FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 5, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed ATL by 14 at halftime and won 91–81.

Final · Box score
Nuggets80
Sixers99
Q1 PHI +14; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +19
Final · Box score
Celtics98
Raptors110
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Mavs91
Hawks81
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -14; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Knicks86
Rockets100
Q1 HOU -10; Q2 HOU -12; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Warriors85
Spurs109
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +30; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Sonics95
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +13
Final · Box score
Bulls82
Clippers102
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +20
On this day · 1999–00Feb 5, 2000: 6 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Wolves-Nuggets), 30 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Hawks

Dallas climbs out of a 14-point hole against Atlanta

Paul Pierce goes for 39 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-14+2+10DAL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2313322391
Hawks2426161581
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 38, 27, 15, 19, 21, 10, 23, 22DAL22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Howard EisleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 8, 5, 14, 5, 4, 17, 20, 22DAL22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 8, 31, 20, 22, 16, 31, 22, 21ATL21 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
DerMarr JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 0, 0, 19, 13, 10, 8, 6, 16ATL16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Raptors combined for 208, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 98, Raptors 110
208
Warriors-SpursWarriors 85, Spurs 109
194
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 86, Rockets 100
186
Bulls-ClippersBulls 82, Clippers 102
184
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 80, Sixers 99
179
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 82, Sonics 95
177
Mavs-HawksMavs 91, Hawks 81
172
DAL won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Mavs-HawksMavs 91, Hawks 81
+10 DAL
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 98, Raptors 110
+12 TOR
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 82, Sonics 95
+13 SEA
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 86, Rockets 100
+14 HOU
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 80, Sixers 99
+19 PHI
Bulls-ClippersBulls 82, Clippers 102
+20 LAC
Warriors-SpursWarriors 85, Spurs 109
+24 SAS
DAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-HawksDAL won · Mavs 91, Hawks 81
14 pts
Knicks-RocketsHOU won · Knicks 86, Rockets 100
12 pts
Bulls-ClippersLAC won · Bulls 82, Clippers 102
2 pts
Warriors-SpursSAS won · Warriors 85, Spurs 109
1 pt
Olowokandi shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OlowokandiLAC · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
DuncanSAS · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
DirkDAL · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
FrancisHOU · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
BakerSEA · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Mavs-Hawks
Mavs 91Hawks 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2313322391
Hawks2426161581
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 22 points and 11 rebounds carried Dallas past Atlanta, 91-81

For Atlanta, Dikembe Mutombo had 21 REB, 6 PTS 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 14 going into the third, then won it 32-16.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1−14+2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Terry was the fantasy play: 43.6 FPTS on 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB

Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 98Raptors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2720232898
Raptors30262826110
The story
Toronto beat Boston 110-98 behind 18 points and 12 rebounds from Charles Oakley

Antoine Walker paced Boston: 17 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 18 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

A 26-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +3+9+14+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Rockets
Knicks 86Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3721121686
Rockets27193420100
The story
Steve Francis had 29 points and 10 rebounds as Houston beat New York 100-86

Marcus Camby led New York with 14 PTS, 6 REB 29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 10-16 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Rockets took the third 34-12.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −10−12+10+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.6Season avg37.0Last 5

37.0 points a game over his last five games, against 29.6 in 46 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.3Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Rockets

Houston climbs back to beat New York

New York led by 12 at the half. Houston won it 100–86. Steve Francis led Houston with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Knicks
Steve Francis · HOUAllan Houston · NYKPTS2931REB105AST52Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 39

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 28, 23, 28, 28, 18, 40, 22, 39Celtics-Raptors · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 51, 30, 32, 44, 27, 38, 31, 47, 32, 37Sixers-Nuggets · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 12, 21, 18, 33, 27, 19, 17, 31Knicks-Rockets · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 27, 26, 24, 13, 20, 21, 12, 29, 29Rockets-Knicks · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 43, 24, 31, 20, 28, 22, 31, 18, 16, 29Warriors-Spurs · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 40, 22, 27, 25, 39, 33, 21, 0, 19, 29Raptors-Celtics · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+7.1 36.9 last 10 · 29.8 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+6.7 19.0 last 10 · 12.3 season
Chris WhitneyWAS+6.4 15.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
Ruben PattersonSEA+5.4 18.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.8 20.9 last 10 · 16.1 season
Cold
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.1 6.6 last 10 · 11.7 season
Rod StricklandWAS−3.8 8.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Othella HarringtonNYK−3.7 6.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Jason KiddPHX−3.5 12.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
John AmaechiORL−3.0 6.2 last 10 · 9.2 season