FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 26, 2008Regular season · 8 games
← Feb 25CalendarFeb 27 →

8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed POR by 10 after the first quarter and won 96–83.

Final · Box score
Kings86
Heat107
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +26; Q4 MIA +21
Final · Box score
Magic102
Nets92
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Suns127
Grizzlies113
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Bucks105
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Wolves111
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Wizards69
Rockets94
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +28; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +25
Final · Box score
Sonics99
Warriors105
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Blazers83
Lakers96
Q1 LAL -10; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 2006–07Feb 26, 2007: 10 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Jazz), 35 points.
Feb 26 in other seasons2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320112010200920062005200420032002200120001999199819971996
The lead · Blazers-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 30 in Lakers win over Portland

Baron Davis goes for 20 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-7+2+13LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2724141883
Lakers1727232996
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 36, 33, 31, 29, 23, 41, 17, 21, 30LAL30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Jordan FarmarPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 8, 10, 6, 12, 3, 14, 12, 21LAL21 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 21, 22, 6, 12, 18, 23, 14, 24POR24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Travis OutlawPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 15, 7, 13, 23, 19, 26, 24, 18POR18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Washington by 25, the widest margin of 8 games.

MIL over CLE3GSW over SEA6ORL over NJN10MIN over UTA11LAL over POR13PHX over MEM14MIA over SAC21HOU over WAS25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Magic-Nets19
Jazz-Wolves14
Cavs-Bucks9
Blazers-Lakers7
Suns-Grizzlies5
Sonics-Warriors5
Kings-Heat5
Wizards-Rockets0
Shot of the night

Redd's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 105-102 final

The night in charts
Suns-Grizzlies combined for 240, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 127, Grizzlies 113
240
Jazz-WolvesJazz 100, Wolves 111
211
Cavs-BucksCavs 102, Bucks 105
207
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 99, Warriors 105
204
Magic-NetsMagic 102, Nets 92
194
Kings-HeatKings 86, Heat 107
193
Blazers-LakersBlazers 83, Lakers 96
179
Wizards-RocketsWizards 69, Rockets 94
163
MIL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Cavs-BucksCavs 102, Bucks 105
+3 MIL
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 99, Warriors 105
+6 GSW
Magic-NetsMagic 102, Nets 92
+10 ORL
Jazz-WolvesJazz 100, Wolves 111
+11 MIN
Blazers-LakersBlazers 83, Lakers 96
+13 LAL
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 127, Grizzlies 113
+14 PHX
Kings-HeatKings 86, Heat 107
+21 MIA
Wizards-RocketsWizards 69, Rockets 94
+25 HOU
LAL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-LakersLAL won · Blazers 83, Lakers 96
10 pts
Sonics-WarriorsGSW won · Sonics 99, Warriors 105
5 pts
Cavs-BucksMIL won · Cavs 102, Bucks 105
3 pts
Magic-NetsORL won · Magic 102, Nets 92
3 pts
Kings-HeatMIA won · Kings 86, Heat 107
2 pts
Amar'e shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 25 PTS, 7 REB
85% (11-13)
FarmarLAL · 21 PTS, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
CollisonSEA · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
NashPHX · 25 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
MarionMIA · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 102Bucks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28252722102
Bucks25322028105
The story
LeBron James had 35 points in a 105-102 loss to Milwaukee

Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 35 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 16-24 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Bucks took the second 32-25.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −3+4−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Warriors
Sonics 99Warriors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics3225172599
Warriors27262725105
The story
Golden State beat Seattle 105-99 behind 30 points from Monta Ellis

Nick Collison paced Seattle: 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 14-22 FG

The swing

A 27-17 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −5−4+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 83Lakers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2724141883
Lakers1727232996
The story
Pau Gasol's 15 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Portland, 96-83

For Portland, Steve Blake had 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK · 7-12 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-18, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −10−7+2+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 49 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 45 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Mo Williams leads the day with 37

Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 32, 36, 31, 14, 11, 16, 26, 37Bucks-Cavs · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 26, 21, 23, 23, 21, 18, 19, 36Grizzlies-Suns · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 30, 29, 39, 26, 31, 33, 25, 35Cavs-Bucks · L
30.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 8, 23, 22, 22, 16, 22, 21, 34Jazz-Wolves · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 36, 33, 31, 29, 23, 41, 17, 21, 30Lakers-Blazers · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 25, 34, 22, 37, 18, 26, 26, 30Warriors-Sonics · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.9 13.7 last 10 · 6.8 season
Larry HughesCHI+6.5 18.8 last 10 · 12.3 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.4 25.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
Al ThorntonLAC+5.6 16.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
DeShawn StevensonWAS+5.4 16.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−7.3 6.2 last 10 · 13.5 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
Kevin MartinSAC−4.5 18.3 last 10 · 22.8 season