FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 24, 2002Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Nets trailed Hornets by 18 at halftime and won 95–93.

Final · Box score
Lakers107
Knicks91
Q1 Lakers +14; Q2 Lakers +14; Q3 Lakers +12; Q4 Lakers +16
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Bucks89
Q1 Bucks +5; Q2 Bucks +9; Q3 Bucks +8; Q4 Bucks +7
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Nets95
Q1 Nets -10; Q2 Nets -18; Q3 Nets -14; Q4 Nets +2
Final · Box score
Sonics101
Raptors92
Q1 Sonics -11; Q2 Sonics -11; Q3 Sonics -3; Q4 Sonics +9
Final · Box score
Magic96
Cavs111
Q1 Cavs +6; Q2 Cavs -4; Q3 Cavs +10; Q4 Cavs +15
Final · Box score
Wizards80
Heat92
Q1 Heat -4; Q2 Heat -5; Q3 Heat -2; Q4 Heat +12
Final · Box score
Spurs83
Suns92
Q1 Suns +17; Q2 Suns +10; Q3 Suns +12; Q4 Suns +9
Final · Box score
Hawks89
Nuggets84
Q1 Hawks +9; Q2 Hawks +6; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 Hawks +5
On this day · 2000–01Feb 24, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Hornets), 47 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Nets

New Jersey erases 18-point lead, steals one from Charlotte

Ben Wallace goes for 17 rebounds

Game flow · Nets margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-18-14+2Nets AHEAD ↑Hornets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2831231193
Nets1823272795
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 12, 8, 16, 11, 26, 30, 17, 21Nets21 PTS · 6 REB · 15 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 6, 4, 10, 12, 19, 6, 11, 17Nets17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 23, 18, 38, 14, 20, 17, 37, 29Hornets29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 26, 21, 12, 15, 22, 15, 16, 24Hornets24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Magic-Cavs combined for 207, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-CavsMagic 96, Cavs 111
207
Lakers-KnicksLakers 107, Knicks 91
198
Sonics-RaptorsSonics 101, Raptors 92
193
Hornets-NetsHornets 93, Nets 95
188
Spurs-SunsSpurs 83, Suns 92
175
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 89, Nuggets 84
173
Wizards-HeatWizards 80, Heat 92
172
Pistons-BucksPistons 82, Bucks 89
171
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-NetsHornets 93, Nets 95
+2 Nets
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 89, Nuggets 84
+5 Hawks
Pistons-BucksPistons 82, Bucks 89
+7 Bucks
Sonics-RaptorsSonics 101, Raptors 92
+9 Sonics
Spurs-SunsSpurs 83, Suns 92
+9 Suns
Wizards-HeatWizards 80, Heat 92
+12 Heat
Magic-CavsMagic 96, Cavs 111
+15 Cavs
Lakers-KnicksLakers 107, Knicks 91
+16 Lakers
Nets erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-NetsNets won · Hornets 93, Nets 95
18 pts
Sonics-RaptorsSonics won · Sonics 101, Raptors 92
11 pts
Wizards-HeatHeat won · Wizards 80, Heat 92
5 pts
Magic-CavsCavs won · Magic 96, Cavs 111
4 pts
Howard shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HowardNuggets · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
ClarkRaptors · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Brian GrantHeat · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
LueWizards · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
JamesSonics · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Hornets-Nets
Hornets 93Nets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2831231193
Nets1823272795
The story
Jason Kidd had 21 points and 15 assists as New Jersey beat Charlotte 95-93

Baron Davis led Charlotte with 29 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 21 PTS, 15 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 27-11.

Nets lead by quarter
200 −10−18−14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Nuggets
Hawks 89Nuggets 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2920172389
Nuggets2023231884
The story
Atlanta beat Denver 89-84 behind 23 points from Shareef Abdur-Rahim

James Posey paced Denver: 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 29-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 +9+60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Raptors
Sonics 101Raptors 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics19213427101
Raptors3021261592
The story
Brent Barry's 23 points carried Seattle past Toronto, 101-92

For Toronto, Keon Clark had 20 PTS, 8 REB 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-14 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 27-15.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 −11−11−3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 52 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg12.8Last 3

12.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 53 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Sonics-Raptors

Seattle rallies from 11 down to beat Toronto

Trailing by 11 after one, Seattle outscored the Raptors 82–62 the rest of the way. Final: 101–92. Brent Barry led Seattle with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sonics-Raptors
Brent Barry · SonicsVince Carter · RaptorsPTS2328REB62AST73Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 36

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 14, 15, 30, 0, 28, 13, 27, 36Suns-Spurs · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 23, 30, 26, 31, 25, 31, 31, 30Lakers-Knicks · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 23, 18, 38, 14, 20, 17, 37, 29Hornets-Nets · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 13, 21, 19, 19, 8, 12, 16, 28Nuggets-Hawks · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 19, 32, 27, 26, 28, 29, 13, 28Raptors-Sonics · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 13, 18, 8, 2, 6, 19, 20, 27Cavs-Magic · W
9.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason RichardsonWarriors+6.5 19.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Ricky DavisCavs+5.6 15.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Keon ClarkRaptors+5.4 16.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimHawks+4.9 26.1 last 10 · 21.2 season
Brent BarrySonics+4.9 18.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelMavs−7.2 14.0 last 10 · 21.2 season
Dion GloverHawks−6.6 2.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Donyell MarshallJazz−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jerry StackhousePistons−4.9 17.4 last 10 · 22.3 season
Jumaine JonesCavs−4.5 5.2 last 10 · 9.7 season