FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 26, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIL by 3 after the first quarter and won 99–89.

Final · Box score
Sonics109
Cavs89
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +13; Q4 SEA +20
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Bucks89
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Magic112
Bulls97
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +22; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Mavs104
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Rockets84
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Suns91
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Jazz81
Kings107
Q1 SAC +14; Q2 SAC +18; Q3 SAC +25; Q4 SAC +26
On this day · 2000–01Feb 26, 2001: 8 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Bucks-Sixers), 42 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Bucks

Lakers keep rolling, beat Milwaukee

Shawn Marion goes for 23 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+11+6+10LAL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2532172599
Bucks2818222189
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 30, 26, 31, 25, 31, 31, 30, 28LAL28 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 23, 21, 28, 27, 32, 21, 27, 27LAL27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 10, 29, 22, 20, 16, 25, 27, 21MIL21 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 32, 25, 8, 18, 21, 15, 13, 19MIL19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Magic-Bulls combined for 209, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-BullsMagic 112, Bulls 97
209
Sonics-CavsSonics 109, Cavs 89
198
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 91, Mavs 104
195
Suns-SpursSuns 91, Spurs 99
190
Jazz-KingsJazz 81, Kings 107
188
Lakers-BucksLakers 99, Bucks 89
188
Clippers-RocketsClippers 94, Rockets 84
178
SAS won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Suns-SpursSuns 91, Spurs 99
+8 SAS
Clippers-RocketsClippers 94, Rockets 84
+10 LAC
Lakers-BucksLakers 99, Bucks 89
+10 LAL
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 91, Mavs 104
+13 DAL
Magic-BullsMagic 112, Bulls 97
+15 ORL
Sonics-CavsSonics 109, Cavs 89
+20 SEA
Jazz-KingsJazz 81, Kings 107
+26 SAC
LAL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BucksLAL won · Lakers 99, Bucks 89
3 pts
Clippers-RocketsLAC won · Clippers 94, Rockets 84
1 pt
Horace Grant shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Horace GrantORL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
PaytonSEA · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
FinleyDAL · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
MarburyPHX · 35 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
BrandLAC · 26 PTS, 15 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 91Spurs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1925232491
Spurs2621252799
The story
Tim Duncan had 29 points and 15 rebounds as San Antonio beat Phoenix 99-91

Tom Gugliotta led Phoenix with 14 PTS, 8 REB 29 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 9-20 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 26-19, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7+3+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Mavs
Grizzlies 91Mavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2122252391
Mavs34242620104
The story
Dallas beat Memphis 104-91 behind 30 points and 8 assists from Michael Finley

Shane Battier paced Memphis: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 12-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 34-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +13+15+16+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 112Bulls 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic38262622112
Bulls2823172997
The story
Tracy McGrady's 25 points carried Orlando past Chicago, 112-97

For Chicago, Jalen Rose had 24 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 9-19 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-28, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +10+13+22+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 53 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Season avg15.6Last 3

15.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.8 in 34 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.6Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 5.6 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Rockets

Clippers handle Houston by 10

The Clippers won the first quarter 29–23. Final: 94–84. Elton Brand led Clippers with 26 points, 15 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over PHX8LAL over MIL10LAC over HOU10DAL over MEM13ORL over CHI15SEA over CLE20SAC over UTA26Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over HOU.
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 35

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 15, 30, 0, 28, 13, 27, 36, 35Suns-Spurs · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 16, 15, 23, 19, 10, 24, 15, 30Mavs-Grizzlies · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 24, 15, 36, 23, 9, 25, 21, 29Spurs-Suns · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 30, 26, 31, 25, 31, 31, 30, 28Lakers-Bucks · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 23, 21, 28, 27, 32, 21, 27, 27Lakers-Bucks · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 29, 26, 27, 31, 8, 26, 40, 27Rockets-Clippers · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonGSW+5.7 18.6 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cuttino MobleyHOU+5.5 26.7 last 10 · 21.2 season
Keon ClarkTOR+5.4 16.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimATL+4.9 26.1 last 10 · 21.2 season
Travis BestCHI+4.7 12.0 last 10 · 7.3 season
Cold
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.6 9.5 last 10 · 16.1 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Nick Van ExelDAL−6.5 14.5 last 10 · 21.0 season
Jerry StackhouseDET−4.9 17.4 last 10 · 22.3 season
Derek AndersonPOR−4.6 6.4 last 10 · 11.0 season