142688
Raptors31233124109
The story
Toronto beat Atlanta 109-88 behind 16 points from Doug Christie

Muggsy Bogues backed him with 12 AST, 6 PTS 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-14 third quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +11+6+23+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Kings
Bulls 80Kings 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2522181580
Kings35273423119
The story
Chris Webber's 22 points and 10 rebounds carried Sacramento past Chicago, 119-80

For Chicago, Elton Brand had 25 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 9-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-18, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
400 +10+15+31+39 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg13.8Last 3

13.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg46.2Today

46 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 36

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 20, 13, 26, 23, 22, 19, 30, 36Raptors-Hawks · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 17, 14, 19, 11, 28, 10, 13, 30Nets-Celtics · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 21, 24, 42, 23, 15, 20, 15, 30Nets-Celtics · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 28, 26, 24, 27, 35, 10, 14, 27Celtics-Nets · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 22, 30, 16, 22, 10, 22, 21, 25Bulls-Kings · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 1, 11, 12, 5, 6, 32, 6, 13, 23Rockets-Cavs · W
10.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 3 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
David RobinsonSAS+4.0 19.4 last 10 · 15.4 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
Gary PaytonSEA−3.8 19.2 last 10 · 23.0 season