FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 15, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 13 after the first quarter and won 90–88.

Final · Box score
Jazz94
Raptors85
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Pacers106
Hornets116
Q1 CHH +9; Q2 CHH +4; Q3 CHH +8; Q4 CHH +10
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Knicks90
Q1 DET -12; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Wolves98
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -11; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Nets106
Bulls81
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +16; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +25
Final · OT · Box score
Heat90
Bucks88
Q1 MIA -13; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Wizards97
Suns96
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Blazers104
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Spurs108
Warriors99
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Lakers90
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +3
On this day · 2000–01Feb 15, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Pacers), 40 points.
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The lead · Heat-Bucks

Miami needs overtime to survive Milwaukee

Baron Davis goes for 38 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-13+3+40+2MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat19281916890
Bucks32121820688
Who led
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 20, 12, 37, 24, 18, 16, 24, 22MIA22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 9, 12, 11, 10, 10, 10, 15, 21MIA21 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 23, 19, 15, 20, 29, 32, 27, 30MIL30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 38, 19, 23, 18, 10, 17, 32, 25MIL25 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Hornets combined for 222, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-HornetsPacers 106, Hornets 116
222
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 107, Blazers 104
211
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 108, Warriors 99
207
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 99, Wolves 98
197
Wizards-SunsWizards 97, Suns 96
193
Pistons-KnicksPistons 101, Knicks 90
191
Nets-BullsNets 106, Bulls 81
187
Hawks-LakersHawks 93, Lakers 90
183
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 94, Raptors 85
179
Heat-BucksHeat 90, Bucks 88
178
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-SunsWizards 97, Suns 96
+1 WAS
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 99, Wolves 98
+1 DEN
Heat-BucksHeat 90, Bucks 88
+2 MIA
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 107, Blazers 104
+3 BOS
Hawks-LakersHawks 93, Lakers 90
+3 ATL
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 94, Raptors 85
+9 UTA
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 108, Warriors 99
+9 SAS
Pacers-HornetsPacers 106, Hornets 116
+10 CHH
Pistons-KnicksPistons 101, Knicks 90
+11 DET
Nets-BullsNets 106, Bulls 81
+25 NJN
MIA erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-BucksMIA won · Heat 90, Bucks 88
13 pts
Pistons-KnicksDET won · Pistons 101, Knicks 90
12 pts
Nuggets-WolvesDEN won · Nuggets 99, Wolves 98
11 pts
Spurs-WarriorsSAS won · Spurs 108, Warriors 99
6 pts
Celtics-BlazersBOS won · Celtics 107, Blazers 104
4 pts
Alvin Williams shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Alvin WilliamsTOR · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
91% (10-11)
Aaron WilliamsNJN · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
NesbyWAS · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
NailonCHH · 23 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
LaFrentzDEN · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 99Wolves 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2519342199
Wolves2827261798
The story
Raef LaFrentz's 30 points carried Denver past Minnesota, 99-98

For Minnesota, Wally Szczerbiak had 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 30 PTS, 5 REB · 12-17 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 34-26.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3−11−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett was the fantasy play: 48.8 FPTS on 20 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST

Final · Heat-Bucks
Heat 90Bucks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat19281916890
Bucks32121820688
The story
Eddie Jones had 22 points as Miami beat Milwaukee 90-88 in OT

Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 7 STL, 6 REB, 4 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Heat took the second 28-12.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −13+3+40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hawks-Lakers
Hawks 93Lakers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2026242393
Lakers1322203590
The story
Atlanta beat Los Angeles 93-90 behind 32 points from Shareef Abdur-Rahim

Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles: 21 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 32 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 11-22 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 20-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +7+11+15+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 46 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 48 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg36.7Today

37 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Nets rout

Five of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. New Jersey beat Chicago by 25.

DEN over MIN1WAS over PHX1MIA over MIL2BOS over POR3ATL over LAL3UTA over TOR9SAS over GSW9CHH over IND10DET over NYK11NJN over CHI25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 38

Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 34, 6, 16, 18, 28, 23, 18, 38Hornets-Pacers · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high38 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 23, 29, 29, 13, 22, 24, 15, 36Spurs-Warriors · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 21, 10, 25, 27, 34, 29, 34, 32Hawks-Lakers · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 22, 22, 24, 24, 16, 25, 30, 31Celtics-Blazers · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 9, 22, 20, 14, 16, 14, 15, 30Suns-Wizards · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 23, 19, 15, 20, 29, 32, 27, 30Bucks-Heat · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 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
Keon ClarkTOR+5.6 16.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
Wesley PersonCLE+5.4 20.1 last 10 · 14.7 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
Dion GloverATL−5.2 4.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Joe JohnsonBOS−4.9 1.5 last 10 · 6.4 season