FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 21, 2006Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed MIN by 17 after the first quarter and won 90–78.

Final · Box score
Magic92
Cavs105
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Hornets75
Pacers97
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +22
Final · Box score
Wolves78
Wizards90
Q1 WAS -17; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Hawks87
Pistons97
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Raptors88
Grizzlies94
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Nets89
Bucks85
Q1 NJN -12; Q2 NJN -9; Q3 NJN -5; Q4 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Mavs93
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Sonics78
Spurs103
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Bobcats84
Nuggets100
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -12; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Jazz83
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Warriors77
Kings102
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +16; Q3 SAC +28; Q4 SAC +25
Final · Box score
Blazers82
Lakers99
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +17
The lead · Wolves-Wizards

Gilbert Arenas drops 34 in 17-point comeback win over Minnesota

Ben Wallace goes for 17 rebounds

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17+5+7+12WAS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves329221578
Wizards1531242090
Who led
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 22, 23, 45, 32, 27, 43, 12, 34WAS34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 18, 12, 34, 18, 21, 10, 27, 19WAS19 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 20, 18, 33, 18, 23, 14, 25, 25MIN25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 15, 19, 21, 16, 19, 23, 23, 15MIN15 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Grizzlies16
Blazers-Lakers7
Bobcats-Nuggets6
Hawks-Pistons6
Warriors-Kings4
Sonics-Spurs4
Hornets-Pacers3
Nets-Bucks2
Wolves-Wizards1
Clippers-Mavs1
Magic-Cavs0
The night in charts
Magic-Cavs combined for 197, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-CavsMagic 92, Cavs 105
197
Celtics-JazzCeltics 103, Jazz 83
186
Clippers-MavsClippers 91, Mavs 93
184
Hawks-PistonsHawks 87, Pistons 97
184
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 84, Nuggets 100
184
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 88, Grizzlies 94
182
Sonics-SpursSonics 78, Spurs 103
181
Blazers-LakersBlazers 82, Lakers 99
181
Warriors-KingsWarriors 77, Kings 102
179
Nets-BucksNets 89, Bucks 85
174
Hornets-PacersHornets 75, Pacers 97
172
Wolves-WizardsWolves 78, Wizards 90
168
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-MavsClippers 91, Mavs 93
+2 DAL
Nets-BucksNets 89, Bucks 85
+4 NJN
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 88, Grizzlies 94
+6 MEM
Hawks-PistonsHawks 87, Pistons 97
+10 DET
Wolves-WizardsWolves 78, Wizards 90
+12 WAS
Magic-CavsMagic 92, Cavs 105
+13 CLE
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 84, Nuggets 100
+16 DEN
Blazers-LakersBlazers 82, Lakers 99
+17 LAL
Celtics-JazzCeltics 103, Jazz 83
+20 BOS
Hornets-PacersHornets 75, Pacers 97
+22 IND
Sonics-SpursSonics 78, Spurs 103
+25 SAS
Warriors-KingsWarriors 77, Kings 102
+25 SAC
WAS erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-WizardsWAS won · Wolves 78, Wizards 90
17 pts
Nets-BucksNJN won · Nets 89, Bucks 85
12 pts
Bobcats-NuggetsDEN won · Bobcats 84, Nuggets 100
12 pts
Raptors-GrizzliesMEM won · Raptors 88, Grizzlies 94
7 pts
Celtics-JazzBOS won · Celtics 103, Jazz 83
5 pts
Howard shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HowardDAL · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
82% (9-11)
ChildressATL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
ParkerSAS · 30 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
PierceBOS · 30 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 91Mavs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2525231891
Mavs3124261293
The story
Dallas beat Los Angeles 93-91 behind 23 points from Josh Howard

Cuttino Mobley paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-11 FG

The swing

A 31-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +6+5+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 59.6 FPTS: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 89Bucks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1222322389
Bucks2419281485
The story
Jason Kidd had a 12-12-13 triple-double as New Jersey beat Milwaukee 89-85

Bobby Simmons led Milwaukee with 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 13 AST, 12 PTS, 12 REB · 4-8 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 23-14.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −12−9−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Nuggets
Bobcats 84Nuggets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats3126161184
Nuggets31143025100
The story
Marcus Camby's 14 points and 12 rebounds carried Denver past Charlotte, 100-84

For Charlotte, Raymond Felton had 14 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 14 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST · 4-10 FG

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 30-16.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0−12+2+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.4Season avg35.4Last 5

35.4 points a game over his last five games, against 26.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 2 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
24.32004–05 avg6.0Last 2

6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.3 in 2004–05 (80 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Seattle by 25, the widest margin of 12 games.

DAL over LAC2NJN over MIL4MEM over TOR6DET over ATL10WAS over MIN12CLE over ORL13DEN over CHA16LAL over POR17BOS over UTA20IND over NOK22SAS over SEA25SAC over GSW25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 45

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 28, 21, 22, 21, 24, 13, 19, 45Nets-Bucks · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 22, 23, 45, 32, 27, 43, 12, 34Wizards-Wolves · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 20, 23, 32, 19, 17, 4, 23, 30Spurs-Sonics · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 40, 18, 37, 31, 35, 31, 50, 30Celtics-Jazz · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 26, 35, 35, 24, 32, 26, 23, 39, 27Lakers-Blazers · W
34.9 PPG season to date · −8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 13, 16, 25, 19, 6, 9, 1, 27Hornets-Pacers · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 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+6.9 17.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+5.9 15.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Ben GordonCHI+5.9 22.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Kirk SnyderNOK+5.4 13.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Mark BlountMIN−5.5 5.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−5.4 19.8 last 10 · 25.2 season
Kareem RushCHA−5.3 5.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Marcus CambyDEN−5.2 9.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Marquis DanielsDAL−4.5 5.9 last 10 · 10.4 season