FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 23, 2006Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MEM by 9 after the first quarter and won 97–87.

Final · Box score
Pacers83
Pistons88
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Mavs97
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL -9; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Kings85
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +21
On this day · 2004–05Feb 23, 2005: 11 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Pacers), 38 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki scores 31, Dallas rallies past Memphis

Kobe Bryant goes for 36 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-9+5+10DAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3125201187
Mavs2225341697
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 17, 26, 27, 19, 21, 25, 17, 31DAL31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 22, 10, 16, 16, 15, 19, 9, 23DAL23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 24, 17, 12, 10, 10, 6, 14, 18MEM18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 15, 15, 16, 31, 23, 24, 21, 18MEM18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Lakers1
Pacers-Pistons1
The night in charts
Kings-Lakers combined for 191, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-LakersKings 85, Lakers 106
191
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 87, Mavs 97
184
Pacers-PistonsPacers 83, Pistons 88
171
DET won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pacers-PistonsPacers 83, Pistons 88
+5 DET
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 87, Mavs 97
+10 DAL
Kings-LakersKings 85, Lakers 106
+21 LAL
Terry shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TerryDAL · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
61% (11-18)
GeorgeLAL · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
OdomLAL · 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
Brad MillerSAC · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
54% (7-13)
Final · Pacers-Pistons
Pacers 83Pistons 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1922182483
Pistons2323212188
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 28 points as Detroit beat Indiana 88-83

Anthony Johnson led Indiana with 12 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 11-18 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 23-19, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +4+5+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Mavs
Grizzlies 87Mavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies3125201187
Mavs2225341697
The story
Dallas beat Memphis 97-87 behind 23 points from Jason Terry

Bobby Jackson paced Memphis: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 9-11 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −9−9+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 85Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2225251385
Lakers28272229106
The story
Lamar Odom's 19 points and 9 assists carried Los Angeles past Sacramento, 106-85

For Sacramento, Metta World Peace had 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 9-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-13, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +6+8+5+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 44 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 36 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.6Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 8.6 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Pistons

Detroit leads Indiana wire to wire

Detroit was ahead at every break and won 88–83. Best quarter: the first, 23–19. Rasheed Wallace led Detroit with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over IND5DAL over MEM10LAL over SAC21Final margin, points. Pink = DET over IND.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 35, 24, 32, 26, 23, 39, 27, 36Lakers-Kings · W
34.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 17, 26, 27, 19, 21, 25, 17, 31Mavs-Grizzlies · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 17, 7, 19, 26, 21, 13, 21, 28Pistons-Pacers · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 14, 20, 7, 13, 31, 12, 16, 25Kings-Lakers · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 22, 10, 16, 16, 15, 19, 9, 23Mavs-Grizzlies · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 10, 14, 8, 8, 17, 17, 20, 19Lakers-Kings · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 9 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+6.2 15.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Ben GordonCHI+5.4 21.9 last 10 · 16.5 season
Kirk SnyderNOK+5.4 13.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Kevin MartinSAC+5.3 15.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsDAL−5.7 4.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Mark BlountMIN−5.5 5.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Marcus CambyDEN−5.2 9.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−5.1 20.1 last 10 · 25.2 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.6 30.3 last 10 · 34.9 season