FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 20, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed HOU by 9 at halftime and won 113–111.

Final · Box score
Heat85
Hornets80
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Wizards103
Warriors112
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +9
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs113
Rockets111
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS -9; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Nets91
Wolves89
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +11; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Lakers87
Sixers84
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +3
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers108
Kings103
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +7; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +5
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Raptors96
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +4
On this day · 1998–99Feb 20, 1999: 7 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Clippers), 31 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Rockets

San Antonio needs overtime to survive Houston

Chris Webber goes for 33 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+4-9-50+2SAS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Spurs2918292710113
Rockets253125228111
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 29, 32, 32, 22, 24, 21, 19, 25SAS25 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Mario EliePoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 11, 4, 7, 2, 7, 4, 7, 19SAS19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 14, 15, 7, 12, 12, 11, 8, 21HOU21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 5, 4, 16, 11, 30, 21, 2, 20HOU20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Spurs-Rockets combined for 224, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 113, Rockets 111
224
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 103, Warriors 112
215
Blazers-KingsBlazers 108, Kings 103
211
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 100, Raptors 96
196
Nets-WolvesNets 91, Wolves 89
180
Lakers-SixersLakers 87, Sixers 84
171
Heat-HornetsHeat 85, Hornets 80
165
6 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-WolvesNets 91, Wolves 89
+2 NJN
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 113, Rockets 111
+2 SAS
Lakers-SixersLakers 87, Sixers 84
+3 LAL
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 100, Raptors 96
+4 DAL
Blazers-KingsBlazers 108, Kings 103
+5 POR
Heat-HornetsHeat 85, Hornets 80
+5 MIA
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 103, Warriors 112
+9 GSW
SAS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-RocketsSAS won · Spurs 113, Rockets 111
9 pts
Mavs-RaptorsDAL won · Mavs 100, Raptors 96
5 pts
Pippen shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PippenPOR · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
CaffeyGSW · 25 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST
67% (12-18)
Jahidi WhiteWAS · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 5 BLK, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
RiceLAL · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
SealyMIN · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 113Rockets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs2918292710113
Rockets253125228111
The story
Tim Duncan had 25 points and 11 rebounds as San Antonio beat Houston 113-111 in OT

Steve Francis led Houston with 19 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 10-21 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 27-22.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4−9−50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Wolves
Nets 91Wolves 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2620301591
Wolves2418232489
The story
New Jersey beat Minnesota 91-89 behind 13 points from Kendall Gill

Wally Szczerbiak paced Minnesota: 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

A 30-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +2+4+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 67.1 FPTS: 27 PTS, 18 REB, 6 AST

Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 108Kings 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2427301512108
Kings212231227103
The story
Rasheed Wallace's 24 points carried Portland past Sacramento, 108-103 in OT

For Sacramento, Peja Stojakovic had 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-22, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +3+8+70+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 47 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg13.1Last 3

13.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 50 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg44.8Today

45 minutes today, against 21.4 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Golden State by 9.

SAS over HOU2NJN over MIN2LAL over PHI3DAL over TOR4MIA over CHH5POR over SAC5GSW over WAS9Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 39

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 42, 23, 15, 20, 15, 30, 17, 27, 18, 39Nets-Wolves · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 14, 39, 26, 32, 22, 22, 27, 22, 12, 33Kings-Blazers · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 19 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 23, 30, 29, 10, 24, 23, 17, 27Wolves-Nets · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 18 REB · 6 AST
Jason CaffeyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 17, 7, 18, 6, 10, 10, 17, 25Warriors-Wizards · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 29, 32, 32, 22, 24, 21, 19, 25Spurs-Rockets · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 8, 20, 11, 12, 11, 15, 21, 25Kings-Blazers · L
10.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 5 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
Theo RatliffPHI+4.0 16.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jalen RoseIND+3.9 20.1 last 10 · 16.2 season
Wesley PersonCLE+3.5 12.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Grant HillDET−5.6 21.1 last 10 · 26.7 season
Isaiah RiderATL−5.2 16.2 last 10 · 21.4 season
Hubert DavisDAL−4.7 3.4 last 10 · 8.1 season
Othella HarringtonVAN−4.6 8.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Jason KiddPHX−4.3 11.1 last 10 · 15.4 season