FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 23, 2004Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NOH by 21 after the first quarter and won 104–100.

Final · Box score
Hornets100
Cavs104
Q1 CLE -21; Q2 CLE -14; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Pistons76
Sixers66
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Heat81
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Grizzlies109
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +3
On this day · 2002–03Feb 23, 2003: 7 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Nets), 46 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Cavs

Cleveland storms back from 21 down to beat New Orleans

LeBron James goes for 21 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-21-14-4+4CLE AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets37221823100
Cavs16292831104
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 17, 19, 12, 8, 24, 5, 14, 24CLE24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 32, 14, 14, 24, 9, 16, 32, 22, 21CLE21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 19, 13, 13, 29, 19, 23, 17, 34NOH34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 19, 22, 16, 19, 20, 26, 28, 23NOH23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Nuggets-Grizzlies combined for 215, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 106, Grizzlies 109
215
Hornets-CavsHornets 100, Cavs 104
204
Blazers-HeatBlazers 89, Heat 81
170
Pistons-SixersPistons 76, Sixers 66
142
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 106, Grizzlies 109
+3 MEM
Hornets-CavsHornets 100, Cavs 104
+4 CLE
Blazers-HeatBlazers 89, Heat 81
+8 POR
Pistons-SixersPistons 76, Sixers 66
+10 DET
CLE erased a 21-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-CavsCLE won · Hornets 100, Cavs 104
21 pts
Blazers-HeatPOR won · Blazers 89, Heat 81
6 pts
Randolph shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandolphPOR · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
BoozerCLE · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
HamiltonDET · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
Derek AndersonPOR · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
McInnisCLE · 14 PTS, 9 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
55% (6-11)
Final · Nuggets-Grizzlies
Nuggets 106Grizzlies 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets24253027106
Grizzlies26312329109
The story
Pau Gasol's 25 points carried Memphis past Denver, 109-106

For Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 26 PTS, 14 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 31-25, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +2+8+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby was the fantasy play: 55.1 FPTS on 18 REB, 15 PTS

Final · Hornets-Cavs
Hornets 100Cavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets37221823100
Cavs16292831104
The story
Carlos Boozer had 24 points as Cleveland beat New Orleans 104-100

P.J. Brown led New Orleans with 13 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 28-18.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −21−14−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Heat
Blazers 89Heat 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2216213089
Heat1826201781
The story
Portland beat Miami 89-81 behind 22 points and 12 rebounds from Zach Randolph

Lamar Odom paced Miami: 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

A 30-17 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +4−6−5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.1Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.1 in 39 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg10.5Last 3

10.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 57 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Heat

Portland makes it four straight

Portland beat Miami 89–81 and moved to 28–28. Zach Randolph led Portland with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · POR
W@ PHX101–97W@ UTA87–73Wvs SEA95–85Lvs UTA81–86Lvs DEN98–107L@ LAL86–89Wvs LAC101–86W@ GSW94–93Wvs BOS105–84W@ MIA89–81
Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 34

Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 19, 13, 13, 29, 19, 23, 17, 34Hornets-Cavs · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 39, 24, 24, 20, 27, 28, 35, 16, 26Nuggets-Grizzlies · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 18, 25, 13, 18, 6, 10, 21, 25Heat-Blazers · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 27, 27, 12, 22, 17, 17, 23, 25Grizzlies-Nuggets · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 17, 19, 12, 8, 24, 5, 14, 24Cavs-Hornets · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 19, 22, 16, 19, 20, 26, 28, 23Hornets-Cavs · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+6.7 26.5 last 10 · 19.8 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
Aaron McKiePHI−5.1 3.3 last 10 · 8.4 season
Flip MurraySEA−4.7 8.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Tim ThomasNYK−4.2 9.6 last 10 · 13.8 season