FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 16, 2002Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 119–110.

Final · Box score
Cavs114
Bulls101
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Magic109
Rockets100
Q1 ORL +17; Q2 ORL +19; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Celtics79
Sonics99
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +20
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Clippers119
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +9
On this day · 2000–01Feb 16, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Clippers), 42 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Clippers

Eric Piatkowski goes for 36 in Clippers win over Dallas

Tracy McGrady goes for 39 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+12+11+9LAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs32242529110
Clippers29392427119
Who led
Eric PiatkowskiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 8, 11, 22, 12, 0, 2, 17, 36LAC36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 0, 28, 0, 2, 15, 12, 25, 18, 14, 21LAC21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 14, 11, 11, 31, 10, 16, 15, 23DAL23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 27, 14, 14, 19, 13, 21, 19, 19DAL19 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Clippers combined for 229, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-ClippersMavs 110, Clippers 119
229
Cavs-BullsCavs 114, Bulls 101
215
Magic-RocketsMagic 109, Rockets 100
209
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 79, Sonics 99
178
LAC won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Mavs-ClippersMavs 110, Clippers 119
+9 LAC
Magic-RocketsMagic 109, Rockets 100
+9 ORL
Cavs-BullsCavs 114, Bulls 101
+13 CLE
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 79, Sonics 99
+20 SEA
Armstrong shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ArmstrongORL · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
PiatkowskiLAC · 36 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
69% (11-16)
Brad MillerCHI · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Kenny ThomasHOU · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
MaggetteLAC · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Magic-Rockets
Magic 109Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic42252121109
Rockets25232923100
The story
Darrell Armstrong had 27 points as Orlando beat Houston 109-100

Kenny Thomas led Houston with 21 PTS, 12 REB 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 8-11 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the first 42-25, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +17+19+11+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 110Clippers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs32242529110
Clippers29392427119
The story
Los Angeles beat Dallas 119-110 behind 20 points and 15 assists from Jeff McInnis

Michael Finley paced Dallas: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 15 AST, 2 REB · 8-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 39-24 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −3+12+11+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 114Bulls 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30202737114
Bulls24252725101
The story
Lamond Murray's 37 points and 12 rebounds carried Cleveland past Chicago, 114-101

For Chicago, Brad Miller had 22 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST 37 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 14-23 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 37-25, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6+1+1+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 49 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 47 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 23.3 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 36 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Magic-Rockets

Orlando leads Houston wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 109–100. Best quarter: the first, 42–25. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 39 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over HOU9LAC over DAL9CLE over CHI13SEA over BOS20Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over HOU.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 39

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 27, 22, 12, 26, 29, 36, 26, 39Magic-Rockets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 5, 24, 24, 15, 12, 19, 22, 37Cavs-Bulls · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Eric PiatkowskiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 8, 11, 22, 12, 0, 2, 17, 36Clippers-Mavs · W
8.9 PPG season to date · +27.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 25, 23, 30, 33, 30, 33, 25, 27Rockets-Magic · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 20, 12, 12, 25, 14, 11, 2, 27Magic-Rockets · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 41, 27, 13, 15, 23, 30, 29, 26, 27Rockets-Magic · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Cuttino MobleyHOU+6.0 26.6 last 10 · 20.6 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+5.8 14.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Keon ClarkTOR+5.6 16.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
Juwan HowardDAL+5.4 18.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Brevin KnightMEM+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cold
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−4.5 1.8 last 10 · 6.3 season
Michael FinleyDAL−4.5 14.9 last 10 · 19.4 season