FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 22, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed TOR by 8 at halftime and won 96–81.

Final · Box score
Cavs92
Knicks86
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Kings96
Raptors81
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +15
Final · Box score
Jazz80
Pacers94
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Wolves92
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Magic87
Pistons86
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 ORL -7; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Bucks113
Wizards85
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +25; Q4 MIL +28
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Suns92
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +12
Final · 3OT · Box score
Hawks121
Rockets123
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 Rockets 0; OT2 Rockets 0; OT3 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Celtics87
Sonics108
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +9; Q4 SEA +21
On this day · 2002–03Feb 22, 2003: 7 games. Top scorer: Jalen Rose (Bulls-Heat), 31 points.
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The lead · Kings-Raptors

Sacramento fights back from 8 down against Toronto

Yao Ming goes for 41 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8+2+15SAC AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2217302796
Raptors2522201481
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 20, 35, 31, 25, 28, 15, 24, 27SAC27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 20, 30, 24, 26, 19, 11, 17, 21SAC21 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 17, 10, 6, 0, 9, 4, 10, 20TOR20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 15, 32, 24, 12, 25, 16, 10, 18, 17, 18TOR18 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Rockets20
Jazz-Pacers15
Kings-Raptors11
Cavs-Knicks5
Magic-Pistons5
Celtics-Sonics4
Spurs-Wolves2
Bucks-Wizards2
Shot of the night

Yao's jumper with 23 seconds left in 3OT puts the Rockets ahead, 123-121 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Rockets combined for 244, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-RocketsHawks 121, Rockets 123
244
Bucks-WizardsBucks 113, Wizards 85
198
Lakers-SunsLakers 104, Suns 92
196
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 87, Sonics 108
195
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 94, Wolves 92
186
Cavs-KnicksCavs 92, Knicks 86
178
Kings-RaptorsKings 96, Raptors 81
177
Jazz-PacersJazz 80, Pacers 94
174
Magic-PistonsMagic 87, Pistons 86
173
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-PistonsMagic 87, Pistons 86
+1 ORL
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 94, Wolves 92
+2 SAS
Hawks-RocketsHawks 121, Rockets 123
+2 HOU
Cavs-KnicksCavs 92, Knicks 86
+6 CLE
Lakers-SunsLakers 104, Suns 92
+12 LAL
Jazz-PacersJazz 80, Pacers 94
+14 IND
Kings-RaptorsKings 96, Raptors 81
+15 SAC
Celtics-SonicsCeltics 87, Sonics 108
+21 SEA
Bucks-WizardsBucks 113, Wizards 85
+28 MIL
SAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-RaptorsSAC won · Kings 96, Raptors 81
8 pts
Magic-PistonsORL won · Magic 87, Pistons 86
7 pts
Jazz-PacersIND won · Jazz 80, Pacers 94
2 pts
Hawks-RocketsHOU won · Hawks 121, Rockets 123
2 pts
Lakers-SunsLAL won · Lakers 104, Suns 92
1 pt
Yao shot 15-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 41 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
71% (15-21)
ReddMIL · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
CassellMIN · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
RebracaATL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
ShaqLAL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Hawks-Rockets
Hawks 121Rockets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Hawks312020231377121
Rockets301920251379123
The story
Cuttino Mobley had 28 points as Houston beat Atlanta 123-121 in OT

Stephen Jackson led Atlanta with 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 9-20 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 25-23.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1−2−2000+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 94Wolves 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs3020202494
Wolves2318232892
The story
San Antonio beat Minnesota 94-92 behind 26 points from Tony Parker

Sam Cassell paced Minnesota: 24 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 12-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7+9+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 61.5 FPTS: 28 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST

Final · Cavs-Knicks
Cavs 92Knicks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2420262292
Knicks2416153186
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas' 31 points and 15 rebounds carried Cleveland past New York, 92-86

For New York, Stephon Marbury had 30 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 31 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 14-22 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 26-15, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+4+15+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.4Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.4 in 30 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
35.32002–03 avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.3 in 2002–03 (52 games). Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+40.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg50.3Today

50 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Magic-Pistons

Orlando takes over late to edge Detroit

Down 7 after three, Orlando won the fourth 29–21. Final: 87–86. Juwan Howard led Orlando with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over DET1SAS over MIN2HOU over ATL2CLE over NYK6LAL over PHX12IND over UTA14SAC over TOR15SEA over BOS21MIL over WAS28Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over DET.
Top performances

Yao Ming leads the day with 41

Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 16, 22, 7, 25, 29, 16, 14, 41Rockets-Hawks · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +24.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 10, 21, 14, 14, 31, 35, 28, 40Lakers-Suns · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 28, 35, 32, 4, 27, 18, 11, 34Celtics-Sonics · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 12, 18, 15, 19, 13, 11, 16, 31Cavs-Knicks · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 35, 23, 16, 42, 24, 29, 28, 21, 30Knicks-Cavs · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 35, 30, 31, 17, 32, 22, 25, 28Wolves-Spurs · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+6.3 26.0 last 10 · 19.7 season
Stephon MarburyNYK+5.5 26.5 last 10 · 21.0 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.3 15.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Stephen JacksonATL+5.0 20.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Tim DuncanSAS+4.9 28.0 last 10 · 23.1 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−4.7 8.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.5 4.0 last 10 · 8.5 season
Tim ThomasNYK−4.2 9.6 last 10 · 13.8 season