FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 10, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed DET by 13 after the first quarter and won 89–78.

Final · Box score
Lakers98
Heat83
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +15
Final · Box score
Pistons78
Nets89
Q1 NJN -13; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Kings124
Bucks117
Q1 SAC +13; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Clippers84
Wolves96
Q1 MIN +13; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Bulls84
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Mavs105
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Suns94
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Blazers81
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Sonics97
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +9
The lead · Pistons-Nets

New Jersey climbs out of a 13-point hole against Detroit

Kevin Garnett goes for 31 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+4+9+11NJN AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2913201678
Nets1630251889
Who led
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 30, 13, 17, 15, 21, 15, 14, 27NJN27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 7, 4, 9, 16, 7, 17, 12, 17NJN17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 21, 19, 9, 23, 19, 9, 17, 23DET23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 17, 28, 20, 17, 18, 4, 16, 19DET19 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Bucks12
Pacers-Bulls4
Jazz-Blazers3
Warriors-Sonics3
Pistons-Nets3
Knicks-Mavs2
The night in charts
Kings-Bucks combined for 241, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-BucksKings 124, Bucks 117
241
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 106, Sonics 97
203
Raptors-SunsRaptors 101, Suns 94
195
Knicks-MavsKnicks 90, Mavs 105
195
Pacers-BullsPacers 103, Bulls 84
187
Lakers-HeatLakers 98, Heat 83
181
Clippers-WolvesClippers 84, Wolves 96
180
Jazz-BlazersJazz 86, Blazers 81
167
Pistons-NetsPistons 78, Nets 89
167
UTA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Jazz-BlazersJazz 86, Blazers 81
+5 UTA
Raptors-SunsRaptors 101, Suns 94
+7 TOR
Kings-BucksKings 124, Bucks 117
+7 SAC
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 106, Sonics 97
+9 GSW
Pistons-NetsPistons 78, Nets 89
+11 NJN
Clippers-WolvesClippers 84, Wolves 96
+12 MIN
Lakers-HeatLakers 98, Heat 83
+15 LAL
Knicks-MavsKnicks 90, Mavs 105
+15 DAL
Pacers-BullsPacers 103, Bulls 84
+19 IND
NJN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-NetsNJN won · Pistons 78, Nets 89
13 pts
Knicks-MavsDAL won · Knicks 90, Mavs 105
6 pts
Raptors-SunsTOR won · Raptors 101, Suns 94
5 pts
Jazz-BlazersUTA won · Jazz 86, Blazers 81
5 pts
Lakers-HeatLAL won · Lakers 98, Heat 83
4 pts
Howard shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HowardDAL · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
KGMIN · 31 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
71% (15-21)
ShaqLAL · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
PetersonTOR · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
KukocMIL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 86Blazers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1619232886
Blazers2117192481
The story
Andrei Kirilenko's 20 points carried Utah past Portland, 86-81

For Portland, Damon Stoudamire had 18 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 7-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 23-19.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −5−3+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach Randolph was the fantasy play: 41.1 FPTS on 16 PTS, 8 REB

Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 78Nets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2913201678
Nets1630251889
The story
Richard Jefferson had 27 points and 10 rebounds as New Jersey beat Detroit 89-78

Ben Wallace led Detroit with 13 PTS, 12 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Nets took the second 30-13.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −13+4+9+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 84Wolves 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1625261784
Wolves2922271896
The story
Minnesota beat Los Angeles 96-84 behind 17 points from Latrell Sprewell

Elton Brand paced Los Angeles: 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 5-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +13+10+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 44 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 28 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Mavs

Dallas beats New York, 105–90

Dallas led 76–69 after three and won by 15. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over POR5SAC over MIL7TOR over PHX7GSW over SEA9NJN over DET11MIN over LAC12LAL over MIA15DAL over NYK15IND over CHI19Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over NYK.
Top performances

Corey Maggette leads the day with 34

Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 15, 28, 16, 16, 9, 22, 28, 34Clippers-Wolves · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 20, 20, 32, 30, 17, 35, 30, 31Wolves-Clippers · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 37, 11, 24, 19, 22, 29, 26, 20, 35, 31Kings-Bucks · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 17, 31, 27, 33, 11, 18, 22, 29Raptors-Suns · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 43, 17, 16, 9, 28, 40, 23, 27Mavs-Knicks · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 30, 13, 17, 15, 21, 15, 14, 27Nets-Pistons · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+7.0 16.9 last 10 · 9.9 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+6.9 23.0 last 10 · 16.1 season
Darrell ArmstrongNOH+6.3 17.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Stephen JacksonATL+4.7 19.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Michael FinleyDAL+4.5 23.4 last 10 · 18.9 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Flip MurraySEA−6.0 7.4 last 10 · 13.4 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Antawn JamisonDAL−4.3 10.6 last 10 · 14.9 season
Baron DavisNOH−4.0 18.9 last 10 · 22.9 season