FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 21, 2001Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed VAN by 7 after the first quarter and won 107–91.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Sixers107
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +16
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Cavs94
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +6
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Pistons90
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Suns100
Heat85
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +25; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Raptors111
Nets113
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN +1; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Rockets89
Wolves83
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Spurs99
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Sonics127
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +23; Q3 SEA +27; Q4 SEA +29
On this day · 1999–00Feb 21, 2000: 8 games. Top scorer: David Robinson (Spurs-Suns), 31 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Sixers

Allen Iverson goes for 36 in Philadelphia win over Vancouver

Kevin Garnett goes for 23 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+1+6+16PHI AHEAD ↑VAN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2921241791
Sixers22292927107
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 47, 32, 37, 26, 49, 40, 42, 26, 36PHI36 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
George LynchPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 5, 6, 5, 12, 11, 6, 15, 16PHI16 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 21, 20, 18, 22, 28, 20, 19, 27VAN27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Michael DickersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 16, 27, 17, 20, 13, 24, 23, 16VAN16 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Sonics combined for 225, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 98, Sonics 127
225
Raptors-NetsRaptors 111, Nets 113
224
Lakers-SpursLakers 101, Spurs 99
200
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 91, Sixers 107
198
Clippers-CavsClippers 100, Cavs 94
194
Suns-HeatSuns 100, Heat 85
185
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 85, Pistons 90
175
Rockets-WolvesRockets 89, Wolves 83
172
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-NetsRaptors 111, Nets 113
+2 NJN
Lakers-SpursLakers 101, Spurs 99
+2 LAL
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 85, Pistons 90
+5 DET
Rockets-WolvesRockets 89, Wolves 83
+6 HOU
Clippers-CavsClippers 100, Cavs 94
+6 LAC
Suns-HeatSuns 100, Heat 85
+15 PHX
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 91, Sixers 107
+16 PHI
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 98, Sonics 127
+29 SEA
PHI rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-SixersPHI won · Grizzlies 91, Sixers 107
7 pts
Clippers-CavsLAC won · Clippers 100, Cavs 94
6 pts
Rockets-WolvesHOU won · Rockets 89, Wolves 83
5 pts
Lakers-SpursLAL won · Lakers 101, Spurs 99
1 pt
Camby shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CambyNYK · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
PaytonSEA · 30 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
LewisSEA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
PattersonSEA · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
64% (9-14)
Brian GrantMIA · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Raptors-Nets
Raptors 111Nets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors26312331111
Nets26322926113
The story
Stephon Marbury had 35 points and 14 assists as New Jersey beat Toronto 113-111

Morris Peterson led Toronto with 17 PTS, 9 REB 35 PTS, 14 AST, 2 REB · 10-19 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the third 29-23, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 0+1+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 101Spurs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29182826101
Spurs2523252699
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 22 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past San Antonio, 101-99

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-25, was where the Lakers built it.

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

Derek Anderson was the fantasy play: 47.6 FPTS on 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 89Wolves 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2128221889
Wolves2612271883
The story
Houston beat Minnesota 89-83 behind 13 points and 13 rebounds from Hakeem Olajuwon

Wally Szczerbiak paced Minnesota: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 13 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 6-10 FG

The swing

A 28-12 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −5+11+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Seattle by 29.

NJN over TOR2LAL over SAS2DET over NYK5LAC over CLE6HOU over MIN6PHX over MIA15PHI over VAN16SEA over DEN29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 39

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 0, 19, 29, 31, 33, 28, 6, 33, 39Raptors-Nets · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 47, 32, 37, 26, 49, 40, 42, 26, 36Sixers-Grizzlies · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 34, 16, 38, 50, 12, 28, 33, 35Nets-Raptors · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 40, 21, 24, 26, 30, 40, 28, 32Pistons-Knicks · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 24, 17, 23, 2, 11, 20, 21, 30Sonics-Nuggets · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 3, 19, 20, 23, 4, 20, 5, 2, 14, 28Nets-Raptors · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+6.1 36.6 last 10 · 30.5 season
Jason TerryATL+5.6 24.8 last 10 · 19.2 season
Mike MillerORL+5.4 15.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+5.1 17.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Marcus FizerCHI+4.7 12.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Alan HendersonATL−7.0 4.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Othella HarringtonNYK−6.6 3.1 last 10 · 9.7 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−6.4 4.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Jalen RoseIND−4.7 16.1 last 10 · 20.8 season
David WesleyCHH−4.2 13.6 last 10 · 17.8 season