FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 26, 2006Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOK trailed POR by 5 after the first quarter and won 88–75.

Final · Box score
Cavs78
Pistons90
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Wolves105
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Rockets89
Magic84
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Nets91
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Lakers111
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Blazers75
Q1 NOK -5; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 NOK +13
On this day · 2004–05Feb 26, 2005: 6 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Mavs), 33 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Blazers

Portland's skid reaches five

Ben Wallace goes for 19 rebounds

Game flow · NOK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-500+13NOK AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1627182788
Blazers2122181475
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 14, 26, 21, 11, 19, 10, 20, 22NOK22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 19, 6, 9, 1, 27, 18, 23, 19NOK19 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 25, 14, 10, 21, 12, 7, 19, 23POR23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Darius MilesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 21, 10, 14, 10, 13, 20, 16, 22POR22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Lakers12
Pacers-Nets10
Hornets-Blazers6
Grizzlies-Wolves4
Cavs-Pistons1
Rockets-Magic1
The night in charts
Celtics-Lakers combined for 223, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-LakersCeltics 112, Lakers 111
223
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 99, Wolves 105
204
Pacers-NetsPacers 101, Nets 91
192
Rockets-MagicRockets 89, Magic 84
173
Cavs-PistonsCavs 78, Pistons 90
168
Hornets-BlazersHornets 88, Blazers 75
163
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-LakersCeltics 112, Lakers 111
+1 BOS
Rockets-MagicRockets 89, Magic 84
+5 HOU
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 99, Wolves 105
+6 MIN
Pacers-NetsPacers 101, Nets 91
+10 IND
Cavs-PistonsCavs 78, Pistons 90
+12 DET
Hornets-BlazersHornets 88, Blazers 75
+13 NOK
NOK rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-BlazersNOK won · Hornets 88, Blazers 75
5 pts
Celtics-LakersBOS won · Celtics 112, Lakers 111
4 pts
Pacers-NetsIND won · Pacers 101, Nets 91
1 pt
Gomes shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GomesBOS · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
KGMIN · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RandolphPOR · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
MilesPOR · 22 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
PierceBOS · 39 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 112Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24303721112
Lakers25332429111
The story
Paul Pierce had 39 points as Boston beat Los Angeles 112-111

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 14 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST 39 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 12-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Celtics took the third 37-24.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −1−4+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Magic
Rockets 89Magic 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2222232289
Magic1722133284
The story
Houston beat Orlando 89-84 behind 29 points and 11 rebounds from Yao Ming

Grant Hill paced Orlando: 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 23-13 third quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5+5+15+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tracy McGrady topped the game at 48.8 FPTS: 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 99Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2430182799
Wolves30282324105
The story
Ricky Davis' 35 points carried Minnesota past Memphis, 105-99

For Memphis, Pau Gasol had 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 35 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 9-21 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-24, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +6+4+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.7Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 3.7 in 33 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg12.6Last 3

12.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 48 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Lakers

Boston holds off Lakers, 112–111

Boston led 91–82 after three and held on to win by one. Paul Pierce led Boston with 39 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over LAL1HOU over ORL5MIN over MEM6IND over NJN10DET over CLE12NOK over POR13Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over LAL.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 32, 26, 23, 39, 27, 36, 39, 40Lakers-Celtics · L
35.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 37, 31, 35, 31, 50, 30, 20, 37, 39Celtics-Lakers · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 33, 18, 23, 14, 25, 25, 19, 35Wolves-Grizzlies · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 14, 27, 24, 17, 6, 29, 22, 29Rockets-Magic · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 15, 8, 18, 25, 14, 23, 27, 23Nets-Pacers · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 25, 14, 10, 21, 12, 7, 19, 23Blazers-Hornets · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Raymond FeltonCHA+7.0 16.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+6.8 16.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Ben GordonCHI+6.2 22.8 last 10 · 16.6 season
Paul PierceBOS+6.0 32.8 last 10 · 26.8 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−5.3 19.8 last 10 · 25.1 season
Marko JaricMIN−5.2 3.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Marquis DanielsDAL−5.2 5.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Devin HarrisDAL−5.0 5.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Marcus CambyDEN−4.7 9.7 last 10 · 14.4 season