FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 26, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: VAN trailed SAC by 8 at halftime and won 102–90.

Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Mavs98
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Pacers104
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +16
Final · Box score
Hawks77
Clippers78
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Nets104
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Kings90
Grizzlies102
Q1 VAN -6; Q2 VAN -8; Q3 VAN -2; Q4 VAN +12
Final · Box score
Heat98
Wizards88
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +10
On this day · 1998–99Feb 26, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Alonzo Mourning (Heat-Pistons), 29 points.
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The lead · Kings-Grizzlies

Vancouver climbs back to beat Sacramento

Stephon Marbury goes for 21 points

Game flow · VAN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-8-2+12VAN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2925211590
Grizzlies23232729102
Who led
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 36, 13, 22, 19, 15, 24, 17, 8, 20, 22VAN22 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Othella HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 6, 11, 8, 4, 6, 13, 13, 20VAN20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 22, 27, 22, 12, 33, 25, 28, 36SAC36 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 5, 19, 20, 15, 11, 11, 6, 18SAC18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Hornets-Nets combined for 197, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-NetsHornets 93, Nets 104
197
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 96, Mavs 98
194
Kings-GrizzliesKings 90, Grizzlies 102
192
Warriors-PacersWarriors 88, Pacers 104
192
Heat-WizardsHeat 98, Wizards 88
186
Hawks-ClippersHawks 77, Clippers 78
155
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-ClippersHawks 77, Clippers 78
+1 LAC
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 96, Mavs 98
+2 DAL
Heat-WizardsHeat 98, Wizards 88
+10 MIA
Hornets-NetsHornets 93, Nets 104
+11 NJN
Kings-GrizzliesKings 90, Grizzlies 102
+12 VAN
Warriors-PacersWarriors 88, Pacers 104
+16 IND
VAN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-GrizzliesVAN won · Kings 90, Grizzlies 102
8 pts
Heat-WizardsMIA won · Heat 98, Wizards 88
2 pts
Hornets-NetsNJN won · Hornets 93, Nets 104
1 pt
Nuggets-MavsDAL won · Nuggets 96, Mavs 98
1 pt
Van Horn shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Van HornNJN · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
75% (12-16)
ClarkDEN · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HarringtonVAN · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
HardawayMIA · 23 PTS, 9 AST
64% (7-11)
RoseIND · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
58% (11-19)
Final · Hawks-Clippers
Hawks 77Clippers 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1717222177
Clippers2422191378
The story
Lamar Odom had 12 rebounds and 10 points as Los Angeles beat Atlanta 78-77

Isaiah Rider led Atlanta with 16 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 12 REB, 10 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL · 4-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 24-17, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +7+12+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dikembe Mutombo led the game in fantasy with 53.4 FPTS (17 REB, 4 PTS, 2 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Mavs
Nuggets 96Mavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2818292196
Mavs2724262198
The story
Robert Pack's 22 points and 12 assists carried Dallas past Denver, 98-96

For Denver, Keon Clark had 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 12 AST, 1 REB · 7-15 FG

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 24-18.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1+5+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Nets
Hornets 93Nets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3020311293
Nets29272622104
The story
New Jersey beat Charlotte 104-93 behind 29 points and 11 rebounds from Keith Van Horn

Derrick Coleman paced Charlotte: 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 12-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 22-12 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −1+6+1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 54 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg13.1Last 3

13.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 53 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Season avg40.7Today

41 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Heat-Wizards

Miami makes it three straight

Miami beat Washington 98–88 and moved to 35–20. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · MIA
L@ NYK80–94Wvs GSW115–100Wvs LAC107–88L@ CHI76–83L@ NJN84–91W@ CHH85–80L@ DET87–95Wvs NJN99–85Wvs CLE87–82W@ WAS98–88
Top performances

Chris Webber leads the day with 36

Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 22, 27, 22, 12, 33, 25, 28, 36Kings-Grizzlies · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 13, 30, 13, 19, 12, 10, 16, 29Nets-Hornets · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 23, 32, 20, 12, 28, 23, 22, 29Pacers-Warriors · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 20, 15, 15, 21, 20, 43, 9, 28Heat-Wizards · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 21, 14, 19, 17, 16, 32, 19, 24Hornets-Nets · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 3, 4, 4, 21, 16, 14, 24, 24Warriors-Pacers · L
10.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen RoseIND+6.5 23.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Rodney RogersPHX+6.1 18.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Andre MillerCLE+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Lindsey HunterDET+5.5 19.4 last 10 · 13.9 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonPHX−7.6 10.6 last 10 · 18.2 season
Jason KiddPHX−4.6 10.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Hubert DavisDAL−4.5 3.2 last 10 · 7.7 season
Ron MercerORL−4.5 12.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Isaiah RiderATL−4.4 17.2 last 10 · 21.6 season