FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 3, 2006Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SAC by 12 after three quarters and won 89–79.

Final · Box score
Magic94
Hawks96
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Raptors104
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +17; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +14
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Celtics81
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +17
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Bobcats112
Q1 CHA +15; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Sixers80
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Sonics77
Rockets100
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +23
Final · Box score
Kings79
Jazz89
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA -12; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Wolves85
Blazers89
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +4
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The lead · Kings-Jazz

Utah climbs out of a 12-point hole against Sacramento

Elton Brand goes for 30 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-6-12+10UTA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2223221279
Jazz1821163489
Who led
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 11, 19, 21, 24, 17, 10, 21, 24UTA24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Milt PalacioPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 9, 1, 9, 11, 0, 3, 12, 19UTA19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 12, 12, 30, 15, 15, 24, 19, 20SAC20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 40, 17, 17, 44, 35, 6, 42, 15, 15SAC15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Hawks11
Wolves-Blazers9
Pistons-Sixers1
Knicks-Raptors0
Lakers-Bobcats0
Shot of the night

Johnson's jumper with 0.7 seconds left breaks the tie, 96-94 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Bobcats combined for 214, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BobcatsLakers 102, Bobcats 112
214
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 90, Raptors 104
194
Magic-HawksMagic 94, Hawks 96
190
Clippers-CelticsClippers 98, Celtics 81
179
Sonics-RocketsSonics 77, Rockets 100
177
Wolves-BlazersWolves 85, Blazers 89
174
Kings-JazzKings 79, Jazz 89
168
Pistons-SixersPistons 87, Sixers 80
167
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HawksMagic 94, Hawks 96
+2 ATL
Wolves-BlazersWolves 85, Blazers 89
+4 POR
Pistons-SixersPistons 87, Sixers 80
+7 DET
Kings-JazzKings 79, Jazz 89
+10 UTA
Lakers-BobcatsLakers 102, Bobcats 112
+10 CHA
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 90, Raptors 104
+14 TOR
Clippers-CelticsClippers 98, Celtics 81
+17 LAC
Sonics-RocketsSonics 77, Rockets 100
+23 HOU
UTA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-JazzUTA won · Kings 79, Jazz 89
12 pts
Magic-HawksATL won · Magic 94, Hawks 96
4 pts
Sonics-RocketsHOU won · Sonics 77, Rockets 100
3 pts
KG shot 12-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 27 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
92% (12-13)
DwightORL · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK
82% (9-11)
JackPOR · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
KobeLAL · 35 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
67% (12-18)
Jumaine JonesCHA · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 94Hawks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2921242094
Hawks2524252296
The story
Josh Smith had 15 points and 10 rebounds as Atlanta beat Orlando 96-94

Dwight Howard led Orlando with 24 PTS, 16 REB 15 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Hawks took the second 24-21.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −4−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 85Blazers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2221182485
Blazers2224192489
The story
Portland beat Minnesota 89-85 behind 19 points and 13 rebounds from Zach Randolph

Marcus Banks paced Minnesota: 15 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 9-24 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 0+3+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 58.0 FPTS: 27 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST

Final · Lakers-Bobcats
Lakers 102Bobcats 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25283118102
Bobcats40212724112
The story
Jumaine Jones' 31 points carried Charlotte past Los Angeles, 112-102

For Los Angeles, Chris Mihm had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL · 13-20 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-25, was where the Bobcats built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +15+8+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant was the fantasy play: 59.3 FPTS on 35 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 35 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Magic-Hawks

Atlanta survives Orlando, 96–94

A two-point finish after it was 74–74 through three. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over ORL2POR over MIN4DET over PHI7CHA over LAL10UTA over SAC10TOR over NYK14LAC over BOS17HOU over SEA23Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over ORL.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 36

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 35, 43, 41, 29, 19, 37, 23, 22, 36Rockets-Sonics · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 37, 51, 37, 81, 30, 39, 40, 26, 35Lakers-Bobcats · L
35.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jumaine JonesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 18, 15, 11, 12, 6, 11, 13, 31Bobcats-Lakers · W
8.3 PPG season to date · +23.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 12, 28, 19, 33, 17, 31, 35, 30Clippers-Celtics · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 13, 18, 15, 11, 36, 22, 21, 30Magic-Hawks · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 24, 10, 35, 19, 20, 19, 21, 30Pistons-Sixers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 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
Kobe BryantLAL+5.7 41.4 last 10 · 35.7 season
Baron DavisGSW+5.0 24.2 last 10 · 19.2 season
Luke RidnourSEA+5.0 16.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Kareem RushCHA−5.3 6.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−4.7 9.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimSAC−4.7 9.9 last 10 · 14.6 season
JR SmithNOK−4.2 4.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Vince CarterNJN−4.1 20.0 last 10 · 24.1 season