FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 6, 2004Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed CHI by 6 after three quarters and won 97–88.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Clippers92
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM -3; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Kings96
Heat102
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Sixers97
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Cavs106
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Nuggets66
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +19; Q3 DET +28; Q4 DET +31
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Suns86
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Jazz70
Blazers91
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +21
On this day · 2002–03Mar 6, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Blazers), 36 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Sixers

Philadelphia handles Chicago by 9

Lamar Odom posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-3-6+9PHI AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2623241588
Sixers2818213097
Who led
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 8, 22, 10, 20, 11, 21, 15, 27PHI27 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 15, 27, 25, 27, 40, 13, 11, 32, 20PHI20 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 13, 12, 19, 18, 26, 18, 12, 24CHI24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 9, 2, 13, 11, 4, 18, 12, 16CHI16 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Sixers13
Kings-Heat11
Grizzlies-Clippers10
Bucks-Cavs4
Jazz-Blazers1
The night in charts
Bucks-Cavs combined for 203, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-CavsBucks 97, Cavs 106
203
Kings-HeatKings 96, Heat 102
198
Spurs-SunsSpurs 107, Suns 86
193
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 98, Clippers 92
190
Bulls-SixersBulls 88, Sixers 97
185
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 97, Nuggets 66
163
Jazz-BlazersJazz 70, Blazers 91
161
MEM won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 98, Clippers 92
+6 MEM
Kings-HeatKings 96, Heat 102
+6 MIA
Bucks-CavsBucks 97, Cavs 106
+9 CLE
Bulls-SixersBulls 88, Sixers 97
+9 PHI
Jazz-BlazersJazz 70, Blazers 91
+21 POR
Spurs-SunsSpurs 107, Suns 86
+21 SAS
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 97, Nuggets 66
+31 DET
PHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-SixersPHI won · Bulls 88, Sixers 97
6 pts
Grizzlies-ClippersMEM won · Grizzlies 98, Clippers 92
3 pts
Miles shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MilesPOR · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
NesterovicSAS · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
Kenny ThomasPHI · 27 PTS, 11 REB
67% (10-15)
WilliamsonDET · 14 PTS, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
BoozerCLE · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Kings-Heat
Kings 96Heat 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2316302796
Heat23252133102
The story
Rafer Alston had 20 points as Miami beat Sacramento 102-96

Doug Christie led Sacramento with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 8-21 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the second 25-16, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0+90+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 98Clippers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2326242598
Clippers2329192192
The story
Memphis beat Los Angeles 98-92 behind 13 points and 11 rebounds from Bo Outlaw

Elton Brand paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 13 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 6-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-19 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 0−3+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Corey Maggette topped the game at 46.7 FPTS: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB

Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 97Cavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2824242197
Cavs39222025106
The story
LeBron James' 24 points and 10 assists carried Cleveland past Milwaukee, 106-97

For Milwaukee, Michael Redd had 18 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL · 11-24 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-28, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +11+9+5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.6Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 62 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg5.0Last 3

5.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 26 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.6Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 7.6 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Denver by 31, the widest margin of 7 games.

MEM over LAC6MIA over SAC6PHI over CHI9CLE over MIL9SAS over PHX21POR over UTA21DET over DEN31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Lamar Odom leads the day with 30

Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 10, 21, 25, 10, 22, 23, 16, 30Heat-Kings · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 19 REB · 11 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 31, 14, 17, 28, 19, 17, 6, 29Cavs-Bucks · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 8, 22, 10, 20, 11, 21, 15, 27Sixers-Bulls · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 22, 21, 11, 30, 18, 24, 19, 24Cavs-Bucks · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 13, 12, 19, 18, 26, 18, 12, 24Bulls-Sixers · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 21, 28, 31, 26, 17, 13, 21, 24Kings-Heat · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+7.9 26.9 last 10 · 19.0 season
Stephen JacksonATL+5.9 21.6 last 10 · 15.7 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
James PoseyMEM+5.8 18.6 last 10 · 12.8 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.2 16.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−8.1 10.5 last 10 · 18.6 season
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
David WesleyNOH−5.6 9.6 last 10 · 15.2 season
Devean GeorgeLAL−5.2 3.1 last 10 · 8.3 season
Allan HoustonNYK−4.7 14.3 last 10 · 19.0 season