FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 18, 2004Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIL by 13 after the first quarter and won 102–98.

Final · Box score
Mavs114
Cavs98
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Jazz77
Magic90
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Raptors82
Q1 SAS -9; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Bucks98
Pistons102
Q1 DET -13; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Nets98
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN +4; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Hornets120
Q1 NOH -3; Q2 NOH +3; Q3 NOH +22; Q4 NOH +22
Final · Box score
Clippers86
Blazers101
Q1 POR -10; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Warriors99
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +1
On this day · 2002–03Feb 18, 2003: 9 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Rockets), 52 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Pistons

Detroit rallies from 13 down to beat Milwaukee

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 31 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+3+15+4DET AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3314143798
Pistons20302626102
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 17, 18, 4, 16, 19, 27, 9, 23DET23 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 23, 19, 9, 17, 23, 3, 26, 20DET20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 21, 40, 24, 21, 12, 20, 25, 20, 27, 23MIL23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 12, 11, 12, 10, 15, 21, 13, 20MIL20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New Orleans by 22.

LAL over GSW1SAS over TOR4DET over MIL4NJN over ATL6ORL over UTA13POR over LAC15DAL over CLE16NOH over WAS22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Lakers-Warriors24
Spurs-Raptors9
Hawks-Nets9
Wizards-Hornets6
Jazz-Magic6
Bucks-Pistons5
Clippers-Blazers4
The night in charts
Wizards-Hornets combined for 218, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-HornetsWizards 98, Hornets 120
218
Mavs-CavsMavs 114, Cavs 98
212
Bucks-PistonsBucks 98, Pistons 102
200
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 100, Warriors 99
199
Hawks-NetsHawks 92, Nets 98
190
Clippers-BlazersClippers 86, Blazers 101
187
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 86, Raptors 82
168
Jazz-MagicJazz 77, Magic 90
167
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 100, Warriors 99
+1 LAL
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 86, Raptors 82
+4 SAS
Bucks-PistonsBucks 98, Pistons 102
+4 DET
Hawks-NetsHawks 92, Nets 98
+6 NJN
Jazz-MagicJazz 77, Magic 90
+13 ORL
Clippers-BlazersClippers 86, Blazers 101
+15 POR
Mavs-CavsMavs 114, Cavs 98
+16 DAL
Wizards-HornetsWizards 98, Hornets 120
+22 NOH
DET erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-PistonsDET won · Bucks 98, Pistons 102
13 pts
Clippers-BlazersPOR won · Clippers 86, Blazers 101
10 pts
Spurs-RaptorsSAS won · Spurs 86, Raptors 82
9 pts
Wizards-HornetsNOH won · Wizards 98, Hornets 120
3 pts
Mavs-CavsDAL won · Mavs 114, Cavs 98
2 pts
Jefferson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonNJN · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
NashDAL · 20 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KobeLAL · 35 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
HamiltonDET · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
ShaqLAL · 31 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST, 5 BLK
65% (15-23)
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 100Warriors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24282820100
Warriors2526252399
The story
Kobe Bryant's 35 points and 8 assists carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 100-99

For Golden State, Jason Richardson had 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 11-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 28-25, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1+1+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pistons
Bucks 98Pistons 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3314143798
Pistons20302626102
The story
Ben Wallace had 15 rebounds and 11 points as Detroit beat Milwaukee 102-98

Brian Skinner led Milwaukee with 13 PTS, 12 REB 15 REB, 11 PTS, 8 BLK, 3 STL · 4-10 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Pistons took the second 30-14.

DET lead by quarter
200 −13+3+15+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Nets
Hawks 92Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2019292492
Nets2023253098
The story
New Jersey beat Atlanta 98-92 behind 24 points from Richard Jefferson

Chris Crawford paced Atlanta: 16 PTS, 7 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 9-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-24 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 0+40+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 50 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg20.2Last 3

20.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 32 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.8Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 6.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 43

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 36, 39, 22, 34, 35, 24, 41, 43Magic-Jazz · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 44, 20, 27, 26, 10, 21, 14, 14, 31, 35Lakers-Warriors · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 36, 37, 17, 20, 25, 24, 21, 31Lakers-Warriors · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 5, 13, 11, 6, 21, 17, 15, 27Blazers-Clippers · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 30, 35, 33, 31, 23, 28, 28, 26Spurs-Raptors · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 18, 13, 19, 22, 16, 19, 20, 26Hornets-Wizards · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+6.8 17.1 last 10 · 10.3 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+6.5 22.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Tracy McGradyORL+6.0 33.8 last 10 · 27.8 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+5.3 24.8 last 10 · 19.5 season
Stephen JacksonATL+5.1 20.1 last 10 · 15.0 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 10.5 last 10 · 14.7 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.1 4.5 last 10 · 8.6 season
Baron DavisNOH−3.9 19.0 last 10 · 22.9 season