FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 15, 2006Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed LAL by 10 after the first quarter and won 114–110.

Final · Box score
Bucks77
Pacers88
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Heat110
Magic100
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +21; Q4 MIA +10
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs100
Sixers103
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +3
Final · 2OT · Box score
Cavs113
Celtics109
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 Cavs 0; OT2 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Nets95
Bobcats94
Q1 NJN +15; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 NJN +3; Q4 NJN +1
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Knicks98
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Kings78
Grizzlies84
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Wolves102
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Blazers86
Hornets102
Q1 NOK +7; Q2 NOK +18; Q3 NOK +22; Q4 NOK +16
Final · Box score
Wizards97
Mavs103
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Suns116
Nuggets101
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +25; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Clippers81
Warriors88
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Hawks114
Lakers110
Q1 ATL -10; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +4
On this day · 2004–05Feb 15, 2005: 7 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Jazz), 40 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Lakers

Atlanta rallies from 10 down to beat Lakers

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-4-1+4ATL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks23303031114
Lakers33242726110
Who led
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 9, 12, 15, 3, 4, 2, 10, 21ATL21 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Josh ChildressPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 15, 9, 7, 12, 10, 17, 13, 21ATL21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 40, 26, 35, 35, 24, 32, 26, 23, 39LAL39 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 9, 11, 10, 14, 8, 8, 17, 17LAL17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New Orleans/Oklahoma City by 16.

NJN over CHA1NYK over TOR2PHI over SAS3CLE over BOS4ATL over LAL4MEM over SAC6DAL over WAS6GSW over LAC7MIA over ORL10MIN over SEA10IND over MIL11PHX over DEN15NOK over POR16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Nets-Bobcats22
Hawks-Lakers13
Spurs-Sixers12
Kings-Grizzlies8
Bucks-Pacers6
Raptors-Knicks4
Suns-Nuggets1
Blazers-Hornets0
Heat-Magic0
Clippers-Warriors0
Shot of the night

Crawford's jumper with 3 seconds left breaks the tie, 98-96 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Lakers combined for 224, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-LakersHawks 114, Lakers 110
224
Cavs-CelticsCavs 113, Celtics 109
222
Suns-NuggetsSuns 116, Nuggets 101
217
Heat-MagicHeat 110, Magic 100
210
Spurs-SixersSpurs 100, Sixers 103
203
Wizards-MavsWizards 97, Mavs 103
200
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 96, Knicks 98
194
Sonics-WolvesSonics 92, Wolves 102
194
Nets-BobcatsNets 95, Bobcats 94
189
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 86, Hornets 102
188
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 81, Warriors 88
169
Bucks-PacersBucks 77, Pacers 88
165
Kings-GrizzliesKings 78, Grizzlies 84
162
5 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-BobcatsNets 95, Bobcats 94
+1 NJN
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 96, Knicks 98
+2 NYK
Spurs-SixersSpurs 100, Sixers 103
+3 PHI
Hawks-LakersHawks 114, Lakers 110
+4 ATL
Cavs-CelticsCavs 113, Celtics 109
+4 CLE
Kings-GrizzliesKings 78, Grizzlies 84
+6 MEM
Wizards-MavsWizards 97, Mavs 103
+6 DAL
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 81, Warriors 88
+7 GSW
Sonics-WolvesSonics 92, Wolves 102
+10 MIN
Heat-MagicHeat 110, Magic 100
+10 MIA
Bucks-PacersBucks 77, Pacers 88
+11 IND
Suns-NuggetsSuns 116, Nuggets 101
+15 PHX
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 86, Hornets 102
+16 NOK
ATL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-LakersATL won · Hawks 114, Lakers 110
10 pts
Raptors-KnicksNYK won · Raptors 96, Knicks 98
9 pts
Kings-GrizzliesMEM won · Kings 78, Grizzlies 84
5 pts
Spurs-SixersPHI won · Spurs 100, Sixers 103
4 pts
Bucks-PacersIND won · Bucks 77, Pacers 88
2 pts
Curry shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryNYK · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
MohammedSAS · 20 REB, 18 PTS, 2 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
KrsticNJN · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
KnightCHA · 28 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
GeorgeLAL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Spurs-Sixers
Spurs 100Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs202124296100
Sixers172618339103
The story
Allen Iverson's 42 points and 9 assists carried Philadelphia past San Antonio, 103-100 in OT

For San Antonio, Nazr Mohammed had 20 REB, 18 PTS 42 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 17-37 FG

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 26-21.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −3+2−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 113Celtics 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Cavs30202122911113
Celtics2320222897109
The story
Drew Gooden had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Cleveland beat Boston 113-109 in OT

Wally Szczerbiak led Boston with 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 30-23, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +7+7+600+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Hawks-Lakers
Hawks 114Lakers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks23303031114
Lakers33242726110
The story
Atlanta won 114-110 despite 39 points and 9 assists from Kobe Bryant

Josh Smith paced Atlanta: 21 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 39 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 14-28 FG, 5-14 3PT

The swing

A 30-24 second quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −10−4−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.0Season avg36.8Last 5

36.8 points a game over his last five games, against 26.0 in 51 earlier games. Today: 50 points in 54 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+35.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 50

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 21, 40, 18, 37, 31, 35, 31, 50Celtics-Cavs · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high50 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 29, 31, 22, 35, 18, 33, 44, 43Cavs-Celtics · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 39, 41, 38, 34, 32, 20, 33, 42Sixers-Spurs · W
33.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 40, 26, 35, 35, 24, 32, 26, 23, 39Lakers-Hawks · L
35.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 28, 24, 31, 34, 16, 37, 38, 36Heat-Magic · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 24, 20, 33, 34, 31, 24, 33, 29Nuggets-Suns · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Kevin MartinSAC+7.2 17.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Ben GordonCHI+6.5 22.8 last 10 · 16.3 season
Kirk SnyderNOK+5.9 14.1 last 10 · 8.2 season
Raymond FeltonCHA+5.5 14.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Kareem RushCHA−5.2 5.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Marcus CambyDEN−4.8 10.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Marquis DanielsDAL−4.6 6.0 last 10 · 10.6 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimSAC−4.6 9.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Mark BlountMIN−4.1 7.3 last 10 · 11.4 season