FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 2, 2006Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed GSW by 7 after the first quarter and won 89–86.

Final · Box score
Cavs73
Heat101
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +28
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Warriors86
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +3
On this day · 2004–05Feb 2, 2005: 8 games. Top scorer: Brad Miller (Kings-Warriors), 38 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Warriors

San Antonio wins a tight one over Golden State

Dwyane Wade goes for 24 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-2-1+3SAS AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2123271889
Warriors2818261486
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 38, 13, 8, 14, 25, 17, 20, 23SAS23 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 20, 15, 16, 8, 14, 10, 22, 18SAS18 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 16, 13, 16, 22, 15, 11, 18, 22GSW22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 25, 22, 13, 26, 29, 29, 35, 17GSW17 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Cavs-Heat

Miami leads Cleveland wire to wire

Miami was ahead at every break and won 101–73. Best quarter: the second, 28–18. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Cavs
Dwyane Wade · MIALeBron James · CLEPTS2429REB45AST67Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Spurs-Warriors9
Cavs-Heat0
The night in charts
Spurs-Warriors combined for 175, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 89, Warriors 86
175
Cavs-HeatCavs 73, Heat 101
174
SAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 89, Warriors 86
+3 SAS
Cavs-HeatCavs 73, Heat 101
+28 MIA
Shaq shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
MurphyGSW · 22 PTS, 7 REB
64% (7-11)
ParkerSAS · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
57% (8-14)
D WadeMIA · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
55% (11-20)
ManuSAS · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 89Warriors 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2123271889
Warriors2818261486
The story
Tony Parker had 23 points as San Antonio beat Golden State 89-86

Troy Murphy led Golden State with 22 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 8-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Spurs took the second 23-18.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −7−2−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Baron Davis led the game in fantasy with 47.6 FPTS (17 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 73Heat 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs151831973
Heat24282326101
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 21 points carried Miami past Cleveland, 101-73

Antoine Walker chipped in 12 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 26-9, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +9+19+11+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 42 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg20.2Last 3

20.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 41 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 29

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 51, 23, 38, 30, 44, 30, 26, 29Cavs-Heat · L
31.0 PPG season to date · −2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 15, 31, 34, 36, 22, 25, 25, 32, 28, 24Heat-Cavs · W
26.8 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 38, 13, 8, 14, 25, 17, 20, 23Spurs-Warriors · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 16, 13, 16, 22, 15, 11, 18, 22Warriors-Spurs · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 23, 27, 20, 15, 23, 24, 25, 21Heat-Cavs · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 20, 15, 16, 8, 14, 10, 22, 18Spurs-Warriors · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jalen RoseTOR+6.9 19.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Mike BibbySAC+6.5 27.7 last 10 · 21.2 season
Luke RidnourSEA+6.4 18.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Kevin MartinSAC+5.8 14.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Kareem RushCHA−5.0 6.9 last 10 · 11.9 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimSAC−4.9 9.8 last 10 · 14.7 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−4.7 9.5 last 10 · 14.2 season
Ricky DavisMIN−4.2 15.2 last 10 · 19.4 season
JR SmithNOK−4.2 4.9 last 10 · 9.1 season