FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 27, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed PHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 89–88.

Final · Box score
Bulls90
Pistons93
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Rockets85
Lakers101
Q1 LAL +17; Q2 LAL +19; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +16
Final · Box score
Magic95
Bucks102
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Wolves102
Q1 MIN +12; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Knicks89
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Blazers101
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Suns102
Raptors103
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 TOR +1
On this day · 1998–99Feb 27, 1999: 6 games. Top scorer: Gary Trent (Mavs-Kings), 29 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Knicks

New York takes over late to edge Philadelphia

Vince Carter goes for 51 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-4-2+1NYK AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2823211688
Knicks2126231989
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 20, 7, 15, 16, 15, 24, 25, 18NYK18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
John WallacePoints, last 10 games: 0, 7, 14, 5, 5, 12, 6, 0, 7, 15NYK15 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 40, 50, 14, 41, 28, 19, 16, 22, 25, 26PHI26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tyrone HillPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 14, 5, 12, 14, 7, 15, 17, 19PHI19 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST
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: Lakers by 16.

NYK over PHI1TOR over PHX1DET over CHI3MIN over SAS4MIL over ORL7POR over UTA9LAL over HOU16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Suns-Raptors combined for 205, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-RaptorsSuns 102, Raptors 103
205
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 98, Wolves 102
200
Magic-BucksMagic 95, Bucks 102
197
Jazz-BlazersJazz 92, Blazers 101
193
Rockets-LakersRockets 85, Lakers 101
186
Bulls-PistonsBulls 90, Pistons 93
183
Sixers-KnicksSixers 88, Knicks 89
177
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-RaptorsSuns 102, Raptors 103
+1 TOR
Sixers-KnicksSixers 88, Knicks 89
+1 NYK
Bulls-PistonsBulls 90, Pistons 93
+3 DET
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 98, Wolves 102
+4 MIN
Magic-BucksMagic 95, Bucks 102
+7 MIL
Jazz-BlazersJazz 92, Blazers 101
+9 POR
Rockets-LakersRockets 85, Lakers 101
+16 LAL
NYK rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-KnicksNYK won · Sixers 88, Knicks 89
7 pts
Suns-RaptorsTOR won · Suns 102, Raptors 103
3 pts
Magic-BucksMIL won · Magic 95, Bucks 102
3 pts
Brandon shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandonMIN · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
KobeLAL · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
GarrityORL · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
71% (12-17)
RogersPHX · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
Tyrone HillPHI · 20 REB, 19 PTS, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Raptors
Suns 102Raptors 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns17303223102
Raptors23302327103
The story
Tracy McGrady had 15 points as Toronto beat Phoenix 103-102

Anfernee Hardaway led Phoenix with 28 PTS, 5 AST 15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 BLK · 3-10 FG

The swing

The Raptors won the first 23-17, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +6+6−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 88Knicks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2823211688
Knicks2126231989
The story
New York beat Philadelphia 89-88 behind 18 points and 10 rebounds from Patrick Ewing

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

A 26-23 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −7−4−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyrone Hill topped the game at 49.0 FPTS: 20 REB, 19 PTS

Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 90Pistons 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2725201890
Pistons3221231793
The story
Jerry Stackhouse's 27 points carried Detroit past Chicago, 93-90

For Chicago, Elton Brand had 28 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 5 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB · 8-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-27, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +5+1+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.8Season avg32.4Last 5

32.4 points a game over his last five games, against 24.8 in 53 earlier games. Today: 51 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.7Season avg24.1Last 3

24.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.7 in 28 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 51

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 34, 29, 21, 31, 24, 33, 23, 51Raptors-Suns · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high51 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Pat GarrityPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 7, 9, 15, 13, 6, 7, 0, 32Magic-Bucks · L
8.6 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 21, 26, 11, 18, 21, 21, 17, 31Lakers-Rockets · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 24, 23, 17, 27, 18, 16, 28, 29Wolves-Spurs · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 30, 20, 16, 15, 31, 16, 23, 29Spurs-Wolves · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 11, 30, 21, 2, 20, 15, 24, 29Rockets-Lakers · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 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+6.0 19.0 last 10 · 13.0 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Andre MillerCLE+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Vince CarterTOR+5.9 31.2 last 10 · 25.3 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonPHX−6.7 11.4 last 10 · 18.1 season
Steve FrancisHOU−4.7 12.6 last 10 · 17.3 season
Hubert DavisDAL−4.5 3.2 last 10 · 7.7 season
Jason KiddPHX−4.4 10.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Isaiah RiderATL−4.4 17.2 last 10 · 21.6 season