FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 26, 2011Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed LAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 99–92.

Final · Box score
Jazz116
Pistons120
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Kings92
Grizzlies120
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +23; Q4 MEM +28
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Wizards99
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Nets108
Rockets123
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Bulls83
Bucks75
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Clippers92
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +7
On this day · 2009–10Feb 26, 2010: 12 games. Top scorer: David West (Hornets-Magic), 40 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Clippers

Boston climbs back to beat Clippers

Paul Millsap goes for 23 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-7+6+7BOS AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1822342599
Clippers2621212492
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 18, 22, 15, 1, 31, 23, 17, 24BOS24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 11, 25, 20, 13, 12, 18, 10, 22BOS22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 23, 5, 16, 21, 12, 15, 24, 32LAC32 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 32, 21, 19, 29, 28, 21, 22, 21LAC21 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Memphis posts the night's biggest win

Memphis beat Sacramento by 28, the widest margin of 6 games.

DET over UTA4DAL over WAS6BOS over LAC7CHI over MIL8HOU over NJN15MEM over SAC28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Jazz-Pistons17
Mavs-Wizards11
Bulls-Bucks6
Celtics-Clippers4
Nets-Rockets3
Kings-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Jazz-Pistons combined for 236, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PistonsJazz 116, Pistons 120
236
Nets-RocketsNets 108, Rockets 123
231
Kings-GrizzliesKings 92, Grizzlies 120
212
Mavs-WizardsMavs 105, Wizards 99
204
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 99, Clippers 92
191
Bulls-BucksBulls 83, Bucks 75
158
DET won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Jazz-PistonsJazz 116, Pistons 120
+4 DET
Mavs-WizardsMavs 105, Wizards 99
+6 DAL
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 99, Clippers 92
+7 BOS
Bulls-BucksBulls 83, Bucks 75
+8 CHI
Nets-RocketsNets 108, Rockets 123
+15 HOU
Kings-GrizzliesKings 92, Grizzlies 120
+28 MEM
BOS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-ClippersBOS won · Celtics 99, Clippers 92
8 pts
Kings-GrizzliesMEM won · Kings 92, Grizzlies 120
5 pts
Bulls-BucksCHI won · Bulls 83, Bucks 75
4 pts
Jazz-PistonsDET won · Jazz 116, Pistons 120
1 pt
Kirilenko shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KirilenkoUTA · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
UdrihSAC · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
77% (10-13)
MillsapUTA · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
BudingerHOU · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
ChandlerDAL · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Final · Jazz-Pistons
Jazz 116Pistons 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz28253132116
Pistons27312537120
The story
Rodney Stuckey's 28 points and 8 assists carried Detroit past Utah, 120-116

For Utah, Andrei Kirilenko had 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 28 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 9-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 31-25.

DET lead by quarter
200 −1+5−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Wizards
Mavs 105Wizards 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs23361927105
Wizards2227232799
The story
Tyson Chandler had 23 points and 13 rebounds as Dallas beat Washington 105-99

John Wall led Washington with 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 13 REB · 10-14 FG

The swing

The Mavericks won the second 36-27, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +1+10+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Rockets
Nets 108Rockets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets33252426108
Rockets37342824123
The story
Houston beat New Jersey 123-108 behind 30 points from Kevin Martin

Deron Williams paced New Jersey: 17 AST, 15 PTS, 5 REB 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 9-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 34-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4+13+17+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 40 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.6 in 57 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Season avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Randy Foye leads the day with 32

Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 23, 5, 16, 21, 12, 15, 24, 32Clippers-Celtics · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +22.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 37, 23, 17, 13, 9, 16, 30, 30Rockets-Nets · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 22, 9, 2, 12, 18, 19, 21, 28Pistons-Jazz · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Chase BudingerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 11, 2, 1, 15, 0, 10, 30, 27Rockets-Nets · W
8.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 23, 22, 25, 7, 12, 16, 13, 25Mavs-Wizards · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 15, 8, 19, 27, 15, 21, 24, 24Wizards-Mavs · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Randy FoyeLAC+8.3 17.9 last 10 · 9.6 season
Ramon SessionsCLE+7.3 19.9 last 10 · 12.6 season
Samuel DalembertSAC+6.5 13.3 last 10 · 6.8 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+6.1 31.3 last 10 · 25.2 season
Al JeffersonUTA+5.9 23.7 last 10 · 17.8 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasORL−5.5 6.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−5.2 8.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Brandon RushIND−4.8 5.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Daniel GibsonCLE−4.6 7.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Rashard LewisWAS−4.3 7.8 last 10 · 12.1 season