FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 14, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed UTA by 4 after the first quarter and won 136–128.

Final · Box score
Blazers80
Bobcats77
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Sixers106
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Bucks83
Pistons107
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +27; Q4 DET +24
Final · Box score
Wizards96
Hornets98
Q1 NOH +3; Q2 NOH +3; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Jazz128
Suns136
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +8
The lead · Jazz-Suns

Amar'e Stoudemire scores 42 as Phoenix beats Utah

Gilbert Arenas goes for 34 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-4+13+8PHX AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz38242343128
Suns34244038136
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 42, 27, 22, 23, 32, 22, 33, 9, 42PHX42 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 17, 14, 17, 6, 8, 20, 21, 22PHX22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 2, 18, 7, 20, 0, 16, 16, 16, 18, 22UTA22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Howard EisleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 6, 8, 12, 8, 0, 6, 1, 20UTA20 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Hornets12
Knicks-Sixers12
Jazz-Suns9
Blazers-Bobcats9
Shot of the night

Exel's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 80-77 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Suns combined for 264, 53 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-SunsJazz 128, Suns 136
264
Knicks-SixersKnicks 105, Sixers 106
211
Wizards-HornetsWizards 96, Hornets 98
194
Bucks-PistonsBucks 83, Pistons 107
190
Blazers-BobcatsBlazers 80, Bobcats 77
157
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-SixersKnicks 105, Sixers 106
+1 PHI
Wizards-HornetsWizards 96, Hornets 98
+2 NOH
Blazers-BobcatsBlazers 80, Bobcats 77
+3 POR
Jazz-SunsJazz 128, Suns 136
+8 PHX
Bucks-PistonsBucks 83, Pistons 107
+24 DET
PHX rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-SunsPHX won · Jazz 128, Suns 136
4 pts
Blazers-BobcatsPOR won · Blazers 80, Bobcats 77
1 pt
Przybilla shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PrzybillaPOR · 19 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Marc JacksonPHI · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
AndersenNOH · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Amar'ePHX · 42 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (14-22)
StricklandMIL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Sixers
Knicks 105Sixers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks23252631105
Sixers23372521106
The story
Allen Iverson's 38 points and 10 assists carried Philadelphia past New York, 106-105

For New York, Stephon Marbury had 32 PTS, 9 AST 38 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 11-24 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 37-25, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 0+12+11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Hornets
Wizards 96Hornets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2424242496
Hornets2724262198
The story
Chris Andersen had 16 points as New Orleans beat Washington 98-96

P.J. Brown added 13 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

The Hornets won the first 27-24, their biggest quarter edge.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +3+3+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Bobcats
Blazers 80Bobcats 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2619181780
Bobcats1922231377
The story
Portland beat Charlotte 80-77 behind 19 points and 17 rebounds from Joel Przybilla

Primoz Brezec paced Charlotte: 18 REB, 10 PTS 19 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 26-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +7+4−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 45 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg9.8Last 3

9.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 17 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Bobcats

Portland wins a tight one over Charlotte

80–77. Neither team led by more than 7 at any break. Joel Przybilla led Portland with 19 points, 17 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over NYK1NOH over WAS2POR over CHA3PHX over UTA8DET over MIL24Final margin, points. Pink = POR over CHA.
Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 42

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 42, 27, 22, 23, 32, 22, 33, 9, 42Suns-Jazz · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 45, 27, 28, 22, 28, 38, 30, 60, 38Sixers-Knicks · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 21, 21, 31, 43, 24, 35, 24, 34Wizards-Hornets · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 10, 37, 33, 30, 36, 31, 16, 32Knicks-Sixers · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 26, 30, 9, 24, 35, 17, 14, 30Wizards-Hornets · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 17, 14, 17, 6, 8, 20, 21, 22Suns-Jazz · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNJN+9.0 30.7 last 10 · 21.7 season
Mike BibbySAC+7.3 26.1 last 10 · 18.8 season
Damon StoudamirePOR+6.9 22.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
JR SmithNOH+6.2 13.4 last 10 · 7.2 season
Melvin ElyCHA+5.8 12.8 last 10 · 7.0 season
Cold
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.2 2.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−5.0 4.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Peja StojakovicSAC−5.0 14.7 last 10 · 19.7 season
Zach RandolphPOR−4.9 14.0 last 10 · 18.9 season