FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 27, 2001Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed SAS by 11 after the first quarter and won 95–87.

Final · Box score
Cavs89
Raptors101
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Wizards95
Heat103
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Knicks101
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Spurs87
Q1 POR -11; Q2 POR -11; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Mavs116
Grizzlies112
Q1 DAL +17; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +4
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers93
Kings106
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +13
On this day · 1999–00Feb 27, 2000: 7 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Suns), 51 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Spurs

Portland rallies from 11 down to beat San Antonio

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 31 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-11+6+8POR AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1721332495
Spurs2821162287
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 18, 10, 23, 42, 32, 35, 27, 22POR22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 24, 14, 22, 2, 4, 17, 10, 20POR20 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 10, 21, 16, 25, 23, 20, 24, 20SAS20 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 19, 26, 20, 23, 22, 18, 31, 16SAS16 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Grizzlies combined for 228, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 116, Grizzlies 112
228
Clippers-KingsClippers 93, Kings 106
199
Wizards-HeatWizards 95, Heat 103
198
Sonics-KnicksSonics 92, Knicks 101
193
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 89, Raptors 101
190
Blazers-SpursBlazers 95, Spurs 87
182
DAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 116, Grizzlies 112
+4 DAL
Wizards-HeatWizards 95, Heat 103
+8 MIA
Blazers-SpursBlazers 95, Spurs 87
+8 POR
Sonics-KnicksSonics 92, Knicks 101
+9 NYK
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 89, Raptors 101
+12 TOR
Clippers-KingsClippers 93, Kings 106
+13 SAC
POR erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-SpursPOR won · Blazers 95, Spurs 87
11 pts
Clippers-KingsSAC won · Clippers 93, Kings 106
1 pt
Camby shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CambyNYK · 21 PTS, 17 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
Abdur-RahimVAN · 36 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
70% (14-20)
RobinsonSAS · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
HoustonNYK · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
FinleyDAL · 16 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Mavs-Grizzlies
Mavs 116Grizzlies 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs41242229116
Grizzlies24332629112
The story
Steve Nash's 22 points carried Dallas past Vancouver, 116-112

For Vancouver, Mike Bibby had 26 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 41-24, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +17+8+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 95Spurs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1721332495
Spurs2821162287
The story
Portland beat San Antonio 95-87 behind 22 points from Rasheed Wallace

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 16 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 9-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-16 third quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −11−11+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Kings
Clippers 93Kings 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers25231724493
Kings2423202217106
The story
Vlade Divac had 24 points and 12 rebounds as Sacramento beat Los Angeles 106-93 in OT

Jeff McInnis led Los Angeles with 33 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 8-19 FG

The swing

The Kings won the overtime 17-4.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1−1+20+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.3Season avg31.6Last 5

31.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.3 in 54 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 34 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg46.2Today

46 minutes today, against 24.5 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Kings

Sacramento flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Clippers led 48–47 at the break. Tied 89–89 after regulation, Sacramento won the extra time 17–4. Final: 106–93. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Clippers
Peja Stojakovic · SACJeff McInnis · LACPTS2533REB42AST34Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Shareef Abdur-Rahim leads the day with 36

Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 22, 28, 20, 19, 27, 22, 14, 36Grizzlies-Mavs · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jeff McInnisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 11, 10, 12, 12, 17, 23, 8, 33Clippers-Kings · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 33, 28, 6, 33, 39, 38, 19, 32Raptors-Cavs · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 30, 17, 25, 25, 23, 16, 22, 31Mavs-Grizzlies · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 6, 11, 14, 12, 17, 13, 8, 29Raptors-Cavs · W
9.7 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 22, 17, 13, 10, 14, 28, 8, 26Grizzlies-Mavs · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vlade DivacSAC+6.4 18.2 last 10 · 11.8 season
Allen IversonPHI+6.2 37.2 last 10 · 31.0 season
Marcus FizerCHI+5.5 13.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.3 21.9 last 10 · 16.6 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+5.2 18.4 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonNYK−6.6 3.1 last 10 · 9.7 season
Alan HendersonATL−6.0 5.4 last 10 · 11.4 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.2 5.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
David WesleyCHH−5.1 12.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Lamond MurrayCLE−4.8 8.2 last 10 · 13.0 season