FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 22, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed DEN by 3 at halftime and won 120–117.

Final · Box score
Bulls91
Pacers98
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Raptors111
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Celtics128
Suns108
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Bobcats78
Rockets99
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +21
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Bucks120
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Heat99
Magic122
Q1 ORL +15; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +19; Q4 ORL +23
Final · Box score
Clippers87
Blazers116
Q1 POR +22; Q2 POR +26; Q3 POR +24; Q4 POR +29
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Wolves108
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Pistons78
Cavs99
Q1 CLE +14; Q2 CLE +33; Q3 CLE +30; Q4 CLE +21
On this day · 2007–08Feb 22, 2008: 13 games. Top scorer: Jamal Crawford (Knicks-Raptors), 43 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Bucks

Charlie Villanueva hits seven threes, Milwaukee tops Denver

Dwyane Wade goes for 50 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-30+3MIL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets35372421117
Bucks36332724120
Who led
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 11, 33, 25, 17, 10, 17, 26, 36MIL36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 19, 44, 26, 15, 17, 12, 12, 27MIL27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 32, 23, 15, 19, 29, 26, 12, 33DEN33 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 4, 16, 9, 23, 11, 22, 25, 21DEN21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Lakers-Wolves

Lakers take over late to edge Minnesota

Down 2 after three, Lakers won the fourth 33–28. Final: 111–108. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over DEN3LAL over MIN3IND over CHI7TOR over NYK11BOS over PHX20HOU over CHA21CLE over DET21ORL over MIA23POR over LAC29Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over MIN.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Bucks20
Lakers-Wolves19
Bulls-Pacers15
Knicks-Raptors9
Celtics-Suns4
Clippers-Blazers2
Pistons-Cavs1
Heat-Magic0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Bucks combined for 237, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 117, Bucks 120
237
Celtics-SunsCeltics 128, Suns 108
236
Heat-MagicHeat 99, Magic 122
221
Lakers-WolvesLakers 111, Wolves 108
219
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 100, Raptors 111
211
Clippers-BlazersClippers 87, Blazers 116
203
Bulls-PacersBulls 91, Pacers 98
189
Bobcats-RocketsBobcats 78, Rockets 99
177
Pistons-CavsPistons 78, Cavs 99
177
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-WolvesLakers 111, Wolves 108
+3 LAL
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 117, Bucks 120
+3 MIL
Bulls-PacersBulls 91, Pacers 98
+7 IND
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 100, Raptors 111
+11 TOR
Celtics-SunsCeltics 128, Suns 108
+20 BOS
Bobcats-RocketsBobcats 78, Rockets 99
+21 HOU
Pistons-CavsPistons 78, Cavs 99
+21 CLE
Heat-MagicHeat 99, Magic 122
+23 ORL
Clippers-BlazersClippers 87, Blazers 116
+29 POR
MIL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-BucksMIL won · Nuggets 117, Bucks 120
3 pts
Lakers-WolvesLAL won · Lakers 111, Wolves 108
2 pts
Craig Smith shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Craig SmithMIN · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
DwightORL · 32 PTS, 17 REB, 2 BLK
79% (11-14)
WestCLE · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
RondoBOS · 32 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
72% (13-18)
OdomLAL · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Nuggets-Bucks
Nuggets 117Bucks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets35372421117
Bucks36332724120
The story
Ramon Sessions had 27 points and 8 assists as Milwaukee beat Denver 120-117

Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 33 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-17 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Bucks took the third 27-24.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1−30+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 111Wolves 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29252433111
Wolves26243028108
The story
Lamar Odom's 25 points and 14 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Minnesota, 111-108

For Minnesota, Randy Foye had 16 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 33-28.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+4−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 99Magic 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2422262799
Magic39252731122
The story
Orlando beat Miami 122-99 behind 32 points and 17 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Rashard Lewis backed him with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 17 REB · 11-14 FG

The swing

A 39-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +15+18+19+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 47 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.4Season avg28.8Last 3

28.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.4 in 53 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 50

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 29, 21, 22, 33, 24, 37, 25, 50Heat-Magic · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high50 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 11, 33, 25, 17, 10, 17, 26, 36Bucks-Nuggets · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 32, 23, 15, 19, 29, 26, 12, 33Nuggets-Bucks · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 12, 21, 30, 16, 45, 12, 13, 32Magic-Heat · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 20, 16, 12, 6, 6, 19, 15, 32Celtics-Suns · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 39, 27, 19, 24, 19, 11, 20, 31Knicks-Raptors · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ramon SessionsMIL+7.9 20.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Deron WilliamsUTA+7.4 26.6 last 10 · 19.2 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+6.7 22.8 last 10 · 16.1 season
Kevin DurantOKC+6.6 32.8 last 10 · 26.2 season
Lamar OdomLAL+6.3 17.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Chris BoshTOR−4.5 17.8 last 10 · 22.3 season
Baron DavisLAC−4.1 11.2 last 10 · 15.3 season
Andris BiedrinsGSW−3.9 9.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Rashard LewisORL−3.8 14.6 last 10 · 18.4 season