FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 24, 2009Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed MIN by 12 after the first quarter and won 118–110.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies79
Cavs94
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +22; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Wolves110
Raptors118
Q1 TOR -12; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Heat103
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Magic102
Bulls120
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Thunder93
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +14
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Rockets98
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Mavs76
Spurs93
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Bobcats102
Suns112
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +10
On this day · 2007–08Feb 24, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Pistons), 31 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Raptors

Toronto fights back from 12 down against Minnesota

Tony Parker goes for 37 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-4+2+8TOR AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves37192628110
Raptors25273234118
Who led
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 19, 8, 18, 23, 11, 18, 28, 26TOR26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 18, 18, 11, 29, 12, 12, 11, 26TOR26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 10, 10, 33, 23, 14, 36, 16, 25MIN25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Ryan GomesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 12, 21, 17, 15, 20, 26, 20, 23MIN23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Pistons-Heat

Miami gets past Detroit

103–91, with Miami ahead 52–51 at halftime. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 16 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over POR4TOR over MIN8PHX over CHA10MIA over DET12LAL over OKC14CLE over MEM15SAS over DAL17CHI over ORL18Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over DET.
Lead changes
Pistons-Heat17
Magic-Bulls6
Wolves-Raptors4
Mavs-Spurs4
Bobcats-Suns4
Lakers-Thunder1
Blazers-Rockets1
Grizzlies-Cavs0
The night in charts
Wolves-Raptors combined for 228, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 110, Raptors 118
228
Magic-BullsMagic 102, Bulls 120
222
Bobcats-SunsBobcats 102, Suns 112
214
Lakers-ThunderLakers 107, Thunder 93
200
Pistons-HeatPistons 91, Heat 103
194
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 94, Rockets 98
192
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 79, Cavs 94
173
Mavs-SpursMavs 76, Spurs 93
169
HOU won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 94, Rockets 98
+4 HOU
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 110, Raptors 118
+8 TOR
Bobcats-SunsBobcats 102, Suns 112
+10 PHX
Pistons-HeatPistons 91, Heat 103
+12 MIA
Lakers-ThunderLakers 107, Thunder 93
+14 LAL
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 79, Cavs 94
+15 CLE
Mavs-SpursMavs 76, Spurs 93
+17 SAS
Magic-BullsMagic 102, Bulls 120
+18 CHI
TOR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-RaptorsTOR won · Wolves 110, Raptors 118
12 pts
Pistons-HeatMIA won · Pistons 91, Heat 103
1 pt
Diaw shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DiawCHA · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
NashPHX · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
80% (8-10)
McDyessDET · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Anthony ParkerTOR · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
BargnaniTOR · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 94Rockets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2122262594
Rockets3129182098
The story
Houston beat Portland 98-94 behind 21 points from Metta World Peace

LaMarcus Aldridge paced Portland: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 5-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +10+17+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Raptors
Wolves 110Raptors 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves37192628110
Raptors25273234118
The story
Chris Bosh had 26 points as Toronto beat Minnesota 118-110

Ryan Gomes led Minnesota with 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Raptors took the second 27-19.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −12−4+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 102Bulls 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27272820102
Bulls30332433120
The story
Derrick Rose's 22 points carried Chicago past Orlando, 120-102

For Orlando, Hedo Turkoglu had 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 11-20 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 33-20, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +3+9+5+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard was the fantasy play: 44.9 FPTS on 26 PTS, 12 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.7Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.7 in 50 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.1Season avg25.8Last 3

25.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.1 in 54 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg34.0Today

34 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 37

Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 23, 7, 20, 22, 14, 19, 9, 37Spurs-Mavs · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 26, 19, 34, 37, 10, 30, 39, 28, 36Lakers-Thunder · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 31, 39, 31, 20, 47, 35, 32, 32Thunder-Lakers · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 21, 22, 33, 24, 37, 25, 50, 31Heat-Pistons · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 16 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 10, 15, 14, 14, 14, 15, 13, 27Bobcats-Suns · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 35, 12, 21, 30, 16, 45, 12, 13, 32, 26Magic-Bulls · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 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+7.1 26.2 last 10 · 19.1 season
Kevin DurantOKC+6.8 33.1 last 10 · 26.3 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+6.7 22.8 last 10 · 16.1 season
Lamar OdomLAL+6.5 17.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.3 8.7 last 10 · 13.0 season
Andris BiedrinsGSW−4.3 8.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Rashard LewisORL−4.2 14.1 last 10 · 18.3 season
Chris BoshTOR−3.9 18.5 last 10 · 22.4 season