FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 29, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed VAN by 3 after the first quarter and won 112–87.

Final · Box score
Suns100
Cavs93
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Pistons105
Pacers115
Q1 IND +17; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Wolves87
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHH +7; Q3 CHH +4; Q4 CHH +5
Final · Box score
Sonics94
Magic103
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Sixers106
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +21; Q4 PHI +19
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Blazers87
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Kings112
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +16; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +25
Final · Box score
Heat69
Spurs93
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Bulls80
Raptors87
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +7
The lead · Grizzlies-Kings

Sacramento routs Vancouver by 25

Grant Hill goes for 37 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+16+15+25SAC AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2916261687
Kings26352526112
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 27, 22, 12, 33, 25, 28, 36, 23SAC23 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 15, 8, 13, 2, 14, 4, 8, 13SAC13 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Othella HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 11, 8, 4, 6, 13, 13, 20, 20VAN20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 19, 15, 24, 17, 8, 20, 22, 19VAN19 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Lakers-Blazers

Lakers hold off Portland, 90–87

Lakers led 68–62 after three and held on to win by three. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over POR3CHH over MIN5PHX over CLE7TOR over CHI7ORL over SEA9IND over DET10PHI over DAL19SAS over MIA24SAC over VAN25Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over POR.
The night in charts
Pistons-Pacers combined for 220, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-PacersPistons 105, Pacers 115
220
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 87, Kings 112
199
Sonics-MagicSonics 94, Magic 103
197
Suns-CavsSuns 100, Cavs 93
193
Mavs-SixersMavs 87, Sixers 106
193
Hornets-WolvesHornets 92, Wolves 87
179
Lakers-BlazersLakers 90, Blazers 87
177
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 80, Raptors 87
167
Heat-SpursHeat 69, Spurs 93
162
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-BlazersLakers 90, Blazers 87
+3 LAL
Hornets-WolvesHornets 92, Wolves 87
+5 CHH
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 80, Raptors 87
+7 TOR
Suns-CavsSuns 100, Cavs 93
+7 PHX
Sonics-MagicSonics 94, Magic 103
+9 ORL
Pistons-PacersPistons 105, Pacers 115
+10 IND
Mavs-SixersMavs 87, Sixers 106
+19 PHI
Heat-SpursHeat 69, Spurs 93
+24 SAS
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 87, Kings 112
+25 SAC
SAC rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-KingsSAC won · Grizzlies 87, Kings 112
3 pts
Lakers-BlazersLAL won · Lakers 90, Blazers 87
2 pts
Ratliff shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RatliffPHI · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
90% (9-10)
AIPHI · 35 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
83% (15-18)
HarringtonVAN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
BrandCHI · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
SzczerbiakMIN · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 90Blazers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2024242290
Blazers2215252587
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 23 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Portland 90-87

Scottie Pippen led Portland with 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-17 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Lakers took the second 24-15.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2+7+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Arvydas Sabonis led the game in fantasy with 47.7 FPTS (16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Hornets-Wolves
Hornets 92Wolves 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2625212092
Wolves2618241987
The story
Elden Campbell's 22 points carried Charlotte past Minnesota, 92-87

For Minnesota, Terrell Brandon had 12 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 9-18 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 25-18, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
200 0+7+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett was the fantasy play: 50.8 FPTS on 21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 105Pacers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons15343125105
Pacers32253127115
The story
Indiana beat Detroit 115-105 behind 24 points from Reggie Miller

Jerry Stackhouse paced Detroit: 32 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 7-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 32-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +17+8+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.9Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.9 in 55 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg10.2Last 3

10.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 55 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg36.5Today

37 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Grant Hill leads the day with 37

Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 23, 20, 15, 26, 24, 30, 14, 37Pistons-Pacers · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 50, 14, 41, 28, 19, 16, 22, 25, 26, 35Sixers-Mavs · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 29, 22, 21, 22, 19, 29, 27, 32Pistons-Pacers · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 25, 41, 13, 27, 17, 21, 32, 29Sonics-Magic · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 14, 17, 11, 4, 9, 19, 13, 27Magic-Sonics · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 8, 26, 13, 25, 38, 10, 28, 26Bulls-Raptors · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jalen RoseIND+5.9 22.9 last 10 · 17.0 season
Andre MillerCLE+5.7 16.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Vince CarterTOR+5.5 30.8 last 10 · 25.3 season
Michael DickersonVAN+5.4 23.1 last 10 · 17.7 season
Rodney RogersPHX+5.3 18.4 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Steve FrancisHOU−5.9 11.2 last 10 · 17.1 season
Clifford RobinsonPHX−5.9 12.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Toni KukocPHI−4.7 11.8 last 10 · 16.5 season
Jason KiddPHX−4.6 10.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Hubert DavisDAL−4.5 3.1 last 10 · 7.6 season