FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 25, 2002Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed GSW by 11 after three quarters and won 102–97.

Final · Box score
Wolves97
Hornets92
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Sixers83
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Grizzlies77
Q1 LAC +14; Q2 LAC +17; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +13
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers102
Warriors97
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -9; Q3 IND -11; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +5
On this day · 2000–01Feb 25, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (Bucks-Warriors), 45 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Warriors

Indiana needs overtime to survive Golden State

Elton Brand goes for 27 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-9-110+5IND AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pacers2520172119102
Warriors262819101497
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 20, 12, 23, 12, 21, 9, 28, 23IND23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 16, 13, 22, 10, 21, 13, 13, 17IND17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 7, 27, 26, 16, 25, 16, 23, 6, 22GSW22 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 2, 8, 12, 10, 10, 14, 16, 18GSW18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Warriors combined for 199, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 102, Warriors 97
199
Wolves-HornetsWolves 97, Hornets 92
189
Blazers-SixersBlazers 88, Sixers 83
171
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 90, Grizzlies 77
167
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-SixersBlazers 88, Sixers 83
+5 POR
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 102, Warriors 97
+5 IND
Wolves-HornetsWolves 97, Hornets 92
+5 MIN
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 90, Grizzlies 77
+13 LAC
IND erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-WarriorsIND won · Pacers 102, Warriors 97
11 pts
Blazers-SixersPOR won · Blazers 88, Sixers 83
7 pts
Wolves-HornetsMIN won · Wolves 97, Hornets 92
3 pts
Brand shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandLAC · 27 PTS, 23 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
ArenasGSW · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Joe SmithMIN · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
CampbellCHH · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
61% (11-18)
Final · Pacers-Warriors
Pacers 102Warriors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers2520172119102
Warriors262819101497
The story
Jermaine O'Neal had 13 points and 11 rebounds as Indiana beat Golden State 102-97 in OT

Adonal Foyle led Golden State with 10 PTS, 10 REB 13 PTS, 11 REB, 7 BLK, 2 AST · 5-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 21-10.

IND lead by quarter
200 −1−9−110+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Sixers
Blazers 88Sixers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2124172688
Sixers2617261483
The story
Portland beat Philadelphia 88-83 behind 17 points from Scottie Pippen

Eric Snow paced Philadelphia: 18 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 5-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 26-14 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −5+2−7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Grizzlies
Clippers 90Grizzlies 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2620222290
Grizzlies1217331577
The story
Jeff McInnis' 19 points and 12 assists carried Los Angeles past Memphis, 90-77

For Memphis, Eddie Gill had 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB · 5-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-12, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +14+17+6+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.3Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 35 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Sixers

Portland makes it six straight

Portland beat Philadelphia 88–83 and moved to 32–24. Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · POR
L@ DEN96–97L@ MIN103–113Wvs DAL114–103Lvs BOS104–107Wvs LAL111–105W@ LAC80–79W@ SEA90–84Wvs ATL94–79Wvs DEN101–90W@ PHI88–83
Top performances

Rasheed Wallace leads the day with 29

Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 24, 18, 25, 14, 18, 20, 23, 29Blazers-Sixers · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 17, 25, 3, 9, 8, 19, 23, 27Clippers-Grizzlies · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 23 REB · 0 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 30, 14, 18, 22, 31, 13, 14, 24Wolves-Hornets · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 20, 12, 23, 12, 21, 9, 28, 23Pacers-Warriors · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 15, 23, 17, 24, 18, 6, 9, 23Hornets-Wolves · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 7, 27, 26, 16, 25, 16, 23, 6, 22Warriors-Pacers · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonGSW+5.7 18.6 last 10 · 12.9 season
Ricky DavisCLE+5.6 15.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Keon ClarkTOR+5.4 16.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimATL+4.9 26.1 last 10 · 21.2 season
Brent BarrySEA+4.9 18.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−7.2 14.0 last 10 · 21.2 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jerry StackhouseDET−4.9 17.4 last 10 · 22.3 season
Derek AndersonPOR−4.6 6.4 last 10 · 11.0 season