FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 29, 2008Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CHI by 18 at halftime and won 97–91.

Final · Box score
Pacers122
Raptors111
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Hawks99
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats100
Celtics108
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Wolves84
Cavs92
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Wizards97
Bulls91
Q1 WAS -7; Q2 WAS -18; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Hornets110
Q1 NOH +23; Q2 NOH +13; Q3 NOH +8; Q4 NOH +12
Final · Box score
Kings106
Mavs115
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Rockets116
Q1 HOU +20; Q2 HOU +19; Q3 HOU +21; Q4 HOU +21
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Warriors119
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +22
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Blazers119
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Heat103
Sonics93
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +10
The lead · Wizards-Bulls

Washington erases 18-point lead, steals one from Chicago

Chris Paul goes for 24 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-18+3+6WAS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2311352897
Bulls3022142591
Who led
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 25, 29, 20, 16, 22, 10, 18, 17WAS17 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 6, 13, 10, 12, 13, 4, 6, 17WAS17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 28, 18, 11, 21, 12, 5, 11, 19CHI19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 17, 13, 13, 10, 10, 10, 16, 18CHI18 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Hawks26
Wizards-Bulls9
Kings-Mavs9
Wolves-Cavs8
Lakers-Blazers7
Heat-Sonics6
Clippers-Nuggets3
Jazz-Hornets2
Pacers-Raptors2
Bobcats-Celtics2
Sixers-Warriors0
Grizzlies-Rockets0
The night in charts
Pacers-Raptors combined for 233, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 122, Raptors 111
233
Lakers-BlazersLakers 111, Blazers 119
230
Kings-MavsKings 106, Mavs 115
221
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 97, Warriors 119
216
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 104, Nuggets 110
214
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 95, Rockets 116
211
Jazz-HornetsJazz 98, Hornets 110
208
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 100, Celtics 108
208
Heat-SonicsHeat 103, Sonics 93
196
Knicks-HawksKnicks 93, Hawks 99
192
Wizards-BullsWizards 97, Bulls 91
188
Wolves-CavsWolves 84, Cavs 92
176
ATL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Knicks-HawksKnicks 93, Hawks 99
+6 ATL
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 104, Nuggets 110
+6 DEN
Wizards-BullsWizards 97, Bulls 91
+6 WAS
Lakers-BlazersLakers 111, Blazers 119
+8 POR
Wolves-CavsWolves 84, Cavs 92
+8 CLE
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 100, Celtics 108
+8 BOS
Kings-MavsKings 106, Mavs 115
+9 DAL
Heat-SonicsHeat 103, Sonics 93
+10 MIA
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 122, Raptors 111
+11 IND
Jazz-HornetsJazz 98, Hornets 110
+12 NOH
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 95, Rockets 116
+21 HOU
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 97, Warriors 119
+22 GSW
WAS erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-BullsWAS won · Wizards 97, Bulls 91
18 pts
Lakers-BlazersPOR won · Lakers 111, Blazers 119
5 pts
Heat-SonicsMIA won · Heat 103, Sonics 93
3 pts
Knicks-HawksATL won · Knicks 93, Hawks 99
2 pts
Perkins shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PerkinsBOS · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
Anthony ParkerTOR · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
CarneyPHI · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WaltonLAL · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
JackPOR · 21 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 97Bulls 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2311352897
Bulls3022142591
The story
Antawn Jamison had 17 points and 15 rebounds as Washington beat Chicago 97-91

Andres Nocioni led Chicago with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 5-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the second, the Wizards took the third 35-14.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −7−18+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luol Deng led the game in fantasy with 44.2 FPTS (18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 104Nuggets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers22352324104
Nuggets31302722110
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 30 points and 14 rebounds carried Denver past Los Angeles, 110-104

For Los Angeles, Al Thornton had 33 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 13-25 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+4+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 93Hawks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2228281593
Hawks2622331899
The story
Atlanta beat New York 99-93 behind 20 points from Joe Johnson

Jamal Crawford paced New York: 21 PTS, 8 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 8-22 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 33-28 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +4−2+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach Randolph topped the game at 56.9 FPTS: 29 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.6Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.6 in 58 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Blazers

Portland gets past Lakers

119–111, with Portland ahead 64–59 at halftime. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over NYK6WAS over CHI6DEN over LAC6BOS over CHA8CLE over MIN8POR over LAL8DAL over SAC9MIA over SEA10IND over TOR11NOH over UTA12HOU over MEM21GSW over PHI22Final margin, points. Pink = POR over LAL.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 38

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 16, 21, 28, 29, 26, 28, 31, 38Nuggets-Clippers · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 13, 11, 9, 34, 19, 17, 25, 36Pacers-Raptors · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 37, 36, 31, 27, 29, 29, 28, 34Mavs-Kings · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Al ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 25, 24, 13, 27, 14, 11, 11, 33Clippers-Nuggets · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 29, 23, 41, 17, 21, 30, 21, 33Lakers-Blazers · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 19, 29, 30, 33, 33, 15, 18, 31Heat-Sonics · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Al ThorntonLAC+8.1 19.5 last 10 · 11.4 season
Larry HughesCHI+7.4 20.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.8 26.0 last 10 · 19.2 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.6 13.4 last 10 · 6.8 season
Mo WilliamsMIL+6.0 24.0 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−8.1 5.2 last 10 · 13.3 season
Tony ParkerSAS−5.9 12.5 last 10 · 18.4 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Eddy CurryNYK−4.9 8.0 last 10 · 12.9 season
Marvin WilliamsATL−4.8 10.7 last 10 · 15.5 season