FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 14, 2001Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed ATL by 7 after three quarters and won 102–98.

Final · Box score
Bucks102
Hawks98
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -7; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Nets86
Pistons105
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +19
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Magic114
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Lakers97
Sixers112
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +15
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Suns104
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Jazz106
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +16
The lead · Bucks-Hawks

Atlanta's skid reaches seven

Allen Iverson goes for 40 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-5-7+4MIL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25252329102
Hawks2728251898
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 22, 13, 23, 23, 29, 14, 20, 25MIL25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 17, 24, 32, 20, 28, 20, 27, 19MIL19 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 16, 31, 22, 21, 13, 22, 22, 35ATL35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 21, 4, 11, 6, 12, 10, 19, 22ATL22 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Magic combined for 215, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-MagicClippers 101, Magic 114
215
Lakers-SixersLakers 97, Sixers 112
209
Wolves-SunsWolves 96, Suns 104
200
Bucks-HawksBucks 102, Hawks 98
200
Knicks-JazzKnicks 90, Jazz 106
196
Nets-PistonsNets 86, Pistons 105
191
MIL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bucks-HawksBucks 102, Hawks 98
+4 MIL
Wolves-SunsWolves 96, Suns 104
+8 PHX
Clippers-MagicClippers 101, Magic 114
+13 ORL
Lakers-SixersLakers 97, Sixers 112
+15 PHI
Knicks-JazzKnicks 90, Jazz 106
+16 UTA
Nets-PistonsNets 86, Pistons 105
+19 DET
MIL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HawksMIL won · Bucks 102, Hawks 98
7 pts
Wolves-SunsPHX won · Wolves 96, Suns 104
5 pts
Knicks-JazzUTA won · Knicks 90, Jazz 106
3 pts
Joe Smith shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe SmithDET · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
RiceNYK · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
ArmstrongORL · 22 PTS, 16 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
MarionPHX · 38 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
68% (15-22)
MutomboATL · 22 PTS, 18 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 102Hawks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25252329102
Hawks2728251898
The story
Milwaukee beat Atlanta 102-98 behind 25 points from Sam Cassell

Jason Terry paced Atlanta: 35 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 10-18 FG

The swing

A 29-18 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2−5−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dikembe Mutombo topped the game at 59.1 FPTS: 22 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 96Suns 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2327172996
Suns24212633104
The story
Shawn Marion's 38 points and 12 rebounds carried Phoenix past Minnesota, 104-96

For Minnesota, Terrell Brandon had 19 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB 38 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL · 15-22 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 26-17.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1−5+4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Sixers
Lakers 97Sixers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2523222797
Sixers29262730112
The story
Tyrone Hill had 12 points as Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 112-97

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 12 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the third 27-22, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4+7+12+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.3Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.3 in 48 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 49 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 25.5 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Detroit by 19.

MIL over ATL4PHX over MIN8ORL over LAC13PHI over LAL15UTA over NYK16DET over NJN19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 40

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 44, 27, 38, 31, 47, 32, 37, 26, 49, 40Sixers-Lakers · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 25, 14, 7, 14, 17, 18, 28, 38Suns-Wolves · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +22.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 16, 31, 22, 21, 13, 22, 22, 35Hawks-Bucks · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 19, 30, 25, 16, 28, 34, 28, 33Jazz-Knicks · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 32, 12, 30, 40, 21, 24, 26, 30Pistons-Nets · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 30, 31, 41, 31, 29, 26, 32, 29Lakers-Sixers · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+6.8 37.1 last 10 · 30.3 season
Tim DuncanSAS+5.8 26.8 last 10 · 21.0 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+5.5 18.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Ruben PattersonSEA+5.4 18.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Brent BarrySEA+4.9 14.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonNYK−5.7 4.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Alan HendersonATL−5.2 6.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.1 6.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Eric SnowPHI−4.0 7.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Corliss WilliamsonTOR−3.9 5.4 last 10 · 9.3 season