FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 19, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed BOS by 5 after the first quarter and won 94–91.

Final · Box score
Clippers72
Bulls74
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies111
Bucks100
Q1 VAN -4; Q2 VAN +5; Q3 VAN +10; Q4 VAN +11
Final · Box score
Pacers73
Knicks87
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Celtics91
Sonics94
Q1 SEA -5; Q2 SEA -5; Q3 SEA -2; Q4 SEA +3
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Jazz91
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +4
On this day · 1998–99Feb 19, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Knicks), 29 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Sonics

Seattle takes over late to edge Boston

Paul Pierce goes for 23 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-5-2+3SEA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2821222091
Sonics2321252594
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 12, 23, 13, 17, 25, 41, 13, 27SEA27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 33, 19, 22, 8, 18, 12, 11, 19, 17SEA17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 27, 19, 16, 17, 27, 20, 11, 23BOS23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 35, 10, 14, 27, 12, 19, 12, 21BOS21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Clippers-Bulls

Chicago survives Clippers, 74–72

A two-point finish after it was 54–58 through three. Chris Carr led Chicago with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over LAC2SEA over BOS3UTA over DET4VAN over MIL11NYK over IND14Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over LAC.
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Bucks combined for 211, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 111, Bucks 100
211
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 91, Sonics 94
185
Pistons-JazzPistons 87, Jazz 91
178
Pacers-KnicksPacers 73, Knicks 87
160
Clippers-BullsClippers 72, Bulls 74
146
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-BullsClippers 72, Bulls 74
+2 CHI
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 91, Sonics 94
+3 SEA
Pistons-JazzPistons 87, Jazz 91
+4 UTA
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 111, Bucks 100
+11 VAN
Pacers-KnicksPacers 73, Knicks 87
+14 NYK
SEA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-SonicsSEA won · Celtics 91, Sonics 94
5 pts
Clippers-BullsCHI won · Clippers 72, Bulls 74
4 pts
Grizzlies-BucksVAN won · Grizzlies 111, Bucks 100
4 pts
Pistons-JazzUTA won · Pistons 87, Jazz 91
2 pts
Houston shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HoustonNYK · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
SprewellNYK · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
CassellMIL · 16 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
EwingNYK · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK
62% (8-13)
Lindsey HunterDET · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Clippers-Bulls
Clippers 72Bulls 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1820201472
Bulls2317142074
The story
Elton Brand had 18 rebounds and 13 points as Chicago beat Los Angeles 74-72

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 18 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST · 6-23 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 20-14.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +5+2−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Troy Hudson led the game in fantasy with 42.7 FPTS (22 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Celtics-Sonics
Celtics 91Sonics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2821222091
Sonics2321252594
The story
Gary Payton's 27 points and 9 assists carried Seattle past Boston, 94-91

For Boston, Antoine Walker had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 12-28 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 25-20.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −5−5−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Jazz
Pistons 87Jazz 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2325251487
Jazz2919232091
The story
Utah beat Detroit 91-87 behind 14 points from Bryon Russell

Lindsey Hunter paced Detroit: 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 4-17 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 29-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +60−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.3Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 50 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Season avg27.4Last 3

27.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.1 in 49 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 36 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg47.2Today

47 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 33

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 12, 35, 26, 28, 14, 25, 30, 32, 30, 33Jazz-Pistons · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 22, 36, 12, 26, 24, 27, 18, 32Bucks-Grizzlies · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 12, 23, 13, 17, 25, 41, 13, 27Sonics-Celtics · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Michael DickersonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 19, 20, 14, 19, 40, 19, 27, 26Grizzlies-Bucks · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 25, 12, 36, 13, 22, 19, 15, 24Grizzlies-Bucks · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 11, 15, 26, 6, 28, 19, 16, 24Pistons-Jazz · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael DickersonVAN+5.4 22.9 last 10 · 17.5 season
Andre MillerCLE+4.0 14.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Jalen RoseIND+3.9 20.1 last 10 · 16.2 season
Carlos RogersHOU+3.8 12.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Mookie BlaylockGSW+3.7 15.6 last 10 · 11.9 season
Cold
Grant HillDET−5.6 21.1 last 10 · 26.7 season
Isaiah RiderATL−5.2 16.2 last 10 · 21.4 season
Othella HarringtonVAN−4.6 8.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Jason KiddPHX−4.3 11.1 last 10 · 15.4 season
P.J. BrownMIA−4.2 6.1 last 10 · 10.3 season