FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 25, 2001Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed ORL by 9 at halftime and won 106–100.

Final
SAC86
NYK88
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -7; Q4 NYK +2
Final
MIN100
IND110
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +10
Final
UTA80
PHX90
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +10
Final
ORL100
LAL106
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -9; Q3 LAL -5; Q4 LAL +6
Final
GSW95
MIL122
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +27
Final
CLE101
DET94
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE 0; Q4 CLE +7
Final
WAS91
NJN101
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN +11; Q3 NJN +16; Q4 NJN +10
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1999–00Feb 25, 2000: 9 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (DET vs GSW), 30 points.
The lead · ORL @ LAL

Shaquille O'Neal scores 37, Lakers rally past Orlando

Lakers trailed by 9 at the half and won 106–100.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-9-5+6LAL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL28262224100
LAL25202635106
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 32, 29, 38, 35, 29, 22, 30, 37LAL37 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Brian ShawPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 0, 13, 0, 2, 0, 11, 22, 20LAL20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 26, 24, 22, 35, 32, 44, 32, 25ORL25 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 17, 16, 16, 14, 15, 15, 14, 19ORL19 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Milwaukee posts the night's biggest win

Milwaukee beat Golden State by 27, the widest margin of 7 games.

NYK over SAC2LAL over ORL6CLE over DET7IND over MIN10PHX over UTA10NJN over WAS10MIL over GSW27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 53 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg12.4Last 3

12.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 56 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Glenn Robinson leads the day with 45

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 15, 18, 28, 18, 24, 23, 6, 45MIL vs GSW · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high45 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 32, 29, 38, 35, 29, 22, 30, 37LAL vs ORL · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 40, 21, 24, 26, 30, 40, 28, 32, 22, 35DET vs CLE · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 26, 15, 19, 11, 7, 19, 15, 29IND vs MIN · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 27, 10, 9, 11, 19, 33, 25, 29IND vs MIN · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 19, 12, 29, 27, 19, 22, 39, 26SAC @ NYK · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Allen IversonPHI+6.7 37.8 last 10 · 31.1 season
Mike MillerORL+6.4 16.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Donyell MarshallUTA+6.1 19.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Shawn MarionPHX+5.3 21.9 last 10 · 16.6 season
Vlade DivacSAC+5.0 16.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Othella HarringtonNYK−6.6 3.1 last 10 · 9.7 season
Alan HendersonATL−6.5 4.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Chauncey BillupsMIN−5.2 5.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
David WesleyCHH−5.0 12.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
Lamond MurrayCLE−4.8 8.1 last 10 · 12.9 season