FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 19, 2002Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed LAL by 15 at halftime and won 109–108.

Final · Box score
Warriors115
Nets123
Q1 NJN +18; Q2 NJN +24; Q3 NJN +12; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Wolves117
Mavs100
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -10; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +17
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies93
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Sonics103
Suns91
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA -2; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +12
Final · Box score
Hawks79
Kings99
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +20
Final · Box score
Celtics109
Lakers108
Q1 BOS -12; Q2 BOS -15; Q3 BOS -12; Q4 BOS +1
On this day · 2000–01Feb 19, 2001: 4 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Celtics), 30 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Lakers

Paul Pierce drops 33 in 15-point comeback win over Lakers

Jason Kidd posts a triple-double

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-15-12+1BOS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics22262932109
Lakers34292619108
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 24, 24, 16, 25, 30, 31, 24, 33BOS33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 27, 19, 26, 30, 13, 22, 18, 30BOS30 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 13, 24, 38, 23, 23, 21, 28, 27LAL27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 40, 24, 25, 26, 23, 30, 26, 31, 25LAL25 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Nets combined for 238, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-NetsWarriors 115, Nets 123
238
Celtics-LakersCeltics 109, Lakers 108
217
Wolves-MavsWolves 117, Mavs 100
217
Sonics-SunsSonics 103, Suns 91
194
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 93, Spurs 99
192
Hawks-KingsHawks 79, Kings 99
178
BOS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Celtics-LakersCeltics 109, Lakers 108
+1 BOS
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 93, Spurs 99
+6 SAS
Warriors-NetsWarriors 115, Nets 123
+8 NJN
Sonics-SunsSonics 103, Suns 91
+12 SEA
Wolves-MavsWolves 117, Mavs 100
+17 MIN
Hawks-KingsHawks 79, Kings 99
+20 SAC
BOS erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-LakersBOS won · Celtics 109, Lakers 108
15 pts
Wolves-MavsMIN won · Wolves 117, Mavs 100
10 pts
Sonics-SunsSEA won · Sonics 103, Suns 91
2 pts
Shaq shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
DanielsSAS · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
67% (8-12)
SzczerbiakMIN · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
NesterovicMIN · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
RogersPHX · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 109Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics22262932109
Lakers34292619108
The story
Antoine Walker had a 30-14-10 triple-double as Boston beat Los Angeles 109-108

Shaquille O'Neal led Los Angeles with 25 PTS, 17 REB 30 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST · 12-30 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 32-19.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −12−15−12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 93Spurs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies25163016693
Spurs272717161299
The story
Tim Duncan's 23 points and 12 rebounds carried San Antonio past Memphis, 99-93 in OT

For Memphis, Shane Battier had 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 5 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 27-16, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+1300+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Nets
Warriors 115Nets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24273430115
Nets42332226123
The story
New Jersey beat Golden State 123-115 behind 19 points from Lucious Harris

Antawn Jamison paced Golden State: 25 PTS, 8 REB 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 5-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 42-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
300 +18+24+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 52 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 vs 2000–01 avg
Minutes per game
24.82000–01 avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 2000–01 (73 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Mavs

Minnesota climbs out of a 10-point hole against Dallas

Down 10 at the half, the Timberwolves won the third quarter 36–20 and the game 117–100. Chauncey Billups led Minnesota with 36 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wolves-Mavs
Chauncey Billups · MINSteve Nash · DALPTS3624REB26AST73Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Chauncey Billups leads the day with 36

Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 7, 10, 10, 18, 16, 10, 23, 36Wolves-Mavs · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +24.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 24, 24, 16, 25, 30, 31, 24, 33Celtics-Lakers · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 3, 31, 19, 10, 10, 30, 14, 18, 22, 31Wolves-Mavs · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 27, 19, 26, 30, 13, 22, 18, 30Celtics-Lakers · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 20, 14, 16, 14, 15, 30, 0, 28Suns-Sonics · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 13, 24, 38, 23, 23, 21, 28, 27Lakers-Celtics · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael OlowokandiLAC+5.7 14.5 last 10 · 8.8 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
Jason RichardsonGSW+4.8 17.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Dion GloverATL−6.1 3.3 last 10 · 9.4 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
Tony ParkerSAS−4.1 5.0 last 10 · 9.1 season