FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 20, 2007Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed UTA by 3 after the first quarter and won 103–100.

Final · Box score
Hornets100
Bobcats104
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Wizards112
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Magic94
Knicks100
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Pistons84
Bucks83
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets80
Spurs95
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +31; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Hawks81
Bulls106
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +25; Q4 CHI +25
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Blazers103
Q1 POR -3; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Kings104
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Sonics121
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +16; Q4 SEA +16
Final · Box score
Suns115
Clippers90
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX +24; Q4 PHX +25
The lead · Jazz-Blazers

Portland holds off Utah, 103–100

Dwight Howard goes for 27 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30+6+3POR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz30221929100
Blazers27252526103
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 22, 16, 27, 15, 7, 15, 19, 27POR27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 25, 27, 33, 40, 10, 17, 28, 22POR22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 18, 31, 29, 20, 29, 19, 22, 25UTA25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 17, 8, 9, 19, 14, 14, 3, 20UTA20 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Bulls rout

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Chicago beat Atlanta by 25.

DET over MIL1POR over UTA3SAC over BOS3CHA over NOK4NYK over ORL6WAS over MIN12SAS over DEN15SEA over MEM16CHI over ATL25PHX over LAC25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Hornets-Bobcats13
Jazz-Blazers7
Hawks-Bulls7
Pistons-Bucks5
Magic-Knicks5
Celtics-Kings4
Nuggets-Spurs4
Grizzlies-Sonics4
Suns-Clippers1
Wolves-Wizards0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Sonics combined for 226, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 105, Sonics 121
226
Wolves-WizardsWolves 100, Wizards 112
212
Celtics-KingsCeltics 101, Kings 104
205
Suns-ClippersSuns 115, Clippers 90
205
Hornets-BobcatsHornets 100, Bobcats 104
204
Jazz-BlazersJazz 100, Blazers 103
203
Magic-KnicksMagic 94, Knicks 100
194
Hawks-BullsHawks 81, Bulls 106
187
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 80, Spurs 95
175
Pistons-BucksPistons 84, Bucks 83
167
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-BucksPistons 84, Bucks 83
+1 DET
Celtics-KingsCeltics 101, Kings 104
+3 SAC
Jazz-BlazersJazz 100, Blazers 103
+3 POR
Hornets-BobcatsHornets 100, Bobcats 104
+4 CHA
Magic-KnicksMagic 94, Knicks 100
+6 NYK
Wolves-WizardsWolves 100, Wizards 112
+12 WAS
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 80, Spurs 95
+15 SAS
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 105, Sonics 121
+16 SEA
Suns-ClippersSuns 115, Clippers 90
+25 PHX
Hawks-BullsHawks 81, Bulls 106
+25 CHI
POR rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-BlazersPOR won · Jazz 100, Blazers 103
3 pts
Hornets-BobcatsCHA won · Hornets 100, Bobcats 104
1 pt
Pistons-BucksDET won · Pistons 84, Bucks 83
1 pt
Stevenson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StevensonWAS · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
RoyPOR · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
PattersonMIL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DwightORL · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
Amar'ePHX · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 84Bucks 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2819162184
Bucks1823231983
The story
Detroit beat Milwaukee 84-83 behind 19 points from Chauncey Billups

Charlie Bell paced Milwaukee: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 7-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +10+6−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace topped the game at 44.2 FPTS: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST

Final · Celtics-Kings
Celtics 101Kings 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics26361920101
Kings34322513104
The story
Metta World Peace had 18 points as Sacramento beat Boston 104-101

Delonte West led Boston with 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 5-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 34-26, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +8+4+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 100Blazers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz30221929100
Blazers27252526103
The story
Brandon Roy's 27 points carried Portland past Utah, 103-100

For Utah, Derek Fisher had 20 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 11-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 25-19, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 −30+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach Randolph was the fantasy play: 44.9 FPTS on 22 PTS, 12 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 54 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 30 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 38

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 36, 27, 37, 16, 29, 9, 22, 38Wizards-Wolves · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 10, 25, 36, 0, 14, 23, 20, 34Sonics-Grizzlies · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 12, 4, 19, 12, 11, 11, 10, 31Suns-Clippers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 19, 15, 21, 32, 30, 25, 20, 27Magic-Knicks · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 35, 36, 29, 29, 33, 29, 25, 31, 27Sonics-Grizzlies · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 22, 16, 27, 15, 7, 15, 19, 27Blazers-Jazz · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 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 17.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.5 22.6 last 10 · 16.1 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.2 25.1 last 10 · 19.9 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK+5.1 23.1 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
Willie GreenPHI−5.8 4.5 last 10 · 10.3 season
Tyronn LueATL−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Richard HamiltonDET−5.4 16.1 last 10 · 21.5 season
Fred JonesTOR−5.4 2.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Travis OutlawPOR−4.9 3.4 last 10 · 8.3 season