FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 7, 2006Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed DET by 10 after the first quarter and won 99–98.

Final · Box score
Pistons98
Hawks99
Q1 ATL -10; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL -4; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Knicks82
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +3
Final · Box score
Lakers87
Mavs102
Q1 DAL +17; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Kings104
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +8
On this day · 2004–05Feb 7, 2005: 5 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Nets-Sixers), 43 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Hawks

Atlanta fights back from 10 down against Detroit

Elton Brand goes for 25 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-3-4+1ATL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3426211798
Hawks2433202299
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 24, 27, 40, 24, 15, 23, 16, 29ATL29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Zaza PachuliaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 10, 4, 13, 5, 18, 10, 13, 16ATL16 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 4, 16, 19, 8, 20, 16, 13, 29DET29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 23, 34, 10, 30, 9, 7, 10, 20DET20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Knicks14
Pistons-Hawks6
Lakers-Mavs2
Shot of the night

Johnson's jumper with 7.6 seconds left puts the Hawks ahead, 99-98 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Kings combined for 200, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 96, Kings 104
200
Pistons-HawksPistons 98, Hawks 99
197
Lakers-MavsLakers 87, Mavs 102
189
Clippers-KnicksClippers 85, Knicks 82
167
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-HawksPistons 98, Hawks 99
+1 ATL
Clippers-KnicksClippers 85, Knicks 82
+3 LAC
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 96, Kings 104
+8 SAC
Lakers-MavsLakers 87, Mavs 102
+15 DAL
ATL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-HawksATL won · Pistons 98, Hawks 99
10 pts
Clippers-KnicksLAC won · Clippers 85, Knicks 82
4 pts
Prince shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PrinceDET · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
CookLAL · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
Joe JohnsonATL · 29 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
HowardDAL · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Kenny ThomasSAC · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 98Hawks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3426211798
Hawks2433202299
The story
Zaza Pachulia had 16 points as Atlanta beat Detroit 99-98

Ben Wallace led Detroit with 11 REB, 5 PTS, 3 AST 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 5-6 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Hawks took the second 33-26.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −10−3−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Knicks
Clippers 85Knicks 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1818242585
Knicks1921212182
The story
Chris Kaman's 22 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past New York, 85-82

For New York, Jalen Rose had 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 25-21.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −1−4−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 96Kings 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2326173096
Kings34211930104
The story
Sacramento beat Memphis 104-96 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Brad Miller

Shane Battier paced Memphis: 10 REB, 8 PTS, 3 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 7-9 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +11+6+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 42 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−25.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.8 in 30 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 25.1 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Knicks

Clippers take over late to edge New York

Down 1 after three, Clippers won the fourth 25–21. Final: 85–82. Elton Brand led Clippers with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over DET1LAC over NYK3SAC over MEM8DAL over LAL15Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over NYK.
Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 29

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 24, 27, 40, 24, 15, 23, 16, 29Hawks-Pistons · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 4, 16, 19, 8, 20, 16, 13, 29Pistons-Hawks · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Brian CookPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 2, 12, 9, 4, 12, 2, 13, 28Lakers-Mavs · L
7.3 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 23, 18, 29, 21, 21, 18, 17, 26Mavs-Lakers · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 12, 28, 19, 33, 17, 31, 35, 30, 30, 25Clippers-Knicks · W
25.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 51, 37, 81, 30, 39, 40, 26, 35, 35, 24Lakers-Mavs · L
35.5 PPG season to date · −11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 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
Jalen RoseNYK+5.8 18.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+5.6 14.3 last 10 · 8.7 season
Luke RidnourSEA+5.4 17.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimSAC−6.0 8.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Kareem RushCHA−5.7 5.9 last 10 · 11.6 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