FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 22, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by MIL (vs GSW) and CHI (vs PHX).

Final · Box score
Cavs103
Pacers93
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Pistons80
Raptors72
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Hornets94
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Nets115
Q1 NJN +14; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +22
Final · Box score
Suns83
Bulls91
Q1 CHI -8; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Bucks116
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -8; Q3 MIL -6; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Hawks96
Sonics99
Q1 SEA -5; Q2 SEA -3; Q3 SEA -4; Q4 SEA +3
On this day · 2000–01Feb 22, 2001: 5 games. Top scorer: Doug Christie (Kings-Wizards), 32 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs back to beat Golden State

Baron Davis goes for 37 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-8-6+4MIL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors34292821112
Bucks30253031116
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 29, 32, 27, 30, 20, 27, 17, 28MIL28 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 20, 19, 10, 29, 22, 20, 16, 25MIL25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 11, 7, 19, 28, 20, 25, 16, 35GSW35 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 26, 27, 7, 27, 26, 16, 25, 16, 23GSW23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Bucks combined for 228, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BucksWarriors 112, Bucks 116
228
Knicks-NetsKnicks 93, Nets 115
208
Cavs-PacersCavs 103, Pacers 93
196
Hawks-SonicsHawks 96, Sonics 99
195
Lakers-HornetsLakers 96, Hornets 94
190
Suns-BullsSuns 83, Bulls 91
174
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 80, Raptors 72
152
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-HornetsLakers 96, Hornets 94
+2 LAL
Hawks-SonicsHawks 96, Sonics 99
+3 SEA
Warriors-BucksWarriors 112, Bucks 116
+4 MIL
Suns-BullsSuns 83, Bulls 91
+8 CHI
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 80, Raptors 72
+8 DET
Cavs-PacersCavs 103, Pacers 93
+10 CLE
Knicks-NetsKnicks 93, Nets 115
+22 NJN
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BucksMIL won · Warriors 112, Bucks 116
8 pts
Suns-BullsCHI won · Suns 83, Bulls 91
8 pts
Cavs-PacersCLE won · Cavs 103, Pacers 93
6 pts
Hawks-SonicsSEA won · Hawks 96, Sonics 99
5 pts
Lakers-HornetsLAL won · Lakers 96, Hornets 94
4 pts
Jefferson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonNJN · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
RichardsonGSW · 35 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
73% (16-22)
Ricky DavisCLE · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Brad MillerIND · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
ShaqLAL · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Lakers-Hornets
Lakers 96Hornets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2319252996
Hornets2224232594
The story
Kobe Bryant's 21 points carried Los Angeles past Charlotte, 96-94

For Charlotte, Jamal Mashburn had 16 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 29-25.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1−4−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Sonics
Hawks 96Sonics 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2623311696
Sonics2125302399
The story
Seattle beat Atlanta 99-96 behind 21 points and 8 assists from Gary Payton

DerMarr Johnson paced Atlanta: 13 PTS, 4 REB 21 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 7-19 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 23-16 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −5−3−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Bucks
Warriors 112Bucks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors34292821112
Bucks30253031116
The story
Ray Allen had 28 points and 13 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Golden State 116-112

Jason Richardson led Golden State with 35 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST · 7-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 31-21.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −4−8−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 52 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg34.0Today

34 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Nets rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. New Jersey beat New York by 22.

LAL over CHH2SEA over ATL3MIL over GSW4DET over TOR8CHI over PHX8CLE over IND10NJN over NYK22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 37

Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 28, 23, 18, 38, 14, 20, 17, 37Hornets-Lakers · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 11, 7, 19, 28, 20, 25, 16, 35Warriors-Bucks · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 16, 25, 28, 11, 18, 17, 21, 32Hawks-Sonics · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 26, 23, 30, 26, 31, 25, 31, 31Lakers-Hornets · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 14, 14, 17, 14, 25, 12, 30, 30Knicks-Nets · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 29, 32, 27, 30, 20, 27, 17, 28Bucks-Warriors · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonGSW+7.0 19.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimATL+5.2 26.3 last 10 · 21.1 season
Keon ClarkTOR+5.0 16.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Raef LaFrentzDEN+4.9 19.8 last 10 · 14.9 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+4.4 13.2 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Dion GloverATL−6.8 2.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Nick Van ExelDEN−5.6 15.8 last 10 · 21.4 season
Jumaine JonesCLE−5.3 4.4 last 10 · 9.7 season
Jerry StackhouseDET−5.1 17.3 last 10 · 22.4 season