FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 28, 2006Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Wolves100
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Sonics114
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +21; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Magic87
Lakers102
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +15
On this day · 2004–05Feb 28, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Tim Thomas (Knicks-Lakers), 35 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Sonics

Ray Allen scores 33 in Seattle win over New Orleans/Oklahoma City

Kirk Hinrich goes for 30 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+10+21+10SEA AHEAD ↑NOK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets23271836104
Sonics25352925114
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 22, 34, 19, 23, 20, 33, 21, 33SEA33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 2, 25, 8, 8, 25, 14, 25, 25SEA25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 6, 9, 1, 27, 18, 23, 19, 25NOK25 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Rasual ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 3, 5, 8, 4, 9, 13, 13, 23NOK23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Wolves-Bulls

Chicago never trails at a break against Minnesota

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 111–100. Kirk Hinrich led Chicago with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SEA over NOK10CHI over MIN11LAL over ORL15Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over MIN.
Lead changes
Hornets-Sonics7
Magic-Lakers4
Wolves-Bulls3
The night in charts
Hornets-Sonics combined for 218, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-SonicsHornets 104, Sonics 114
218
Wolves-BullsWolves 100, Bulls 111
211
Magic-LakersMagic 87, Lakers 102
189
SEA won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Hornets-SonicsHornets 104, Sonics 114
+10 SEA
Wolves-BullsWolves 100, Bulls 111
+11 CHI
Magic-LakersMagic 87, Lakers 102
+15 LAL
Collison shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CollisonSEA · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Marc JacksonNOK · 19 PTS, 4 REB
69% (9-13)
LewisSEA · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Ray AllenSEA · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
KGMIN · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Hornets-Sonics
Hornets 104Sonics 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets23271836104
Sonics25352925114
The story
Rashard Lewis had 25 points as Seattle beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City 114-104

Rasual Butler led New Orleans/Oklahoma City with 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-12 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the third 29-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
300 +2+10+21+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul led the game in fantasy with 61.9 FPTS (25 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Wolves-Bulls
Wolves 100Bulls 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves26232130100
Bulls31233027111
The story
Luol Deng's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Chicago past Minnesota, 111-100

For Minnesota, Kevin Garnett had 27 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-21, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +5+5+14+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Lakers
Magic 87Lakers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2219232387
Lakers24203820102
The story
Los Angeles beat Orlando 102-87 behind 28 points and 8 assists from Kobe Bryant

Grant Hill paced Orlando: 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 11-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 38-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+3+18+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.8Season avg12.0Last 5

12.0 points a game over his last five games, against 3.8 in 54 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 49 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 33

Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 22, 34, 19, 23, 20, 33, 21, 33Sonics-Hornets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 9, 17, 21, 18, 26, 13, 13, 30Bulls-Wolves · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 26, 23, 39, 27, 36, 39, 40, 28Lakers-Magic · W
34.9 PPG season to date · −7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 16, 19, 23, 23, 15, 23, 17, 27Wolves-Bulls · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 6, 9, 1, 27, 18, 23, 19, 25Hornets-Sonics · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 2, 25, 8, 8, 25, 14, 25, 25Sonics-Hornets · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 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+6.5 17.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Paul PierceBOS+6.0 32.8 last 10 · 26.8 season
Raymond FeltonCHA+5.5 15.2 last 10 · 9.7 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.4 15.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−7.3 17.5 last 10 · 24.8 season
Stephon MarburyNYK−5.8 11.4 last 10 · 17.2 season
Marko JaricMIN−5.7 3.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Steve FrancisNYK−5.2 10.8 last 10 · 16.0 season
Jason WilliamsMIA−5.1 7.7 last 10 · 12.8 season