FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 29, 2004Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed LAC by 9 after the first quarter and won 100–88.

Final · Box score
Celtics91
Raptors82
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Heat104
Bucks108
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Pistons100
Clippers88
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Sonics97
Rockets80
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +17
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Nets83
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Wolves74
Sixers81
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Knicks96
Nuggets107
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Suns94
Kings108
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +14
The lead · Pistons-Clippers

Detroit climbs back to beat Clippers

Doug Christie goes for 28 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4-3+12DET AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons24271831100
Clippers3322171688
Who led
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 3, 26, 20, 20, 15, 10, 14, 20, 28DET28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 9, 23, 24, 23, 15, 21, 20, 21DET21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 24, 19, 39, 31, 8, 19, 19, 26LAC26 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 0, 20, 3, 18, 7, 18, 23, 22LAC22 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Seattle by 17.

MIL over MIA4PHI over MIN7BOS over TOR9DEN over NYK11DET over LAC12SAC over PHX14SEA over HOU17LAL over NJN17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wolves-Sixers15
Pistons-Clippers10
Celtics-Raptors10
Sonics-Rockets1
Knicks-Nuggets1
Lakers-Nets0
Suns-Kings0
The night in charts
Heat-Bucks combined for 212, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-BucksHeat 104, Bucks 108
212
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 96, Nuggets 107
203
Suns-KingsSuns 94, Kings 108
202
Pistons-ClippersPistons 100, Clippers 88
188
Lakers-NetsLakers 100, Nets 83
183
Sonics-RocketsSonics 97, Rockets 80
177
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 91, Raptors 82
173
Wolves-SixersWolves 74, Sixers 81
155
MIL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Heat-BucksHeat 104, Bucks 108
+4 MIL
Wolves-SixersWolves 74, Sixers 81
+7 PHI
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 91, Raptors 82
+9 BOS
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 96, Nuggets 107
+11 DEN
Pistons-ClippersPistons 100, Clippers 88
+12 DET
Suns-KingsSuns 94, Kings 108
+14 SAC
Lakers-NetsLakers 100, Nets 83
+17 LAL
Sonics-RocketsSonics 97, Rockets 80
+17 SEA
DET rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-ClippersDET won · Pistons 100, Clippers 88
9 pts
Celtics-RaptorsBOS won · Celtics 91, Raptors 82
6 pts
Heat-BucksMIL won · Heat 104, Bucks 108
3 pts
Wolves-SixersPHI won · Wolves 74, Sixers 81
1 pt
McKie shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McKiePHI · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
BillupsDET · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
MarionPHX · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
AtkinsBOS · 13 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
ChristieSAC · 28 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 4 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Heat-Bucks
Heat 104Bucks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24212237104
Bucks21343122108
The story
Michael Redd had 27 points as Milwaukee beat Miami 108-104

Caron Butler led Miami with 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 7-15 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Bucks took the second 34-21.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −3+10+19+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Sixers
Wolves 74Sixers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2319191374
Sixers2520152181
The story
Philadelphia beat Minnesota 81-74 behind 18 points from Aaron McKie

Sam Cassell paced Minnesota: 13 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 21-13 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +2+3−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 58.1 FPTS: 27 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST

Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 94Kings 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1829262194
Kings25292826108
The story
Peja Stojakovic's 32 points carried Sacramento past Phoenix, 108-94

For Phoenix, Shawn Marion had 14 PTS, 9 REB 32 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 9-21 FG, 5-13 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-18, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +7+7+9+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.1Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.1 in 33 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 59 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 33

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 23, 33, 29, 23, 25, 24, 24, 33Suns-Kings · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 28, 15, 24, 27, 27, 37, 21, 32Kings-Suns · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 15, 7, 10, 5, 9, 13, 17, 28Kings-Suns · W
9.3 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 3, 26, 20, 20, 15, 10, 14, 20, 28Pistons-Clippers · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 32, 22, 25, 28, 16, 18, 24, 27Wolves-Sixers · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 27, 23, 14, 25, 25, 26, 19, 27Bucks-Heat · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 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 26.2 last 10 · 20.3 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.5 24.0 last 10 · 18.5 season
Andrei KirilenkoUTA+5.3 22.5 last 10 · 17.2 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
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−4.3 14.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
Rasheed WallaceDET−4.1 12.2 last 10 · 16.3 season