FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 16, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed CHH by 4 after the first quarter and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Clippers93
Sixers108
Q1 PHI +18; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +15
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Hornets94
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Nets104
Knicks114
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Magic108
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Wolves85
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Warriors79
Q1 VAN +1; Q2 VAN +4; Q3 VAN +9; Q4 VAN +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets84
Kings117
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +21; Q3 SAC +27; Q4 SAC +33
On this day · 1999–00Feb 16, 2000: 6 games. Top scorer: Jalen Rose (Pacers-Raptors), 32 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Hornets

Shaquille O'Neal scores 38 as Lakers win in Charlotte

Allen Iverson goes for 42 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+2+4+5LAL AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2029222899
Hornets2423202794
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 31, 41, 31, 29, 26, 32, 29, 38LAL38 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 47, 24, 44, 26, 32, 38, 18, 25LAL25 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 27, 13, 28, 27, 12, 7, 18, 26CHH26 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 12, 11, 9, 10, 18, 18, 13, 22CHH22 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Sacramento posts the night's biggest win

Sacramento beat Denver by 33, the widest margin of 7 games.

LAL over CHH5SAS over MIN6NYK over NJN10VAN over GSW13PHI over LAC15ORL over HOU15SAC over DEN33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Nets-Knicks combined for 218, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-KnicksNets 104, Knicks 114
218
Clippers-SixersClippers 93, Sixers 108
201
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 84, Kings 117
201
Rockets-MagicRockets 93, Magic 108
201
Lakers-HornetsLakers 99, Hornets 94
193
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 91, Wolves 85
176
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 92, Warriors 79
171
LAL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Lakers-HornetsLakers 99, Hornets 94
+5 LAL
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 91, Wolves 85
+6 SAS
Nets-KnicksNets 104, Knicks 114
+10 NYK
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 92, Warriors 79
+13 VAN
Clippers-SixersClippers 93, Sixers 108
+15 PHI
Rockets-MagicRockets 93, Magic 108
+15 ORL
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 84, Kings 117
+33 SAC
Newman shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NewmanNJN · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
DivacSAC · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
Abdur-RahimVAN · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
T-MacORL · 35 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (16-24)
Bobby JacksonSAC · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Lakers-Hornets
Lakers 99Hornets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2029222899
Hornets2423202794
The story
Kobe Bryant's a 25-10-10 triple-double carried Los Angeles past Charlotte, 99-94

For Charlotte, Baron Davis had 22 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 29-23.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4+2+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 91Wolves 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1831241891
Wolves1827192185
The story
San Antonio beat Minnesota 91-85 behind 26 points and 12 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Derek Anderson backed him with 21 PTS, 5 REB 26 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 7-19 FG

The swing

A 24-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0+4+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 62.7 FPTS: 31 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST

Final · Clippers-Sixers
Clippers 93Sixers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1827232593
Sixers36192429108
The story
Tyrone Hill had 18 points and 13 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 108-93

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 12 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 13 REB · 5-9 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the first 36-18, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +18+10+11+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.3Season avg38.8Last 5

38.8 points a game over his last five games, against 30.3 in 50 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg13.4Last 3

13.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 47 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 42

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 38, 31, 47, 32, 37, 26, 49, 40, 42Sixers-Clippers · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 31, 41, 31, 29, 26, 32, 29, 38Lakers-Hornets · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 19, 25, 25, 26, 26, 24, 22, 35Magic-Rockets · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 29, 21, 18, 30, 40, 20, 20, 31Wolves-Spurs · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 22, 13, 28, 21, 23, 29, 16, 31Rockets-Magic · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 27, 19, 17, 31, 18, 15, 12, 31Knicks-Nets · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+6.4 36.9 last 10 · 30.5 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+5.5 18.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Johnny NewmanNJN+5.0 13.9 last 10 · 8.9 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+4.8 32.1 last 10 · 27.3 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL+4.7 21.2 last 10 · 16.5 season
Cold
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.7 5.3 last 10 · 11.0 season
Othella HarringtonNYK−5.7 4.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Alan HendersonATL−5.2 6.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Eric SnowPHI−4.3 6.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Jalen RoseIND−4.2 16.6 last 10 · 20.8 season