FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 22, 2007Regular 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
Bulls84
Cavs78
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Kings106
Wizards109
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Heat100
Mavs112
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +23; Q3 DAL +30; Q4 DAL +12
On this day · 2005–06Feb 22, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: Shawn Marion (Suns-Celtics), 44 points.
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The lead · Kings-Wizards

Gilbert Arenas scores 43 as Washington beats Sacramento

Ben Wallace goes for 19 rebounds

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+8+12+3WAS AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29202433106
Wizards33242824109
Who led
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 27, 37, 16, 29, 9, 22, 38, 43WAS43 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 21, 15, 38, 15, 10, 16, 15, 25WAS25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 21, 10, 20, 21, 39, 18, 18, 32SAC32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 19, 21, 7, 11, 13, 8, 10, 30SAC30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Wizards10
Bulls-Cavs7
Heat-Mavs0
The night in charts
Kings-Wizards combined for 215, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WizardsKings 106, Wizards 109
215
Heat-MavsHeat 100, Mavs 112
212
Bulls-CavsBulls 84, Cavs 78
162
WAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Kings-WizardsKings 106, Wizards 109
+3 WAS
Bulls-CavsBulls 84, Cavs 78
+6 CHI
Heat-MavsHeat 100, Mavs 112
+12 DAL
Dirk shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
World PeaceSAC · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
ShaqMIA · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
BibbySAC · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
57% (12-21)
StevensonWAS · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
57% (8-14)
Final · Kings-Wizards
Kings 106Wizards 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29202433106
Wizards33242824109
The story
Caron Butler had 25 points as Washington beat Sacramento 109-106

Metta World Peace led Sacramento with 32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 5 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB · 10-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 33-29, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +4+8+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Cavs
Bulls 84Cavs 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2221212084
Cavs229311678
The story
Luol Deng's 18 points carried Chicago past Cleveland, 84-78

For Cleveland, Larry Hughes had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 5 REB · 8-15 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 21-9, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 0+12+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Mavs
Heat 100Mavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat21212137100
Mavs26392819112
The story
Dallas beat Miami 112-100 behind 31 points and 11 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki

Shaquille O'Neal paced Miami: 17 PTS, 8 REB 31 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 11-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 39-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +5+23+30+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.1Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.1 in 46 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 48 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg36.7Today

37 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Bulls-Cavs

Chicago beats Cleveland, 84–78

Chicago led 64–62 after three and won by 6. Luol Deng led Chicago with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over SAC3CHI over CLE6DAL over MIA12Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over CLE.
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 43

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 27, 37, 16, 29, 9, 22, 38, 43Wizards-Kings · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 21, 10, 20, 21, 39, 18, 18, 32Kings-Wizards · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 15, 26, 18, 38, 15, 24, 38, 26, 31Mavs-Heat · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 19, 21, 7, 11, 13, 8, 10, 30Kings-Wizards · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 21, 11, 29, 18, 23, 38, 29, 29Cavs-Bulls · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 21, 15, 38, 15, 10, 16, 15, 25Wizards-Kings · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 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
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.0 26.1 last 10 · 20.1 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+5.8 21.9 last 10 · 16.1 season
Rudy GayMEM+5.6 15.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Willie GreenPHI−6.0 4.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Tyronn LueATL−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Fred JonesTOR−5.5 2.1 last 10 · 7.6 season
Richard HamiltonDET−5.1 16.4 last 10 · 21.5 season
Rasual ButlerNOK−5.0 5.5 last 10 · 10.5 season