FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 15, 2007Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed HOU by 7 at halftime and won 80–77.

Final · Box score
Mavs80
Rockets77
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Cavs114
Lakers108
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +6
On this day · 2005–06Feb 15, 2006: 13 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Cavs), 50 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Rockets

Dallas wins a tight one over Houston

LeBron James goes for 38 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7+1+3DAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2117202280
Rockets2322122077
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 15, 26, 18, 38, 15, 24, 38, 26DAL26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 4, 20, 7, 9, 14, 7, 13, 17DAL17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 36, 18, 32, 33, 20, 16, 28, 27HOU27 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 11, 6, 20, 17, 11, 16, 9, 14HOU14 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Lakers20
Mavs-Rockets6
The night in charts
Cavs-Lakers combined for 222, 65 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-LakersCavs 114, Lakers 108
222
Mavs-RocketsMavs 80, Rockets 77
157
DAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Mavs-RocketsMavs 80, Rockets 77
+3 DAL
Cavs-LakersCavs 114, Lakers 108
+6 CLE
LeBron shot 10-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronCLE · 38 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
DirkDAL · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
55% (12-22)
OdomLAL · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
50% (7-14)
HowardDAL · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
46% (6-13)
Smush ParkerLAL · 12 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
45% (5-11)
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 80Rockets 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2117202280
Rockets2322122077
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points as Dallas beat Houston 80-77

Tracy McGrady led Houston with 27 PTS, 10 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 12-22 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 20-12.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −2−7+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Lakers
Cavs 114Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs29273523114
Lakers28263123108
The story
Anderson Varejao's 15 points and 11 rebounds carried Cleveland past Los Angeles, 114-108

For Los Angeles, Lamar Odom had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 35-31, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +1+2+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 39 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg5.0Last 3

5.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 51 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg26.7Today

27 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Lakers

Cleveland never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 114–108. LeBron James led Cleveland with 38 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Cavs-Lakers
LeBron James · CLEKobe Bryant · LALPTS3834REB46AST35Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 39, 30, 17, 18, 21, 11, 29, 18, 23, 38Cavs-Lakers · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 43, 22, 39, 27, 18, 25, 36, 31, 34Lakers-Cavs · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 36, 18, 32, 33, 20, 16, 28, 27Rockets-Mavs · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 15, 26, 18, 38, 15, 24, 38, 26Mavs-Rockets · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 10, 19, 15, 12, 17, 11, 12, 20Lakers-Cavs · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 4, 20, 7, 9, 14, 7, 13, 17Mavs-Rockets · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Nene HilarioDEN+6.9 17.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.4 22.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK+6.1 24.0 last 10 · 17.9 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.1 25.0 last 10 · 19.9 season
Cold
Willie GreenPHI−5.8 4.5 last 10 · 10.3 season
Tyronn LueATL−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Fred JonesTOR−5.4 2.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Travis OutlawPOR−5.1 3.2 last 10 · 8.3 season
Richard HamiltonDET−4.7 17.0 last 10 · 21.7 season