FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 20, 2003Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed IND by 10 at halftime and won 98–91.

Final · Box score
Pacers91
Nets98
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN -10; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Spurs87
Mavs95
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Celtics83
Kings105
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +23; Q4 SAC +22
On this day · 2001–02Feb 20, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Warriors), 46 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Nets

Jason Kidd scores 31, New Jersey rallies past Indiana

Steve Nash goes for 29 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-10+1+7NJN AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2332142291
Nets2025252898
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 20, 8, 19, 28, 6, 21, 12, 31NJN31 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 29, 35, 4, 17, 15, 17, 28, 19NJN19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 14, 22, 10, 8, 2, 16, 9, 22IND22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 21, 13, 25, 18, 17, 16, 16, 18IND18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Spurs-Mavs

Dallas leads San Antonio wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 95–87. Best quarter: the first, 29–19. Steve Nash led Dallas with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NJN over IND7DAL over SAS8SAC over BOS22Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over SAS.
The night in charts
Pacers-Nets combined for 189, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-NetsPacers 91, Nets 98
189
Celtics-KingsCeltics 83, Kings 105
188
Spurs-MavsSpurs 87, Mavs 95
182
NJN won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Pacers-NetsPacers 91, Nets 98
+7 NJN
Spurs-MavsSpurs 87, Mavs 95
+8 DAL
Celtics-KingsCeltics 83, Kings 105
+22 SAC
Clark shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ClarkSAC · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
KiddNJN · 31 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
NashDAL · 29 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
55% (12-22)
RoseSAS · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 91Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2332142291
Nets2025252898
The story
Kenyon Martin had 19 points as New Jersey beat Indiana 98-91

Brad Miller led Indiana with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB · 9-13 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Nets took the third 25-14.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −3−10+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 87Mavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1924172787
Mavs2917272295
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 22 points carried Dallas past San Antonio, 95-87

For San Antonio, Tony Parker had 13 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 7-17 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-19, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +10+3+13+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Kings
Celtics 83Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1821202483
Kings29242923105
The story
Sacramento beat Boston 105-83 behind 18 points and 9 assists from Doug Christie

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 22 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL · 6-9 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +11+14+23+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 54 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 44 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 31

Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 20, 8, 19, 28, 6, 21, 12, 31Nets-Pacers · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 25, 0, 20, 13, 14, 26, 16, 19, 8, 29Mavs-Spurs · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 11, 10, 13, 21, 7, 15, 7, 25Spurs-Mavs · L
8.6 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 27, 26, 14, 36, 35, 21, 31, 22Celtics-Kings · L
26.4 PPG season to date · −4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 14, 22, 10, 8, 2, 16, 9, 22Pacers-Nets · L
12.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 25, 28, 34, 27, 31, 25, 14, 22Mavs-Spurs · W
23.3 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 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
Kenyon MartinNJN+5.1 20.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonGSW−5.5 16.6 last 10 · 22.1 season
Bobby JacksonSAC−4.9 13.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Andre MillerLAC−4.6 9.8 last 10 · 14.4 season
Jason KiddNJN−4.1 15.6 last 10 · 19.7 season
Bonzi WellsPOR−4.0 11.4 last 10 · 15.4 season