FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 25, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed HOU by 10 after the first quarter and won 102–95.

Final · Box score
Nets90
Cavs93
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Wizards83
Pacers78
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Mavs93
Magic98
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Knicks102
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Heat69
Spurs84
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Hawks86
Blazers89
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Pistons75
Kings81
Q1 SAC -9; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Lakers109
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +11
On this day · 2001–02Feb 25, 2002: 4 games. Top scorer: Rasheed Wallace (Blazers-Sixers), 29 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Knicks

New York climbs out of a 10-point hole against Houston

Jason Kidd goes for 31 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-6+1+7NYK AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3224132695
Knicks22282032102
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 32, 26, 53, 27, 22, 17, 13, 28NYK28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 11, 2, 8, 4, 4, 18, 11, 14NYK14 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 5, 8, 10, 16, 22, 16, 29, 31, 25HOU25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 15, 10, 24, 12, 18, 18, 9, 24HOU24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Lakers combined for 207, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-LakersClippers 98, Lakers 109
207
Rockets-KnicksRockets 95, Knicks 102
197
Mavs-MagicMavs 93, Magic 98
191
Nets-CavsNets 90, Cavs 93
183
Hawks-BlazersHawks 86, Blazers 89
175
Wizards-PacersWizards 83, Pacers 78
161
Pistons-KingsPistons 75, Kings 81
156
Heat-SpursHeat 69, Spurs 84
153
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-CavsNets 90, Cavs 93
+3 CLE
Hawks-BlazersHawks 86, Blazers 89
+3 POR
Wizards-PacersWizards 83, Pacers 78
+5 WAS
Mavs-MagicMavs 93, Magic 98
+5 ORL
Pistons-KingsPistons 75, Kings 81
+6 SAC
Rockets-KnicksRockets 95, Knicks 102
+7 NYK
Clippers-LakersClippers 98, Lakers 109
+11 LAL
Heat-SpursHeat 69, Spurs 84
+15 SAS
NYK erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-KnicksNYK won · Rockets 95, Knicks 102
10 pts
Pistons-KingsSAC won · Pistons 75, Kings 81
9 pts
Mavs-MagicORL won · Mavs 93, Magic 98
6 pts
Clippers-LakersLAL won · Clippers 98, Lakers 109
1 pt
Wizards-PacersWAS won · Wizards 83, Pacers 78
1 pt
Brand shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandLAC · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
82% (9-11)
IlgauskasCLE · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
77% (10-13)
RandolphPOR · 16 PTS, 9 REB
70% (7-10)
ShaqLAL · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK
62% (13-21)
YaoHOU · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 90Cavs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1219332690
Cavs2520222693
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 29 points as Cleveland beat New Jersey 93-90

Aaron Williams led New Jersey with 12 PTS, 9 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 10-13 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 25-12, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +13+14+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Blazers
Hawks 86Blazers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1723222486
Blazers2919182389
The story
Rasheed Wallace's 24 points carried Portland past Atlanta, 89-86

For Atlanta, Glenn Robinson had 24 PTS, 3 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 10-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-17, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +12+8+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the fantasy play: 42.7 FPTS on 15 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST

Final · Rockets-Knicks
Rockets 95Knicks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3224132695
Knicks22282032102
The story
New York beat Houston 102-95 behind 13 points from Kurt Thomas

Cuttino Mobley paced Houston: 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL · 5-13 FG

The swing

A 20-13 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10−6+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Francis topped the game at 40.4 FPTS: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.8Season avg41.0Last 5

41.0 points a game over his last five games, against 30.8 in 55 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 54 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg44.9Today

45 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Kings

Sacramento climbs back to beat Detroit

Detroit led by 9 after one. Sacramento won it 81–75. Chris Webber led Sacramento with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Pistons
Chris Webber · SACRichard Hamilton · DETPTS1918REB134AST02Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 33

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 36, 21, 19, 33, 20, 18, 21, 24, 27, 33Lakers-Clippers · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 46, 42, 51, 44, 40, 52, 40, 40, 41, 32Lakers-Clippers · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 28, 6, 21, 12, 31, 10, 26, 31Nets-Cavs · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 20, 18, 5, 10, 11, 19, 16, 29Cavs-Nets · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 32, 26, 53, 27, 22, 17, 13, 28Knicks-Rockets · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 32, 35, 37, 36, 24, 52, 46, 26Magic-Mavs · W
31.2 PPG season to date · −5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+12.0 42.8 last 10 · 30.8 season
Michael JordanWAS+6.6 26.0 last 10 · 19.4 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
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−6.0 11.9 last 10 · 17.9 season
Antawn JamisonGSW−4.5 17.4 last 10 · 21.9 season
Lucious HarrisNJN−3.9 7.7 last 10 · 11.6 season
Tyrone HillCLE−3.7 2.6 last 10 · 6.3 season
Andre MillerLAC−3.7 10.6 last 10 · 14.3 season