FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 28, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 16 points, by Heat (vs Knicks) and Mavs (vs Celtics).

Final · Box score
Mavs108
Celtics100
Q1 Mavs -3; Q2 Mavs -16; Q3 Mavs -6; Q4 Mavs +8
Final · Box score
Sonics84
Hornets81
Q1 Sonics -6; Q2 Sonics -5; Q3 Sonics -1; Q4 Sonics +3
Final · Box score
Hawks75
Warriors80
Q1 Warriors -8; Q2 Warriors -8; Q3 Warriors -3; Q4 Warriors +5
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Clippers77
Q1 Rockets +7; Q2 Rockets +22; Q3 Rockets +12; Q4 Rockets +19
Final · Box score
Knicks76
Heat85
Q1 Heat -16; Q2 Heat -6; Q3 Heat +1; Q4 Heat +9
Final · Box score
Nets101
Jazz106
Q1 Jazz -7; Q2 Jazz +6; Q3 Jazz -1; Q4 Jazz +5
On this day · 1998–99Feb 28, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Antonio McDyess (Nuggets-Grizzlies), 46 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Celtics

Dallas erases 16-point lead, steals one from Boston

Karl Malone goes for 35 points

Game flow · Mavs margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-16-6+8Mavs AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26213229108
Celtics29342215100
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 14, 18, 22, 12, 23, 9, 13, 26Mavs26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Erick StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 21, 6, 13, 18, 6, 16, 9, 19Mavs19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 12, 19, 12, 21, 24, 24, 25, 23Celtics23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 27, 20, 11, 23, 14, 25, 19, 21Celtics21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Celtics combined for 208, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-CelticsMavs 108, Celtics 100
208
Nets-JazzNets 101, Jazz 106
207
Rockets-ClippersRockets 96, Clippers 77
173
Sonics-HornetsSonics 84, Hornets 81
165
Knicks-HeatKnicks 76, Heat 85
161
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 75, Warriors 80
155
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-HornetsSonics 84, Hornets 81
+3 Sonics
Nets-JazzNets 101, Jazz 106
+5 Jazz
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 75, Warriors 80
+5 Warriors
Mavs-CelticsMavs 108, Celtics 100
+8 Mavs
Knicks-HeatKnicks 76, Heat 85
+9 Heat
Rockets-ClippersRockets 96, Clippers 77
+19 Rockets
Heat erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HeatHeat won · Knicks 76, Heat 85
16 pts
Mavs-CelticsMavs won · Mavs 108, Celtics 100
16 pts
Hawks-WarriorsWarriors won · Hawks 75, Warriors 80
8 pts
Nets-JazzJazz won · Nets 101, Jazz 106
7 pts
Sonics-HornetsSonics won · Sonics 84, Hornets 81
6 pts
Hornacek shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HornacekJazz · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
DirkMavs · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
PotapenkoCeltics · 19 PTS, 9 REB
67% (8-12)
WeatherspoonHeat · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
MaloneJazz · 35 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST, 2 BLK
59% (13-22)
Final · Sonics-Hornets
Sonics 84Hornets 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2121222084
Hornets2720181681
The story
Gary Payton had 32 points and 8 assists as Seattle beat Charlotte 84-81

Eddie Jones led Charlotte with 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 12-21 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the SuperSonics took the third 22-18.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 −6−5−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Jazz
Nets 101Jazz 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets35142824101
Jazz28272130106
The story
Jeff Hornacek's 27 points carried Utah past New Jersey, 106-101

For New Jersey, Keith Van Horn had 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 10-11 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 27-14.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 −7+6−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Warriors
Hawks 75Warriors 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2219201475
Warriors1419252280
The story
Golden State beat Atlanta 80-75 behind 23 points and 21 rebounds from Donyell Marshall

Dikembe Mutombo paced Atlanta: 22 REB, 13 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 21 REB, 5 AST · 10-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 22-14 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Warriors.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 −8−8−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Larry HughesWarriors
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 55 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg7.5Last 3

7.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 54 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg40.3Today

40 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two comebacks from 15 or more down

Winners erased deficits of 15 or more points at a quarter break two times in 6 games.

Sonics over Hornets3Warriors over Hawks5Jazz over Nets5Mavs over Celtics8Heat over Knicks9Rockets over Clippers19Final margin, points. Pink = winner came back from 15+ down at a break.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 35

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 32, 30, 33, 25, 18, 19, 23, 35Jazz-Nets · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 17, 27, 18, 39, 33, 21, 21, 34Nets-Jazz · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 17, 25, 41, 13, 27, 17, 21, 32Sonics-Hornets · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 13, 22, 8, 21, 14, 9, 4, 27Jazz-Nets · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 14, 18, 22, 12, 23, 9, 13, 26Mavs-Celtics · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 14, 9, 9, 22, 33, 24, 16, 24Hawks-Warriors · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen RosePacers+6.5 23.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Rodney RogersSuns+6.0 19.0 last 10 · 13.0 season
Peja StojakovicKings+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Andre MillerCavs+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Vince CarterRaptors+5.9 31.2 last 10 · 25.3 season
Cold
Clifford RobinsonSuns−6.7 11.4 last 10 · 18.1 season
Steve FrancisRockets−5.9 11.2 last 10 · 17.1 season
Hubert DavisMavs−4.6 3.0 last 10 · 7.6 season
Jason KiddSuns−4.4 10.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Ron MercerMagic−4.4 12.8 last 10 · 17.2 season