FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 6, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed NOK by 12 at halftime and won 99–91.

Final · Box score
Bucks86
Cavs89
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Rockets87
Sixers81
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Magic82
Wizards94
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Sonics106
Bobcats119
Q1 CHA +12; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +25; Q4 CHA +13
Final · Box score
Celtics98
Heat114
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Nets99
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN -12; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Suns101
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN -6; Q4 MIN +2
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls107
Jazz109
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Warriors122
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW -6; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +8
On this day · 2004–05Feb 6, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Wolves), 32 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Nets

New Jersey climbs back to beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City

Dwyane Wade goes for 34 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-12-3+8NJN AHEAD ↑NOK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2031202091
Nets2514293199
Who led
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 32, 15, 23, 36, 19, 19, 26, 26NJN26 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 25, 5, 3, 29, 17, 29, 28, 21NJN21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Speedy ClaxtonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 10, 5, 0, 20, 19, 7, 8, 23NOK23 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Rasual ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 12, 3, 15, 5, 3, 14, 15, 18NOK18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Warriors15
Bulls-Jazz11
Wolves-Suns10
Hornets-Nets10
Bucks-Cavs7
Celtics-Heat7
Rockets-Sixers4
Magic-Wizards1
Sonics-Bobcats0
Shot of the night

Okur's three with 0.7 seconds left in OT puts the Jazz ahead, 109-107 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Warriors combined for 236, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 114, Warriors 122
236
Sonics-BobcatsSonics 106, Bobcats 119
225
Bulls-JazzBulls 107, Jazz 109
216
Celtics-HeatCeltics 98, Heat 114
212
Wolves-SunsWolves 103, Suns 101
204
Hornets-NetsHornets 91, Nets 99
190
Magic-WizardsMagic 82, Wizards 94
176
Bucks-CavsBucks 86, Cavs 89
175
Rockets-SixersRockets 87, Sixers 81
168
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-SunsWolves 103, Suns 101
+2 MIN
Bulls-JazzBulls 107, Jazz 109
+2 UTA
Bucks-CavsBucks 86, Cavs 89
+3 CLE
Rockets-SixersRockets 87, Sixers 81
+6 HOU
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 114, Warriors 122
+8 GSW
Hornets-NetsHornets 91, Nets 99
+8 NJN
Magic-WizardsMagic 82, Wizards 94
+12 WAS
Sonics-BobcatsSonics 106, Bobcats 119
+13 CHA
Celtics-HeatCeltics 98, Heat 114
+16 MIA
NJN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-NetsNJN won · Hornets 91, Nets 99
12 pts
Rockets-SixersHOU won · Rockets 87, Sixers 81
7 pts
Nuggets-WarriorsGSW won · Nuggets 114, Warriors 122
6 pts
Wolves-SunsMIN won · Wolves 103, Suns 101
6 pts
Bulls-JazzUTA won · Bulls 107, Jazz 109
5 pts
Felton shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FeltonCHA · 24 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB
73% (8-11)
KrsticNJN · 16 PTS, 5 REB
73% (8-11)
ElyCHA · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
KGMIN · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
BanksMIN · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Bulls-Jazz
Bulls 107Jazz 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls2820242114107
Jazz2321272216109
The story
Matt Harpring had 28 points as Utah beat Chicago 109-107 in OT

Kirk Hinrich led Chicago with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 8-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Jazz took the third 27-24.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −5−4−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 103Suns 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves24302029103
Suns28242821101
The story
Kevin Garnett's 19 points and 12 rebounds carried Minnesota past Phoenix, 103-101

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 31 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 29-21.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −4+2−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion was the fantasy play: 57.9 FPTS on 14 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST

Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 86Cavs 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1522262386
Cavs1529222389
The story
Cleveland beat Milwaukee 89-86 behind 22 points and 12 assists from LeBron James

Bobby Simmons paced Milwaukee: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB · 9-20 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+7+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.7Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.7 in 44 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 37 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg44.6Today

45 minutes today, against 25.0 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Miami by 16.

MIN over PHX2UTA over CHI2CLE over MIL3HOU over PHI6NJN over NOK8GSW over DEN8WAS over ORL12CHA over SEA13MIA over BOS16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Ben Gordon leads the day with 35

Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 11, 9, 26, 23, 14, 16, 39, 35Bulls-Jazz · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 22, 25, 25, 32, 28, 24, 31, 34Heat-Celtics · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 37, 26, 25, 16, 24, 20, 33, 34Nuggets-Warriors · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 46, 33, 17, 36, 30, 39, 41, 38, 34, 32Sixers-Rockets · L
33.6 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 22, 21, 22, 24, 17, 13, 21, 31Suns-Wolves · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 25, 18, 18, 21, 40, 18, 37, 31Celtics-Heat · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 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
Ben GordonCHI+6.2 22.3 last 10 · 16.1 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+5.6 14.3 last 10 · 8.7 season
Kobe BryantLAL+5.4 41.1 last 10 · 35.7 season
Luke RidnourSEA+5.4 17.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Kareem RushCHA−5.7 5.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimSAC−5.4 9.1 last 10 · 14.5 season
Luther HeadHOU−4.9 3.6 last 10 · 8.5 season
Mark BlountMIN−4.7 7.1 last 10 · 11.8 season
Wally SzczerbiakBOS−4.3 15.0 last 10 · 19.3 season