FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 24, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SEA by 3 after three quarters and won 99–86.

Final · Box score
Warriors96
Pacers107
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +11
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers94
Magic91
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +1; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +3
Final · Box score
Sixers75
Hawks86
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Raptors74
Nets86
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +15; Q3 NJN +16; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Bucks102
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +21; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Mavs116
Q1 DAL +18; Q2 DAL +22; Q3 DAL +26; Q4 DAL +25
Final · Box score
Rockets77
Spurs86
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Sonics86
Jazz99
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Kings107
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +8
On this day · 2002–03Feb 24, 2003: 6 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Wolves-Bucks), 34 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Jazz

Utah handles Seattle by 13

Tim Duncan goes for 27 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+8-3+13UTA AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2620301086
Jazz3123192699
Who led
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 21, 20, 21, 31, 12, 23, 22, 27UTA27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Carlos ArroyoPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 16, 20, 13, 8, 14, 6, 11, 23UTA23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 18, 22, 15, 23, 31, 8, 20, 26SEA26 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 4, 15, 9, 8, 8, 9, 3, 22SEA22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Spurs10
Blazers-Magic8
Sonics-Jazz8
Raptors-Nets2
Sixers-Hawks0
Clippers-Mavs0
The night in charts
Wolves-Bucks combined for 210, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-BucksWolves 108, Bucks 102
210
Clippers-MavsClippers 91, Mavs 116
207
Knicks-KingsKnicks 99, Kings 107
206
Warriors-PacersWarriors 96, Pacers 107
203
Blazers-MagicBlazers 94, Magic 91
185
Sonics-JazzSonics 86, Jazz 99
185
Rockets-SpursRockets 77, Spurs 86
163
Sixers-HawksSixers 75, Hawks 86
161
Raptors-NetsRaptors 74, Nets 86
160
POR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Blazers-MagicBlazers 94, Magic 91
+3 POR
Wolves-BucksWolves 108, Bucks 102
+6 MIN
Knicks-KingsKnicks 99, Kings 107
+8 SAC
Rockets-SpursRockets 77, Spurs 86
+9 SAS
Warriors-PacersWarriors 96, Pacers 107
+11 IND
Sixers-HawksSixers 75, Hawks 86
+11 ATL
Raptors-NetsRaptors 74, Nets 86
+12 NJN
Sonics-JazzSonics 86, Jazz 99
+13 UTA
Clippers-MavsClippers 91, Mavs 116
+25 DAL
UTA rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-JazzUTA won · Sonics 86, Jazz 99
3 pts
Warriors-PacersIND won · Warriors 96, Pacers 107
2 pts
Blazers-MagicPOR won · Blazers 94, Magic 91
1 pt
Van Horn shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Van HornMIL · 25 PTS, 6 REB
82% (9-11)
Tim ThomasNYK · 33 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (14-21)
ManuSAS · 21 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
BellUTA · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
YaoHOU · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Blazers-Magic
Blazers 94Magic 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers192417231194
Magic20201924891
The story
Zach Randolph had 24 points and 12 rebounds as Portland beat Orlando 94-91 in OT

Rod Strickland led Orlando with 12 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Trail Blazers took the second 24-20.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1+3+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Tracy McGrady led the game in fantasy with 43.0 FPTS (31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Wolves-Bucks
Wolves 108Bucks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves30272922108
Bucks23241837102
The story
Sam Cassell's 29 points carried Minnesota past Milwaukee, 108-102

For Milwaukee, Damon Jones had 12 AST, 11 PTS 29 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 10-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-18, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +7+10+21+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett was the fantasy play: 50.6 FPTS on 18 REB, 16 PTS, 6 AST

Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 77Spurs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2123171677
Spurs2816231986
The story
San Antonio beat Houston 86-77 behind 21 points from Manu Ginobili

Yao Ming paced Houston: 20 PTS, 4 REB 21 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST · 8-12 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +70+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.1Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 4.1 in 33 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg14.6Last 3

14.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+35.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg44.3Today

44 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Pacers

Indiana beats Golden State, 107–96

Indiana led 80–74 after three and won by 11. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over ORL3MIN over MIL6SAC over NYK8SAS over HOU9IND over GSW11ATL over PHI11NJN over TOR12UTA over SEA13DAL over LAC25Final margin, points. Pink = IND over GSW.
Top performances

Jermaine O'Neal leads the day with 34

Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 17, 20, 22, 16, 17, 19, 21, 34Pacers-Warriors · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 12, 18, 11, 4, 2, 17, 10, 33Knicks-Kings · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 39, 22, 34, 35, 24, 41, 43, 15, 19, 31Magic-Blazers · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 34, 8, 24, 22, 18, 16, 24, 29Wolves-Bucks · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 30, 24, 26, 19, 11, 17, 21, 28Kings-Knicks · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 33, 31, 23, 28, 28, 26, 21, 25, 27Spurs-Rockets · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+6.7 26.5 last 10 · 19.8 season
Stephen JacksonATL+5.8 21.1 last 10 · 15.3 season
Stephon MarburyNYK+5.4 26.3 last 10 · 20.9 season
Brian CardinalGSW+5.1 15.7 last 10 · 10.6 season
Shaquille O'NealLAL+4.6 25.9 last 10 · 21.3 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Antawn JamisonDAL−5.3 9.2 last 10 · 14.5 season
Charlie WardSAS−4.3 2.8 last 10 · 7.1 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.3 4.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
Flip MurraySEA−4.1 9.0 last 10 · 13.1 season