FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 15, 2005Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed ATL by 12 at halftime and won 100–96.

Final · Box score
Clippers94
Magic99
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Hawks96
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -12; Q3 DEN -7; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Nets71
Wolves82
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Kings102
Bulls107
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Rockets123
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +30
Final · Box score
Mavs114
Warriors107
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Lakers102
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +7
The lead · Nuggets-Hawks

Denver climbs out of a 12-point hole against Atlanta

Kobe Bryant goes for 40 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-12-7+4DEN AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22252528100
Hawks2831201796
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 19, 7, 18, 25, 21, 14, 18, 22DEN22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 13, 10, 10, 6, 8, 15, 6, 17DEN17 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 36, 17, 12, 13, 14, 26, 26, 25, 21, 22ATL22 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 17, 20, 11, 4, 25, 25, 2, 19ATL19 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Washington by 30, the widest margin of 7 games.

DEN over ATL4ORL over LAC5CHI over SAC5DAL over GSW7LAL over UTA7MIN over NJN11HOU over WAS30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Mavs-Warriors16
Kings-Bulls11
Nuggets-Hawks8
Jazz-Lakers8
Wizards-Rockets6
Nets-Wolves3
Shot of the night

Melo's jumper with 0.9 seconds left breaks the tie, 100-96 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Warriors combined for 221, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 114, Warriors 107
221
Wizards-RocketsWizards 93, Rockets 123
216
Kings-BullsKings 102, Bulls 107
209
Jazz-LakersJazz 95, Lakers 102
197
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 100, Hawks 96
196
Clippers-MagicClippers 94, Magic 99
193
Nets-WolvesNets 71, Wolves 82
153
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 100, Hawks 96
+4 DEN
Clippers-MagicClippers 94, Magic 99
+5 ORL
Kings-BullsKings 102, Bulls 107
+5 CHI
Jazz-LakersJazz 95, Lakers 102
+7 LAL
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 114, Warriors 107
+7 DAL
Nets-WolvesNets 71, Wolves 82
+11 MIN
Wizards-RocketsWizards 93, Rockets 123
+30 HOU
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-HawksDEN won · Nuggets 100, Hawks 96
12 pts
Nets-WolvesMIN won · Nets 71, Wolves 82
7 pts
Jazz-LakersLAL won · Jazz 95, Lakers 102
4 pts
Mavs-WarriorsDAL won · Mavs 114, Warriors 107
2 pts
Kings-BullsCHI won · Kings 102, Bulls 107
1 pt
Yao shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
Grant HillORL · 39 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
DelkATL · 19 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
ButlerLAL · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
CurryCHI · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Nuggets-Hawks
Nuggets 100Hawks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets22252528100
Hawks2831201796
The story
Marcus Camby had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Denver beat Atlanta 100-96

Antoine Walker led Atlanta with 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST · 7-18 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 28-17.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −6−12−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Magic
Clippers 94Magic 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2825182394
Magic3321222399
The story
Orlando beat Los Angeles 99-94 behind 39 points from Grant Hill

Elton Brand paced Los Angeles: 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 39 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 12-16 FG

The swing

A 33-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +5+1+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 95Lakers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2028262195
Lakers18262731102
The story
Chucky Atkins' 24 points carried Los Angeles past Utah, 102-95

For Utah, Mehmet Okur had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 8-18 FG, 5-13 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 31-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2−4−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.7Season avg33.6Last 5

33.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.7 in 46 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
42.0Season avg29.8Last 3

29.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 42.0 in 35 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 43 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.9Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 5.9 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 48, 42, 17, 32, 27, 31, 16, 2, 26, 40Lakers-Jazz · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 21, 8, 17, 28, 16, 16, 11, 39Magic-Clippers · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 19, 20, 32, 30, 27, 27, 31, 35Mavs-Warriors · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 16, 34, 40, 21, 24, 16, 18, 34Rockets-Wizards · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 31, 22, 41, 43, 27, 43, 23, 32Nets-Wolves · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 37, 25, 13, 21, 32, 20, 18, 26Warriors-Mavs · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNJN+10.3 32.2 last 10 · 21.9 season
Damon StoudamirePOR+6.9 22.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Mike BibbySAC+6.5 25.4 last 10 · 18.9 season
JR SmithNOH+6.2 13.4 last 10 · 7.2 season
Brad MillerSAC+5.9 21.8 last 10 · 15.9 season
Cold
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.2 2.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Corey MaggetteLAC−5.1 15.6 last 10 · 20.7 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−5.0 4.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Peja StojakovicSAC−5.0 14.7 last 10 · 19.7 season