FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 15, 2003Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIA by 7 at halftime and won 98–92.

Final · Box score
Nuggets69
Bulls88
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +19
Final · Box score
Heat92
Mavs98
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Sonics96
Blazers101
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Clippers84
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +8
On this day · 2001–02Feb 15, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (Hornets-Pacers), 38 points.
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The lead · Heat-Mavs

Dallas handles Miami by 6

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 25 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-7-2+6DAL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2425192492
Mavs2616243298
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 32, 20, 25, 28, 34, 27, 31, 25DAL25 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 25, 0, 20, 13, 14, 26, 16, 19DAL19 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 2, 20, 9, 11, 6, 6, 11, 2, 15, 21MIA21 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 12, 18, 12, 9, 10, 11, 24, 14MIA14 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Sonics-Blazers

Seattle's skid reaches six

Portland won 101–96; the SuperSonics fall to 21–30. Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · SEA
W@ MEM95–83Wvs GSW91–88Lvs SAC77–95Wvs CHI90–77L@ NJN108–109L@ BOS74–114L@ MIL91–97Lvs BOS76–82L@ SAC81–110L@ POR96–101
The night in charts
Sonics-Blazers combined for 197, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-BlazersSonics 96, Blazers 101
197
Heat-MavsHeat 92, Mavs 98
190
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 92, Clippers 84
176
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 69, Bulls 88
157
POR won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sonics-BlazersSonics 96, Blazers 101
+5 POR
Heat-MavsHeat 92, Mavs 98
+6 DAL
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 92, Clippers 84
+8 BOS
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 69, Bulls 88
+19 CHI
DAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-MavsDAL won · Heat 92, Mavs 98
7 pts
Sonics-BlazersPOR won · Sonics 96, Blazers 101
2 pts
Nuggets-BullsCHI won · Nuggets 69, Bulls 88
1 pt
Brand shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandLAC · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
DrobnjakSEA · 23 PTS, 5 REB
60% (9-15)
ChandlerCHI · 22 REB, 19 PTS, 3 BLK
56% (9-16)
MaggetteLAC · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
BestMIA · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB
54% (7-13)
Final · Sonics-Blazers
Sonics 96Blazers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2531162496
Blazers31232423101
The story
Rasheed Wallace's 27 points carried Portland past Seattle, 101-96

For Seattle, Gary Payton had 19 PTS, 7 AST 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 7-18 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 24-16.

POR lead by quarter
200 +6−2+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Mavs
Heat 92Mavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2425192492
Mavs2616243298
The story
Steve Nash had 19 points as Dallas beat Miami 98-92

Travis Best led Miami with 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 6-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 32-24.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +2−7−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Clippers
Celtics 92Clippers 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2321222692
Clippers2119251984
The story
Boston beat Los Angeles 92-84 behind 26 points from Antoine Walker

Elton Brand paced Los Angeles: 26 PTS, 12 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 9-20 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 26-19 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2+4+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.5Season avg29.0Last 5

29.0 points a game over his last five games, against 23.5 in 49 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg10.5Last 3

10.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 36 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 35

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 45, 27, 30, 23, 29, 27, 26, 14, 36, 35Celtics-Clippers · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 16, 23, 28, 20, 27, 38, 13, 27Bulls-Nuggets · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 38, 28, 29, 15, 22, 25, 30, 27Blazers-Sonics · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 33, 6, 22, 20, 14, 17, 19, 26Celtics-Clippers · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 10, 12, 17, 16, 18, 29, 15, 26Clippers-Celtics · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 32, 20, 25, 28, 34, 27, 31, 25Mavs-Heat · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+7.6 37.2 last 10 · 29.6 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+6.5 29.6 last 10 · 23.1 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+5.5 22.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Rasheed WallacePOR+5.3 23.9 last 10 · 18.6 season
Howard EisleyNYK+5.3 14.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Bonzi WellsPOR−4.5 10.7 last 10 · 15.2 season
Andre MillerLAC−4.3 10.2 last 10 · 14.5 season
Tony DelkBOS−4.1 6.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Tyrone HillCLE−3.7 2.6 last 10 · 6.3 season
Ricky DavisCLE−3.7 18.0 last 10 · 21.7 season