FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 16, 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
Sixers84
Bulls117
Q1 CHI +16; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +30; Q4 CHI +33
Final · Box score
Rockets75
Suns109
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +32; Q3 PHX +45; Q4 PHX +34
On this day · 2004–05Feb 16, 2005: 11 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Blazers), 36 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Bulls

Chicago routs Philadelphia by 33

Steve Nash goes for 21 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+16+11+30+33CHI AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2224162284
Bulls38193525117
Who led
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 16, 39, 35, 30, 4, 11, 30, 21CHI21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 20, 0, 19, 9, 9, 17, 21, 18CHI18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 39, 41, 38, 34, 32, 20, 33, 42, 18PHI18 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 15, 17, 26, 18, 17, 24, 21, 14PHI14 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Rockets-Suns

Phoenix leads Houston wire to wire

Phoenix was ahead at every break and won 109–75. Best quarter: the third, 35–22. Steve Nash led Phoenix with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Rockets
Steve Nash · PHXStromile Swift · HOUPTS2113REB65AST81Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Sixers-Bulls combined for 201, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-BullsSixers 84, Bulls 117
201
Rockets-SunsRockets 75, Suns 109
184
CHI won the closest game by 33
Closest finishes
Sixers-BullsSixers 84, Bulls 117
+33 CHI
Rockets-SunsRockets 75, Suns 109
+34 PHX
Nash shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashPHX · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
Ben GordonCHI · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
DiawPHX · 14 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
SalmonsPHI · 13 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Malik AllenCHI · 16 PTS, 6 REB
58% (7-12)
Final · Sixers-Bulls
Sixers 84Bulls 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2224162284
Bulls38193525117
The story
Ben Gordon's 21 points carried Chicago past Philadelphia, 117-84

For Philadelphia, Allen Iverson had 18 PTS, 3 AST 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 8-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-16, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
400 +16+11+30+33 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Sweetney was the fantasy play: 41.4 FPTS on 12 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 75Suns 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1813222275
Suns31323511109
The story
Shawn Marion had 16 points and 12 rebounds as Phoenix beat Houston 109-75

Stromile Swift led Houston with 13 PTS, 5 REB 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 6-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the second 32-13, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
500 +13+32+45+34 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 50 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.6Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 7.6 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Steve Nash leads the day with 21

Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 17, 13, 21, 31, 14, 24, 19, 21Suns-Rockets · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 16, 39, 35, 30, 4, 11, 30, 21Bulls-Sixers · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 20, 0, 19, 9, 9, 17, 21, 18Bulls-Sixers · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 39, 41, 38, 34, 32, 20, 33, 42, 18Sixers-Bulls · L
33.2 PPG season to date · −15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 15, 21, 26, 14, 21, 18, 21, 16Suns-Rockets · W
21.1 PPG season to date · −5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Eddie HousePoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 15, 10, 14, 3, 8, 9, 8, 16Suns-Rockets · W
10.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 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+5.9 22.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Kirk SnyderNOK+5.9 14.1 last 10 · 8.2 season
Raymond FeltonCHA+5.5 14.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−5.4 19.8 last 10 · 25.2 season
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