FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 25, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed SEA by 8 after three quarters and won 95–87.

Final · Box score
Spurs91
Bulls78
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Pistons131
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +15; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +32
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Lakers109
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +13
Final · Box score
Cavs82
Heat87
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Bucks83
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Suns79
Knicks84
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Sonics87
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Raptors85
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +23; Q4 MIN +22
Final · Box score
Magic88
Jazz96
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +8
On this day · 1998–99Feb 25, 1999: 8 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Bulls), 33 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Sonics

Atlanta climbs out of an 8-point hole against Seattle

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 28 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-5-8+8ATL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2421212995
Sonics2426241387
Who led
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 23, 12, 14, 9, 9, 22, 33, 24ATL24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 15, 7, 23, 20, 9, 15, 17, 23ATL23 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 13, 17, 25, 41, 13, 27, 17, 21SEA21 PTS · 7 REB · 16 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 8, 18, 12, 11, 19, 17, 2, 21SEA21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Detroit by 32.

MIA over CLE5NYK over PHX5ATL over SEA8UTA over ORL8SAS over CHI13LAL over BOS13PHI over MIL14MIN over TOR22DET over GSW32Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Warriors-Pistons combined for 230, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 99, Pistons 131
230
Celtics-LakersCeltics 96, Lakers 109
205
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 107, Raptors 85
192
Magic-JazzMagic 88, Jazz 96
184
Hawks-SonicsHawks 95, Sonics 87
182
Sixers-BucksSixers 97, Bucks 83
180
Cavs-HeatCavs 82, Heat 87
169
Spurs-BullsSpurs 91, Bulls 78
169
Suns-KnicksSuns 79, Knicks 84
163
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-HeatCavs 82, Heat 87
+5 MIA
Suns-KnicksSuns 79, Knicks 84
+5 NYK
Hawks-SonicsHawks 95, Sonics 87
+8 ATL
Magic-JazzMagic 88, Jazz 96
+8 UTA
Spurs-BullsSpurs 91, Bulls 78
+13 SAS
Celtics-LakersCeltics 96, Lakers 109
+13 LAL
Sixers-BucksSixers 97, Bucks 83
+14 PHI
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 107, Raptors 85
+22 MIN
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 99, Pistons 131
+32 DET
ATL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-SonicsATL won · Hawks 95, Sonics 87
8 pts
Suns-KnicksNYK won · Suns 79, Knicks 84
4 pts
Spurs-BullsSAS won · Spurs 91, Bulls 78
1 pt
Patterson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PattersonSEA · 21 PTS, 5 REB
80% (8-10)
RobinsonSAS · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Grant HillDET · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
HoibergCHI · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
ShaqLAL · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK
65% (13-20)
Final · Suns-Knicks
Suns 79Knicks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2319201779
Knicks1920212484
The story
Patrick Ewing had 25 points and 10 rebounds as New York beat Phoenix 84-79

Anfernee Hardaway led Phoenix with 14 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 24-17.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4−3−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 82Heat 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1821232082
Heat2820152487
The story
Clar. Weatherspoon's 16 rebounds and 13 points carried Miami past Cleveland, 87-82

For Cleveland, Andre Miller had 12 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 16 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST · 4-7 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-18, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +10+9+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamond Murray was the fantasy play: 41.3 FPTS on 28 PTS, 9 REB

Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 96Lakers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1724253096
Lakers30233125109
The story
Los Angeles beat Boston 109-96 behind 17 points from Kobe Bryant

Kenny Anderson paced Boston: 12 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 6-12 FG

The swing

A 30-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +13+12+18+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 51 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Season avg23.1Today

23 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 30

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 36, 30, 23, 20, 15, 26, 24, 30Pistons-Warriors · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 23, 13, 29, 22, 21, 22, 19, 29Pistons-Warriors · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 37, 29, 18, 39, 22, 35, 19, 28Lakers-Celtics · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 10, 24, 23, 17, 27, 18, 16, 28Wolves-Raptors · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 14, 31, 27, 24, 11, 25, 17, 28Cavs-Heat · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 15, 20, 7, 15, 16, 15, 24, 25Knicks-Suns · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Peja StojakovicSAC+6.1 16.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Rodney RogersPHX+6.1 18.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Jalen RoseIND+6.0 22.7 last 10 · 16.7 season
Andre MillerCLE+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Michael DickersonVAN+5.7 23.5 last 10 · 17.8 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonPHX−7.6 10.6 last 10 · 18.2 season
Hubert DavisDAL−4.7 3.2 last 10 · 7.9 season
Jason KiddPHX−4.6 10.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Ron MercerORL−4.5 12.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Metta World PeaceCHI−4.2 7.9 last 10 · 12.1 season