FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 13, 2004Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed WAS by 6 at halftime and won 111–102.

Final · Box score
Sonics115
Magic101
Q1 Sonics 0; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +14
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Wizards102
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Warriors84
Hornets102
Q1 NOH +13; Q2 NOH +10; Q3 NOH +14; Q4 NOH +18
Final · Box score
Lakers88
Bulls81
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies80
Rockets88
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Mavs113
Suns90
Q1 DAL +17; Q2 DAL +28; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +23
On this day · 2002–03Mar 13, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Rashard Lewis (Sonics-Mavs), 30 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Wizards

Paul Pierce scores 37 as Boston wins in Washington

Tracy McGrady goes for 40 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-6-4+9BOS AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27272532111
Wizards30302319102
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 22, 25, 24, 13, 23, 30, 21, 37BOS37 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 13, 17, 3, 12, 14, 19, 2, 17BOS17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 35, 27, 26, 28, 23, 40, 30, 28WAS28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Etan ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 13, 15, 12, 8, 6, 19, 13, 21WAS21 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Lakers-Bulls

Lakers beat Chicago, 88–81

Lakers led 68–64 after three and won by 7. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over CHI7HOU over MEM8BOS over WAS9SEA over ORL14NOH over GSW18DAL over PHX23Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over CHI.
Lead changes
Lakers-Bulls9
Celtics-Wizards6
Mavs-Suns2
The night in charts
Sonics-Magic combined for 216, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-MagicSonics 115, Magic 101
216
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 111, Wizards 102
213
Mavs-SunsMavs 113, Suns 90
203
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 84, Hornets 102
186
Lakers-BullsLakers 88, Bulls 81
169
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 80, Rockets 88
168
LAL won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Lakers-BullsLakers 88, Bulls 81
+7 LAL
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 80, Rockets 88
+8 HOU
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 111, Wizards 102
+9 BOS
Sonics-MagicSonics 115, Magic 101
+14 SEA
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 84, Hornets 102
+18 NOH
Mavs-SunsMavs 113, Suns 90
+23 DAL
BOS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-WizardsBOS won · Celtics 111, Wizards 102
6 pts
Lakers-BullsLAL won · Lakers 88, Bulls 81
2 pts
Barry shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarrySEA · 25 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
FinleyDAL · 38 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
65% (15-23)
LueORL · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
RadmanovicSEA · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
AtkinsBOS · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 111Wizards 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27272532111
Wizards30302319102
The story
Mark Blount's 11 points and 11 rebounds carried Boston past Washington, 111-102

For Washington, Etan Thomas had 21 PTS, 7 REB 11 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 3-5 FG

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 32-19.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3−6−4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Magic
Sonics 115Magic 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics25263133115
Magic25203323101
The story
Ray Allen had 26 points as Seattle beat Orlando 115-101

Tyronn Lue led Orlando with 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 11-21 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the fourth 33-23, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 0+6+4+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Hornets
Warriors 84Hornets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2226181884
Hornets35232222102
The story
New Orleans beat Golden State 102-84 behind 24 points and 11 assists from Baron Davis

Erick Dampier paced Golden State: 13 PTS, 9 REB 24 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB, 4 STL · 11-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 35-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +13+10+14+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.3Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg12.6Last 3

12.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 65 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 40

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 30, 29, 31, 28, 13, 26, 62, 40Magic-Sonics · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 12, 35, 16, 19, 16, 13, 18, 38Mavs-Suns · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 22, 25, 24, 13, 23, 30, 21, 37Celtics-Wizards · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 35, 35, 25, 11, 18, 0, 18, 16, 35Lakers-Bulls · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 35, 27, 26, 28, 23, 40, 30, 28Wizards-Celtics · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 40, 23, 14, 25, 21, 19, 37, 16, 26Sonics-Magic · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gilbert ArenasWAS+8.8 29.3 last 10 · 20.5 season
Hedo TurkogluSAS+6.7 15.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Stephen JacksonATL+6.5 22.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+6.2 18.7 last 10 · 12.5 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.1 25.4 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−8.1 10.1 last 10 · 18.2 season
Vin BakerNYK−6.2 4.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Darrell ArmstrongNOH−5.3 5.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Devean GeorgeLAL−5.0 2.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
David WesleyNOH−4.7 10.1 last 10 · 14.8 season