FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 17, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by DAL (vs DET) and CHI (vs MIA).

Final · Box score
Heat76
Bulls83
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Cavs119
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +18
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Mavs106
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Bucks90
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Kings108
Jazz119
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +11
On this day · 1998–99Feb 17, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Wolves-Rockets), 40 points.
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The lead · Heat-Bulls

Chicago upsets Miami

Karl Malone goes for 30 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3+2+7CHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2317132376
Bulls1621182883
Who led
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 22, 10, 22, 21, 25, 13, 8, 26CHI26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 8, 4, 9, 10, 9, 9, 0, 20CHI20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 24, 20, 23, 32, 12, 17, 20, 15MIA15 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 14, 8, 17, 17, 23, 6, 2, 14MIA14 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Pistons-Mavs

Dallas takes care of Detroit

A 9-point win, 106–97. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over MIL2CHI over MIA7DAL over DET9UTA over SAC11CLE over DEN18Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over DET.
The night in charts
Kings-Jazz combined for 227, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-JazzKings 108, Jazz 119
227
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 101, Cavs 119
220
Pistons-MavsPistons 97, Mavs 106
203
Pacers-BucksPacers 92, Bucks 90
182
Heat-BullsHeat 76, Bulls 83
159
IND won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pacers-BucksPacers 92, Bucks 90
+2 IND
Heat-BullsHeat 76, Bulls 83
+7 CHI
Pistons-MavsPistons 97, Mavs 106
+9 DAL
Kings-JazzKings 108, Jazz 119
+11 UTA
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 101, Cavs 119
+18 CLE
DAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-MavsDAL won · Pistons 97, Mavs 106
7 pts
Heat-BullsCHI won · Heat 76, Bulls 83
7 pts
Nuggets-CavsCLE won · Nuggets 101, Cavs 119
1 pt
Stockton shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StocktonUTA · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB
75% (9-12)
NashDAL · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
ReggieIND · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ClarkDEN · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
FerryCLE · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 92Bucks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2720252092
Bucks1921252590
The story
Reggie Miller had 23 points as Indiana beat Milwaukee 92-90

Glenn Robinson led Milwaukee with 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 7-10 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 27-19, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +8+7+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Sam Cassell led the game in fantasy with 47.1 FPTS (23 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 76Bulls 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2317132376
Bulls1621182883
The story
Elton Brand's 26 points and 10 rebounds carried Chicago past Miami, 83-76

For Miami, Alonzo Mourning had 15 PTS, 11 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 9-20 FG

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 18-13.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −7−3+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 108Jazz 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25223823108
Jazz25392926119
The story
Utah beat Sacramento 119-108 behind 22 points and 10 assists from John Stockton

Corliss Williamson paced Sacramento: 18 PTS, 3 REB 22 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 9-12 FG

The swing

A 39-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0+17+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 50 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg12.4Last 3

12.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 50 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 30

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 35, 26, 28, 14, 25, 30, 32, 30Jazz-Kings · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 22, 10, 22, 21, 25, 13, 8, 26Bulls-Heat · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 7, 15, 10, 18, 13, 8, 13, 24Cavs-Nuggets · W
8.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 12, 7, 19, 15, 14, 31, 27, 24Cavs-Nuggets · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 21, 21, 9, 25, 18, 16, 28, 23Bucks-Pacers · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 30, 16, 14, 13, 32, 16, 11, 23Pacers-Bucks · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen RoseIND+4.4 20.7 last 10 · 16.3 season
Derrick ColemanCHH+4.3 20.3 last 10 · 16.0 season
Carlos RogersHOU+3.8 12.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Andre MillerCLE+3.8 14.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Lamond MurrayCLE+3.7 19.2 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Jason KiddPHX−4.8 10.8 last 10 · 15.6 season
P.J. BrownMIA−4.4 5.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Othella HarringtonVAN−4.0 9.0 last 10 · 13.0 season
Hubert DavisDAL−3.7 4.4 last 10 · 8.1 season
Isaiah RiderATL−3.6 18.1 last 10 · 21.7 season