FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 5, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIA by 8 after the first quarter and won 101–87.

Final · Box score
Sonics74
Celtics114
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +40
Final · Box score
Rockets102
Cavs105
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Clippers80
Pistons89
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +24; Q3 DET +22; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Heat87
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +14
Final · Box score
Nets111
Sixers85
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN +14; Q3 NJN +24; Q4 NJN +26
Final · Box score
Kings84
Hornets108
Q1 NOH +6; Q2 NOH +9; Q3 NOH +20; Q4 NOH +24
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Jazz105
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -7; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Warriors99
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +4
On this day · 2001–02Feb 5, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (Knicks-Clippers), 40 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Heat

Portland rallies from 8 down to beat Miami

Karl Malone goes for 31 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-5+2+14POR AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers21203228101
Heat2917251687
Who led
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 7, 19, 13, 6, 6, 11, 25, 26POR26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 12, 14, 11, 38, 28, 29, 15, 22POR22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 19, 26, 9, 22, 22, 17, 26, 20MIA20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Eddie HousePoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 2, 1, 3, 9, 4, 7, 0, 18MIA18 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Seattle by 40, the widest margin of 8 games.

CLE over HOU3SAS over GSW4DET over LAC9POR over MIA14UTA over MEM21NOH over SAC24NJN over PHI26BOS over SEA40Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Rockets-Cavs combined for 207, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-CavsRockets 102, Cavs 105
207
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 103, Warriors 99
202
Nets-SixersNets 111, Sixers 85
196
Kings-HornetsKings 84, Hornets 108
192
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 84, Jazz 105
189
Sonics-CelticsSonics 74, Celtics 114
188
Blazers-HeatBlazers 101, Heat 87
188
Clippers-PistonsClippers 80, Pistons 89
169
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-CavsRockets 102, Cavs 105
+3 CLE
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 103, Warriors 99
+4 SAS
Clippers-PistonsClippers 80, Pistons 89
+9 DET
Blazers-HeatBlazers 101, Heat 87
+14 POR
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 84, Jazz 105
+21 UTA
Kings-HornetsKings 84, Hornets 108
+24 NOH
Nets-SixersNets 111, Sixers 85
+26 NJN
Sonics-CelticsSonics 74, Celtics 114
+40 BOS
POR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-HeatPOR won · Blazers 101, Heat 87
8 pts
Grizzlies-JazzUTA won · Grizzlies 84, Jazz 105
7 pts
Nets-SixersNJN won · Nets 111, Sixers 85
1 pt
Kittles shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KittlesNJN · 35 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
HouseMIA · 18 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DelkBOS · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
69% (9-13)
MaloneUTA · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL
67% (14-21)
Maurice TaylorHOU · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
65% (13-20)
Final · Rockets-Cavs
Rockets 102Cavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22232631102
Cavs28262724105
The story
Ricky Davis had 21 points and 10 assists as Cleveland beat Houston 105-102

Cuttino Mobley led Houston with 24 PTS, 6 REB 21 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 7-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 28-22, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6+9+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Maurice Taylor led the game in fantasy with 47.0 FPTS (30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 103Warriors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs33321622103
Warriors1831262499
The story
Tim Duncan's 30 points and 12 rebounds carried San Antonio past Golden State, 103-99

For Golden State, Gilbert Arenas had 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 11-20 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 33-18, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +15+16+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Jazz
Grizzlies 84Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2524201584
Jazz24182934105
The story
Utah beat Memphis 105-84 behind 11 assists and 10 points from John Stockton

Earl Watson paced Memphis: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 11 AST, 10 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL · 4-11 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
300 −1−7+2+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.9Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.9 in 40 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg21.8Last 3

21.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 39 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg37.0Today

37 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kerry Kittles leads the day with 35

Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 22, 15, 19, 17, 21, 15, 17, 35Nets-Sixers · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 18, 20, 29, 20, 26, 26, 18, 31Jazz-Grizzlies · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 30, 29, 22, 17, 12, 23, 17, 30Spurs-Warriors · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 4, 4, 16, 5, 18, 2, 6, 30Rockets-Cavs · L
7.4 PPG season to date · +23.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 14, 7, 27, 28, 10, 26, 21, 28Warriors-Spurs · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 21, 25, 25, 20, 37, 25, 21, 28Sixers-Nets · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonPHX+5.8 13.9 last 10 · 8.1 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+5.8 28.3 last 10 · 22.5 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+5.2 24.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
David WesleyNOH+5.0 21.7 last 10 · 16.7 season
Kerry KittlesNJN+4.8 18.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Cold
Jay WilliamsCHI−4.9 4.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Ricky DavisCLE−4.8 16.8 last 10 · 21.6 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC−4.2 5.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Tyrone HillCLE−3.7 2.6 last 10 · 6.3 season
Doug ChristieSAC−3.6 6.4 last 10 · 10.0 season