FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 19, 2001Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed CHI by 9 after three quarters and won 85–84.

Final · Box score
Bulls84
Cavs85
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE -9; Q4 CLE +1
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers111
Pistons106
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Bucks102
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Jazz114
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +15
On this day · 1999–00Feb 19, 2000: 5 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Pistons), 33 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Cavs

Cleveland rallies from 9 down to beat Chicago

Derek Anderson goes for 25 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2-9+1CLE AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2521251384
Cavs2123182385
Who led
Chris GatlingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 0, 13, 12, 15, 2, 10, 0, 11, 15CLE15 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 14, 14, 17, 16, 18, 14, 29, 13CLE13 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Fred HoibergPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 11, 7, 2, 7, 9, 10, 0, 20CHI20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 19, 18, 19, 14, 18, 17, 17, 15CHI15 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Pistons combined for 217, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-PistonsClippers 111, Pistons 106
217
Celtics-JazzCeltics 99, Jazz 114
213
Spurs-BucksSpurs 98, Bucks 102
200
Bulls-CavsBulls 84, Cavs 85
169
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-CavsBulls 84, Cavs 85
+1 CLE
Spurs-BucksSpurs 98, Bucks 102
+4 MIL
Clippers-PistonsClippers 111, Pistons 106
+5 LAC
Celtics-JazzCeltics 99, Jazz 114
+15 UTA
CLE rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-CavsCLE won · Bulls 84, Cavs 85
9 pts
Spurs-BucksMIL won · Spurs 98, Bucks 102
6 pts
Ray Allen shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ray AllenMIL · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
CassellMIL · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
MilesLAC · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
FizerCHI · 14 PTS, 6 REB
55% (6-11)
PiatkowskiLAC · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Bulls-Cavs
Bulls 84Cavs 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2521251384
Cavs2123182385
The story
Andre Miller's 13 points carried Cleveland past Chicago, 85-84

For Chicago, Fred Hoiberg had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 23-13.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −4−2−9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand was the fantasy play: 45.5 FPTS on 15 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST

Final · Spurs-Bucks
Spurs 98Bucks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs3218291998
Bucks26282226102
The story
Milwaukee beat San Antonio 102-98 behind 22 points and 9 assists from Sam Cassell

David Robinson paced San Antonio: 15 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 28-18 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −6+4−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Pistons
Clippers 111Pistons 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers3030162015111
Pistons2125203010106
The story
Eric Piatkowski had 20 points as Los Angeles beat Detroit 111-106 in OT

Jerry Stackhouse led Detroit with 28 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 7-13 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 30-21, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +9+14+100+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Joe Smith led the game in fantasy with 46.6 FPTS (22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.3Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.3 in 49 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Bucks

Milwaukee gets past San Antonio

102–98, with Milwaukee ahead 54–50 at halftime. Glenn Robinson led Milwaukee with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over CHI1MIL over SAS4LAC over DET5UTA over BOS15Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over SAS.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 30

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 25, 16, 28, 34, 28, 33, 24, 30Jazz-Celtics · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 30, 40, 21, 24, 26, 30, 40, 28Pistons-Clippers · L
29.6 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 22, 36, 17, 36, 27, 30, 28, 27Celtics-Jazz · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 14, 17, 12, 10, 10, 21, 16, 25Spurs-Bucks · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 24, 23, 35, 28, 19, 26, 20, 23Spurs-Bucks · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 25, 22, 15, 18, 28, 18, 24, 23Bucks-Spurs · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+6.4 36.8 last 10 · 30.4 season
Jason TerryATL+5.6 24.8 last 10 · 19.2 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+5.1 17.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+4.7 32.2 last 10 · 27.5 season
Antoine WalkerBOS+4.6 27.9 last 10 · 23.2 season
Cold
Chauncey BillupsMIN−7.1 3.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Alan HendersonATL−5.8 5.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Othella HarringtonNYK−5.7 4.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Eric SnowPHI−4.8 6.1 last 10 · 10.9 season
Jalen RoseIND−4.7 16.1 last 10 · 20.8 season