FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 11, 2003Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed PHX by 4 after the first quarter and won 107–106.

Final · Box score
Cavs96
Pacers107
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Nets83
Magic92
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Warriors116
Hawks113
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Hornets78
Heat69
Q1 NOH +1; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH +12; Q4 NOH +9
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Wolves100
Q1 MIN +11; Q2 MIN +17; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Bulls79
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +10
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz103
Rockets101
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Clippers107
Suns106
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +1
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs116
Blazers111
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Wizards80
Kings99
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +25; Q4 SAC +19
Final · Box score
Celtics82
Sonics76
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +22; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Lakers121
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +34; Q4 LAL +28
The lead · Clippers-Suns

Clippers take over late to edge Phoenix

Tim Duncan goes for 36 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+1-4+1LAC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26331830107
Suns30282325106
Who led
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 17, 10, 10, 12, 17, 16, 18, 29LAC29 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 11, 20, 6, 5, 3, 19, 12, 20LAC20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 22, 31, 29, 33, 19, 32, 36, 33PHX33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 29, 24, 21, 18, 15, 29, 36, 22PHX22 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Hawks combined for 229, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-HawksWarriors 116, Hawks 113
229
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 116, Blazers 111
227
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 93, Lakers 121
214
Clippers-SunsClippers 107, Suns 106
213
Jazz-RocketsJazz 103, Rockets 101
204
Cavs-PacersCavs 96, Pacers 107
203
Mavs-WolvesMavs 98, Wolves 100
198
Wizards-KingsWizards 80, Kings 99
179
Nets-MagicNets 83, Magic 92
175
Pistons-BullsPistons 89, Bulls 79
168
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 82, Sonics 76
158
Hornets-HeatHornets 78, Heat 69
147
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-SunsClippers 107, Suns 106
+1 LAC
Mavs-WolvesMavs 98, Wolves 100
+2 MIN
Jazz-RocketsJazz 103, Rockets 101
+2 UTA
Warriors-HawksWarriors 116, Hawks 113
+3 GSW
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 116, Blazers 111
+5 SAS
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 82, Sonics 76
+6 BOS
Nets-MagicNets 83, Magic 92
+9 ORL
Hornets-HeatHornets 78, Heat 69
+9 NOH
Pistons-BullsPistons 89, Bulls 79
+10 DET
Cavs-PacersCavs 96, Pacers 107
+11 IND
Wizards-KingsWizards 80, Kings 99
+19 SAC
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 93, Lakers 121
+28 LAL
LAC rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-SunsLAC won · Clippers 107, Suns 106
4 pts
Jazz-RocketsUTA won · Jazz 103, Rockets 101
3 pts
Nets-MagicORL won · Nets 83, Magic 92
2 pts
Spurs-BlazersSAS won · Spurs 116, Blazers 111
1 pt
Jumaine Jones shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jumaine JonesCLE · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
91% (10-11)
HarpringUTA · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
ArenasGSW · 37 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
74% (14-19)
SzczerbiakMIN · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BrandLAC · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 103Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz262221259103
Rockets242325227101
The story
Karl Malone had 33 points and 9 assists as Utah beat Houston 103-101 in OT

Steve Francis led Houston with 28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 33 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 13-23 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 25-22.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2+1−30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Hawks
Warriors 116Hawks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32322230116
Hawks24222938113
The story
Golden State beat Atlanta 116-113 behind 37 points from Gilbert Arenas

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Atlanta: 16 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 37 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 14-19 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +8+18+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dion Glover topped the game at 55.9 FPTS: 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 116Blazers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs2823272414116
Blazers271735239111
The story
Malik Rose's 21 points and 15 rebounds carried San Antonio past Portland, 116-111 in OT

For Portland, Dale Davis had 15 PTS, 8 REB 21 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 23-17, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+7−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.6Season avg40.6Last 5

40.6 points a game over his last five games, against 28.6 in 47 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.2minutes, last 2 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
34.72001–02 avg11.5Last 2

11.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 34.7 in 2001–02 (29 games). Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Lakers rout

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Lakers beat Denver by 28.

LAC over PHX1MIN over DAL2UTA over HOU2GSW over ATL3SAS over POR5BOS over SEA6ORL over NJN9NOH over MIA9DET over CHI10IND over CLE11SAC over WAS19LAL over DEN28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 42

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 23, 11, 40, 38, 42, 35, 46, 42Lakers-Nuggets · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 3, 14, 7, 27, 28, 10, 26, 21, 28, 37Warriors-Hawks · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 22, 17, 12, 23, 17, 30, 25, 36Spurs-Blazers · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 30, 13, 34, 32, 20, 25, 28, 34Mavs-Wolves · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 20, 29, 20, 26, 26, 18, 31, 33Jazz-Rockets · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 22, 31, 29, 33, 19, 32, 36, 33Suns-Clippers · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonPHX+5.7 14.0 last 10 · 8.3 season
Howard EisleyNYK+4.9 13.8 last 10 · 8.9 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+4.8 27.5 last 10 · 22.7 season
Kerry KittlesNJN+4.7 18.5 last 10 · 13.8 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+4.6 23.6 last 10 · 19.0 season
Cold
Predrag DrobnjakSEA−4.7 3.6 last 10 · 8.3 season
Jay WilliamsCHI−4.2 5.0 last 10 · 9.2 season
Eric PiatkowskiLAC−4.2 5.1 last 10 · 9.3 season
Antawn JamisonGSW−4.1 18.3 last 10 · 22.4 season
Bonzi WellsPOR−3.9 11.5 last 10 · 15.4 season