FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 8, 2007Regular season · 3 games
← Feb 7CalendarFeb 9 →

3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed CHI by 5 after the first quarter and won 86–77.

Final · Box score
Lakers78
Pistons93
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +15
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bucks101
Hornets109
Q1 NOK +2; Q2 NOK +6; Q3 NOK +10; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 Hornets 0; OT2 NOK +8
Final · Box score
Bulls77
Kings86
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +9
On this day · 2005–06Feb 8, 2006: 12 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Warriors), 45 points.
Feb 8 in other seasons2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200520042001200019991996
The lead · Bulls-Kings

Sacramento keeps rolling, beats Chicago

Ruben Patterson goes for 28 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+2+2+9SAC AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2312231977
Kings1819232686
Who led
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 18, 21, 21, 22, 28, 28, 14, 29SAC29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 11, 21, 12, 23, 14, 10, 19, 21SAC21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 18, 21, 12, 17, 27, 14, 23, 20CHI20 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 12, 15, 26, 25, 20, 17, 26, 18CHI18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Hornets10
Bulls-Kings5
Lakers-Pistons0
The night in charts
Bucks-Hornets combined for 210, 39 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-HornetsBucks 101, Hornets 109
210
Lakers-PistonsLakers 78, Pistons 93
171
Bulls-KingsBulls 77, Kings 86
163
NOK won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Bucks-HornetsBucks 101, Hornets 109
+8 NOK
Bulls-KingsBulls 77, Kings 86
+9 SAC
Lakers-PistonsLakers 78, Pistons 93
+15 DET
Bell shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BellMIL · 14 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
Kevin MartinSAC · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
54% (7-13)
PrinceDET · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
BogutMIL · 10 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
50% (5-10)
Final · Bucks-Hornets
Bucks 101Hornets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bucks2520192674101
Hornets27242316712109
The story
David West had 21 points and 19 rebounds as New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Milwaukee 109-101 in OT

Charlie Bell led Milwaukee with 14 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

The Hornets won the second overtime 12-4.

NOK lead by quarter
200 +2+6+1000+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Bulls-Kings
Bulls 77Kings 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2312231977
Kings1819232686
The story
Sacramento beat Chicago 86-77 behind 29 points from Kevin Martin

Kirk Hinrich paced Chicago: 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 4 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 19-12 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −5+2+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luol Deng topped the game at 41.5 FPTS: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST

Final · Lakers-Pistons
Lakers 78Pistons 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1719231978
Pistons2820252093
The story
Rasheed Wallace's 18 points and 10 rebounds carried Detroit past Los Angeles, 93-78

For Los Angeles, Ronny Turiaf had 13 PTS, 11 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-17, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +11+12+14+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.1Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.1 in 39 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 31.0 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Hornets

New Orleans/Oklahoma City goes to double overtime again, beats Milwaukee

Back-to-back games past regulation for the Hornets. 90–90 after 48 minutes, 109–101 final. Desmond Mason led New Orleans/Oklahoma City with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Hornets-Bucks
Desmond Mason · NOKMo Williams · MILPTS2430REB77AST15Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Mo Williams leads the day with 30

Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 9, 30, 14, 23, 15, 38, 13, 30Bucks-Hornets · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 18, 21, 21, 22, 28, 28, 14, 29Kings-Bulls · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 11, 21, 5, 8, 16, 11, 27, 28Bucks-Hornets · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 20, 16, 10, 12, 2, 17, 23, 24Hornets-Bucks · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 11, 21, 10, 10, 6, 16, 17, 21Hornets-Bucks · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 11, 21, 12, 23, 14, 10, 19, 21Kings-Bulls · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+7.5 31.5 last 10 · 24.0 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.9 22.4 last 10 · 15.5 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+6.0 23.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
Jose CalderonTOR+5.5 14.2 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
Tyronn LueATL−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Fred JonesTOR−5.4 2.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Luke RidnourSEA−4.6 8.0 last 10 · 12.6 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimSAC−4.1 6.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Richard HamiltonDET−3.7 18.2 last 10 · 21.9 season