FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 22, 2005Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed HOU by 8 after the first quarter and won 87–85.

Final · Box score
Bucks112
Bobcats102
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Pacers108
Magic84
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +24; Q4 IND +24
Final · Box score
Knicks88
Pistons97
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Nets82
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +18
Final · OT · Box score
Heat101
Bulls105
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Sonics87
Rockets85
Q1 SEA -8; Q2 SEA -7; Q3 SEA -5; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Hawks104
Kings114
Q1 SAC +14; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Celtics95
Lakers104
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2003–04Feb 22, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: Yao Ming (Rockets-Hawks), 41 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Rockets

Seattle rallies from 8 down to beat Houston

Dwyane Wade goes for 21 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-7-5+2SEA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2024172687
Rockets2823151985
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 26, 25, 26, 34, 21, 10, 26, 29SEA29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 24, 18, 10, 23, 23, 18, 17, 23SEA23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 12, 23, 23, 21, 16, 23, 23, 30HOU30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 11, 15, 19, 13, 13, 8, 18, 19HOU19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Bobcats10
Sonics-Rockets9
Celtics-Lakers6
Raptors-Nets6
Hawks-Kings3
Knicks-Pistons0
The night in charts
Hawks-Kings combined for 218, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-KingsHawks 104, Kings 114
218
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 112, Bobcats 102
214
Heat-BullsHeat 101, Bulls 105
206
Celtics-LakersCeltics 95, Lakers 104
199
Pacers-MagicPacers 108, Magic 84
192
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 88, Pistons 97
185
Raptors-NetsRaptors 100, Nets 82
182
Sonics-RocketsSonics 87, Rockets 85
172
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-RocketsSonics 87, Rockets 85
+2 SEA
Heat-BullsHeat 101, Bulls 105
+4 CHI
Celtics-LakersCeltics 95, Lakers 104
+9 LAL
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 88, Pistons 97
+9 DET
Hawks-KingsHawks 104, Kings 114
+10 SAC
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 112, Bobcats 102
+10 MIL
Raptors-NetsRaptors 100, Nets 82
+18 TOR
Pacers-MagicPacers 108, Magic 84
+24 IND
SEA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-RocketsSEA won · Sonics 87, Rockets 85
8 pts
Celtics-LakersLAL won · Celtics 95, Lakers 104
5 pts
Heat-BullsCHI won · Heat 101, Bulls 105
5 pts
Raptors-NetsTOR won · Raptors 100, Nets 82
2 pts
Rose shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoseTOR · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
YaoHOU · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
Tim ThomasNYK · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ReddMIL · 39 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
63% (15-24)
MobleySAC · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Sonics-Rockets
Sonics 87Rockets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2024172687
Rockets2823151985
The story
Ray Allen's 29 points carried Seattle past Houston, 87-85

For Houston, Tracy McGrady had 17 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 11-23 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 26-19.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −8−7−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Yao Ming was the fantasy play: 51.8 FPTS on 30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 101Bulls 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat222328199101
Bulls2221252413105
The story
Ben Gordon had 29 points as Chicago beat Miami 105-101 in OT

Eddie Jones led Miami with 15 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-21 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 24-19.

CHI lead by quarter
200 0−2−50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Magic
Pacers 108Magic 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers20322927108
Magic1818212784
The story
Indiana beat Orlando 108-84 behind 13 points from Stephen Jackson

Grant Hill paced Orlando: 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL · 4-11 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
300 +2+16+24+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jeff Foster topped the game at 30.2 FPTS: 12 PTS, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 54 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg10.5Last 3

10.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg35.8Today

36 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Indiana by 24.

SEA over HOU2CHI over MIA4DET over NYK9LAL over BOS9MIL over CHA10SAC over ATL10TOR over NJN18IND over ORL24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 39

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 26, 23, 19, 32, 26, 17, 29, 39Bucks-Bobcats · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 20, 24, 19, 23, 14, 15, 12, 30Kings-Hawks · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 12, 23, 23, 21, 16, 23, 23, 30Rockets-Sonics · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 26, 22, 21, 26, 23, 8, 25, 30Raptors-Nets · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 31, 17, 25, 16, 9, 21, 24, 17, 29Bulls-Heat · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 26, 25, 26, 34, 21, 10, 26, 29Sonics-Rockets · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNJN+8.6 30.5 last 10 · 21.9 season
JR SmithNOH+7.0 14.6 last 10 · 7.6 season
Melvin ElyCHA+6.7 13.9 last 10 · 7.2 season
Mike BibbySAC+6.5 25.6 last 10 · 19.1 season
Damon StoudamirePOR+6.1 21.9 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.0 2.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Derek AndersonPOR−5.6 4.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Peja StojakovicSAC−5.0 14.7 last 10 · 19.7 season
Zach RandolphPOR−4.9 14.0 last 10 · 18.9 season