FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 28, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 97–94.

Final · Box score
Bucks106
Nets120
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +6; Q4 NJN +14
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Spurs97
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Heat88
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +18
On this day · 2006–07Feb 28, 2007: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Kings-Bobcats), 36 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Spurs

Tim Duncan posts 31 and 15 as San Antonio beats Dallas

Andrew Bogut goes for 22 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30+1+3SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2522252294
Spurs2225262497
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 22, 22, 23, 7, 24, 25, 23, 31SAS31 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 21, 34, 46, 18, 44, 30, 13, 17SAS17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 15, 37, 36, 31, 27, 29, 29, 28DAL28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 8, 16, 17, 8, 20, 14, 16, 16DAL16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Bucks-Nets

New Jersey leads Milwaukee wire to wire

New Jersey was ahead at every break and won 120–106. Best quarter: the second, 36–32. Devin Harris led New Jersey with 21 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over DAL3NJN over MIL14LAL over MIA18Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over MIL.
Lead changes
Mavs-Spurs19
Bucks-Nets8
Heat-Lakers0
The night in charts
Bucks-Nets combined for 226, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-NetsBucks 106, Nets 120
226
Heat-LakersHeat 88, Lakers 106
194
Mavs-SpursMavs 94, Spurs 97
191
SAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Mavs-SpursMavs 94, Spurs 97
+3 SAS
Bucks-NetsBucks 106, Nets 120
+14 NJN
Heat-LakersHeat 88, Lakers 106
+18 LAL
Boone shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BooneNJN · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BassDAL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BogutMIL · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
FarmarLAL · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
VinceNJN · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 94Spurs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2522252294
Spurs2225262497
The story
Manu Ginobili had 17 points as San Antonio beat Dallas 97-94

Jason Kidd led Dallas with 10 AST, 7 PTS, 4 REB 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 6-20 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Spurs took the second 25-22.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −30+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Nets
Bucks 106Nets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks23323021106
Nets32362329120
The story
Richard Jefferson's 19 points carried New Jersey past Milwaukee, 120-106

Devin Harris chipped in 21 PTS, 5 AST 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 6-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-23, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +9+13+6+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Lakers
Heat 88Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1922173088
Lakers26272033106
The story
Los Angeles beat Miami 106-88 behind 21 points and 8 assists from Kobe Bryant

Ricky Davis paced Miami: 14 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 7-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +7+12+15+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.3Season avg29.0Last 5

29.0 points a game over his last five games, against 23.3 in 47 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 55 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg31.9Today

32 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 33

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 37, 12, 21, 11, 30, 27, 18, 42, 25, 33Bucks-Nets · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 22, 22, 23, 7, 24, 25, 23, 31Spurs-Mavs · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 15, 37, 36, 31, 27, 29, 29, 28Mavs-Spurs · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 36, 31, 14, 11, 16, 26, 37, 24Bucks-Nets · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jordan FarmarPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 10, 6, 12, 3, 14, 12, 21, 24Lakers-Heat · W
9.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 9, 10, 8, 14, 11, 12, 16, 22Bucks-Nets · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesCHI+7.2 19.9 last 10 · 12.7 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.6 13.4 last 10 · 6.8 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.4 25.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
Mo WilliamsMIL+6.0 24.0 last 10 · 18.0 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.9 29.8 last 10 · 23.9 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−7.5 5.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Tony ParkerSAS−5.9 12.5 last 10 · 18.4 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Marvin WilliamsATL−4.6 11.0 last 10 · 15.6 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.3 11.9 last 10 · 16.2 season