FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 24, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed POR by 16 after the first quarter and won 112–102.

Final · Box score
Pistons116
Suns86
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +32; Q4 DET +30
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Cavs109
Q1 CLE +19; Q2 CLE +21; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +20
Final · Box score
Kings93
Magic112
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +19
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Blazers102
Q1 BOS -16; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Raptors115
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +23
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Wolves83
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Rockets110
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Sonics91
Q1 LAL +16; Q2 LAL +19; Q3 LAL +23; Q4 LAL +20
On this day · 2006–07Feb 24, 2007: 6 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Mavs), 34 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Blazers

Paul Pierce drops 30 in 16-point comeback win over Portland

LeBron James goes for 25 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-7+8+10BOS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics16313233112
Blazers32221731102
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 18, 35, 28, 24, 24, 23, 8, 30BOS30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 17, 19, 23, 21, 20, 32, 11, 19BOS19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Travis OutlawPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 4, 15, 7, 13, 23, 19, 26, 24POR24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 10, 15, 7, 3, 9, 15, 7, 17POR17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Kings-Magic

Orlando takes care of Sacramento

A 19-point win, 112–93. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over POR10HOU over CHI13DAL over MIN16ORL over SAC19CLE over MEM20LAL over SEA20TOR over NYK23DET over PHX30Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over SAC.
Lead changes
Bulls-Rockets8
Mavs-Wolves5
Kings-Magic5
Grizzlies-Cavs4
Celtics-Blazers3
Pistons-Suns2
Knicks-Raptors2
Lakers-Sonics0
The night in charts
Celtics-Blazers combined for 214, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 112, Blazers 102
214
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 92, Raptors 115
207
Bulls-RocketsBulls 97, Rockets 110
207
Kings-MagicKings 93, Magic 112
205
Pistons-SunsPistons 116, Suns 86
202
Lakers-SonicsLakers 111, Sonics 91
202
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 89, Cavs 109
198
Mavs-WolvesMavs 99, Wolves 83
182
BOS won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 112, Blazers 102
+10 BOS
Bulls-RocketsBulls 97, Rockets 110
+13 HOU
Mavs-WolvesMavs 99, Wolves 83
+16 DAL
Kings-MagicKings 93, Magic 112
+19 ORL
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 89, Cavs 109
+20 CLE
Lakers-SonicsLakers 111, Sonics 91
+20 LAL
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 92, Raptors 115
+23 TOR
Pistons-SunsPistons 116, Suns 86
+30 DET
BOS erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BlazersBOS won · Celtics 112, Blazers 102
16 pts
Kings-MagicORL won · Kings 93, Magic 112
4 pts
Pierce shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PierceBOS · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
86% (12-14)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
DwightORL · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
Maurice EvansORL · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DirkDAL · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Celtics-Blazers
Celtics 112Blazers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics16313233112
Blazers32221731102
The story
Rajon Rondo had 15 points and 8 assists as Boston beat Portland 112-102

LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 6-14 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Celtics took the third 32-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −16−7+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Wolves
Mavs 99Wolves 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2424232899
Wolves2424231283
The story
Dallas beat Minnesota 99-83 behind 29 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Al Jefferson paced Minnesota: 22 PTS, 8 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-12 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 000+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd topped the game at 55.4 FPTS: 17 AST, 12 PTS, 7 REB

Final · Grizzlies-Cavs
Grizzlies 89Cavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1325292289
Cavs32272327109
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas' 22 points and 13 rebounds carried Cleveland past Memphis, 109-89

For Memphis, Hakim Warrick had 21 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB · 8-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-13, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +19+21+15+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 48 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.4 in 54 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg32.2Today

32 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 31

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 26, 33, 31, 29, 26, 37, 28, 31Suns-Pistons · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 18, 35, 28, 24, 24, 23, 8, 30Celtics-Blazers · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 21, 21, 15, 37, 36, 31, 27, 29Mavs-Wolves · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 21, 19, 16, 23, 8, 37, 24, 26Magic-Kings · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 21, 24, 30, 26, 21, 14, 43, 26Knicks-Raptors · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 26, 30, 29, 39, 26, 31, 33, 25Cavs-Grizzlies · W
30.1 PPG season to date · −5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Al ThorntonLAC+6.8 17.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.4 13.1 last 10 · 6.7 season
Larry HughesCHI+6.1 18.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+5.6 15.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Monta EllisGSW+5.4 24.3 last 10 · 18.9 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−7.3 6.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Tony ParkerSAS−5.0 13.7 last 10 · 18.7 season
Marvin WilliamsATL−4.3 11.5 last 10 · 15.8 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.3 11.9 last 10 · 16.2 season