FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 4, 2005Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed WAS by 15 at halftime and won 103–100.

Final · Box score
Mavs94
Pacers95
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Hawks85
Sixers103
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +18
Final · Box score
Wizards100
Raptors103
Q1 TOR -9; Q2 TOR -15; Q3 TOR -11; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Magic100
Celtics112
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Bucks92
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +2
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets119
Wolves113
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats89
Blazers101
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Knicks115
Kings116
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -7; Q3 SAC -10; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Hornets82
Warriors90
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +8
On this day · 2003–04Feb 4, 2004: 10 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Cavs), 37 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Raptors

Toronto storms back from 15 down to beat Washington

Tracy McGrady goes for 40 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-15-11+3TOR AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards36222220100
Raptors27162634103
Who led
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 24, 32, 22, 13, 18, 21, 22, 26TOR26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 22, 17, 6, 0, 11, 2, 11, 20TOR20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 27, 26, 19, 16, 23, 28, 18, 26, 30WAS30 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 3, 43, 23, 33, 30, 33, 30, 37, 21, 21WAS21 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Philadelphia by 18.

IND over DAL1SAC over NYK1MIL over LAC2TOR over WAS3HOU over MIN6GSW over NOH8BOS over ORL12POR over CHA12PHI over ATL18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Hornets-Warriors16
Rockets-Wolves14
Clippers-Bucks9
Magic-Celtics8
Hawks-Sixers6
Knicks-Kings5
Mavs-Pacers4
Bobcats-Blazers4
Shot of the night

Redd's jumper with 15 seconds left breaks the tie, 92-90 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Wolves combined for 232, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WolvesRockets 119, Wolves 113
232
Knicks-KingsKnicks 115, Kings 116
231
Magic-CelticsMagic 100, Celtics 112
212
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 100, Raptors 103
203
Bobcats-BlazersBobcats 89, Blazers 101
190
Mavs-PacersMavs 94, Pacers 95
189
Hawks-SixersHawks 85, Sixers 103
188
Clippers-BucksClippers 90, Bucks 92
182
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 82, Warriors 90
172
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-PacersMavs 94, Pacers 95
+1 IND
Knicks-KingsKnicks 115, Kings 116
+1 SAC
Clippers-BucksClippers 90, Bucks 92
+2 MIL
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 100, Raptors 103
+3 TOR
Rockets-WolvesRockets 119, Wolves 113
+6 HOU
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 82, Warriors 90
+8 GSW
Bobcats-BlazersBobcats 89, Blazers 101
+12 POR
Magic-CelticsMagic 100, Celtics 112
+12 BOS
Hawks-SixersHawks 85, Sixers 103
+18 PHI
TOR erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-RaptorsTOR won · Wizards 100, Raptors 103
15 pts
Knicks-KingsSAC won · Knicks 115, Kings 116
10 pts
Rockets-WolvesHOU won · Rockets 119, Wolves 113
7 pts
Magic-CelticsBOS won · Magic 100, Celtics 112
5 pts
Clippers-BucksMIL won · Clippers 90, Bucks 92
5 pts
Marbury shot 15-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarburyNYK · 37 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
79% (15-19)
PattersonPOR · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
BoshTOR · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
LaFrentzBOS · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
BibbySAC · 40 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
64% (16-25)
Final · Knicks-Kings
Knicks 115Kings 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks29322925115
Kings28262636116
The story
Mike Bibby had 40 points as Sacramento beat New York 116-115

Stephon Marbury led New York with 37 PTS, 8 AST 40 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 16-25 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 36-25.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1−7−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Raptors
Wizards 100Raptors 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards36222220100
Raptors27162634103
The story
Toronto beat Washington 103-100 behind 26 points from Jalen Rose

Jarvis Hayes paced Washington: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 9-16 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 fourth quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −9−15−11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antawn Jamison topped the game at 54.2 FPTS: 30 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST

Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 119Wolves 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2628292115119
Wolves332521259113
The story
Yao Ming's 23 points and 14 rebounds carried Houston past Minnesota, 119-113 in OT

For Minnesota, Sam Cassell had 24 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 29-21.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −7−4+40+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.2Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.2 in 45 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 41 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 40

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 27, 35, 33, 30, 28, 16, 34, 40Rockets-Wolves · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 13, 19, 17, 28, 21, 25, 17, 40Kings-Knicks · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 20, 33, 11, 22, 10, 20, 10, 37Knicks-Kings · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 10, 31, 19, 19, 27, 4, 38, 35Kings-Knicks · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 20, 35, 22, 24, 25, 19, 20, 32Mavs-Pacers · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 30, 13, 14, 27, 26, 23, 19, 32Bucks-Clippers · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damon StoudamirePOR+7.1 22.1 last 10 · 15.0 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+6.7 16.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Vince CarterNJN+6.6 26.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Chucky AtkinsLAL+6.5 19.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Dan DickauNOH+6.1 18.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Cold
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.8 2.1 last 10 · 8.9 season
Keith Van HornMIL−6.2 5.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Marc JacksonPHI−5.5 6.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.3 13.1 last 10 · 18.4 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−4.6 5.2 last 10 · 9.8 season