FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 5, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed TOR by 15 at halftime and won 112–109.

Final
ATL96
CLE103
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +7
Final
CHI90
WAS115
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 WAS +25
Final
MIA93
DET91
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +2
Final
MIL89
NYK102
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +13
Final
ORL98
IND111
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +13
Final
PHX77
DAL81
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +4
Final
TOR109
HOU112
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -15; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +3
Final
GSW88
SAS109
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +21
Final
NJN92
LAL101
Q1 LAL 0; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +9
Final
MIN83
SEA97
Q1 SEA +12; Q2 SEA -6; Q3 SEA +1; Q4 SEA +14
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2000–01Mar 5, 2001: 6 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (DET @ MIA), 32 points.
The lead · TOR @ HOU

Steve Francis drops 35 in 15-point comeback win over Toronto

Toronto led by 15 at the half. Final: 112–109. Vince Carter scored 43 for Toronto in the loss.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-15-1+3HOU AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR31312126109
HOU26213530112
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 20, 13, 16, 11, 25, 9, 20, 35HOU35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 31, 8, 26, 40, 27, 24, 9, 23HOU23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 28, 29, 13, 28, 22, 25, 12, 43TOR43 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jerome WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 13, 5, 0, 0, 12, 3, 2, 20TOR20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Wizards rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Washington beat Chicago by 25.

MIA over DET2HOU over TOR3DAL over PHX4CLE over ATL7LAL over NJN9NYK over MIL13IND over ORL13SEA over MIN14SAS over GSW21WAS over CHI25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.2Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 36 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 43

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 28, 29, 13, 28, 22, 25, 12, 43TOR @ HOU · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high43 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 31, 31, 30, 28, 27, 33, 36, 40LAL vs NJN · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 20, 13, 16, 11, 25, 9, 20, 35HOU vs TOR · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 36, 22, 15, 24, 29, 14, 27, 31CHI @ WAS · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 20, 9, 33, 26, 16, 21, 19, 30DAL vs PHX · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 3, 9, 8, 3, 9, 14, 16, 5, 30IND vs ORL · W
9.5 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Jason RichardsonGSW+6.8 19.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Robert HorryLAL+5.9 12.7 last 10 · 6.8 season
Juwan HowardDEN+4.8 18.5 last 10 · 13.7 season
Antonio DavisTOR+4.7 17.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Marcus FizerCHI+4.1 16.6 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−9.6 10.6 last 10 · 20.2 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Jumaine JonesCLE−6.3 2.8 last 10 · 9.1 season
Donyell MarshallUTA−5.0 11.0 last 10 · 16.0 season
Stromile SwiftMEM−5.0 7.1 last 10 · 12.1 season