FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 7, 2001Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by BOS (vs MIL) and ORL (vs WAS).

Final · Box score
Bucks91
Celtics94
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Sixers87
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +25
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Cavs89
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +18
Final · 2OT · Box score
Mavs93
Knicks96
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 Knicks 0; OT2 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Magic107
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Kings88
Wolves117
Q1 MIN +31; Q2 MIN +31; Q3 MIN +29; Q4 MIN +29
Final · Box score
Sonics80
Blazers97
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +17
Final · Box score
Clippers88
Warriors89
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +1
Final · Box score
Suns83
Lakers85
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Grizzlies82
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +10
On this day · 1999–00Feb 7, 2000: 5 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Nuggets), 35 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Celtics

Antoine Walker posts 36 and 13 as Boston beats Milwaukee

Kobe Bryant goes for 32 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+1-5+3BOS AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1726262291
Celtics2321203094
Who led
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 47, 29, 23, 11, 29, 27, 22, 36, 17, 36BOS36 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 23, 28, 28, 18, 40, 22, 39, 27BOS27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 0, 13, 14, 6, 15, 18, 16, 10, 5, 21MIL21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 17, 19, 17, 24, 32, 20, 28, 20MIL20 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
The night in charts
Wizards-Magic combined for 205
Points by game
Wizards-MagicWizards 98, Magic 107
205
Kings-WolvesKings 88, Wolves 117
205
Rockets-SixersRockets 112, Sixers 87
199
Spurs-CavsSpurs 107, Cavs 89
196
Mavs-KnicksMavs 93, Knicks 96
189
Bucks-CelticsBucks 91, Celtics 94
185
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 88, Warriors 89
177
Sonics-BlazersSonics 80, Blazers 97
177
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 92, Grizzlies 82
174
Suns-LakersSuns 83, Lakers 85
168
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 88, Warriors 89
+1 GSW
Suns-LakersSuns 83, Lakers 85
+2 LAL
Bucks-CelticsBucks 91, Celtics 94
+3 BOS
Mavs-KnicksMavs 93, Knicks 96
+3 NYK
Wizards-MagicWizards 98, Magic 107
+9 ORL
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 92, Grizzlies 82
+10 UTA
Sonics-BlazersSonics 80, Blazers 97
+17 POR
Spurs-CavsSpurs 107, Cavs 89
+18 SAS
Rockets-SixersRockets 112, Sixers 87
+25 HOU
Kings-WolvesKings 88, Wolves 117
+29 MIN
BOS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-CelticsBOS won · Bucks 91, Celtics 94
5 pts
Wizards-MagicORL won · Wizards 98, Magic 107
5 pts
Mavs-KnicksNYK won · Mavs 93, Knicks 96
3 pts
Clippers-WarriorsGSW won · Clippers 88, Warriors 89
2 pts
Sonics-BlazersPOR won · Sonics 80, Blazers 97
2 pts
Szczerbiak shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SzczerbiakMIN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
KGMIN · 40 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
77% (17-22)
OdomLAC · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
73% (11-15)
BullardHOU · 18 PTS, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
ArmstrongORL · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 83Lakers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1426192483
Lakers2122271585
The story
Los Angeles beat Phoenix 85-83 behind 16 points from Ron Harper

Jason Kidd paced Phoenix: 14 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 6-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +7+3+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 91Celtics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1726262291
Celtics2321203094
The story
Paul Pierce had 27 points as Boston beat Milwaukee 94-91

Glenn Robinson led Milwaukee with 18 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 5-22 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 30-22.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +6+1−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Knicks
Mavs 93Knicks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Mavs202024167693
Knicks192121197996
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried New York past Dallas, 96-93 in OT

For Dallas, Greg Buckner had 12 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 19-16.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10−300+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby was the fantasy play: 44.5 FPTS on 15 PTS, 15 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 47 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
40.4Season avg24.6Last 3

24.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.4 in 48 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Minnesota by 29.

GSW over LAC1LAL over PHX2BOS over MIL3NYK over DAL3ORL over WAS9UTA over VAN10POR over SEA17SAS over CLE18HOU over PHI25MIN over SAC29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 40

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 14, 16, 19, 29, 21, 18, 30, 40Wolves-Kings · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high40 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 47, 29, 23, 11, 29, 27, 22, 36, 17, 36Celtics-Bucks · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 15, 22, 19, 30, 25, 16, 28, 34Jazz-Grizzlies · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 21, 26, 33, 47, 24, 44, 26, 32Lakers-Suns · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 21, 9, 23, 16, 34, 22, 13, 32Magic-Wizards · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 20, 28, 22, 31, 18, 16, 29, 27Warriors-Clippers · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donyell MarshallUTA+6.3 18.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Chris WhitneyWAS+5.8 14.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Ruben PattersonSEA+5.4 18.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Tim DuncanSAS+5.0 25.6 last 10 · 20.6 season
Brent BarrySEA+4.9 14.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.6 5.9 last 10 · 11.5 season
Jason KiddPHX−3.8 12.2 last 10 · 16.0 season
Rod StricklandWAS−3.8 8.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Othella HarringtonNYK−3.7 6.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Bryon RussellUTA−3.6 10.7 last 10 · 14.3 season