FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 12, 2003Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed ATL by 12 after the first quarter and won 97–96.

Final · Box score
Wolves102
Cavs91
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +11
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls111
Sixers119
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Hawks96
Raptors97
Q1 TOR -12; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Warriors113
Knicks107
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Nets90
Grizzlies97
Q1 MEM +17; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Pacers83
Hornets72
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Lakers113
Nuggets102
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +32; Q3 LAL +33; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Mavs114
Bucks120
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Rockets106
Jazz76
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +30
Final · Box score
Wizards108
Clippers104
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +4
On this day · 2001–02Feb 12, 2002: 11 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Knicks), 36 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Raptors

Toronto rallies from 12 down to beat Atlanta

Kobe Bryant goes for 51 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+2-6+1TOR AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2818282296
Raptors1632202997
Who led
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 10, 14, 7, 12, 20, 12, 16, 22TOR22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 20, 25, 22, 13, 16, 14, 25, 21TOR21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 27, 26, 33, 20, 20, 12, 25, 26ATL26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 27, 11, 25, 30, 20, 14, 23, 19, 16, 24ATL24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Bucks combined for 234, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BucksMavs 114, Bucks 120
234
Bulls-SixersBulls 111, Sixers 119
230
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 113, Knicks 107
220
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 113, Nuggets 102
215
Wizards-ClippersWizards 108, Clippers 104
212
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 96, Raptors 97
193
Wolves-CavsWolves 102, Cavs 91
193
Nets-GrizzliesNets 90, Grizzlies 97
187
Rockets-JazzRockets 106, Jazz 76
182
Pacers-HornetsPacers 83, Hornets 72
155
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 96, Raptors 97
+1 TOR
Wizards-ClippersWizards 108, Clippers 104
+4 WAS
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 113, Knicks 107
+6 GSW
Mavs-BucksMavs 114, Bucks 120
+6 MIL
Nets-GrizzliesNets 90, Grizzlies 97
+7 MEM
Bulls-SixersBulls 111, Sixers 119
+8 PHI
Pacers-HornetsPacers 83, Hornets 72
+11 IND
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 113, Nuggets 102
+11 LAL
Wolves-CavsWolves 102, Cavs 91
+11 MIN
Rockets-JazzRockets 106, Jazz 76
+30 HOU
TOR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-RaptorsTOR won · Hawks 96, Raptors 97
12 pts
Mavs-BucksMIL won · Mavs 114, Bucks 120
2 pts
Warriors-KnicksGSW won · Warriors 113, Knicks 107
1 pt
Laettner shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaettnerWAS · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
LueWAS · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MurphyGSW · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
ArenasGSW · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
MarshallCHI · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Hawks-Raptors
Hawks 96Raptors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2818282296
Raptors1632202997
The story
Vince Carter had 21 points as Toronto beat Atlanta 97-96

Glenn Robinson led Atlanta with 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 8-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Raptors took the second 32-18.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −12+2−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 111Sixers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls301936242111
Sixers3227311910119
The story
Allen Iverson's 36 points carried Philadelphia past Chicago, 119-111 in OT

For Chicago, Tyson Chandler had 21 PTS, 17 REB 36 PTS, 7 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 12-27 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-19, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +2+10+50+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jalen Rose was the fantasy play: 64.7 FPTS on 38 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB

Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 113Nuggets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26443211113
Nuggets15233133102
The story
Los Angeles beat Denver 113-102 behind 18 points and 10 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Juwan Howard paced Denver: 22 PTS, 7 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 3-6 FG

The swing

A 44-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
400 +11+32+33+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.9Season avg43.2Last 5

43.2 points a game over his last five games, against 28.9 in 48 earlier games. Today: 51 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.4minutes, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
34.72001–02 avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.7 in 2001–02 (29 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Utah by 30, the widest margin of 10 games.

TOR over ATL1WAS over LAC4GSW over NYK6MIL over DAL6MEM over NJN7PHI over CHI8MIN over CLE11IND over NOH11LAL over DEN11HOU over UTA30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 51

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 11, 40, 38, 42, 35, 46, 42, 51Lakers-Nuggets · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high51 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 29, 24, 16, 23, 28, 20, 27, 38Bulls-Sixers · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 22, 10, 27, 21, 31, 16, 28, 36Rockets-Jazz · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 25, 25, 20, 37, 25, 21, 28, 36Sixers-Bulls · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 14, 16, 24, 20, 16, 31, 20, 11, 32Knicks-Warriors · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 21, 22, 18, 16, 12, 21, 27, 28Bucks-Mavs · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+6.1 35.4 last 10 · 29.3 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+5.7 14.0 last 10 · 8.3 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+5.3 22.3 last 10 · 17.0 season
Dion GloverATL+5.2 13.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
Kerry KittlesNJN+5.0 18.8 last 10 · 13.8 season
Cold
Predrag DrobnjakSEA−4.7 3.6 last 10 · 8.3 season
Lucious HarrisNJN−4.2 7.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Bonzi WellsPOR−3.9 11.5 last 10 · 15.4 season
Tony DelkBOS−3.8 7.0 last 10 · 10.8 season
Tyrone HillCLE−3.7 2.6 last 10 · 6.3 season