FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 24, 2003Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed PHX by 8 at halftime and won 90–87.

Final · OT · Box score
Rockets101
Celtics95
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU -7; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Grizzlies103
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Wolves117
Bucks114
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Suns87
Bulls90
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI -8; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Nuggets89
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Pistons79
Sonics86
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 Sonics 0; Q4 SEA +7
On this day · 2001–02Feb 24, 2002: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Suns-Spurs), 36 points.
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The lead · Suns-Bulls

Jalen Rose posts 21-14-11 as Chicago tops Phoenix

Steve Francis goes for 33 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-8+10+3CHI AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2124132987
Bulls2413312290
Who led
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 38, 13, 27, 28, 20, 16, 31, 21CHI21 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 21, 4, 6, 10, 6, 3, 6, 17CHI17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 9, 12, 25, 25, 11, 14, 13, 19PHX19 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 36, 22, 26, 22, 24, 8, 19, 18PHX18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Rockets-Celtics

Houston flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Boston led 54–50 at the break. Tied 88–88 after regulation, Houston won the extra time 13–7. Final: 101–95. Steve Francis led Houston with 33 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Celtics
Steve Francis · HOUAntoine Walker · BOSPTS3322REB911AST98Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Wolves-Bucks combined for 231, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-BucksWolves 117, Bucks 114
231
Rockets-CelticsRockets 101, Celtics 95
196
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 92, Grizzlies 103
195
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 94, Nuggets 89
183
Suns-BullsSuns 87, Bulls 90
177
Pistons-SonicsPistons 79, Sonics 86
165
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-BucksWolves 117, Bucks 114
+3 MIN
Suns-BullsSuns 87, Bulls 90
+3 CHI
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 94, Nuggets 89
+5 GSW
Rockets-CelticsRockets 101, Celtics 95
+6 HOU
Pistons-SonicsPistons 79, Sonics 86
+7 SEA
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 92, Grizzlies 103
+11 MEM
CHI rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-BullsCHI won · Suns 87, Bulls 90
8 pts
Rockets-CelticsHOU won · Rockets 101, Celtics 95
7 pts
Warriors-NuggetsGSW won · Warriors 94, Nuggets 89
5 pts
Wolves-BucksMIN won · Wolves 117, Bucks 114
1 pt
Amar'e shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BattieBOS · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Lorenzen WrightMEM · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
LewisSEA · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
HamiltonDET · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Bulls
Suns 87Bulls 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2124132987
Bulls2413312290
The story
Donyell Marshall had 17 points as Chicago beat Phoenix 90-87

Joe Johnson led Phoenix with 16 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Bulls took the third 31-13.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +3−8+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Bucks
Wolves 117Bucks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31292928117
Bucks32192142114
The story
Minnesota beat Milwaukee 117-114 behind 21 points from Troy Hudson

Sam Cassell paced Milwaukee: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 6-11 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −1+9+17+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Celtics
Rockets 101Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2228162213101
Celtics27271915795
The story
Cuttino Mobley's 31 points and 10 rebounds carried Houston past Boston, 101-95 in OT

For Boston, Paul Pierce had 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 11-20 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 22-15.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −5−4−70+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 56 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 16 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg24.3Last 3

24.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg27.3Today

27 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 34

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 26, 23, 37, 34, 25, 34, 24, 34Wolves-Bucks · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 16, 28, 36, 27, 17, 5, 19, 33Rockets-Celtics · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 5, 8, 10, 16, 22, 16, 29, 31Rockets-Celtics · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 18, 22, 18, 25, 21, 17, 20, 29Nuggets-Warriors · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 5, 14, 14, 14, 10, 19, 7, 27Grizzlies-Jazz · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 18, 18, 23, 14, 24, 20, 30, 26Wolves-Bucks · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+12.3 43.1 last 10 · 30.8 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+5.7 23.1 last 10 · 17.4 season
Kevin GarnettMIN+5.4 28.6 last 10 · 23.2 season
Tyson ChandlerCHI+5.1 14.1 last 10 · 9.0 season
Michael JordanWAS+5.0 24.3 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−5.6 12.4 last 10 · 18.0 season
Lucious HarrisNJN−4.6 7.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Antawn JamisonGSW−4.5 17.4 last 10 · 21.9 season
Tyrone HillCLE−3.7 2.6 last 10 · 6.3 season
Andre MillerLAC−3.6 10.8 last 10 · 14.4 season