FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 22, 2003Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed DET by 12 after the first quarter and won 93–91.

Final · Box score
Hornets93
Pistons91
Q1 NOH -12; Q2 NOH -9; Q3 NOH -3; Q4 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Bulls90
Heat100
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Rockets93
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +24; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Spurs105
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Jazz99
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Blazers90
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Hawks89
Clippers87
Q1 ATL -11; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +2
On this day · 2001–02Feb 22, 2002: 7 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (Hornets-Lakers), 37 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Pistons

New Orleans fights back from 12 down against Detroit

Elton Brand goes for 17 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-9-3+2NOH AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1525252893
Pistons2722192391
Who led
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 15, 18, 19, 24, 20, 24, 50, 29NOH29 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 11, 11, 21, 20, 17, 21, 35, 27NOH27 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 15, 29, 28, 23, 34, 4, 23, 23DET23 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 8, 20, 12, 17, 15, 7, 18, 23, 22DET22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Houston by 11.

NOH over DET2ATL over LAC2MIL over POR3SAS over IND9MIA over CHI10UTA over DEN10HOU over MEM11Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
The night in charts
Pacers-Spurs combined for 201, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-SpursPacers 96, Spurs 105
201
Bulls-HeatBulls 90, Heat 100
190
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 89, Jazz 99
188
Hornets-PistonsHornets 93, Pistons 91
184
Bucks-BlazersBucks 93, Blazers 90
183
Hawks-ClippersHawks 89, Clippers 87
176
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 82, Rockets 93
175
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-ClippersHawks 89, Clippers 87
+2 ATL
Hornets-PistonsHornets 93, Pistons 91
+2 NOH
Bucks-BlazersBucks 93, Blazers 90
+3 MIL
Pacers-SpursPacers 96, Spurs 105
+9 SAS
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 89, Jazz 99
+10 UTA
Bulls-HeatBulls 90, Heat 100
+10 MIA
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 82, Rockets 93
+11 HOU
NOH erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-PistonsNOH won · Hornets 93, Pistons 91
12 pts
Hawks-ClippersATL won · Hawks 89, Clippers 87
11 pts
Bucks-BlazersMIL won · Bucks 93, Blazers 90
5 pts
Nuggets-JazzUTA won · Nuggets 89, Jazz 99
3 pts
Bulls-HeatMIA won · Bulls 90, Heat 100
1 pt
Curry shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryCHI · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
ParkerSAS · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DuncanSAS · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
67% (10-15)
MobleyHOU · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Derek AndersonPOR · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Hawks-Clippers
Hawks 89Clippers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1628281789
Clippers2721192087
The story
Glenn Robinson had 17 points as Atlanta beat Los Angeles 89-87

Andre Miller led Los Angeles with 18 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 5-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Hawks took the third 28-19.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −11−4+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Pistons
Hornets 93Pistons 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1525252893
Pistons2722192391
The story
Jamal Mashburn's 29 points and 10 assists carried New Orleans past Detroit, 93-91

For Detroit, Ben Wallace had 14 REB, 4 AST, 2 PTS 29 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 14-31 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 25-19.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −12−9−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Blazers
Bucks 93Blazers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2523153093
Blazers2427172290
The story
Milwaukee beat Portland 93-90 behind 22 points and 9 assists from Gary Payton

Bonzi Wells paced Portland: 26 PTS, 5 REB 22 PTS, 9 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-22 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1−3−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derek Anderson topped the game at 42.2 FPTS: 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.6Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 21.6 in 57 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 56 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Rose leads the day with 31

Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 27, 38, 13, 27, 28, 20, 16, 31Bulls-Heat · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 15, 18, 19, 24, 20, 24, 50, 29Hornets-Pistons · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 24, 5, 8, 10, 16, 22, 16, 29Rockets-Grizzlies · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 11, 11, 21, 20, 17, 21, 35, 27Hornets-Pistons · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 10, 7, 6, 5, 12, 10, 13, 26Bulls-Heat · L
7.0 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 12, 6, 8, 12, 13, 29, 25, 26Blazers-Bucks · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+12.6 43.2 last 10 · 30.6 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+6.8 24.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
Stephon MarburyPHX+5.9 28.9 last 10 · 23.0 season
Tyson ChandlerCHI+4.8 13.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Kenyon MartinNJN+4.7 20.1 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−4.9 13.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Lucious HarrisNJN−4.8 6.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Antawn JamisonGSW−4.0 18.2 last 10 · 22.2 season
Ricky DavisCLE−3.7 17.8 last 10 · 21.5 season
Tyrone HillCLE−3.7 2.6 last 10 · 6.3 season