FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 10, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed DET by 14 after three quarters and won 107–102.

Final · Box score
Wizards90
Hawks111
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +21
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Pacers96
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Heat82
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Spurs108
Nets93
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Wolves102
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR -7; Q3 TOR -7; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Bulls107
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -14; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Kings100
Mavs118
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Knicks127
Warriors144
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +17
Final · Box score
Thunder98
Lakers105
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 2007–08Feb 10, 2008: 7 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Spurs), 35 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Bulls

Chicago fights back late to top Detroit

Stephen Jackson goes for 35 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8-1-14+5CHI AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons22293417102
Bulls30202136107
Who led
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 23, 11, 20, 26, 20, 19, 28, 24CHI24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 18, 21, 4, 26, 12, 21, 22, 23CHI23 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 27, 11, 14, 16, 12, 38, 27, 30DET30 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 3, 4, 22, 25, 12, 9, 18, 27, 16, 20DET20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Raptors-Wolves

Toronto handles Minnesota by 8

The Raptors won the fourth quarter 37–22. Final: 110–102. Joey Graham led Toronto with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over CLE1CHI over DET5LAL over OKC7TOR over MIN8SAS over NJN15DEN over MIA17GSW over NYK17DAL over SAC18ATL over WAS21Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over MIN.
Lead changes
Cavs-Pacers16
Thunder-Lakers12
Knicks-Warriors11
Nuggets-Heat5
Raptors-Wolves5
Pistons-Bulls5
Kings-Mavs3
Wizards-Hawks0
Spurs-Nets0
Shot of the night

Gordon's three with 16 seconds left puts the Bulls ahead, 107-102 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Warriors combined for 271, 53 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 127, Warriors 144
271
Kings-MavsKings 100, Mavs 118
218
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 110, Wolves 102
212
Pistons-BullsPistons 102, Bulls 107
209
Thunder-LakersThunder 98, Lakers 105
203
Wizards-HawksWizards 90, Hawks 111
201
Spurs-NetsSpurs 108, Nets 93
201
Cavs-PacersCavs 95, Pacers 96
191
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 99, Heat 82
181
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-PacersCavs 95, Pacers 96
+1 IND
Pistons-BullsPistons 102, Bulls 107
+5 CHI
Thunder-LakersThunder 98, Lakers 105
+7 LAL
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 110, Wolves 102
+8 TOR
Spurs-NetsSpurs 108, Nets 93
+15 SAS
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 99, Heat 82
+17 DEN
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 127, Warriors 144
+17 GSW
Kings-MavsKings 100, Mavs 118
+18 DAL
Wizards-HawksWizards 90, Hawks 111
+21 ATL
CHI erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BullsCHI won · Pistons 102, Bulls 107
14 pts
Raptors-WolvesTOR won · Raptors 110, Wolves 102
7 pts
Cavs-PacersIND won · Cavs 95, Pacers 96
1 pt
Bonner shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BonnerSAS · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
LeBronCLE · 47 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (15-21)
KaponoTOR · 18 PTS, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
McGeeWAS · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
AzubuikeGSW · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 95Pacers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2419252795
Pacers2418252996
The story
Troy Murphy had 18 points and 15 rebounds as Indiana beat Cleveland 96-95

Zydrunas Ilgauskas led Cleveland with 11 REB, 10 PTS 18 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 7-9 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 29-27.

IND lead by quarter
200 0−1−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bulls
Pistons 102Bulls 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons22293417102
Bulls30202136107
The story
Tyrus Thomas' 22 points and 10 rebounds carried Chicago past Detroit, 107-102

For Detroit, Rasheed Wallace had 20 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 6-14 FG

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 14 going into the fourth, then won it 36-17.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +8−1−14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Richard Hamilton was the fantasy play: 48.2 FPTS on 30 PTS, 8 AST

Final · Knicks-Warriors
Knicks 127Warriors 144
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks29363032127
Warriors41244039144
The story
Golden State beat New York 144-127 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Kelenna Azubuike

David Lee paced New York: 27 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-13 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 41-29 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +120+10+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.1Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.1 in 42 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 36 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 47

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 23, 23, 25, 33, 33, 52, 16, 47Cavs-Pacers · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
47 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 25, 15, 16, 33, 30, 24, 20, 35Warriors-Knicks · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 38, 30, 25, 61, 36, 26, 19, 34Lakers-Thunder · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 15, 27, 21, 19, 15, 10, 10, 33Wolves-Raptors · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 14, 24, 30, 32, 29, 21, 22, 33Heat-Nuggets · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 46, 18, 35, 29, 33, 31, 31, 39, 31Thunder-Lakers · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+8.6 24.2 last 10 · 15.6 season
Ramon SessionsMIL+7.2 18.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Deron WilliamsUTA+7.0 25.8 last 10 · 18.8 season
Kevin DurantOKC+6.4 32.0 last 10 · 25.6 season
Raja BellCHA+6.0 17.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsIND−7.3 6.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Baron DavisLAC−6.1 9.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Matt BarnesPHX−4.0 5.5 last 10 · 9.5 season
Andris BiedrinsGSW−3.9 9.1 last 10 · 13.0 season