FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 9, 2006Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Heat76
Mavs112
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +26; Q4 DAL +36
Final · Box score
Bulls80
Kings98
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +19; Q3 SAC +28; Q4 SAC +18
On this day · 2004–05Feb 9, 2005: 10 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Grizzlies), 38 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Kings

Sacramento makes it three straight

Francisco Garcia goes for 8 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+19+28+18SAC AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1517173180
Kings2427262198
Who led
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 21, 5, 12, 25, 10, 20, 22, 23SAC23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 44, 35, 6, 42, 15, 15, 23, 14, 20SAC20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Darius SongailaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 19, 7, 10, 4, 18, 0, 16, 21, 14CHI14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 9, 11, 14, 4, 6, 8, 15, 14CHI14 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Heat-Mavs

Dallas leads Miami wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 112–76. Best quarter: the third, 38–25. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Heat
Dirk Nowitzki · DALShaquille O'Neal · MIAPTS2723REB48AST11Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bulls-Kings2
Heat-Mavs0
The night in charts
Heat-Mavs combined for 188, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-MavsHeat 76, Mavs 112
188
Bulls-KingsBulls 80, Kings 98
178
SAC won the closest game by 18
Closest finishes
Bulls-KingsBulls 80, Kings 98
+18 SAC
Heat-MavsHeat 76, Mavs 112
+36 DAL
Shaq shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
DirkDAL · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
TerryDAL · 16 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
Kevin MartinSAC · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
HowardDAL · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
50% (5-10)
Final · Bulls-Kings
Bulls 80Kings 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1517173180
Kings2427262198
The story
Kevin Martin had 23 points as Sacramento beat Chicago 98-80

Tyson Chandler led Chicago with 16 REB, 4 PTS 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the second 27-17, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +9+19+28+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Mavs
Heat 76Mavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2117251376
Mavs29223823112
The story
Jason Terry's 16 points carried Dallas past Miami, 112-76

For Miami, Shaquille O'Neal had 23 PTS, 8 REB 16 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB · 6-10 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 38-25, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
400 +8+13+26+36 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 43 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 31 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 27

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 18, 29, 21, 21, 18, 17, 26, 27Mavs-Heat · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 21, 5, 12, 25, 10, 20, 22, 23Kings-Bulls · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 15, 23, 24, 25, 21, 11, 21, 23Heat-Mavs · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 44, 35, 6, 42, 15, 15, 23, 14, 20Kings-Bulls · W
20.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 25, 25, 32, 28, 24, 31, 34, 16Heat-Mavs · L
26.8 PPG season to date · −11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 16, 20, 18, 13, 15, 22, 10, 16Mavs-Heat · W
16.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+6.6 15.4 last 10 · 8.8 season
Kevin MartinSAC+6.3 16.3 last 10 · 10.0 season
Jalen RoseNYK+5.5 18.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Luke RidnourSEA+4.8 16.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Kareem RushCHA−5.5 6.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimSAC−5.4 8.8 last 10 · 14.2 season
Marquis DanielsDAL−4.8 6.1 last 10 · 10.9 season
Mark BlountMIN−4.6 6.9 last 10 · 11.5 season
Luther HeadHOU−4.5 3.9 last 10 · 8.4 season