FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 10, 2008Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed SAS by 3 after the first quarter and won 98–90.

Final · Box score
Spurs90
Celtics98
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Heat94
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Bobcats87
Pistons113
Q1 DET +16; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +26
Final · Box score
Mavs82
Nets101
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +16; Q4 NJN +19
Final · Box score
Raptors105
Wolves82
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +23
Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Cavs83
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +26; Q4 DEN +30
Final · Box score
Wizards107
Suns108
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +1
On this day · 2006–07Feb 10, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Nets-Magic), 32 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Celtics

Paul Pierce goes for 35 in Boston win over San Antonio

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 31 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+2+7+8BOS AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2318202990
Celtics2023253098
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 19, 24, 7, 26, 19, 15, 18, 35BOS35 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 19, 12, 17, 26, 24, 19, 17, 19BOS19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 17, 26, 27, 16, 19, 23, 21, 22SAS22 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 11, 29, 29, 19, 15, 9, 20, 21SAS21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Denver posts the night's biggest win

Denver beat Cleveland by 30, the widest margin of 7 games.

PHX over WAS1BOS over SAS8LAL over MIA10NJN over DAL19TOR over MIN23DET over CHA26DEN over CLE30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Spurs-Celtics7
Raptors-Wolves6
Nuggets-Cavs6
Wizards-Suns3
Lakers-Heat2
Mavs-Nets2
Bobcats-Pistons0
The night in charts
Wizards-Suns combined for 215, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-SunsWizards 107, Suns 108
215
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 87, Pistons 113
200
Lakers-HeatLakers 104, Heat 94
198
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 113, Cavs 83
196
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 90, Celtics 98
188
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 105, Wolves 82
187
Mavs-NetsMavs 82, Nets 101
183
PHX won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Wizards-SunsWizards 107, Suns 108
+1 PHX
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 90, Celtics 98
+8 BOS
Lakers-HeatLakers 104, Heat 94
+10 LAL
Mavs-NetsMavs 82, Nets 101
+19 NJN
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 105, Wolves 82
+23 TOR
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 87, Pistons 113
+26 DET
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 113, Cavs 83
+30 DEN
BOS rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-CelticsBOS won · Spurs 90, Celtics 98
3 pts
Mavs-NetsNJN won · Mavs 82, Nets 101
1 pt
Haywood shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaywoodWAS · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
KobeLAL · 33 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
FinleySAS · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
PierceBOS · 35 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
VinceNJN · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Wizards-Suns
Wizards 107Suns 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards21253526107
Suns27243423108
The story
Raja Bell had 21 points as Phoenix beat Washington 108-107

Brendan Haywood led Washington with 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 27-21, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6+5+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Celtics
Spurs 90Celtics 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2318202990
Celtics2023253098
The story
Boston beat San Antonio 98-90 behind 19 points from Ray Allen

Manu Ginobili paced San Antonio: 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 23-18 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3+2+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 53.8 FPTS: 22 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST

Final · Mavs-Nets
Mavs 82Nets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2218212182
Nets21253124101
The story
Vince Carter's 29 points carried New Jersey past Dallas, 101-82

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 12-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-21, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −1+6+16+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 44 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 48 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 35

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 19, 24, 7, 26, 19, 15, 18, 35Celtics-Spurs · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 33, 24, 39, 46, 30, 6, 11, 36, 33Lakers-Heat · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 33, 22, 24, 24, 16, 24, 26, 33, 31Suns-Wizards · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 36, 41, 37, 28, 33, 32, 26, 30Cavs-Nuggets · L
30.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 25, 16, 14, 14, 27, 18, 18, 29Nets-Mavs · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 24, 11, 31, 21, 16, 18, 21, 28Wizards-Suns · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Monta EllisGSW+5.8 24.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.8 18.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Corey MaggetteLAC+5.0 26.7 last 10 · 21.7 season
Peja StojakovicNOH+4.6 20.6 last 10 · 16.0 season
Rajon RondoBOS+4.3 14.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Francisco GarciaSAC−5.8 6.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Joe JohnsonATL−5.0 15.9 last 10 · 20.9 season
John SalmonsSAC−4.8 10.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.5 4.6 last 10 · 9.1 season