FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 26, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAL by 8 at halftime and won 103–101.

Final · Box score
Bulls87
Wizards95
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Mavs115
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +24
Final · Box score
Kings103
Lakers101
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +2
On this day · 2002–03Feb 26, 2003: 10 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Suns-Bucks), 41 points.
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The lead · Kings-Lakers

Peja Stojakovic scores 37 as Sacramento wins in Los Angeles

Kobe Bryant goes for 35 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-8-1+2SAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28213123103
Lakers29282420101
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 31, 25, 28, 15, 24, 27, 27, 37SAC37 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 24, 26, 19, 11, 17, 21, 28, 31SAC31 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 14, 14, 31, 35, 28, 40, 35, 35LAL35 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 25, 24, 21, 31, 29, 19, 16, 24LAL24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bulls-Wizards

Chicago's skid reaches four

Washington won 95–87; the Bulls fall to 16–42. Gilbert Arenas led Washington with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists.

Streak strip · CHI
L@ SEA97–109W@ UTA95–79L@ HOU80–82Lvs IND84–103Wvs BOS107–87Wvs TOR75–73Lvs SAC83–91Lvs MEM98–105Lvs DET88–107L@ WAS87–95
Lead changes
Kings-Lakers19
Spurs-Mavs14
Bulls-Wizards2
The night in charts
Spurs-Mavs combined for 206, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-MavsSpurs 91, Mavs 115
206
Kings-LakersKings 103, Lakers 101
204
Bulls-WizardsBulls 87, Wizards 95
182
SAC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Kings-LakersKings 103, Lakers 101
+2 SAC
Bulls-WizardsBulls 87, Wizards 95
+8 WAS
Spurs-MavsSpurs 91, Mavs 115
+24 DAL
SAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-LakersSAC won · Kings 103, Lakers 101
8 pts
Bulls-WizardsWAS won · Bulls 87, Wizards 95
2 pts
Shaq shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
FinleyDAL · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
Kwame BrownWAS · 15 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
PejaSAC · 37 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
JamisonDAL · 13 PTS, 8 REB
55% (6-11)
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 103Lakers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28213123103
Lakers29282420101
The story
Mike Bibby had 31 points as Sacramento beat Los Angeles 103-101

Shaquille O'Neal led Los Angeles with 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 9-20 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Kings took the third 31-24.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1−8−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 87Wizards 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1831231587
Wizards2423282095
The story
Gilbert Arenas' a 21-12-13 triple-double carried Washington past Chicago, 95-87

For Chicago, Kirk Hinrich had 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 13 AST, 12 REB · 7-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-18, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +6−2+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 91Mavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2321321591
Mavs23254621115
The story
Dallas beat San Antonio 115-91 behind 30 points from Michael Finley

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 22 PTS, 17 REB 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 10-14 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 46-32 third quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
300 0+4+18+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.0Season avg34.6Last 5

34.6 points a game over his last five games, against 23.0 in 41 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 42 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 37

Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 31, 25, 28, 15, 24, 27, 27, 37Kings-Lakers · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 14, 14, 31, 35, 28, 40, 35, 35Lakers-Kings · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 24, 26, 19, 11, 17, 21, 28, 31Kings-Lakers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 11, 24, 25, 15, 23, 19, 20, 30Mavs-Spurs · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 25, 24, 21, 31, 29, 19, 16, 24Lakers-Kings · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 40, 23, 27, 24, 18, 25, 16, 23Mavs-Spurs · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+7.3 27.4 last 10 · 20.1 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Stephen JacksonATL+5.8 21.1 last 10 · 15.3 season
James PoseyMEM+5.7 18.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Brian CardinalGSW+5.0 15.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Tyson ChandlerCHI−5.0 3.0 last 10 · 8.0 season
Antawn JamisonDAL−4.7 9.7 last 10 · 14.4 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.3 4.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
Flip MurraySEA−4.0 9.0 last 10 · 13.0 season