FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 8, 2004Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed GSW by 16 after three quarters and won 84–81.

Final · Box score
Lakers98
Magic96
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL -14; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Heat91
Pacers97
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Sonics85
Blazers95
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Wolves98
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Knicks110
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets92
Kings115
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +23
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Nets99
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +12
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors84
Warriors81
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR -7; Q3 TOR -16; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +3
The lead · Raptors-Warriors

Toronto needs overtime to survive Golden State

Kevin Garnett goes for 30 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+6-7-160+3TOR AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Raptors23161818984
Warriors1729272681
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 14, 17, 31, 27, 33, 11, 18, 22TOR22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 22, 9, 6, 11, 13, 21, 11, 19TOR19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 3, 31, 17, 15, 19, 20, 15, 22GSW22 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Brian CardinalPoints, last 10 games: 3, 3, 10, 2, 21, 11, 14, 7, 14, 14GSW14 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Knicks combined for 214, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-KnicksClippers 104, Knicks 110
214
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 92, Kings 115
207
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 99, Wolves 98
197
Lakers-MagicLakers 98, Magic 96
194
Heat-PacersHeat 91, Pacers 97
188
Sixers-NetsSixers 87, Nets 99
186
Sonics-BlazersSonics 85, Blazers 95
180
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 84, Warriors 81
165
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 99, Wolves 98
+1 MEM
Lakers-MagicLakers 98, Magic 96
+2 LAL
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 84, Warriors 81
+3 TOR
Clippers-KnicksClippers 104, Knicks 110
+6 NYK
Heat-PacersHeat 91, Pacers 97
+6 IND
Sonics-BlazersSonics 85, Blazers 95
+10 POR
Sixers-NetsSixers 87, Nets 99
+12 NJN
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 92, Kings 115
+23 SAC
TOR erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-WarriorsTOR won · Raptors 84, Warriors 81
16 pts
Lakers-MagicLAL won · Lakers 98, Magic 96
14 pts
Sixers-NetsNJN won · Sixers 87, Nets 99
1 pt
Eddie Jones shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Eddie JonesMIA · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
82% (9-11)
PauMEM · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
MarburyNYK · 42 PTS, 8 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
75% (15-20)
ShaqLAL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
CassellMIN · 34 PTS, 11 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
72% (13-18)
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 99Wolves 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3021252399
Wolves1633252498
The story
Memphis beat Minnesota 99-98 behind 27 points from Pau Gasol

Mike Miller backed him with 13 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 11-14 FG

The swing

A 30-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +14+2+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Magic
Lakers 98Magic 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2919193198
Magic2132281596
The story
Tracy McGrady had 35 points, but Los Angeles won 98-96

For Los Angeles, Shaquille O'Neal had 20 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 35 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 13-25 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 14 going into the fourth, then won it 31-15.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +8−5−14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Warriors
Raptors 84Warriors 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors23161818984
Warriors1729272681
The story
Vince Carter had 22 points as Toronto beat Golden State 84-81 in OT

Jason Richardson led Golden State with 22 PTS, 13 REB 22 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 4 AST · 7-22 FG

The swing

Down 16 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 18-2.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +6−7−160+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.1Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 51 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 47 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg35.8Today

36 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Kings rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Sacramento beat Denver by 23.

MEM over MIN1LAL over ORL2TOR over GSW3IND over MIA6NYK over LAC6POR over SEA10NJN over PHI12SAC over DEN23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 42

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 8, 24, 4, 19, 17, 35, 23, 16, 42Knicks-Clippers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 20, 33, 31, 36, 39, 22, 34, 35Magic-Lakers · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 11, 24, 19, 22, 29, 26, 20, 35Kings-Nuggets · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 32, 22, 14, 28, 29, 20, 20, 12, 34Wolves-Grizzlies · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 31, 20, 20, 32, 30, 17, 35, 30Wolves-Grizzlies · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 5, 23, 28, 17, 7, 18, 20, 30Kings-Nuggets · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonPHX+6.7 22.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+6.4 16.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Darrell ArmstrongNOH+6.3 17.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Carlos BoozerCLE+5.9 20.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Antonio DanielsSEA+5.2 14.3 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Flip MurraySEA−6.4 6.8 last 10 · 13.2 season
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Baron DavisNOH−4.0 18.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Charlie WardSAS−3.9 3.6 last 10 · 7.5 season