FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 2, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Nets trailed Hornets by 6 at halftime and won 91–70.

Final · Box score
Lakers72
Pacers85
Q1 Pacers +10; Q2 Pacers +15; Q3 Pacers +14; Q4 Pacers +13
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Hawks95
Q1 Clippers +3; Q2 Clippers -1; Q3 Clippers +6; Q4 Clippers +6
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons102
Heat100
Q1 Pistons +11; Q2 Pistons +7; Q3 Pistons +6; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 Pistons +2
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Grizzlies106
Q1 Grizzlies -3; Q2 Grizzlies +5; Q3 Grizzlies -4; Q4 Grizzlies +5
Final · Box score
Nets91
Hornets70
Q1 Nets -5; Q2 Nets -6; Q3 Nets +12; Q4 Nets +21
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Nuggets116
Q1 Nuggets +15; Q2 Nuggets +2; Q3 Nuggets +9; Q4 Nuggets +19
Final · Box score
Rockets79
Suns99
Q1 Suns +17; Q2 Suns +5; Q3 Suns +15; Q4 Suns +20
Final · Box score
Spurs83
Jazz65
Q1 Spurs +6; Q2 Spurs +7; Q3 Spurs +16; Q4 Spurs +18
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Sonics109
Q1 Sonics +7; Q2 Sonics 0; Q3 Sonics +10; Q4 Sonics +12
On this day · 2002–03Feb 2, 2003: 6 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Hawks), 38 points.
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The lead · Nets-Hornets

New Jersey wins big in New Orleans

Tim Duncan goes for 31 points

Game flow · Nets margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-6+12+21Nets AHEAD ↑Hornets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1912352591
Hornets2413171670
Who led
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 9, 30, 8, 12, 7, 4, 9, 16Nets16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 21, 8, 14, 25, 30, 13, 17, 15Nets15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 6, 17, 20, 17, 16, 13, 0, 22Hornets22 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 18, 29, 18, 35, 10, 7, 9, 16Hornets16 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Warriors-Grizzlies

Memphis tops Golden State in Memphis

Final: 106–101. Pau Gasol led Memphis with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Pistons over Heat2Grizzlies over Warriors5Clippers over Hawks6Sonics over Bulls12Pacers over Lakers13Spurs over Jazz18Nuggets over Blazers19Suns over Rockets20Nets over Hornets21Final margin, points. Pink = Grizzlies over Warriors.
Lead changes
Pistons-Heat14
Warriors-Grizzlies11
Clippers-Hawks5
Nets-Hornets4
Spurs-Jazz2
Blazers-Nuggets0
Lakers-Pacers0
Rockets-Suns0
Shot of the night

Hamilton's jumper with 14 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 102-100 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Nuggets combined for 213, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 97, Nuggets 116
213
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 101, Grizzlies 106
207
Bulls-SonicsBulls 97, Sonics 109
206
Pistons-HeatPistons 102, Heat 100
202
Clippers-HawksClippers 101, Hawks 95
196
Rockets-SunsRockets 79, Suns 99
178
Nets-HornetsNets 91, Hornets 70
161
Lakers-PacersLakers 72, Pacers 85
157
Spurs-JazzSpurs 83, Jazz 65
148
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-HeatPistons 102, Heat 100
+2 Pistons
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 101, Grizzlies 106
+5 Grizzlies
Clippers-HawksClippers 101, Hawks 95
+6 Clippers
Bulls-SonicsBulls 97, Sonics 109
+12 Sonics
Lakers-PacersLakers 72, Pacers 85
+13 Pacers
Spurs-JazzSpurs 83, Jazz 65
+18 Spurs
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 97, Nuggets 116
+19 Nuggets
Rockets-SunsRockets 79, Suns 99
+20 Suns
Nets-HornetsNets 91, Hornets 70
+21 Nets
Nets rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-HornetsNets won · Nets 91, Hornets 70
6 pts
Warriors-GrizzliesGrizzlies won · Warriors 101, Grizzlies 106
4 pts
Clippers-HawksClippers won · Clippers 101, Hawks 95
1 pt
Ray Allen shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ray AllenSonics · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
69% (11-16)
CurryBulls · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
WilcoxClippers · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
DuncanSpurs · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
65% (13-20)
MeloNuggets · 39 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL
64% (14-22)
Final · Pistons-Heat
Pistons 102Heat 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons302223216102
Heat192624274100
The story
Tayshaun Prince had 24 points as Detroit beat Miami 102-100 in OT

Eddie Jones led Miami with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB · 10-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 30-19, their biggest quarter edge.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 +11+7+60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Lamar Odom led the game in fantasy with 46.3 FPTS (18 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Clippers-Hawks
Clippers 101Hawks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers27222923101
Hawks2426222395
The story
Los Angeles beat Atlanta 101-95 behind 22 points and 12 rebounds from Elton Brand

Theo Ratliff paced Atlanta: 13 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 8-19 FG

The swing

A 29-22 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Clippers.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 +3−1+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 97Nuggets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2136211997
Nuggets36232829116
The story
Nene Hilario's 20 points carried Denver past Portland, 116-97

For Portland, Zach Randolph had 28 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 6 STL · 7-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 36-21, was where the Nuggets built it.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +15+2+9+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.6Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 49 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 45 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 39

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 14, 14, 24, 25, 14, 21, 26, 39Nuggets-Blazers · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 21, 25, 17, 22, 30, 35, 33, 31Spurs-Jazz · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 16, 23, 31, 22, 16, 24, 16, 31Suns-Rockets · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 10, 15, 27, 13, 20, 16, 18, 31Bulls-Sonics · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 25, 16, 23, 16, 21, 22, 20, 28Blazers-Nuggets · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 28, 16, 22, 20, 23, 28, 31, 27Suns-Rockets · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonSuns+8.8 24.6 last 10 · 15.8 season
Michael FinleyMavs+7.2 25.9 last 10 · 18.7 season
Mark BlountCeltics+5.8 14.4 last 10 · 8.6 season
Speedy ClaxtonWarriors+5.4 14.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Tracy McGradyMagic+5.0 32.0 last 10 · 27.0 season
Cold
Vin BakerCeltics−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Flip MurraySonics−4.7 9.3 last 10 · 14.0 season
Aaron McKieSixers−4.1 5.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
Dion GloverHawks−4.1 6.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Vince CarterRaptors−3.8 17.2 last 10 · 21.0 season