FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 8, 2005Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAC by 9 after the first quarter and won 125–123.

Final · Box score
Spurs104
Bobcats85
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +19
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Cavs104
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Warriors113
Magic109
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Grizzlies108
Q1 MEM +15; Q2 MEM +19; Q3 MEM +25; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Celtics97
Bucks121
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +32; Q3 MIL +37; Q4 MIL +24
Final · Box score
Bulls107
Mavs100
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Jazz87
Nuggets97
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Suns125
Kings123
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Sonics108
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +15; Q4 SEA +17
On this day · 2003–04Feb 8, 2004: 8 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Knicks-Clippers), 42 points.
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The lead · Suns-Kings

Steve Nash scores 33, Phoenix rallies past Sacramento

Chris Webber posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4-4+2PHX AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24363035125
Kings33313029123
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 9, 21, 13, 19, 7, 15, 26, 33PHX33 PTS · 2 REB · 17 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 24, 17, 17, 24, 30, 14, 6, 28PHX28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 17, 28, 21, 25, 17, 40, 35, 27SAC27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 23, 32, 27, 6, 16, 30, 20, 24SAC24 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Second story · Bulls-Mavs

Chicago handles Dallas by 7

The Bulls won the fourth quarter 34–27. Final: 107–100. Luol Deng led Chicago with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over SAC2GSW over ORL4CHI over DAL7DEN over UTA10MEM over MIN12CLE over TOR13SEA over NOH17SAS over CHA19MIL over BOS24Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over DAL.
Lead changes
Warriors-Magic24
Bulls-Mavs15
Jazz-Nuggets8
Celtics-Bucks6
Hornets-Sonics2
Wolves-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Suns-Kings combined for 248, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-KingsSuns 125, Kings 123
248
Warriors-MagicWarriors 113, Magic 109
222
Celtics-BucksCeltics 97, Bucks 121
218
Bulls-MavsBulls 107, Mavs 100
207
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 96, Grizzlies 108
204
Hornets-SonicsHornets 91, Sonics 108
199
Raptors-CavsRaptors 91, Cavs 104
195
Spurs-BobcatsSpurs 104, Bobcats 85
189
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 87, Nuggets 97
184
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-KingsSuns 125, Kings 123
+2 PHX
Warriors-MagicWarriors 113, Magic 109
+4 GSW
Bulls-MavsBulls 107, Mavs 100
+7 CHI
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 87, Nuggets 97
+10 DEN
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 96, Grizzlies 108
+12 MEM
Raptors-CavsRaptors 91, Cavs 104
+13 CLE
Hornets-SonicsHornets 91, Sonics 108
+17 SEA
Spurs-BobcatsSpurs 104, Bobcats 85
+19 SAS
Celtics-BucksCeltics 97, Bucks 121
+24 MIL
PHX rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-KingsPHX won · Suns 125, Kings 123
9 pts
Bulls-MavsCHI won · Bulls 107, Mavs 100
2 pts
Warriors-MagicGSW won · Warriors 113, Magic 109
1 pt
KG shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
82% (9-11)
Lorenzen WrightMEM · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
SzczerbiakMIN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
CurryCHI · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
ParkerSAS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 125Kings 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24363035125
Kings33313029123
The story
Shawn Marion had 19 points and 16 rebounds as Phoenix beat Sacramento 125-123

Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 27 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 16 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 35-29.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −9−4−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Magic
Warriors 113Magic 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors29322131113
Magic30272230109
The story
Jason Richardson's 32 points and 11 rebounds carried Golden State past Orlando, 113-109

For Orlando, Grant Hill had 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 11-22 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 32-27.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1+4+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 87Nuggets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1424262387
Nuggets2320292597
The story
Denver beat Utah 97-87 behind 25 points from Carmelo Anthony

Mehmet Okur paced Utah: 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 23-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+5+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby topped the game at 53.3 FPTS: 14 REB, 8 PTS, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.4Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.4 in 46 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.6Season avg23.8Last 3

23.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.6 in 32 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg36.6Today

37 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Steve Nash leads the day with 33

Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 9, 21, 13, 19, 7, 15, 26, 33Suns-Kings · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 17 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 31, 20, 29, 37, 25, 13, 21, 32Warriors-Magic · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 9, 13, 12, 12, 8, 4, 18, 30Bulls-Mavs · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 24, 17, 17, 24, 30, 14, 6, 28Suns-Kings · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 18, 22, 27, 19, 21, 8, 17, 28Magic-Warriors · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 8, 15, 8, 8, 10, 6, 22, 28Bucks-Celtics · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNJN+8.4 29.4 last 10 · 21.0 season
Damon StoudamirePOR+8.0 23.3 last 10 · 15.3 season
Chucky AtkinsLAL+6.9 20.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Dan DickauNOH+5.8 18.5 last 10 · 12.7 season
Brad MillerSAC+5.7 21.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Cold
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.6 2.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Marc JacksonPHI−6.2 6.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Keith Van HornMIL−5.6 5.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−4.6 5.2 last 10 · 9.8 season