FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 24, 2007Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed PHI by 5 after the first quarter and won 109–90.

Final · Box score
Warriors90
Clippers103
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +13
Final · Box score
Raptors93
Bobcats76
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
Sonics71
Spurs102
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +22; Q3 SAS +33; Q4 SAS +31
Final · Box score
Sixers90
Bucks109
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets95
Mavs115
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Celtics87
Jazz105
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +18
On this day · 2005–06Feb 24, 2006: 11 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Pacers), 40 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Bucks

Milwaukee handles Philadelphia by 19

Elton Brand goes for 31 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1+11+19MIL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2422222290
Bucks19283230109
Who led
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 38, 13, 30, 16, 15, 31, 7, 24, 28, 26MIL26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 24, 28, 27, 26, 17, 38, 12, 26MIL26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 23, 27, 22, 21, 14, 10, 10, 22PHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Samuel DalembertPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 14, 4, 14, 7, 11, 2, 6, 15PHI15 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Clippers9
Raptors-Bobcats8
Sixers-Bucks6
Celtics-Jazz4
Nuggets-Mavs4
Sonics-Spurs2
The night in charts
Nuggets-Mavs combined for 210, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 95, Mavs 115
210
Sixers-BucksSixers 90, Bucks 109
199
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 90, Clippers 103
193
Celtics-JazzCeltics 87, Jazz 105
192
Sonics-SpursSonics 71, Spurs 102
173
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 93, Bobcats 76
169
LAC won the closest game by 13
Closest finishes
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 90, Clippers 103
+13 LAC
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 93, Bobcats 76
+17 TOR
Celtics-JazzCeltics 87, Jazz 105
+18 UTA
Sixers-BucksSixers 90, Bucks 109
+19 MIL
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 95, Mavs 115
+20 DAL
Sonics-SpursSonics 71, Spurs 102
+31 SAS
MIL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-BucksMIL won · Sixers 90, Bucks 109
5 pts
Nuggets-MavsDAL won · Nuggets 95, Mavs 115
4 pts
Warriors-ClippersLAC won · Warriors 90, Clippers 103
1 pt
Mo Williams shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mo WilliamsMIL · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB
77% (10-13)
FisherUTA · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
DalembertPHI · 15 PTS, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
ParkerSAS · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
67% (10-15)
T.J. FordTOR · 15 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 90Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2625231690
Clippers28222627103
The story
Corey Maggette had 18 points as Los Angeles beat Golden State 103-90

Al Harrington led Golden State with 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 4-9 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the fourth 27-16, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +2−1+2+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Mavs
Nuggets 95Mavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3323231695
Mavs29312827115
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 31 points and 11 rebounds carried Dallas past Denver, 115-95

For Denver, Allen Iverson had 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 10-22 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 27-16, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4+4+9+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby was the fantasy play: 56.9 FPTS on 17 REB, 10 PTS, 7 AST

Final · Sonics-Spurs
Sonics 71Spurs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2014112671
Spurs27292224102
The story
San Antonio beat Seattle 102-71 behind 21 points from Tony Parker

Robert Horry backed him with 17 PTS 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 10-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-14 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
400 +7+22+33+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 41.0 FPTS: 15 REB, 6 PTS, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 52 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.5Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.5 in 46 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 13. Widest: San Antonio by 31.

LAC over GSW13TOR over CHA17UTA over BOS18MIL over PHI19DAL over DEN20SAS over SEA31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 34

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 27, 34, 29, 28, 28, 15, 36, 34Nuggets-Mavs · L
30.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 18, 38, 15, 24, 38, 26, 31, 31Mavs-Nuggets · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 26, 21, 22, 21, 12, 14, 17, 31Clippers-Warriors · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 22, 23, 22, 15, 15, 15, 9, 27Mavs-Nuggets · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 21, 33, 18, 31, 22, 9, 33, 26Nuggets-Mavs · L
28.2 PPG season to date · −2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 38, 13, 30, 16, 15, 31, 7, 24, 28, 26Bucks-Sixers · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 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
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+7.2 27.4 last 10 · 20.2 season
Rudy GayMEM+5.7 15.6 last 10 · 9.9 season
Dwight HowardORL+5.5 23.5 last 10 · 18.0 season
Nene HilarioDEN+5.3 16.0 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Tyronn LueATL−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Fred JonesTOR−5.5 2.1 last 10 · 7.6 season
Richard HamiltonDET−5.3 16.2 last 10 · 21.5 season
Rasual ButlerNOK−4.8 5.6 last 10 · 10.4 season
Earl BoykinsMIL−4.5 10.3 last 10 · 14.8 season