FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 14, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIL by 22 at halftime and won 103–100.

Final · Box score
Sixers69
Pistons85
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Hawks84
Raptors101
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
Pacers104
Cavs107
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Bucks100
Q1 NYK -12; Q2 NYK -22; Q3 NYK -6; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Wolves83
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Spurs87
Kings101
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +14
Final · Box score
Nets95
Heat104
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Jazz75
Nuggets102
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +27
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Clippers88
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +13
On this day · 2002–03Mar 14, 2003: 10 games. Top scorer: Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Hawks-Knicks), 33 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Bucks

New York erases 22-point lead, steals one from Milwaukee

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 34 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-22-6+3NYK AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks19203529103
Bucks31301920100
Who led
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 28, 5, 36, 35, 24, 14, 21, 21NYK21 PTS · 1 REB · 16 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 33, 2, 22, 16, 16, 13, 18, 17, 2, 20NYK20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Brian SkinnerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 17, 6, 7, 15, 16, 7, 1, 21MIL21 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 27, 24, 21, 18, 20, 23, 19, 19MIL19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Pistons6
Nets-Heat5
Mavs-Clippers5
Jazz-Nuggets3
Hawks-Raptors2
Knicks-Bucks1
The night in charts
Pacers-Cavs combined for 211, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-CavsPacers 104, Cavs 107
211
Knicks-BucksKnicks 103, Bucks 100
203
Nets-HeatNets 95, Heat 104
199
Mavs-ClippersMavs 101, Clippers 88
189
Spurs-KingsSpurs 87, Kings 101
188
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 84, Raptors 101
185
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 75, Nuggets 102
177
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 92, Wolves 83
175
Sixers-PistonsSixers 69, Pistons 85
154
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-CavsPacers 104, Cavs 107
+3 CLE
Knicks-BucksKnicks 103, Bucks 100
+3 NYK
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 92, Wolves 83
+9 POR
Nets-HeatNets 95, Heat 104
+9 MIA
Mavs-ClippersMavs 101, Clippers 88
+13 DAL
Spurs-KingsSpurs 87, Kings 101
+14 SAC
Sixers-PistonsSixers 69, Pistons 85
+16 DET
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 84, Raptors 101
+17 TOR
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 75, Nuggets 102
+27 DEN
NYK erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-BucksNYK won · Knicks 103, Bucks 100
22 pts
Spurs-KingsSAC won · Spurs 87, Kings 101
2 pts
Harrington shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarringtonIND · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Willie GreenPHI · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
HilarioDEN · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
VinceTOR · 32 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
MilesPOR · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 104Cavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers26322818104
Cavs26362619107
The story
LeBron James had 26 points as Cleveland beat Indiana 107-104

Metta World Peace led Indiana with 21 PTS, 6 REB 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 12-22 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 36-32, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+4+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal led the game in fantasy with 54.4 FPTS (32 PTS, 12 REB)

Final · Knicks-Bucks
Knicks 103Bucks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks19203529103
Bucks31301920100
The story
Stephon Marbury's 21 points and 16 assists carried New York past Milwaukee, 103-100

For Milwaukee, Brian Skinner had 21 PTS, 13 REB 21 PTS, 16 AST, 1 REB · 7-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 22 going into the third, then won it 35-19.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −12−22−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Raptors
Hawks 84Raptors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2222202084
Raptors32221928101
The story
Toronto beat Atlanta 101-84 behind 32 points from Vince Carter

Stephen Jackson paced Atlanta: 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 13-19 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +10+10+9+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 42 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg8.1Last 3

8.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 62 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Denver posts the night's biggest win

Denver beat Utah by 27, the widest margin of 9 games.

CLE over IND3NYK over MIL3POR over MIN9MIA over NJN9DAL over LAC13SAC over SAS14DET over PHI16TOR over ATL17DEN over UTA27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 34

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 19, 15, 21, 18, 26, 21, 8, 34Mavs-Clippers · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 23, 22, 17, 23, 12, 8, 25, 32Clippers-Mavs · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 15, 23, 12, 19, 30, 31, 20, 8, 32Pacers-Cavs · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 22, 27, 16, 32, 26, 28, 19, 32Raptors-Hawks · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 30, 18, 24, 19, 24, 34, 14, 26Cavs-Pacers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 32, 21, 18, 18, 26, 21, 8, 25Clippers-Mavs · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 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+6.3 15.5 last 10 · 9.2 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.1 25.4 last 10 · 19.3 season
Stephen JacksonATL+5.8 22.1 last 10 · 16.3 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−8.4 9.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Darrell ArmstrongNOH−5.3 5.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Devean GeorgeLAL−5.0 2.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
Vin BakerNYK−5.0 6.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
David WesleyNOH−4.7 10.1 last 10 · 14.8 season