FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 1, 2004Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed SAS by 11 after three quarters and won 81–80.

Final · Box score
Magic96
Celtics117
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +21
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets106
Wizards111
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +18; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Cavs81
Bulls92
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +18; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies81
Spurs80
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM -11; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Jazz94
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +8
On this day · 2002–03Mar 1, 2003: 6 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Sonics-Clippers), 40 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Spurs

Memphis fights back late to top San Antonio

Baron Davis goes for 33 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-4-11+1MEM AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2122142481
Spurs2621211280
Who led
Earl WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 1, 12, 4, 2, 6, 8, 4, 6, 13MEM13 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 7, 8, 14, 7, 14, 3, 8, 12MEM12 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 7, 5, 4, 13, 17, 16, 12, 19SAS19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Rasho NesterovicPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 10, 2, 4, 6, 2, 2, 20, 18SAS18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pistons-Jazz

Utah makes it four straight

Utah beat Detroit 94–86 and moved to 31–30. Gordan Giricek led Utah with 24 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

Streak strip · UTA
W@ POR86–81Lvs MIN66–77L@ MIA85–97L@ ORL77–90W@ NYK92–78L@ IND80–94Wvs SEA99–86W@ SEA93–92W@ SAC102–97Wvs DET94–86
Lead changes
Cavs-Bulls9
Pistons-Jazz7
Hornets-Wizards6
Grizzlies-Spurs3
Shot of the night

Wright's layup with 19 seconds left puts the Grizzlies ahead, 81-80 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Wizards combined for 217, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-WizardsHornets 106, Wizards 111
217
Magic-CelticsMagic 96, Celtics 117
213
Pistons-JazzPistons 86, Jazz 94
180
Cavs-BullsCavs 81, Bulls 92
173
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 81, Spurs 80
161
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 81, Spurs 80
+1 MEM
Hornets-WizardsHornets 106, Wizards 111
+5 WAS
Pistons-JazzPistons 86, Jazz 94
+8 UTA
Cavs-BullsCavs 81, Bulls 92
+11 CHI
Magic-CelticsMagic 96, Celtics 117
+21 BOS
MEM erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-SpursMEM won · Grizzlies 81, Spurs 80
11 pts
Pistons-JazzUTA won · Pistons 86, Jazz 94
5 pts
Cavs-BullsCHI won · Cavs 81, Bulls 92
2 pts
Magic-CelticsBOS won · Magic 96, Celtics 117
1 pt
Nesterovic shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NesterovicSAS · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
HayesWAS · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Ricky DavisBOS · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
BlountBOS · 28 PTS, 21 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
62% (13-21)
MagloireNOH · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 81Spurs 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2122142481
Spurs2621211280
The story
Earl Watson's 13 points carried Memphis past San Antonio, 81-80

For San Antonio, Hedo Turkoglu had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 5-9 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 24-12.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −5−4−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasho Nesterovic was the fantasy play: 46.5 FPTS on 18 PTS, 10 REB

Final · Hornets-Wizards
Hornets 106Wizards 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets2614322410106
Wizards3028281015111
The story
Jarvis Hayes had 19 points as Washington beat New Orleans 111-106 in OT

Jamal Mashburn led New Orleans with 28 PTS, 6 REB 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 8-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the second 28-14, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +4+18+140+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 81Bulls 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2314192581
Bulls2130231892
The story
Chicago beat Cleveland 92-81 behind 22 points from Kirk Hinrich

Zydrunas Ilgauskas paced Cleveland: 19 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 7-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 30-14 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2+14+18+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 61 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 35

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 26, 7, 11, 9, 27, 21, 7, 21, 35, 35Wizards-Hornets · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 19, 23, 17, 34, 26, 18, 24, 33Hornets-Wizards · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 41, 43, 15, 19, 31, 35, 30, 29Magic-Celtics · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Mark BlountPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 12, 8, 4, 12, 20, 12, 14, 28Celtics-Magic · W
9.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 20, 26, 28, 23, 20, 22, 21, 28Hornets-Wizards · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 20, 4, 14, 10, 15, 6, 15, 27Pistons-Jazz · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen JacksonATL+6.1 21.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+5.9 26.2 last 10 · 20.3 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.5 24.0 last 10 · 18.5 season
Brian CardinalGSW+5.2 15.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonDAL−6.2 8.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Tyson ChandlerCHI−4.8 2.6 last 10 · 7.4 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−4.3 14.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
Devean GeorgeLAL−4.1 4.5 last 10 · 8.6 season