FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 22, 2011Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Rockets trailed Pistons by 8 after the first quarter and won 108–100.

Final · Box score
Raptors101
Bobcats114
Q1 Bobcats +6; Q2 Bobcats +17; Q3 Bobcats +20; Q4 Bobcats +13
Final · Box score
Pacers113
Wizards96
Q1 Pacers -5; Q2 Pacers +9; Q3 Pacers +22; Q4 Pacers +17
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Pistons100
Q1 Rockets -8; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 Rockets +3; Q4 Rockets +8
Final · Box score
Kings97
Heat117
Q1 Heat +19; Q2 Heat +19; Q3 Heat +23; Q4 Heat +20
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Bucks94
Q1 Bucks +3; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 Bucks +6
Final · Box score
Clippers88
Thunder111
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 Thunder +16; Q3 Thunder +11; Q4 Thunder +23
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Nuggets120
Q1 Nuggets +9; Q2 Nuggets +19; Q3 Nuggets +26; Q4 Nuggets +13
Final · Box score
Celtics115
Warriors93
Q1 Celtics +1; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 Celtics +10; Q4 Celtics +22
Final · Box score
Hawks80
Lakers104
Q1 Lakers +13; Q2 Lakers +21; Q3 Lakers +26; Q4 Lakers +24
On this day · 2009–10Feb 22, 2010: 5 games. Top scorer: Gerald Wallace (Bobcats-Clippers), 32 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Pistons

Houston rallies from 8 down to beat Detroit

Brandon Jennings goes for 27 points

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80+3+8Rockets AHEAD ↑Pistons AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets20312730108
Pistons28232425100
Who led
Patrick PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 4, 0, 2, 2, 0, 2, 10, 20Rockets20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 30, 22, 31, 37, 23, 17, 13, 9, 16Rockets16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Will BynumPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 9, 21, 17, 6, 15, 8, 5, 21Pistons21 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 7, 10, 22, 9, 2, 12, 18, 19Pistons19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Warriors10
Rockets-Pistons9
Wolves-Bucks4
Pacers-Wizards3
Clippers-Thunder3
Raptors-Bobcats2
Kings-Heat0
Grizzlies-Nuggets0
Hawks-Lakers0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Nuggets combined for 227, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 107, Nuggets 120
227
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 101, Bobcats 114
215
Kings-HeatKings 97, Heat 117
214
Pacers-WizardsPacers 113, Wizards 96
209
Rockets-PistonsRockets 108, Pistons 100
208
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 115, Warriors 93
208
Clippers-ThunderClippers 88, Thunder 111
199
Hawks-LakersHawks 80, Lakers 104
184
Wolves-BucksWolves 88, Bucks 94
182
Bucks won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Wolves-BucksWolves 88, Bucks 94
+6 Bucks
Rockets-PistonsRockets 108, Pistons 100
+8 Rockets
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 101, Bobcats 114
+13 Bobcats
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 107, Nuggets 120
+13 Nuggets
Pacers-WizardsPacers 113, Wizards 96
+17 Pacers
Kings-HeatKings 97, Heat 117
+20 Heat
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 115, Warriors 93
+22 Celtics
Clippers-ThunderClippers 88, Thunder 111
+23 Thunder
Hawks-LakersHawks 80, Lakers 104
+24 Lakers
Rockets rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-PistonsRockets won · Rockets 108, Pistons 100
8 pts
Pacers-WizardsPacers won · Pacers 113, Wizards 96
5 pts
Rondo shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RondoCeltics · 19 PTS, 15 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
PattersonRockets · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
StephWarriors · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WeemsRaptors · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PierceCeltics · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Wolves-Bucks
Wolves 88Bucks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2321232188
Bucks2618232794
The story
Corey Maggette had 20 points as Milwaukee beat Minnesota 94-88

Wesley Johnson led Minnesota with 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 7-17 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the fourth 27-21, their biggest quarter edge.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +300+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 113Wizards 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers25333223113
Wizards3019192896
The story
Roy Hibbert's 16 points carried Indiana past Washington, 113-96

For Washington, John Wall had 15 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK · 5-9 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 33-19.

Pacers lead by quarter
300 −5+9+22+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andray Blatche was the fantasy play: 37.5 FPTS on 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

Final · Celtics-Warriors
Celtics 115Warriors 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31292827115
Warriors3030181593
The story
Boston beat Golden State 115-93 behind 24 points and 12 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Dorell Wright paced Golden State: 19 PTS, 6 REB 24 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 11-16 FG

The swing

A 27-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
300 +10+10+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Tony AllenGrizzlies
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 48 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 39 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
JR SmithNuggets
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg42.4Today

42 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Wizards

Indiana beats Washington, 113–96

Indiana led 90–68 after three and won by 17. Danny Granger led Indiana with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Bucks over Wolves6Rockets over Pistons8Bobcats over Raptors13Nuggets over Grizzlies13Pacers over Wizards17Heat over Kings20Celtics over Warriors22Thunder over Clippers23Lakers over Hawks24Final margin, points. Pink = Pacers over Wizards.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 31

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 51, 19, 12, 41, 16, 22, 27, 23, 31Heat-Kings · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 21, 10, 21, 32, 21, 19, 29, 28Clippers-Thunder · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 4, 12, 20, 16, 10, 20, 4, 27Bucks-Wolves · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 14, 7, 16, 0, 14, 6, 3, 26Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
11.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Tony AllenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 0, 6, 6, 27, 10, 17, 10, 26Grizzlies-Nuggets · L
7.4 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 12, 16, 16, 9, 10, 19, 14, 24Celtics-Warriors · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcin GortatSuns+6.4 13.9 last 10 · 7.5 season
Carmelo AnthonyNuggets+6.4 31.6 last 10 · 25.2 season
Randy FoyeClippers+6.0 14.5 last 10 · 8.5 season
LaMarcus AldridgeBlazers+5.6 27.9 last 10 · 22.3 season
Ramon SessionsCavs+5.3 17.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Mo WilliamsCavs−5.2 8.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Charlie VillanuevaPistons−4.9 6.5 last 10 · 11.4 season
Gilbert ArenasMagic−4.9 6.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Jamal CrawfordHawks−4.7 10.3 last 10 · 15.0 season
Wilson ChandlerKnicks−4.1 12.3 last 10 · 16.4 season