FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 18, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 1 points, by HOU (vs WAS) and MIA (vs CHI).

Final · Box score
Rockets102
Wizards89
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Cavs92
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets83
Sixers110
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +18; Q3 PHI +32; Q4 PHI +27
Final · Box score
Raptors76
Pistons89
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Bulls80
Heat102
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +22
Final · Box score
Hornets101
Bucks92
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHH +10; Q3 CHH +4; Q4 CHH +9
Final · Box score
Blazers80
Clippers79
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +1
On this day · 2000–01Feb 18, 2001: 9 games. Top scorer: Jason Terry (Hawks-Warriors), 38 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Wizards

Cuttino Mobley scores 31 as Houston wins in Washington

Karl Malone goes for 35 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-1+8+13HOU AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets20283024102
Wizards2029211989
Who led
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 41, 27, 13, 15, 23, 30, 29, 26, 27, 31HOU31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 11, 23, 12, 13, 13, 12, 21, 21HOU21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 10, 21, 16, 33, 17, 20, 29, 21WAS21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Chris WhitneyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 7, 18, 14, 15, 11, 3, 3, 19WAS19 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Bulls-Heat

Miami routs Chicago by 22

Miami led by 5 at halftime and won 102–80. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over LAC1CHH over MIL9UTA over CLE11HOU over WAS13DET over TOR13MIA over CHI22PHI over DEN27Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over CHI.
The night in charts
Jazz-Cavs combined for 195, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-CavsJazz 103, Cavs 92
195
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 83, Sixers 110
193
Hornets-BucksHornets 101, Bucks 92
193
Rockets-WizardsRockets 102, Wizards 89
191
Bulls-HeatBulls 80, Heat 102
182
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 76, Pistons 89
165
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 80, Clippers 79
159
POR won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 80, Clippers 79
+1 POR
Hornets-BucksHornets 101, Bucks 92
+9 CHH
Jazz-CavsJazz 103, Cavs 92
+11 UTA
Rockets-WizardsRockets 102, Wizards 89
+13 HOU
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 76, Pistons 89
+13 DET
Bulls-HeatBulls 80, Heat 102
+22 MIA
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 83, Sixers 110
+27 PHI
HOU rallied from 1 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-WizardsHOU won · Rockets 102, Wizards 89
1 pt
Bulls-HeatMIA won · Bulls 80, Heat 102
1 pt
Mobley shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MobleyHOU · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Lamond MurrayCLE · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Kenny ThomasHOU · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
MilesLAC · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
BellPHI · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 80Clippers 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2220201880
Clippers2116123079
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 14 points as Portland beat Los Angeles 80-79

Elton Brand led Los Angeles with 16 REB, 8 PTS 14 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 6-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the third 20-12, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1+5+13+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Olowokandi led the game in fantasy with 44.5 FPTS (15 PTS, 15 REB)

Final · Jazz-Cavs
Jazz 103Cavs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz22282528103
Cavs1322362192
The story
Utah beat Cleveland 103-92 behind 15 points from Andrei Kirilenko

Lamond Murray paced Cleveland: 25 PTS, 5 REB 15 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 6-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 22-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +9+15+4+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Sixers
Nuggets 83Sixers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1423172983
Sixers24313124110
The story
Allen Iverson's 27 points and 8 assists carried Philadelphia past Denver, 110-83

For Denver, James Posey had 13 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL · 11-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-17, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
400 +10+18+32+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 53 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 27 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Season avg45.2Today

45 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 35

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 24, 31, 10, 34, 26, 23, 27, 35Jazz-Cavs · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 41, 27, 13, 15, 23, 30, 29, 26, 27, 31Rockets-Wizards · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 47, 29, 15, 38, 25, 36, 26, 36, 34, 27Sixers-Nuggets · W
30.2 PPG season to date · −3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 15, 20, 29, 32, 27, 30, 20, 27Bucks-Hornets · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Lamond MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 5, 24, 24, 15, 12, 19, 22, 37, 25Cavs-Jazz · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 21, 19, 10, 16, 15, 23, 17, 24Hornets-Bucks · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael OlowokandiLAC+5.7 14.5 last 10 · 8.8 season
Brevin KnightMEM+5.6 12.8 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cuttino MobleyHOU+5.4 26.2 last 10 · 20.8 season
Keon ClarkTOR+5.1 16.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Pat GarrityORL+5.1 15.7 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Dion GloverATL−6.3 3.2 last 10 · 9.5 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−4.5 1.8 last 10 · 6.3 season
Jumaine JonesCLE−3.8 6.2 last 10 · 10.0 season