FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 26, 2005Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by SAC (vs PHI) and CHI (vs CHA).

Final · Box score
Magic98
Heat101
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Bobcats90
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Pacers79
Knicks90
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Kings101
Sixers99
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Suns124
Mavs123
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Spurs82
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +2
On this day · 2003–04Feb 26, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (Kings-Lakers), 37 points.
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The lead · Kings-Sixers

Sacramento takes over late to edge Philadelphia

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 26 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-5-1+2SAC AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26192927101
Sixers3119252499
Who led
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 16, 25, 27, 21, 25, 23, 26, 19SAC19 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 14, 11, 12, 10, 18, 19, 14, 17SAC17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 28, 38, 30, 60, 38, 23, 29, 27PHI27 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 2, 4, 16, 3, 8, 11, 7, 18PHI18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 11.

PHX over DAL1SAC over PHI2MEM over SAS2MIA over ORL3CHI over CHA4NYK over IND11Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Bulls-Bobcats16
Magic-Heat11
Suns-Mavs10
Grizzlies-Spurs10
Pacers-Knicks5
Shot of the night

Johnson's jumper with 4.7 seconds left puts the Suns ahead, 124-123 final

The night in charts
Suns-Mavs combined for 247, 47 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-MavsSuns 124, Mavs 123
247
Kings-SixersKings 101, Sixers 99
200
Magic-HeatMagic 98, Heat 101
199
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 94, Bobcats 90
184
Pacers-KnicksPacers 79, Knicks 90
169
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 84, Spurs 82
166
5 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-MavsSuns 124, Mavs 123
+1 PHX
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 84, Spurs 82
+2 MEM
Kings-SixersKings 101, Sixers 99
+2 SAC
Magic-HeatMagic 98, Heat 101
+3 MIA
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 94, Bobcats 90
+4 CHI
Pacers-KnicksPacers 79, Knicks 90
+11 NYK
SAC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SixersSAC won · Kings 101, Sixers 99
5 pts
Bulls-BobcatsCHI won · Bulls 94, Bobcats 90
5 pts
Suns-MavsPHX won · Suns 124, Mavs 123
3 pts
Magic-HeatMIA won · Magic 98, Heat 101
2 pts
Grizzlies-SpursMEM won · Grizzlies 84, Spurs 82
1 pt
Howard shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HowardDAL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
Grant HillORL · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
Amar'ePHX · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
65% (13-20)
TerryDAL · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
65% (11-17)
WilliamsonSAC · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Mavs
Suns 124Mavs 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns38302729124
Mavs31402626123
The story
Shawn Marion had 25 points and 13 rebounds as Phoenix beat Dallas 124-123

Jason Terry led Dallas with 27 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 13 REB, 4 STL · 10-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 38-31, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +7−3−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 84Spurs 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2522102784
Spurs2119182482
The story
Memphis beat San Antonio 84-82 behind 19 points from Lorenzen Wright

Tony Parker paced San Antonio: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

A 25-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +4+7−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 58.3 FPTS: 27 PTS, 19 REB

Final · Bulls-Bobcats
Bulls 94Bobcats 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2625251894
Bobcats2729161890
The story
Antonio Davis' 20 points carried Chicago past Charlotte, 94-90

For Charlotte, Kareem Rush had 13 PTS, 5 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 25-16.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1−5+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Emeka Okafor was the fantasy play: 49.9 FPTS on 26 PTS, 12 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 47 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.6Season avg23.2Last 3

23.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.6 in 37 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg37.5Today

37 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 33

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 32, 22, 33, 9, 42, 31, 17, 33Suns-Mavs · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 17, 28, 16, 16, 11, 39, 14, 28Magic-Heat · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 28, 38, 30, 60, 38, 23, 29, 27Sixers-Kings · L
29.7 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 12, 21, 17, 16, 20, 19, 30, 27Spurs-Grizzlies · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 25, 17, 6, 13, 9, 9, 0, 27Mavs-Suns · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 27, 27, 31, 35, 16, 29, 34, 26Mavs-Suns · L
27.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNJN+8.5 30.6 last 10 · 22.1 season
JR SmithNOH+7.8 15.6 last 10 · 7.8 season
Melvin ElyCHA+5.7 12.9 last 10 · 7.2 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.5 13.1 last 10 · 7.6 season
Mike BibbySAC+5.2 24.4 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.0 2.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Derek AndersonPOR−5.6 4.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Sam CassellMIN−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Peja StojakovicSAC−5.0 14.7 last 10 · 19.7 season