FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 16, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: VAN trailed WAS by 12 at halftime and won 92–87.

Final · Box score
Lakers92
Hornets85
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Pacers109
Q1 IND +16; Q2 IND +20; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Wolves89
Knicks93
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Magic129
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +17; Q3 ORL +27; Q4 ORL +33
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Blazers99
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Grizzlies92
Q1 VAN +5; Q2 VAN -12; Q3 VAN -7; Q4 VAN +5
On this day · 1998–99Feb 16, 1999: 11 games. Top scorer: Keith Van Horn (Nets-Pistons), 35 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Grizzlies

Vancouver rallies from 12 down to beat Washington

Darrell Armstrong goes for 26 points

Game flow · VAN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-12-7+5VAN AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2132191587
Grizzlies2615242792
Who led
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 11, 16, 13, 16, 12, 12, 14, 21VAN21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 23, 16, 25, 12, 36, 13, 22, 19VAN19 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 29, 6, 19, 21, 22, 14, 10, 18WAS18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 26, 15, 15, 20, 20, 10, 7, 16WAS16 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Orlando posts the night's biggest win

Orlando beat Clippers by 33, the widest margin of 6 games.

NYK over MIN4POR over GSW4VAN over WAS5LAL over CHH7IND over TOR8ORL over LAC33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Clippers-Magic combined for 225, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-MagicClippers 96, Magic 129
225
Raptors-PacersRaptors 101, Pacers 109
210
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 95, Blazers 99
194
Wolves-KnicksWolves 89, Knicks 93
182
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 87, Grizzlies 92
179
Lakers-HornetsLakers 92, Hornets 85
177
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 95, Blazers 99
+4 POR
Wolves-KnicksWolves 89, Knicks 93
+4 NYK
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 87, Grizzlies 92
+5 VAN
Lakers-HornetsLakers 92, Hornets 85
+7 LAL
Raptors-PacersRaptors 101, Pacers 109
+8 IND
Clippers-MagicClippers 96, Magic 129
+33 ORL
VAN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-GrizzliesVAN won · Wizards 87, Grizzlies 92
12 pts
Wolves-KnicksNYK won · Wolves 89, Knicks 93
5 pts
Lakers-HornetsLAL won · Lakers 92, Hornets 85
4 pts
Warriors-BlazersPOR won · Warriors 95, Blazers 99
3 pts
Armstrong shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ArmstrongORL · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
83% (10-12)
MasonCHH · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
AmaechiORL · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
T-MacTOR · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
SabonisPOR · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 95Blazers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2222252695
Blazers1926302499
The story
Arvydas Sabonis' 20 points and 11 rebounds carried Portland past Golden State, 99-95

For Golden State, Mookie Blaylock had 22 PTS, 6 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 6-10 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 30-25, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 −3+1+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Knicks
Wolves 89Knicks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2127182389
Knicks2716232793
The story
New York beat Minnesota 93-89 behind 15 points from Patrick Ewing

Terrell Brandon paced Minnesota: 11 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 8 REB · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 27-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +6−50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 42.1 FPTS: 23 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wizards-Grizzlies
Wizards 87Grizzlies 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2132191587
Grizzlies2615242792
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 19 points and 14 rebounds as Vancouver beat Washington 92-87

Rod Strickland led Washington with 16 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 19 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 27-15.

VAN lead by quarter
200 +5−12−7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.9Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.9 in 48 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.1Season avg24.9Last 3

24.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.1 in 40 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg33.1Today

33 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Rose leads the day with 32

Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 15, 12, 20, 22, 25, 20, 23, 32Pacers-Raptors · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 23, 17, 19, 13, 29, 24, 21, 26Lakers-Hornets · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 21, 16, 26, 9, 10, 8, 13, 26Magic-Clippers · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 31, 22, 23, 30, 29, 10, 24, 23Wolves-Knicks · L
23.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
John AmaechiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 2, 2, 8, 6, 19, 25, 14, 23Magic-Clippers · W
9.3 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 5, 25, 14, 18, 6, 17, 13, 22Warriors-Blazers · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Derrick ColemanCHH+4.3 20.3 last 10 · 16.0 season
Jerry StackhouseDET+4.0 27.3 last 10 · 23.3 season
Carlos RogersHOU+3.8 12.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Jalen RoseIND+3.8 20.0 last 10 · 16.2 season
Michael DickersonVAN+3.6 20.7 last 10 · 17.1 season
Cold
P.J. BrownMIA−4.9 5.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Jason KiddPHX−4.8 10.8 last 10 · 15.6 season
Hubert DavisDAL−4.0 4.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Othella HarringtonVAN−4.0 9.0 last 10 · 13.0 season
Isaiah RiderATL−3.6 18.1 last 10 · 21.7 season