FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 28, 2004Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed MIA by 10 at halftime and won 92–86.

Final · Box score
Heat86
Nets92
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN -10; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Lakers122
Wizards110
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Magic104
Hawks99
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Sixers74
Pacers81
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Grizzlies97
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +5
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors81
Bulls87
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets92
Spurs117
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +25
On this day · 2002–03Feb 28, 2003: 10 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Knicks), 34 points.
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The lead · Heat-Nets

New Jersey climbs out of a 10-point hole against Miami

Eddy Curry goes for 26 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-10-1+6NJN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2226142486
Nets2018233192
Who led
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 27, 17, 24, 20, 21, 10, 10, 25NJN25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 16, 14, 15, 11, 11, 17, 11, 20NJN20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 21, 13, 6, 10, 24, 11, 11, 21MIA21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 12, 8, 4, 1, 8, 6, 8, 18MIA18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Nets8
Lakers-Wizards7
Blazers-Mavs6
Sixers-Pacers3
Hornets-Grizzlies2
Nuggets-Spurs0
The night in charts
Lakers-Wizards combined for 232, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WizardsLakers 122, Wizards 110
232
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 92, Spurs 117
209
Magic-HawksMagic 104, Hawks 99
203
Blazers-MavsBlazers 91, Mavs 111
202
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 92, Grizzlies 97
189
Heat-NetsHeat 86, Nets 92
178
Warriors-BullsWarriors 81, Bulls 87
168
Sixers-PacersSixers 74, Pacers 81
155
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HawksMagic 104, Hawks 99
+5 ORL
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 92, Grizzlies 97
+5 MEM
Heat-NetsHeat 86, Nets 92
+6 NJN
Warriors-BullsWarriors 81, Bulls 87
+6 CHI
Sixers-PacersSixers 74, Pacers 81
+7 IND
Lakers-WizardsLakers 122, Wizards 110
+12 LAL
Blazers-MavsBlazers 91, Mavs 111
+20 DAL
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 92, Spurs 117
+25 SAS
NJN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-NetsNJN won · Heat 86, Nets 92
10 pts
Hornets-GrizzliesMEM won · Hornets 92, Grizzlies 97
6 pts
Magic-HawksORL won · Magic 104, Hawks 99
5 pts
Shaq shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 29 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 REB, 2 AST
76% (13-17)
NashDAL · 22 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
CrawfordATL · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
65% (13-20)
Kwame BrownWAS · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
MeloDEN · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 104Hawks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic23351828104
Hawks2821232799
The story
Orlando beat Atlanta 104-99 behind 30 points and 12 rebounds from Tracy McGrady

Jason Terry paced Atlanta: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 30 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 11-25 FG, 3-12 3PT

The swing

A 35-21 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −5+9+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Bulls
Warriors 81Bulls 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors17172122481
Bulls261520161087
The story
Jamal Crawford had 27 points as Chicago beat Golden State 87-81 in OT

Brian Cardinal led Golden State with 14 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 12-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 26-17, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +9+7+60+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 86Nets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2226142486
Nets2018233192
The story
Kenyon Martin's 18 points and 15 rebounds carried New Jersey past Miami, 92-86

For Miami, Eddie Jones had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 5-13 FG

The swing

The Nets trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 23-14.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −2−10−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.8Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 35 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 56 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Denver by 25, the widest margin of 8 games.

ORL over ATL5MEM over NOH5NJN over MIA6CHI over GSW6IND over PHI7LAL over WAS12DAL over POR20SAS over DEN25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 35

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 7, 11, 9, 27, 21, 7, 21, 35Wizards-Lakers · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 35, 24, 41, 43, 15, 19, 31, 35, 30Magic-Hawks · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 24, 21, 31, 29, 19, 16, 24, 29Lakers-Wizards · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 20, 7, 0, 15, 26, 11, 9, 29Spurs-Nuggets · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Chris CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 2, 0, 16, 21, 19, 19, 13, 27Hawks-Magic · L
5.4 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 11, 27, 25, 23, 4, 8, 8, 27Bulls-Warriors · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen JacksonATL+6.1 21.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+5.9 26.1 last 10 · 20.2 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Andrei KirilenkoUTA+5.3 22.5 last 10 · 17.2 season
Brian CardinalGSW+5.2 15.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonDAL−6.2 8.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Tyson ChandlerCHI−4.9 2.8 last 10 · 7.7 season
Rasheed WallaceDET−4.5 11.9 last 10 · 16.4 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−4.3 14.8 last 10 · 19.1 season