FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 17, 2004Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Hornets89
Pacers75
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +8; Q3 NOH +16; Q4 NOH +14
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Heat97
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Pistons88
Knicks92
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Grizzlies109
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +17
Final · Box score
Magic104
Bucks127
Q1 MIL +17; Q2 MIL +25; Q3 MIL +24; Q4 MIL +23
Final · Box score
Suns95
Wolves110
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +15
Final · Box score
Raptors73
Bulls75
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Wizards81
Rockets107
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +20; Q3 HOU +31; Q4 HOU +26
Final · Box score
Sixers85
Nuggets106
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +21
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Kings127
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Blazers86
Lakers89
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +3
On this day · 2002–03Feb 17, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Wolves-Jazz), 34 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Bulls

Chicago holds off Toronto, 75–73

Kevin Garnett goes for 32 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+13+10+2CHI AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1716231773
Bulls242220975
Who led
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 16, 18, 31, 13, 15, 11, 27, 25CHI25 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 8, 27, 25, 23, 21, 23, 12, 15CHI15 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 27, 33, 11, 18, 22, 29, 19, 21TOR21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 6, 3, 9, 8, 5, 27, 6, 19TOR19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Lakers14
Suns-Wolves5
Sixers-Nuggets2
Raptors-Bulls2
Magic-Bucks0
Celtics-Kings0
The night in charts
Celtics-Kings combined for 238, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KingsCeltics 111, Kings 127
238
Magic-BucksMagic 104, Bucks 127
231
Suns-WolvesSuns 95, Wolves 110
205
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 92, Grizzlies 109
201
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 85, Nuggets 106
191
Wizards-RocketsWizards 81, Rockets 107
188
Jazz-HeatJazz 85, Heat 97
182
Pistons-KnicksPistons 88, Knicks 92
180
Blazers-LakersBlazers 86, Lakers 89
175
Hornets-PacersHornets 89, Pacers 75
164
Raptors-BullsRaptors 73, Bulls 75
148
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-BullsRaptors 73, Bulls 75
+2 CHI
Blazers-LakersBlazers 86, Lakers 89
+3 LAL
Pistons-KnicksPistons 88, Knicks 92
+4 NYK
Jazz-HeatJazz 85, Heat 97
+12 MIA
Hornets-PacersHornets 89, Pacers 75
+14 NOH
Suns-WolvesSuns 95, Wolves 110
+15 MIN
Celtics-KingsCeltics 111, Kings 127
+16 SAC
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 92, Grizzlies 109
+17 MEM
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 85, Nuggets 106
+21 DEN
Magic-BucksMagic 104, Bucks 127
+23 MIL
Wizards-RocketsWizards 81, Rockets 107
+26 HOU
Ricky Davis shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ricky DavisBOS · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
92% (11-12)
SkinnerMIL · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
SongailaSAC · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
HilarioDEN · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CatoHOU · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Raptors-Bulls
Raptors 73Bulls 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1716231773
Bulls242220975
The story
Jamal Crawford had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Chicago beat Toronto 75-73

Morris Peterson led Toronto with 19 PTS, 4 REB 25 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 8-25 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 24-17, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +7+13+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Donyell Marshall led the game in fantasy with 58.3 FPTS (24 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST)

Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 86Lakers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2416222486
Lakers2518271989
The story
Kobe Bryant's 31 points and 10 assists carried Los Angeles past Portland, 89-86

For Portland, Damon Stoudamire had 14 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB 31 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 13-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-22, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+3+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Nuggets
Sixers 85Nuggets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1935181385
Nuggets32252623106
The story
Denver beat Philadelphia 106-85 behind 28 points from Carmelo Anthony

Kenny Thomas paced Philadelphia: 17 PTS, 16 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 11-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +13+3+11+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson topped the game at 54.6 FPTS: 27 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.7Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.7 in 53 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Rockets rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat Washington by 26.

CHI over TOR2LAL over POR3NYK over DET4MIA over UTA12NOH over IND14MIN over PHX15SAC over BOS16MEM over DAL17DEN over PHI21MIL over ORL23HOU over WAS26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 41

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 31, 36, 39, 22, 34, 35, 24, 41Magic-Bucks · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 32, 30, 17, 35, 30, 31, 17, 32Wolves-Suns · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 11, 21, 13, 11, 20, 10, 8, 32Celtics-Kings · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 44, 20, 27, 26, 10, 21, 14, 14, 31Lakers-Blazers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 13, 10, 8, 14, 21, 20, 21, 31Jazz-Heat · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 15, 14, 10, 17, 15, 19, 27, 31Heat-Jazz · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+7.0 17.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+6.5 22.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+5.3 24.8 last 10 · 19.5 season
Stephen JacksonATL+4.7 19.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Eddy CurryCHI+4.7 18.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Flip MurraySEA−6.0 7.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Antawn JamisonDAL−4.2 10.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.1 4.5 last 10 · 8.6 season
Baron DavisNOH−4.0 18.9 last 10 · 22.9 season