FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 19, 2003Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed TOR by 8 after the first quarter and won 89–84.

Final · Box score
Pistons89
Raptors84
Q1 DET -8; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Wizards75
Hornets87
Q1 NOH +11; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +12
Final · Box score
Wolves85
Nuggets77
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Rockets107
Suns89
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +18
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Jazz87
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Sixers110
Bulls82
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI +22; Q4 PHI +28
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Blazers125
Q1 POR +23; Q2 POR +27; Q3 POR +24; Q4 POR +27
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Sonics103
Q1 SEA +14; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +14; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Bucks104
Clippers110
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2001–02Feb 19, 2002: 6 games. Top scorer: Chauncey Billups (Wolves-Mavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Raptors

Detroit rallies from 8 down to beat Toronto

Kevin Garnett goes for 25 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+4+9+5DET AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1530192589
Raptors2318142984
Who led
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 27, 8, 20, 12, 17, 15, 7, 18DET18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 17, 12, 14, 8, 4, 14, 8, 16DET16 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 7, 13, 2, 14, 9, 22, 11, 20TOR20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 13, 16, 14, 25, 21, 20, 12, 16TOR16 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
The night in charts
Warriors-Blazers combined for 223, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 98, Blazers 125
223
Bucks-ClippersBucks 104, Clippers 110
214
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 94, Sonics 103
197
Rockets-SunsRockets 107, Suns 89
196
Sixers-BullsSixers 110, Bulls 82
192
Lakers-JazzLakers 93, Jazz 87
180
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 89, Raptors 84
173
Wizards-HornetsWizards 75, Hornets 87
162
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 85, Nuggets 77
162
DET won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 89, Raptors 84
+5 DET
Bucks-ClippersBucks 104, Clippers 110
+6 LAC
Lakers-JazzLakers 93, Jazz 87
+6 LAL
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 85, Nuggets 77
+8 MIN
Knicks-SonicsKnicks 94, Sonics 103
+9 SEA
Wizards-HornetsWizards 75, Hornets 87
+12 NOH
Rockets-SunsRockets 107, Suns 89
+18 HOU
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 98, Blazers 125
+27 POR
Sixers-BullsSixers 110, Bulls 82
+28 PHI
DET rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-RaptorsDET won · Pistons 89, Raptors 84
8 pts
Sixers-BullsPHI won · Sixers 110, Bulls 82
6 pts
Rockets-SunsHOU won · Rockets 107, Suns 89
4 pts
Wolves-NuggetsMIN won · Wolves 85, Nuggets 77
3 pts
Kenny Thomas shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenny ThomasPHI · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
RiceHOU · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
HarpringUTA · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PippenPOR · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Pistons-Raptors
Pistons 89Raptors 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1530192589
Raptors2318142984
The story
Detroit beat Toronto 89-84 behind 11 rebounds and 8 points from Ben Wallace

Antonio Davis paced Toronto: 15 PTS, 10 REB 11 REB, 8 PTS, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 4-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-18 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −8+4+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter topped the game at 48.2 FPTS: 16 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB

Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 93Jazz 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2521182993
Jazz2026162587
The story
Derek Fisher had 16 points as Los Angeles beat Utah 93-87

John Stockton led Utah with 15 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 3-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 25-20, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +50+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 107Suns 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets18322730107
Suns2218212889
The story
Cuttino Mobley's 22 points carried Houston past Phoenix, 107-89

For Phoenix, Stephon Marbury had 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 7-15 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 32-18.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −4+10+16+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion was the fantasy play: 49.8 FPTS on 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.2Season avg45.4Last 5

45.4 points a game over his last five games, against 30.2 in 52 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
40.5Season avg29.4Last 3

29.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Philadelphia posts the night's biggest win

Philadelphia beat Chicago by 28, the widest margin of 9 games.

DET over TOR5LAL over UTA6LAC over MIL6MIN over DEN8SEA over NYK9NOH over WAS12HOU over PHX18POR over GSW27PHI over CHI28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 42, 35, 46, 42, 51, 44, 40, 52, 40Lakers-Jazz · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 20, 12, 14, 27, 23, 20, 19, 31Sonics-Knicks · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 8, 12, 12, 6, 8, 12, 13, 29Blazers-Warriors · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 37, 25, 21, 28, 36, 20, 32, 28Sixers-Bulls · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 25, 23, 25, 15, 18, 15, 11, 26Sonics-Knicks · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 30, 23, 26, 26, 23, 37, 34, 25Wolves-Nuggets · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+12.6 43.0 last 10 · 30.4 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+6.8 29.8 last 10 · 23.0 season
Rasheed WallacePOR+6.4 25.0 last 10 · 18.6 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+6.3 23.7 last 10 · 17.4 season
Peja StojakovicSAC+5.3 24.5 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Jason KiddNJN−5.9 13.6 last 10 · 19.5 season
Antawn JamisonGSW−5.5 16.6 last 10 · 22.1 season
Andre MillerLAC−4.6 9.8 last 10 · 14.4 season
Bonzi WellsPOR−4.0 11.4 last 10 · 15.4 season
Lucious HarrisNJN−3.8 8.0 last 10 · 11.8 season