FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 3, 2003Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed CHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 115–111.

Final · Box score
Hawks79
Heat99
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +20
Final · OT · Box score
Sonics108
Nets109
Q1 NJN +13; Q2 NJN +11; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +1
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Hornets103
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 NOH +10; Q3 NOH +6; Q4 NOH +7
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls111
Suns115
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Jazz90
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Warriors101
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +10
On this day · 2001–02Feb 3, 2002: 9 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Wolves-Kings), 32 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Suns

Shawn Marion scores 36, Phoenix wins in overtime

Donyell Marshall goes for 23 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-1-40+4PHX AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bulls342029226111
Suns2726262610115
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 27, 29, 24, 21, 18, 15, 29, 36PHX36 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 41, 22, 18, 22, 31, 29, 33, 19, 32, 36PHX36 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 37, 28, 11, 29, 24, 16, 23, 28CHI28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 7, 4, 16, 17, 14, 9, 14, 23CHI23 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Heat rout

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Miami beat Atlanta by 20.

NJN over SEA1DAL over UTA2PHX over CHI4NOH over BOS7GSW over MEM10MIA over ATL20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Bulls-Suns combined for 226, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-SunsBulls 111, Suns 115
226
Sonics-NetsSonics 108, Nets 109
217
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 96, Hornets 103
199
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 91, Warriors 101
192
Mavs-JazzMavs 92, Jazz 90
182
Hawks-HeatHawks 79, Heat 99
178
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-NetsSonics 108, Nets 109
+1 NJN
Mavs-JazzMavs 92, Jazz 90
+2 DAL
Bulls-SunsBulls 111, Suns 115
+4 PHX
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 96, Hornets 103
+7 NOH
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 91, Warriors 101
+10 GSW
Hawks-HeatHawks 79, Heat 99
+20 MIA
PHX rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-SunsPHX won · Bulls 111, Suns 115
7 pts
Hawks-HeatMIA won · Hawks 79, Heat 99
4 pts
Mavs-JazzDAL won · Mavs 92, Jazz 90
1 pt
Kenyon Martin shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenyon MartinNJN · 35 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK
72% (13-18)
Abdur-RahimATL · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
MarburyPHX · 36 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (14-22)
Eddie JonesMIA · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
MashburnNOH · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Sonics-Nets
Sonics 108Nets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics203424228108
Nets333220159109
The story
Kenyon Martin had 35 points and 12 rebounds as New Jersey beat Seattle 109-108 in OT

Desmond Mason led Seattle with 30 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 35 PTS, 12 REB · 13-18 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 33-20, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +13+11+70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 92Jazz 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2922152692
Jazz1428252390
The story
Dallas beat Utah 92-90 behind 25 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Matt Harpring paced Utah: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-23 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 29-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +15+9−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Suns
Bulls 111Suns 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls342029226111
Suns2726262610115
The story
Stephon Marbury's 36 points and 9 assists carried Phoenix past Chicago, 115-111 in OT

For Chicago, Jalen Rose had 28 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 36 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 14-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 26-20.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −7−1−40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 47 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 39 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg42.5Today

42 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Shawn Marion leads the day with 36

Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 27, 29, 24, 21, 18, 15, 29, 36Suns-Bulls · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 41, 22, 18, 22, 31, 29, 33, 19, 32, 36Suns-Bulls · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 17, 10, 18, 17, 19, 23, 29, 35Nets-Sonics · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high35 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 19, 24, 4, 24, 11, 17, 39, 30Hornets-Celtics · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 6, 14, 17, 7, 17, 11, 20, 30Sonics-Nets · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 37, 28, 11, 29, 24, 16, 23, 28Bulls-Suns · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Peja StojakovicSAC+6.3 25.1 last 10 · 18.8 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+5.8 13.9 last 10 · 8.1 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+5.8 28.3 last 10 · 22.5 season
David WesleyNOH+4.7 21.4 last 10 · 16.7 season
Michael JordanWAS+3.7 22.4 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cold
Jay WilliamsCHI−5.6 3.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Doug ChristieSAC−4.9 5.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
Shammond WilliamsBOS−4.5 3.0 last 10 · 7.5 season
Ricky DavisCLE−4.1 17.8 last 10 · 21.9 season
Brent BarrySEA−4.1 5.8 last 10 · 9.9 season