FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 25, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by SAS (vs ATL) and WAS (vs NOH) and TOR (vs IND).

Final · Box score
Raptors102
Pacers98
Q1 TOR -11; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Wizards95
Hornets92
Q1 WAS -8; Q2 WAS -11; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Mavs102
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Hawks74
Spurs89
Q1 SAS -11; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Nuggets93
Q1 DET +2; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Clippers76
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +28
On this day · 2006–07Feb 25, 2007: 8 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Hawks), 43 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Hornets

DeShawn Stevenson scores 33 as Washington wins in New Orleans

Carmelo Anthony goes for 23 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-11-6+3WAS AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2021272795
Hornets2824221892
Who led
DeShawn StevensonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 15, 18, 18, 13, 14, 18, 20, 33WAS33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Brendan HaywoodPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 7, 21, 20, 15, 9, 13, 15, 12WAS12 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 42, 2, 25, 21, 31, 14, 27, 22NOH22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 5, 15, 16, 2, 2, 2, 9, 18NOH18 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Raptors-Pacers

Toronto climbs out of an 11-point hole against Indiana

Down 11 after one, the Raptors won the second quarter 35–16 and the game 102–98. Chris Bosh led Toronto with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Raptors-Pacers
Chris Bosh · TORDanny Granger · INDPTS2420REB1010AST40Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pistons-Nuggets19
Raptors-Pacers9
Wizards-Hornets2
Celtics-Clippers2
Hawks-Spurs1
Bulls-Mavs0
Shot of the night

Stevenson's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 95-92 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Pacers combined for 200, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-PacersRaptors 102, Pacers 98
200
Bulls-MavsBulls 94, Mavs 102
196
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 98, Nuggets 93
191
Wizards-HornetsWizards 95, Hornets 92
187
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 104, Clippers 76
180
Hawks-SpursHawks 74, Spurs 89
163
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-HornetsWizards 95, Hornets 92
+3 WAS
Raptors-PacersRaptors 102, Pacers 98
+4 TOR
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 98, Nuggets 93
+5 DET
Bulls-MavsBulls 94, Mavs 102
+8 DAL
Hawks-SpursHawks 74, Spurs 89
+15 SAS
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 104, Clippers 76
+28 BOS
SAS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-SpursSAS won · Hawks 74, Spurs 89
11 pts
Wizards-HornetsWAS won · Wizards 95, Hornets 92
11 pts
Raptors-PacersTOR won · Raptors 102, Pacers 98
11 pts
CP3 shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CP3NOH · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
DanielsIND · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
StackhouseDAL · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
McDyessDET · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
PrinceDET · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Wizards-Hornets
Wizards 95Hornets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2021272795
Hornets2824221892
The story
Antawn Jamison had 10 points and 10 rebounds as Washington beat New Orleans 95-92

Morris Peterson led New Orleans with 18 PTS, 7 REB 10 PTS, 10 REB, 6 STL, 2 AST · 3-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Wizards took the fourth 27-18.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −8−11−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul led the game in fantasy with 43.0 FPTS (22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 102Pacers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors19352325102
Pacers3016312198
The story
Toronto beat Indiana 102-98 behind 23 points from Carlos Delfino

Marquis Daniels paced Indiana: 20 PTS, 4 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 7-9 FG, 6-7 3PT

The swing

A 35-16 second quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −11+80+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Spurs
Hawks 74Spurs 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1621112674
Spurs525273289
The story
Tim Duncan's 23 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past Atlanta, 89-74

For Atlanta, Al Horford had 13 REB, 12 PTS 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 27-11.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −11−7+9+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.7Season avg30.2Last 5

30.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.7 in 49 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg25.0Last 3

25.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 49 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Season avg39.0Today

39 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

DeShawn Stevenson leads the day with 33

DeShawn StevensonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 15, 18, 18, 13, 14, 18, 20, 33Wizards-Hornets · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 21, 15, 37, 36, 31, 27, 29, 29Mavs-Bulls · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 18, 25, 16, 21, 28, 29, 26, 28Nuggets-Pistons · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 33, 25, 33, 20, 14, 37, 5, 25Bulls-Mavs · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 29, 14, 11, 27, 40, 23, 17, 24Raptors-Pacers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 49, 27, 22, 32, 29, 22, 25, 23Nuggets-Pistons · L
26.1 PPG season to date · −3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.9 13.7 last 10 · 6.8 season
DeShawn StevensonWAS+6.7 17.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Larry HughesCHI+6.5 18.8 last 10 · 12.3 season
Al ThorntonLAC+5.6 16.6 last 10 · 11.0 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−4.8 13.8 last 10 · 18.6 season
Marvin WilliamsATL−4.6 11.0 last 10 · 15.6 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.3 11.9 last 10 · 16.2 season