FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 28, 2001Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed CHI by 10 after the first quarter and won 95–78.

Final · Box score
Bucks86
Pacers99
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +23; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Hawks88
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Nets88
Hornets91
Q1 CHH +3; Q2 CHH -8; Q3 CHH -1; Q4 CHH +3
Final · Box score
Pistons100
Wolves111
Q1 MIN +14; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Heat69
Sixers79
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Bulls78
Q1 HOU -10; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Magic97
Suns91
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies83
Jazz101
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +18
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Nuggets107
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN -4; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Kings122
Warriors101
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +21
On this day · 1999–00Feb 28, 2000: 6 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Nets), 35 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Bulls

Houston climbs back to beat Chicago

Kobe Bryant goes for 38 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+4+11+17HOU AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1928262295
Bulls2914191678
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 29, 13, 35, 19, 12, 17, 14, 21HOU21 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 15, 16, 9, 13, 13, 16, 16, 17HOU17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 17, 17, 15, 22, 17, 22, 24, 21CHI21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 18, 17, 16, 11, 4, 19, 8, 13CHI13 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 223, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 122, Warriors 101
223
Pistons-WolvesPistons 100, Wolves 111
211
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 101, Nuggets 107
208
Magic-SunsMagic 97, Suns 91
188
Bucks-PacersBucks 86, Pacers 99
185
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 83, Jazz 101
184
Raptors-HawksRaptors 95, Hawks 88
183
Nets-HornetsNets 88, Hornets 91
179
Rockets-BullsRockets 95, Bulls 78
173
Heat-SixersHeat 69, Sixers 79
148
CHH won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nets-HornetsNets 88, Hornets 91
+3 CHH
Magic-SunsMagic 97, Suns 91
+6 ORL
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 101, Nuggets 107
+6 DEN
Raptors-HawksRaptors 95, Hawks 88
+7 TOR
Heat-SixersHeat 69, Sixers 79
+10 PHI
Pistons-WolvesPistons 100, Wolves 111
+11 MIN
Bucks-PacersBucks 86, Pacers 99
+13 IND
Rockets-BullsRockets 95, Bulls 78
+17 HOU
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 83, Jazz 101
+18 UTA
Kings-WarriorsKings 122, Warriors 101
+21 SAC
HOU erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-BullsHOU won · Rockets 95, Bulls 78
10 pts
Nets-HornetsCHH won · Nets 88, Hornets 91
8 pts
Lakers-NuggetsDEN won · Lakers 101, Nuggets 107
6 pts
Pistons-WolvesMIN won · Pistons 100, Wolves 111
2 pts
Kings-WarriorsSAC won · Kings 122, Warriors 101
2 pts
Williamson shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilliamsonDET · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL
90% (9-10)
MaloneUTA · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
FunderburkeSAC · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
SzczerbiakMIN · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
KnightATL · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Nets-Hornets
Nets 88Hornets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1436201888
Hornets1725272291
The story
Jamal Mashburn had 23 points and 9 assists as Charlotte beat New Jersey 91-88

Stephon Marbury led New Jersey with 19 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 5-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Hornets took the third 27-20.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +3−8−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 101Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27302222101
Nuggets25262432107
The story
Nick Van Exel's 27 points and 11 assists carried Denver past Los Angeles, 107-101

For Los Angeles, Horace Grant had 14 PTS, 9 REB 27 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 7-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 32-22.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −2−6−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Suns
Magic 97Suns 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2924212397
Suns2223232391
The story
Orlando beat Phoenix 97-91 behind 25 points and 12 rebounds from Tracy McGrady

Jason Kidd paced Phoenix: 16 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST · 10-28 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +7+8+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 55 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg2.3Last 3

2.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 47 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Sacramento by 21.

CHH over NJN3ORL over PHX6DEN over LAL6TOR over ATL7PHI over MIA10MIN over DET11IND over MIL13HOU over CHI17UTA over VAN18SAC over GSW21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 44, 26, 32, 38, 18, 25, 33, 19, 38Lakers-Nuggets · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 21, 37, 31, 28, 14, 26, 24, 36Warriors-Kings · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 28, 6, 33, 39, 38, 19, 32, 32Raptors-Hawks · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 26, 30, 40, 28, 32, 22, 35, 28Pistons-Wolves · L
29.6 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 24, 5, 16, 13, 8, 18, 12, 27Nuggets-Lakers · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 49, 40, 42, 26, 36, 43, 47, 26, 27Sixers-Heat · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vlade DivacSAC+6.5 18.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Jason TerryATL+5.8 25.2 last 10 · 19.4 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.3 21.9 last 10 · 16.6 season
Allen IversonPHI+5.3 36.2 last 10 · 30.9 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+4.8 18.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonNYK−6.6 3.1 last 10 · 9.7 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.6 5.0 last 10 · 10.6 season
Alan HendersonATL−5.5 5.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Eric SnowPHI−4.9 4.9 last 10 · 9.8 season
Lamond MurrayCLE−4.8 8.2 last 10 · 13.0 season