FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 21, 2004Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed HOU by 14 after the first quarter and won 97–88.

Final · Box score
Nuggets81
Heat97
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Hornets84
Nets97
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +6; Q4 NJN +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Bulls98
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Rockets88
Mavs97
Q1 DAL -14; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Bucks103
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Celtics84
Blazers105
Q1 POR +16; Q2 POR +18; Q3 POR +33; Q4 POR +21
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Warriors94
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +2
On this day · 2002–03Feb 21, 2003: 10 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Bulls), 52 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Mavs

Dallas climbs back to beat Houston

Elton Brand goes for 31 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-4+12+9DAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3021152288
Mavs1631311997
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 9, 28, 40, 23, 27, 24, 18, 25DAL25 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 23, 22, 11, 24, 25, 15, 23, 19DAL19 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 15, 14, 14, 18, 11, 9, 17, 18HOU18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 16, 19, 13, 15, 12, 21, 12, 16HOU16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Portland by 21.

LAC over MIL2GSW over SEA2MEM over CHI7DAL over HOU9NJN over NOH13MIA over DEN16POR over BOS21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Sonics-Warriors12
Clippers-Bucks10
Hornets-Nets9
Nuggets-Heat8
Rockets-Mavs3
Grizzlies-Bulls1
Celtics-Blazers0
The night in charts
Clippers-Bucks combined for 208, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-BucksClippers 105, Bucks 103
208
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 105, Bulls 98
203
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 84, Blazers 105
189
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 92, Warriors 94
186
Rockets-MavsRockets 88, Mavs 97
185
Hornets-NetsHornets 84, Nets 97
181
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 81, Heat 97
178
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 92, Warriors 94
+2 GSW
Clippers-BucksClippers 105, Bucks 103
+2 LAC
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 105, Bulls 98
+7 MEM
Rockets-MavsRockets 88, Mavs 97
+9 DAL
Hornets-NetsHornets 84, Nets 97
+13 NJN
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 81, Heat 97
+16 MIA
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 84, Blazers 105
+21 POR
DAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-MavsDAL won · Rockets 88, Mavs 97
14 pts
Nuggets-HeatMIA won · Nuggets 81, Heat 97
7 pts
Sonics-WarriorsGSW won · Sonics 92, Warriors 94
2 pts
Yao shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
FizerCHI · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
WellsMEM · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
RandolphPOR · 27 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
58% (11-19)
WoodsPOR · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Clippers-Bucks
Clippers 105Bucks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29183028105
Bucks22213327103
The story
Corey Maggette had 19 points as Los Angeles beat Milwaukee 105-103

Joe Smith led Milwaukee with 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 5-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +7+4+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Warriors
Sonics 92Warriors 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2323202692
Warriors2222212994
The story
Jason Richardson's 24 points carried Golden State past Seattle, 94-92

For Seattle, Calvin Booth had 12 PTS, 9 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 9-20 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 29-26.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1−2−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 88Mavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3021152288
Mavs1631311997
The story
Dallas beat Houston 97-88 behind 25 points and 12 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki

Jim Jackson paced Houston: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-15 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −14−4+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.8Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.8 in 38 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg12.4Last 3

12.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 52 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg40.0Today

40 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Elton Brand leads the day with 31

Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 22, 15, 28, 12, 24, 19, 39, 31Clippers-Bucks · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 13, 19, 22, 16, 19, 20, 26, 28Hornets-Nets · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 10, 17, 15, 19, 27, 31, 22, 28Heat-Nuggets · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 19, 25, 16, 8, 8, 17, 19, 27Blazers-Celtics · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 31, 21, 11, 4, 7, 19, 18, 27Grizzlies-Bulls · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 9, 28, 40, 23, 27, 24, 18, 25Mavs-Rockets · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+6.3 26.0 last 10 · 19.7 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+5.5 21.6 last 10 · 16.1 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.3 15.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+4.9 26.2 last 10 · 21.3 season
Stephen JacksonATL+4.7 19.7 last 10 · 15.0 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Antawn JamisonDAL−5.1 9.4 last 10 · 14.5 season
Flip MurraySEA−5.1 8.2 last 10 · 13.3 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.5 4.0 last 10 · 8.5 season
Antoine WalkerDAL−3.9 11.4 last 10 · 15.3 season