FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 18, 2003Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed NOH by 16 after the first quarter and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Bulls107
Cavs101
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Magic99
Q1 ORL -16; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 ORL -8; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Heat79
Nets84
Q1 NJN +14; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +5
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers103
Grizzlies108
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Hawks79
Mavs105
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +28; Q4 DAL +26
Final · Box score
Nuggets76
Spurs101
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +26; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Kings102
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Celtics125
Warriors117
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +8
Final · 2OT · Box score
Rockets99
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers 0; OT2 LAL +7
On this day · 2001–02Feb 18, 2002: 7 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Cavs), 35 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Magic

Orlando storms back from 16 down to beat New Orleans

Kobe Bryant goes for 52 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-6-8+5ORL AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3223221794
Magic1633203099
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 35, 38, 24, 32, 35, 37, 36, 24ORL24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 15, 10, 20, 11, 4, 33, 16, 24ORL24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 39, 30, 26, 15, 18, 19, 24, 20NOH20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 16, 18, 17, 11, 11, 21, 20, 17NOH17 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Celtics-Warriors combined for 242, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 125, Warriors 117
242
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 103, Grizzlies 108
211
Bulls-CavsBulls 107, Cavs 101
208
Rockets-LakersRockets 99, Lakers 106
205
Bucks-KingsBucks 93, Kings 102
195
Hornets-MagicHornets 94, Magic 99
193
Hawks-MavsHawks 79, Mavs 105
184
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 76, Spurs 101
177
Heat-NetsHeat 79, Nets 84
163
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-MagicHornets 94, Magic 99
+5 ORL
Heat-NetsHeat 79, Nets 84
+5 NJN
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 103, Grizzlies 108
+5 MEM
Bulls-CavsBulls 107, Cavs 101
+6 CHI
Rockets-LakersRockets 99, Lakers 106
+7 LAL
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 125, Warriors 117
+8 BOS
Bucks-KingsBucks 93, Kings 102
+9 SAC
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 76, Spurs 101
+25 SAS
Hawks-MavsHawks 79, Mavs 105
+26 DAL
ORL erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-MagicORL won · Hornets 94, Magic 99
16 pts
Pacers-GrizzliesMEM won · Pacers 103, Grizzlies 108
6 pts
Heat-NetsNJN won · Heat 79, Nets 84
3 pts
Bucks-KingsSAC won · Bucks 93, Kings 102
2 pts
Rockets-LakersLAL won · Rockets 99, Lakers 106
1 pt
McCarty shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McCartyBOS · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
BoozerCLE · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
BowenSAS · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BibbySAC · 21 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
World PeaceIND · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Pacers-Grizzlies
Pacers 103Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers252027265103
Grizzlies1929302010108
The story
Pau Gasol's 24 points and 14 rebounds carried Memphis past Indiana, 108-103 in OT

For Indiana, Jermaine O'Neal had 23 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 14 REB, 7 BLK, 3 AST · 10-22 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 29-20.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −6+3+60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Magic
Hornets 94Magic 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3223221794
Magic1633203099
The story
Orlando beat New Orleans 99-94 behind 24 points from Tracy McGrady

David Wesley paced New Orleans: 17 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-26 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −16−6−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 99Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Rockets162614269899
Lakers25162318915106
The story
Robert Horry had 11 rebounds and 8 points as Los Angeles beat Houston 106-99 in OT

Steve Francis led Houston with 17 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 11 REB, 8 PTS, 6 AST · 3-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 25-16, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +9−1+800+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.8Season avg45.8Last 5

45.8 points a game over his last five games, against 29.8 in 51 earlier games. Today: 52 points in 54 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg10.6Last 3

10.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 9 games went past regulation.

ORL over NOH5NJN over MIA5MEM over IND5CHI over CLE6LAL over HOU7BOS over GSW8SAC over MIL9SAS over DEN25DAL over ATL26Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 52

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 38, 42, 35, 46, 42, 51, 44, 40, 52Lakers-Rockets · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high52 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 23, 11, 8, 15, 17, 32, 6, 39Warriors-Celtics · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 29, 27, 26, 14, 36, 35, 21, 31Celtics-Warriors · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 23, 29, 35, 4, 17, 15, 17, 28Nets-Heat · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 23, 28, 20, 27, 38, 13, 27, 28Bulls-Cavs · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 22, 17, 28, 21, 25, 29, 17, 26Mavs-Hawks · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+12.8 43.0 last 10 · 30.2 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+7.0 24.3 last 10 · 17.3 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+6.8 29.8 last 10 · 23.0 season
Rasheed WallacePOR+6.1 24.8 last 10 · 18.7 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+5.3 24.5 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Jason KiddNJN−5.9 13.6 last 10 · 19.5 season
Bonzi WellsPOR−5.0 10.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Andre MillerLAC−4.3 10.2 last 10 · 14.5 season
Antawn JamisonGSW−4.0 18.5 last 10 · 22.5 season
Lucious HarrisNJN−3.8 8.0 last 10 · 11.8 season