FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 9, 2004Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed DAL by 3 after three quarters and won 102–96.

Final · Box score
Celtics89
Cavs97
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Mavs96
Hawks102
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies83
Nuggets86
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Rockets82
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +3
The lead · Mavs-Hawks

Stephen Jackson scores 30 in Atlanta win over Dallas

Tim Duncan goes for 28 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+4-3+6ATL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2921222496
Hawks36181533102
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 19, 15, 15, 20, 17, 23, 16, 30ATL30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 16, 13, 21, 20, 32, 22, 20, 27ATL27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 23, 17, 29, 37, 23, 22, 11, 24DAL24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 20, 43, 17, 16, 9, 28, 40, 23DAL23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Nuggets

Denver holds off Memphis, 86–83

Denver led 70–68 after three and held on to win by three. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over MEM3SAS over HOU3ATL over DAL6CLE over BOS8Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over MEM.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Nuggets14
Celtics-Cavs11
Mavs-Hawks9
Spurs-Rockets6
The night in charts
Mavs-Hawks combined for 198, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-HawksMavs 96, Hawks 102
198
Celtics-CavsCeltics 89, Cavs 97
186
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 83, Nuggets 86
169
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 85, Rockets 82
167
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 83, Nuggets 86
+3 DEN
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 85, Rockets 82
+3 SAS
Mavs-HawksMavs 96, Hawks 102
+6 ATL
Celtics-CavsCeltics 89, Cavs 97
+8 CLE
Yao shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
Andre MillerDEN · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
60% (9-15)
Stephen JacksonATL · 30 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 3 AST
56% (10-18)
PauMEM · 12 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
DirkDAL · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (10-20)
Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 83Nuggets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2326191583
Nuggets2524211686
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Denver beat Memphis 86-83

Shane Battier led Memphis with 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 7-21 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 25-23, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +20+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 85Rockets 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2216252285
Rockets1619173082
The story
Manu Ginobili's 13 points carried San Antonio past Houston, 85-82

For Houston, Yao Ming had 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 6-9 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 25-17, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +6+3+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 89Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1434281389
Cavs2429251997
The story
Cleveland beat Boston 97-89 behind 24 points from LeBron James

Mark Blount paced Boston: 13 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-25 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 24-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +10+5+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 52 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg7.6Last 3

7.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 32

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 13, 26, 12, 24, 22, 28, 35, 32Celtics-Cavs · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 19, 15, 15, 20, 17, 23, 16, 30Hawks-Mavs · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 22, 30, 35, 33, 31, 23, 28, 28Spurs-Rockets · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 16, 13, 21, 20, 32, 22, 20, 27Hawks-Mavs · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 37, 12, 12, 9, 16, 16, 22, 7, 25Rockets-Spurs · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 23, 17, 29, 37, 23, 22, 11, 24Mavs-Hawks · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 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
Antonio DanielsSEA+5.2 14.3 last 10 · 9.1 season
Michael FinleyDAL+5.2 24.0 last 10 · 18.8 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−3.7 3.7 last 10 · 7.4 season