FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 24, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 7 after the first quarter and won 107–104.

Final · Box score
Raptors106
Wizards99
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Sixers85
Hornets86
Q1 CHH -2; Q2 CHH -1; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +1
Final · Box score
Nets70
Heat75
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies75
Bulls90
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Mavs104
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Hawks82
Nuggets85
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +3
Final · 2OT · Box score
Blazers120
Clippers123
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 Clippers 0; OT2 LAC +3
On this day · 1999–00Feb 24, 2000: 8 games. Top scorer: Elton Brand (Bulls-Pacers), 38 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Mavs

Tim Duncan scores 31 as San Antonio wins in Dallas

Bonzi Wells goes for 23 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+7+2+3SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs21312134107
Mavs28172633104
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 28, 19, 26, 20, 23, 22, 18, 31SAS31 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 10, 10, 21, 16, 25, 23, 20, 24SAS24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 21, 23, 6, 11, 16, 31, 5, 29DAL29 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 7, 15, 21, 26, 17, 26, 22, 19, 23DAL23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Sixers-Hornets

Charlotte holds off Philadelphia, 86–85

Charlotte led 64–58 after three and held on to win by one. Eddie Robinson led Charlotte with 15 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHH over PHI1SAS over DAL3DEN over ATL3LAC over POR3MIA over NJN5TOR over WAS7CHI over VAN15Final margin, points. Pink = CHH over PHI.
The night in charts
Blazers-Clippers combined for 243, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 120, Clippers 123
243
Spurs-MavsSpurs 107, Mavs 104
211
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 106, Wizards 99
205
Sixers-HornetsSixers 85, Hornets 86
171
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 82, Nuggets 85
167
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 75, Bulls 90
165
Nets-HeatNets 70, Heat 75
145
5 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-HornetsSixers 85, Hornets 86
+1 CHH
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 82, Nuggets 85
+3 DEN
Spurs-MavsSpurs 107, Mavs 104
+3 SAS
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 120, Clippers 123
+3 LAC
Nets-HeatNets 70, Heat 75
+5 MIA
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 106, Wizards 99
+7 TOR
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 75, Bulls 90
+15 CHI
SAS rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-MavsSAS won · Spurs 107, Mavs 104
7 pts
Sixers-HornetsCHH won · Sixers 85, Hornets 86
2 pts
Blazers-ClippersLAC won · Blazers 120, Clippers 123
1 pt
Long shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LongVAN · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
NashDAL · 29 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
OlowokandiLAC · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
60% (12-20)
HamiltonWAS · 23 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
59% (10-17)
DanielsSAS · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Sixers-Hornets
Sixers 85Hornets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2121162785
Hornets1922232286
The story
Baron Davis' 14 points and 10 assists carried Charlotte past Philadelphia, 86-85

For Philadelphia, Tyrone Hill had 13 REB, 7 PTS 14 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 5-15 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 23-16.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −2−1+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 120Clippers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Blazers2525843136120
Clippers24272327139123
The story
Lamar Odom had 22 points as Los Angeles beat Portland 123-120 in OT

Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 35 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 9-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the third 23-8, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −1+1+1600+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Hawks-Nuggets
Hawks 82Nuggets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1726231682
Nuggets2726151785
The story
Denver beat Atlanta 85-82 behind 18 points and 10 assists from Nick Van Exel

Jason Terry paced Atlanta: 22 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 6-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 27-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +10+10+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.9Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.9 in 52 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 52 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 55 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 24.8 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 47

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 26, 49, 40, 42, 26, 36, 43, 47Sixers-Hornets · L
31.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
47 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 14, 19, 18, 10, 23, 42, 32, 35Blazers-Clippers · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 28, 19, 26, 20, 23, 22, 18, 31Spurs-Mavs · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 21, 23, 6, 11, 16, 31, 5, 29Mavs-Spurs · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Michael OlowokandiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 12, 10, 6, 4, 12, 7, 8, 24Clippers-Blazers · W
8.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 10, 10, 21, 16, 25, 23, 20, 24Spurs-Mavs · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+6.7 37.8 last 10 · 31.1 season
Mike MillerORL+5.9 15.8 last 10 · 9.9 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+5.8 19.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Chris WhitneyWAS+4.9 14.5 last 10 · 9.6 season
Marcus FizerCHI+4.9 13.2 last 10 · 8.3 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonNYK−6.6 3.1 last 10 · 9.7 season
Alan HendersonATL−6.5 4.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.3 5.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
David WesleyCHH−5.0 12.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
Eric SnowPHI−4.5 5.8 last 10 · 10.3 season