FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 1, 2006Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Rockets trailed Bucks by 12 after the first quarter and won 86–84.

Final · Box score
Nets85
Cavs91
Q1 Cavs +2; Q2 Cavs -1; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 Cavs +6
Final · Box score
Lakers79
Pacers105
Q1 Pacers +3; Q2 Pacers +15; Q3 Pacers +20; Q4 Pacers +26
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Magic94
Q1 Clippers +5; Q2 Clippers +10; Q3 Clippers +9; Q4 Clippers +12
Final · Box score
Wizards112
Raptors117
Q1 Raptors +3; Q2 Raptors +2; Q3 Raptors +12; Q4 Raptors +5
Final · Box score
Suns102
Celtics94
Q1 Suns +10; Q2 Suns +21; Q3 Suns +6; Q4 Suns +8
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Bobcats92
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 Hawks +5; Q3 Hawks +11; Q4 Hawks +10
Final · Box score
Wolves74
Pistons90
Q1 Pistons -1; Q2 Pistons +10; Q3 Pistons +18; Q4 Pistons +16
Final · Box score
Mavs81
Grizzlies80
Q1 Mavs +11; Q2 Mavs +2; Q3 Mavs -8; Q4 Mavs +1
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Hornets100
Q1 Hornets -1; Q2 Hornets +11; Q3 Hornets +5; Q4 Hornets +5
Final · Box score
Bucks84
Rockets86
Q1 Rockets -12; Q2 Rockets +8; Q3 Rockets +11; Q4 Rockets +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Jazz103
Q1 Jazz +7; Q2 Jazz -5; Q3 Jazz +8; Q4 Jazz +13
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Blazers82
Q1 Spurs +8; Q2 Spurs +3; Q3 Spurs +7; Q4 Spurs +4
Final · Box score
Warriors107
Sonics111
Q1 Sonics -10; Q2 Sonics -6; Q3 Sonics +14; Q4 Sonics +4
On this day · 2004–05Feb 1, 2005: 10 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Nets-Bulls), 31 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Rockets

Houston rallies from 12 down to beat Milwaukee

Elton Brand goes for 35 points

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+8+11+2Rockets AHEAD ↑Bucks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2714251884
Rockets153428986
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 11, 35, 43, 41, 29, 19, 37, 23, 22Rockets22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 12, 21, 9, 30, 26, 22, 15, 21Rockets21 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Bobby SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 25, 9, 16, 14, 18, 11, 13, 26Bucks26 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Jiri WelschPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 14, 11, 6, 2, 2, 2, 0, 17Bucks17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Cavs20
Wizards-Raptors11
Nuggets-Jazz9
Mavs-Grizzlies9
Spurs-Blazers6
Wolves-Pistons6
Hawks-Bobcats6
Warriors-Sonics4
Clippers-Magic3
Lakers-Pacers2
Bucks-Rockets2
Suns-Celtics0
The night in charts
Wizards-Raptors combined for 229, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 112, Raptors 117
229
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 107, Sonics 111
218
Clippers-MagicClippers 106, Magic 94
200
Suns-CelticsSuns 102, Celtics 94
196
Bulls-HornetsBulls 95, Hornets 100
195
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 102, Bobcats 92
194
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 90, Jazz 103
193
Lakers-PacersLakers 79, Pacers 105
184
Nets-CavsNets 85, Cavs 91
176
Bucks-RocketsBucks 84, Rockets 86
170
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 86, Blazers 82
168
Wolves-PistonsWolves 74, Pistons 90
164
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 81, Grizzlies 80
161
6 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 81, Grizzlies 80
+1 Mavs
Bucks-RocketsBucks 84, Rockets 86
+2 Rockets
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 86, Blazers 82
+4 Spurs
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 107, Sonics 111
+4 Sonics
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 112, Raptors 117
+5 Raptors
Bulls-HornetsBulls 95, Hornets 100
+5 Hornets
Nets-CavsNets 85, Cavs 91
+6 Cavs
Suns-CelticsSuns 102, Celtics 94
+8 Suns
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 102, Bobcats 92
+10 Hawks
Clippers-MagicClippers 106, Magic 94
+12 Clippers
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 90, Jazz 103
+13 Jazz
Wolves-PistonsWolves 74, Pistons 90
+16 Pistons
Lakers-PacersLakers 79, Pacers 105
+26 Pacers
Rockets erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-RocketsRockets won · Bucks 84, Rockets 86
12 pts
Warriors-SonicsSonics won · Warriors 107, Sonics 111
10 pts
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs won · Mavs 81, Grizzlies 80
8 pts
Nuggets-JazzJazz won · Nuggets 90, Jazz 103
5 pts
Nets-CavsCavs won · Nets 85, Cavs 91
1 pt
Bosh shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshRaptors · 33 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
74% (14-19)
CP3Hornets · 25 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
BiedrinsWarriors · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
JamesRaptors · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Kenyon MartinNuggets · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Bucks-Rockets
Bucks 84Rockets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2714251884
Rockets153428986
The story
Yao Ming had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Houston beat Milwaukee 86-84

T.J. Ford led Milwaukee with 12 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Rockets took the second 34-14.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −12+8+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Sonics
Warriors 107Sonics 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3824936107
Sonics28282926111
The story
Seattle beat Golden State 111-107 behind 26 points from Rashard Lewis

Troy Murphy paced Golden State: 18 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 9-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-9 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the SuperSonics.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 −10−6+14+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Baron Davis topped the game at 52.1 FPTS: 35 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB

Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 95Hornets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2319292495
Hornets22312324100
The story
Rasual Butler's 14 points carried New Orleans/Oklahoma City past Chicago, 100-95

For Chicago, Luol Deng had 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 2 REB · 5-11 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 31-19.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 −1+11+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 44 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−24.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 29 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Pacers rout

Four of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Indiana beat Lakers by 26.

Mavs over Grizzlies1Rockets over Bucks2Spurs over Blazers4Sonics over Warriors4Raptors over Wizards5Hornets over Bulls5Cavs over Nets6Suns over Celtics8Hawks over Bobcats10Clippers over Magic12Jazz over Nuggets13Pistons over Wolves16Pacers over Lakers26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 40

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 25, 20, 16, 25, 18, 18, 21, 40Celtics-Suns · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 35, 19, 19, 12, 28, 19, 33, 17, 31, 35Clippers-Magic · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 24, 25, 22, 13, 26, 29, 29, 35Warriors-Sonics · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 21, 33, 24, 19, 23, 34, 20, 35Wizards-Raptors · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 22, 29, 18, 18, 20, 21, 21, 33Raptors-Wizards · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 1, 24, 42, 22, 25, 35, 26, 32Sonics-Warriors · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonMagic+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jalen RoseRaptors+6.9 19.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Mike BibbyKings+6.5 27.7 last 10 · 21.2 season
Luke RidnourSonics+6.4 18.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Baron DavisWarriors+5.9 25.1 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Kareem RushBobcats−5.0 6.9 last 10 · 11.9 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimKings−4.9 9.8 last 10 · 14.7 season
Jamal CrawfordKnicks−4.7 9.5 last 10 · 14.2 season
Ricky DavisWolves−4.2 15.2 last 10 · 19.4 season
JR SmithHornets−4.2 4.9 last 10 · 9.1 season