FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 24, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHI by 8 after the first quarter and won 100–83.

Final · Box score
Spurs72
Hornets70
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Mavs85
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Rockets97
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +24; Q3 DEN +21; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Bulls83
Pacers100
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Wolves116
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +19; Q3 MIN +27; Q4 MIN +25
Final · Box score
Magic92
Blazers111
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +19
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Grizzlies77
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +24
Final · Box score
Suns92
Wizards83
Q1 PHX +16; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +9
On this day · 1998–99Feb 24, 1999: 8 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Kings), 36 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Pacers

Indiana rallies from 8 down to beat Chicago

Elton Brand goes for 38 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+1+6+17IND AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3014211883
Pacers22232629100
Who led
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 20, 23, 32, 20, 12, 28, 23, 22IND22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Austin CrosherePoints, last 10 games: 0, 10, 15, 2, 15, 16, 10, 6, 18, 17IND17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 21, 25, 13, 8, 26, 13, 25, 38CHI38 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 13, 7, 7, 14, 15, 2, 17, 11CHI11 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Minnesota posts the night's biggest win

Minnesota beat Clippers by 25, the widest margin of 8 games.

SAS over CHH2UTA over DAL7DEN over HOU9PHX over WAS9IND over CHI17POR over ORL19BOS over VAN24MIN over LAC25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Clippers-Wolves combined for 207, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WolvesClippers 91, Wolves 116
207
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 106, Rockets 97
203
Magic-BlazersMagic 92, Blazers 111
203
Bulls-PacersBulls 83, Pacers 100
183
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 101, Grizzlies 77
178
Jazz-MavsJazz 92, Mavs 85
177
Suns-WizardsSuns 92, Wizards 83
175
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 72, Hornets 70
142
SAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 72, Hornets 70
+2 SAS
Jazz-MavsJazz 92, Mavs 85
+7 UTA
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 106, Rockets 97
+9 DEN
Suns-WizardsSuns 92, Wizards 83
+9 PHX
Bulls-PacersBulls 83, Pacers 100
+17 IND
Magic-BlazersMagic 92, Blazers 111
+19 POR
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 101, Grizzlies 77
+24 BOS
Clippers-WolvesClippers 91, Wolves 116
+25 MIN
IND rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-PacersIND won · Bulls 83, Pacers 100
8 pts
Spurs-HornetsSAS won · Spurs 72, Hornets 70
6 pts
Magic-BlazersPOR won · Magic 92, Blazers 111
1 pt
Brand shot 18-of-23 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandCHI · 38 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
78% (18-23)
MobleyHOU · 24 PTS, 3 REB
75% (9-12)
StoudamirePOR · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
72% (13-18)
Maurice TaylorLAC · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
PierceBOS · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Spurs-Hornets
Spurs 72Hornets 70
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1028181672
Hornets1616191970
The story
David Robinson had 16 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio beat Charlotte 72-70

Derrick Coleman led Charlotte with 20 REB, 19 PTS, 3 AST 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 5-17 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Spurs took the second 28-16.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −6+6+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 83Pacers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3014211883
Pacers22232629100
The story
Austin Croshere's 17 points carried Indiana past Chicago, 100-83

Jalen Rose chipped in 22 PTS, 6 REB 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 5-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-18, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 −8+1+6+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Blazers
Magic 92Blazers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2615163592
Blazers25262040111
The story
Portland beat Orlando 111-92 behind 30 points from Damon Stoudamire

Chucky Atkins paced Orlando: 16 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 30 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 13-18 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 26-15 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1+10+14+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.7Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.7 in 52 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg12.8Last 3

12.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg30.1Today

30 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Elton Brand leads the day with 38

Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 21, 25, 13, 8, 26, 13, 25, 38Bulls-Pacers · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 10, 6, 13, 19, 15, 8, 10, 30Blazers-Magic · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 26, 7, 19, 7, 26, 18, 21, 23, 14, 26Mavs-Jazz · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 16, 17, 27, 20, 11, 23, 14, 25Celtics-Grizzlies · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 2, 16, 4, 11, 14, 14, 14, 25Jazz-Mavs · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 10, 14, 27, 12, 19, 12, 21, 24, 24Celtics-Grizzlies · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Peja StojakovicSAC+6.1 16.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Jalen RoseIND+6.0 22.7 last 10 · 16.7 season
Wesley PersonCLE+5.9 15.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Michael DickersonVAN+5.7 23.5 last 10 · 17.8 season
Rodney RogersPHX+5.6 18.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonPHX−6.6 11.8 last 10 · 18.4 season
Isaiah RiderATL−5.0 16.7 last 10 · 21.7 season
Hubert DavisDAL−4.7 3.2 last 10 · 7.9 season
Grant HillDET−4.4 22.2 last 10 · 26.6 season
Derek AndersonLAC−4.0 12.3 last 10 · 16.3 season