FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 12, 2002Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Lakers trailed Wizards by 13 at halftime and won 103–94.

Final · Box score
Raptors81
Cavs99
Q1 Cavs -2; Q2 Cavs +13; Q3 Cavs +17; Q4 Cavs +18
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Pacers82
Q1 Jazz +9; Q2 Jazz +12; Q3 Jazz +12; Q4 Jazz +16
Final · Box score
Nets103
Hawks105
Q1 Hawks +9; Q2 Hawks -1; Q3 Hawks -4; Q4 Hawks +2
Final · Box score
Suns99
Pistons71
Q1 Suns +4; Q2 Suns +15; Q3 Suns +22; Q4 Suns +28
Final · Box score
Knicks114
Magic122
Q1 Magic +7; Q2 Magic +1; Q3 Magic +13; Q4 Magic +8
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Bulls96
Q1 Bulls +1; Q2 Bulls -1; Q3 Bulls -9; Q4 Bulls +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies78
Rockets85
Q1 Rockets +2; Q2 Rockets -2; Q3 Rockets -2; Q4 Rockets +7
Final · Box score
Celtics110
Nuggets93
Q1 Celtics +7; Q2 Celtics +1; Q3 Celtics +8; Q4 Celtics +17
Final · Box score
Mavs112
Sonics106
Q1 Mavs +4; Q2 Mavs -2; Q3 Mavs +2; Q4 Mavs +6
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Lakers103
Q1 Lakers -9; Q2 Lakers -13; Q3 Lakers +3; Q4 Lakers +9
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Kings99
Q1 Kings -1; Q2 Kings +15; Q3 Kings +17; Q4 Kings +13
The lead · Wizards-Lakers

Kobe Bryant posts 23-11-15 as Lakers top Washington

Karl Malone goes for 34 points

Game flow · Lakers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-13+3+9Lakers AHEAD ↑Wizards AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2523262094
Lakers16194226103
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 27, 20, 32, 23, 13, 24, 38, 23Lakers23 PTS · 11 REB · 15 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 12, 7, 20, 12, 21, 19, 9, 16Lakers16 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 40, 41, 32, 26, 28, 23, 23, 25, 22Wizards22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Popeye JonesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 10, 17, 5, 8, 2, 14, 18, 17Wizards17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Knicks-Magic combined for 236, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-MagicKnicks 114, Magic 122
236
Mavs-SonicsMavs 112, Sonics 106
218
Nets-HawksNets 103, Hawks 105
208
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 110, Nuggets 93
203
Wizards-LakersWizards 94, Lakers 103
197
Bucks-BullsBucks 92, Bulls 96
188
Spurs-KingsSpurs 86, Kings 99
185
Jazz-PacersJazz 98, Pacers 82
180
Raptors-CavsRaptors 81, Cavs 99
180
Suns-PistonsSuns 99, Pistons 71
170
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 78, Rockets 85
163
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-HawksNets 103, Hawks 105
+2 Hawks
Bucks-BullsBucks 92, Bulls 96
+4 Bulls
Mavs-SonicsMavs 112, Sonics 106
+6 Mavs
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 78, Rockets 85
+7 Rockets
Knicks-MagicKnicks 114, Magic 122
+8 Magic
Wizards-LakersWizards 94, Lakers 103
+9 Lakers
Spurs-KingsSpurs 86, Kings 99
+13 Kings
Jazz-PacersJazz 98, Pacers 82
+16 Jazz
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 110, Nuggets 93
+17 Celtics
Raptors-CavsRaptors 81, Cavs 99
+18 Cavs
Suns-PistonsSuns 99, Pistons 71
+28 Suns
Lakers erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-LakersLakers won · Wizards 94, Lakers 103
13 pts
Bucks-BullsBulls won · Bucks 92, Bulls 96
9 pts
Nets-HawksHawks won · Nets 103, Hawks 105
4 pts
Mavs-SonicsMavs won · Mavs 112, Sonics 106
2 pts
Raptors-CavsCavs won · Raptors 81, Cavs 99
2 pts
Howard shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HowardMavs · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
GarrityMagic · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
73% (11-15)
Shandon AndersonKnicks · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ClarkRaptors · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
PierceCeltics · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Nets-Hawks
Nets 103Hawks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28292521103
Hawks37192227105
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim's 34 points carried Atlanta past New Jersey, 105-103

For New Jersey, Jason Kidd had 14 REB, 12 PTS, 9 AST 34 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 37-28, was where the Hawks built it.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 +9−1−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Lakers
Wizards 94Lakers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2523262094
Lakers16194226103
The story
Derek Fisher had 16 points as Los Angeles beat Washington 103-94

Popeye Jones led Washington with 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Lakers took the third 42-26.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −9−13+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 81Cavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2516202081
Cavs2331242199
The story
Cleveland beat Toronto 99-81 behind a 22-10-17 triple-double from Andre Miller

Morris Peterson paced Toronto: 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 17 AST, 10 REB, 4 STL · 8-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-16 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Cavaliers.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 −2+13+17+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.7Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.7 in 45 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg5.4Last 3

5.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg45.4Today

45 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Detroit by 28, the widest margin of 11 games.

Hawks over Nets2Bulls over Bucks4Mavs over Sonics6Rockets over Grizzlies7Magic over Knicks8Lakers over Wizards9Kings over Spurs13Jazz over Pacers16Celtics over Nuggets17Cavs over Raptors18Suns over Pistons28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 36

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 9, 17, 27, 22, 12, 26, 29, 36Magic-Knicks · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 14, 17, 19, 18, 24, 31, 10, 34Jazz-Pacers · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 16, 21, 10, 25, 27, 34, 29, 34Hawks-Nets · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 10, 11, 23, 19, 15, 20, 29, 32Bucks-Bulls · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 31, 25, 25, 13, 27, 19, 26, 30Celtics-Nuggets · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
Pat GarrityPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 23, 14, 4, 22, 10, 11, 2, 29Magic-Knicks · W
10.2 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Cuttino MobleyRockets+6.0 26.5 last 10 · 20.5 season
Erick StricklandCeltics+5.8 14.1 last 10 · 8.3 season
Michael OlowokandiClippers+5.7 14.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
Brevin KnightGrizzlies+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Kurt ThomasKnicks+4.7 16.6 last 10 · 11.9 season
Cold
Donyell MarshallJazz−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Nick Van ExelNuggets−5.6 15.8 last 10 · 21.4 season
Michael FinleyMavs−5.4 14.0 last 10 · 19.4 season
Joe JohnsonCeltics−4.9 1.6 last 10 · 6.5 season
Dion GloverHawks−4.5 5.3 last 10 · 9.8 season