FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 25, 2007Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed NYK by 9 at halftime and won 101–92.

Final · Box score
Bulls93
Pistons95
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -8; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Magic93
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Cavs81
Heat86
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Wolves98
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Suns115
Hawks106
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Warriors85
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Nets101
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN -9; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Kings110
Pacers93
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +17
On this day · 2005–06Feb 25, 2006: 8 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Knicks), 46 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Nets

Vince Carter scores 40, New Jersey rallies past New York

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 43 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-9+9+9NJN AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2825152492
Nets22223324101
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 22, 21, 32, 18, 17, 46, 26, 40NJN40 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Mikki MoorePoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 19, 11, 9, 9, 13, 10, 6, 19NJN19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 15, 7, 8, 7, 14, 12, 22, 22NYK22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 23, 27, 19, 13, 20, 22, 10, 18NYK18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Bulls-Pistons

Detroit climbs out of an 8-point hole against Chicago

Down 8 at the half, the Pistons won the fourth quarter 28–24 and the game 95–93. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Bulls
Richard Hamilton · DETBen Gordon · CHIPTS2221REB42AST30Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bulls-Pistons14
Cavs-Heat12
Knicks-Nets9
Wizards-Wolves8
Suns-Hawks7
Kings-Pacers5
Lakers-Warriors3
Rockets-Magic0
Shot of the night

Webber's tip-in with 2.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 95-93 final

The night in charts
Suns-Hawks combined for 221, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-HawksSuns 115, Hawks 106
221
Kings-PacersKings 110, Pacers 93
203
Knicks-NetsKnicks 92, Nets 101
193
Wizards-WolvesWizards 94, Wolves 98
192
Rockets-MagicRockets 97, Magic 93
190
Bulls-PistonsBulls 93, Pistons 95
188
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 102, Warriors 85
187
Cavs-HeatCavs 81, Heat 86
167
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-PistonsBulls 93, Pistons 95
+2 DET
Rockets-MagicRockets 97, Magic 93
+4 HOU
Wizards-WolvesWizards 94, Wolves 98
+4 MIN
Cavs-HeatCavs 81, Heat 86
+5 MIA
Knicks-NetsKnicks 92, Nets 101
+9 NJN
Suns-HawksSuns 115, Hawks 106
+9 PHX
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 102, Warriors 85
+17 LAL
Kings-PacersKings 110, Pacers 93
+17 SAC
NJN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-NetsNJN won · Knicks 92, Nets 101
9 pts
Bulls-PistonsDET won · Bulls 93, Pistons 95
8 pts
Kings-PacersSAC won · Kings 110, Pacers 93
3 pts
Stevenson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StevensonWAS · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
CurryNYK · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Marvin WilliamsATL · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
MarionPHX · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Ben GordonCHI · 21 PTS, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 93Pistons 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2726162493
Pistons2520222895
The story
Richard Hamilton's 22 points carried Detroit past Chicago, 95-93

For Chicago, Chris Duhon had 12 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 7-19 FG

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 22-16.

DET lead by quarter
200 −2−8−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

P.J. Brown was the fantasy play: 43.4 FPTS on 19 PTS, 12 REB

Final · Suns-Hawks
Suns 115Hawks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns38223025115
Hawks24293221106
The story
Steve Nash had 14 points and 13 assists as Phoenix beat Atlanta 115-106

Josh Smith led Atlanta with 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB · 5-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 38-24, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +14+7+5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 92Nets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2825152492
Nets22223324101
The story
New Jersey beat New York 101-92 behind 14 assists and 11 points from Jason Kidd

Jamal Crawford paced New York: 13 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 14 AST, 11 PTS, 4 REB · 5-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-15 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −6−9+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.2Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.2 in 55 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 52 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 43

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 36, 29, 26, 18, 22, 32, 23, 43Suns-Hawks · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 22, 21, 32, 18, 17, 46, 26, 40Nets-Knicks · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 26, 24, 21, 15, 22, 14, 2, 35Kings-Pacers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 33, 20, 16, 28, 27, 32, 37, 34Rockets-Magic · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 11, 29, 18, 23, 38, 29, 29, 29Cavs-Heat · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 32, 21, 14, 27, 9, 30, 31, 28Hawks-Suns · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+8.7 29.3 last 10 · 20.6 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Rudy GayMEM+5.7 15.6 last 10 · 9.9 season
Dwight HowardORL+5.4 23.4 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−4.9 16.6 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