FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 14, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by LAL (vs SEA) and DET (vs NJN).

Final · Box score
Pistons85
Nets80
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Grizzlies85
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Sixers91
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Kings109
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +24; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Lakers92
Sonics87
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Clippers76
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +13
On this day · 2000–01Feb 14, 2001: 6 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Lakers), 40 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Nets

New Jersey's skid reaches three

Karl Malone goes for 26 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+7-2+5DET AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1630152485
Nets2316241780
Who led
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 40, 14, 24, 32, 18, 23, 29, 17, 10, 22DET22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 14, 10, 11, 14, 14, 12, 4, 12DET12 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 10, 9, 8, 9, 25, 21, 16, 26NJN26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 20, 14, 21, 14, 11, 9, 20, 22NJN22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Lakers-Sonics

Lakers handle Seattle by 5

The Lakers won the fourth quarter 33–21. Final: 92–87. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over NJN5LAL over SEA5UTA over PHI7SAS over LAC13DEN over MEM15SAC over WAS16Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over SEA.
The night in charts
Wizards-Kings combined for 202, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-KingsWizards 93, Kings 109
202
Jazz-SixersJazz 98, Sixers 91
189
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 100, Grizzlies 85
185
Lakers-SonicsLakers 92, Sonics 87
179
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 89, Clippers 76
165
Pistons-NetsPistons 85, Nets 80
165
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-SonicsLakers 92, Sonics 87
+5 LAL
Pistons-NetsPistons 85, Nets 80
+5 DET
Jazz-SixersJazz 98, Sixers 91
+7 UTA
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 89, Clippers 76
+13 SAS
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 100, Grizzlies 85
+15 DEN
Wizards-KingsWizards 93, Kings 109
+16 SAC
LAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SonicsLAL won · Lakers 92, Sonics 87
7 pts
Pistons-NetsDET won · Pistons 85, Nets 80
7 pts
Spurs-ClippersSAS won · Spurs 89, Clippers 76
5 pts
Nuggets-GrizzliesDEN won · Nuggets 100, Grizzlies 85
1 pt
Peja shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PejaSAC · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Lorenzen WrightMEM · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
McCloudDEN · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
RobinsonSAS · 12 PTS, 7 BLK, 5 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
BarrySEA · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Lakers-Sonics
Lakers 92Sonics 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2219183392
Sonics2318252187
The story
Kobe Bryant's 23 points and 10 assists carried Los Angeles past Seattle, 92-87

For Seattle, Gary Payton had 17 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB 23 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 8-21 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 33-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −10−7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 85Nets 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1630152485
Nets2316241780
The story
Detroit beat New Jersey 85-80 behind 22 points from Jerry Stackhouse

Keith Van Horn paced New Jersey: 26 PTS, 8 REB 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 8-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-16 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −7+7−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd topped the game at 53.8 FPTS: 14 REB, 14 AST, 8 PTS

Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 100Grizzlies 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets24232429100
Grizzlies2519261585
The story
Raef LaFrentz had 23 points as Denver beat Memphis 100-85

Shane Battier led Memphis with 13 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 8-21 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the fourth 29-15, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −1+3+1+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 46 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.8 in 46 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 34

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 47, 29, 15, 38, 25, 36, 26, 36, 34Sixers-Jazz · L
30.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 17, 19, 18, 24, 31, 10, 34, 26Jazz-Sixers · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 10, 9, 8, 9, 25, 21, 16, 26Nets-Pistons · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 20, 32, 23, 13, 24, 38, 23, 23Lakers-Sonics · W
26.1 PPG season to date · −3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 3, 4, 10, 8, 24, 30, 16, 25, 10, 23Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 20, 14, 21, 14, 11, 9, 20, 22Nets-Pistons · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Cuttino MobleyHOU+6.0 26.5 last 10 · 20.5 season
Juwan HowardDAL+5.8 18.7 last 10 · 12.9 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+5.7 14.2 last 10 · 8.5 season
Wesley PersonCLE+5.4 20.1 last 10 · 14.7 season
Brevin KnightMEM+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cold
Michael FinleyDAL−6.6 12.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Nick Van ExelDEN−5.6 15.8 last 10 · 21.4 season
Joe JohnsonBOS−4.9 1.5 last 10 · 6.4 season
Dion GloverATL−4.5 5.3 last 10 · 9.8 season