FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 7, 2004Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed ATL by 11 after three quarters and won 86–77.

Final · Box score
Knicks76
Heat64
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Rockets86
Hawks77
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU -11; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Celtics110
Sixers80
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +28; Q4 BOS +30
Final · Box score
Wizards106
Cavs88
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS -3; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +18
Final · Box score
Pistons108
Mavs111
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Hornets97
Bucks107
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Suns92
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +4
The lead · Rockets-Hawks

Houston fights back late to top Atlanta

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 40 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-3-11+9HOU AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2612133586
Hawks2021211577
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 19, 7, 9, 7, 26, 23, 11, 24HOU24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 11, 5, 28, 15, 15, 14, 14, 18HOU18 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 14, 16, 13, 21, 20, 32, 22, 20ATL20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 21, 19, 15, 15, 20, 17, 23, 16ATL16 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Pistons-Mavs combined for 219, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-MavsPistons 108, Mavs 111
219
Hornets-BucksHornets 97, Bucks 107
204
Wizards-CavsWizards 106, Cavs 88
194
Celtics-SixersCeltics 110, Sixers 80
190
Jazz-SunsJazz 96, Suns 92
188
Rockets-HawksRockets 86, Hawks 77
163
Knicks-HeatKnicks 76, Heat 64
140
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-MavsPistons 108, Mavs 111
+3 DAL
Jazz-SunsJazz 96, Suns 92
+4 UTA
Rockets-HawksRockets 86, Hawks 77
+9 HOU
Hornets-BucksHornets 97, Bucks 107
+10 MIL
Knicks-HeatKnicks 76, Heat 64
+12 NYK
Wizards-CavsWizards 106, Cavs 88
+18 WAS
Celtics-SixersCeltics 110, Sixers 80
+30 BOS
HOU erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-HawksHOU won · Rockets 86, Hawks 77
11 pts
Pistons-MavsDAL won · Pistons 108, Mavs 111
6 pts
Wizards-CavsWAS won · Wizards 106, Cavs 88
4 pts
Nash shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashDAL · 29 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
MasonMIL · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
SkinnerMIL · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
MagloireNOH · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
ReddMIL · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Pistons-Mavs
Pistons 108Mavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons32261931108
Mavs26292333111
The story
Steve Nash had 29 points and 11 assists as Dallas beat Detroit 111-108

Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 16 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 29 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 9-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 23-19.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −6−3+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Suns
Jazz 96Suns 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2120292696
Suns1619263192
The story
Andrei Kirilenko's 21 points and 10 rebounds carried Utah past Phoenix, 96-92

For Phoenix, Shawn Marion had 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 5-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 21-16, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +5+6+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Amar'e Stoudemire was the fantasy play: 66.7 FPTS on 20 PTS, 6 REB

Final · Rockets-Hawks
Rockets 86Hawks 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2612133586
Hawks2021211577
The story
Houston beat Atlanta 86-77 behind 15 points from Cuttino Mobley

Stephen Jackson paced Atlanta: 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 4 STL, 3 AST, 3 BLK, 2 REB · 5-11 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 35-15 fourth quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +6−3−11+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 52 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−24.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 48 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Philadelphia by 30, the widest margin of 7 games.

DAL over DET3UTA over PHX4HOU over ATL9MIL over NOH10NYK over MIA12WAS over CLE18BOS over PHI30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 40

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 26, 20, 43, 17, 16, 9, 28, 40Mavs-Pistons · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 24, 13, 26, 12, 24, 22, 28, 35Celtics-Sixers · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 18, 2, 10, 21, 19, 7, 14, 17, 18, 29Mavs-Pistons · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 9, 18, 17, 13, 13, 9, 25, 26Wizards-Cavs · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 18, 40, 10, 21, 40, 24, 21, 12, 20, 25Bucks-Hornets · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 19, 7, 9, 7, 26, 23, 11, 24Rockets-Hawks · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+7.1 16.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+6.7 22.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Darrell ArmstrongNOH+6.3 17.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Carlos BoozerCLE+5.9 20.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tracy McGradyORL+5.5 32.6 last 10 · 27.1 season
Cold
Flip MurraySEA−6.7 6.7 last 10 · 13.4 season
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.5 4.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Baron DavisNOH−4.0 18.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Charlie WardSAS−3.9 3.6 last 10 · 7.5 season