FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 23, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed BOS by 18 after the first quarter and won 99–89.

Final · Box score
Kings97
Mavs111
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Magic105
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +22; Q4 ORL +18
Final · Box score
Clippers88
Pacers106
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +18; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +18
Final · Box score
Heat97
Wizards95
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Bulls105
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Celtics89
Rockets99
Q1 HOU -18; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Spurs88
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN -9; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +24
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Blazers101
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +11
On this day · 2000–01Feb 23, 2001: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Pistons), 43 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Rockets

Cuttino Mobley scores 40 as Houston beats Boston

Chris Webber goes for 28 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-4+7+10HOU AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics3417132589
Rockets1631242899
Who led
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 30, 29, 26, 27, 31, 8, 26, 40HOU40 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kelvin CatoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 18, 5, 6, 8, 1, 4, 0, 14HOU14 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 16, 25, 30, 31, 24, 33, 17, 30BOS30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 26, 30, 13, 22, 18, 30, 16, 25BOS25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wolves-Spurs

Minnesota fights back from 9 down against San Antonio

Final: 112–88, after trailing by 9 at the half. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wolves-Spurs
Kevin Garnett · MINTim Duncan · SASPTS3025REB116AST55Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Kings-Mavs combined for 208, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-MavsKings 97, Mavs 111
208
Wolves-SpursWolves 112, Spurs 88
200
Warriors-BullsWarriors 91, Bulls 105
196
Clippers-PacersClippers 88, Pacers 106
194
Sixers-MagicSixers 87, Magic 105
192
Heat-WizardsHeat 97, Wizards 95
192
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 90, Blazers 101
191
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 89, Rockets 99
188
MIA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Heat-WizardsHeat 97, Wizards 95
+2 MIA
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 89, Rockets 99
+10 HOU
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 90, Blazers 101
+11 POR
Warriors-BullsWarriors 91, Bulls 105
+14 CHI
Kings-MavsKings 97, Mavs 111
+14 DAL
Sixers-MagicSixers 87, Magic 105
+18 ORL
Clippers-PacersClippers 88, Pacers 106
+18 IND
Wolves-SpursWolves 112, Spurs 88
+24 MIN
HOU erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-RocketsHOU won · Celtics 89, Rockets 99
18 pts
Wolves-SpursMIN won · Wolves 112, Spurs 88
9 pts
Heat-WizardsMIA won · Heat 97, Wizards 95
6 pts
Nuggets-BlazersPOR won · Nuggets 90, Blazers 101
6 pts
Kings-MavsDAL won · Kings 97, Mavs 111
4 pts
Nash shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashDAL · 28 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
WellsPOR · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
KGMIN · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
MurphyGSW · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Heat-Wizards
Heat 97Wizards 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2026232897
Wizards2624222395
The story
Eddie Jones' 25 points carried Miami past Washington, 97-95

For Washington, Richard Hamilton had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 10-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 28-23.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −6−4−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Jordan was the fantasy play: 50.0 FPTS on 37 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB

Final · Celtics-Rockets
Celtics 89Rockets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics3417132589
Rockets1631242899
The story
Kenny Thomas had 12 points and 8 assists as Houston beat Boston 99-89

Antoine Walker led Boston with 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 5-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the first, the Rockets took the second 31-17.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −18−4+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 87Magic 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2020202787
Magic28282623105
The story
Orlando beat Philadelphia 105-87 behind a 22-11-11 triple-double from Tracy McGrady

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 32 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST, 4 STL · 8-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +8+16+22+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.0Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 51 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg35.8Today

36 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Cuttino Mobley leads the day with 40

Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 30, 29, 26, 27, 31, 8, 26, 40Rockets-Celtics · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 23, 25, 22, 16, 22, 11, 16, 37Wizards-Heat · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 38, 25, 36, 26, 36, 34, 27, 46, 32Sixers-Magic · L
30.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 32, 8, 14, 33, 20, 12, 19, 30Wolves-Spurs · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Marcus FizerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 21, 12, 4, 9, 23, 10, 21, 30Bulls-Warriors · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 16, 25, 30, 31, 24, 33, 17, 30Celtics-Rockets · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonGSW+6.5 19.4 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
Travis BestCHI+4.8 11.9 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cuttino MobleyHOU+4.4 25.5 last 10 · 21.1 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−7.2 14.0 last 10 · 21.2 season
Dion GloverATL−6.8 2.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jumaine JonesCLE−5.3 4.4 last 10 · 9.7 season
Jerry StackhouseDET−5.1 17.3 last 10 · 22.4 season