FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 17, 2004Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed UTA by 10 after the first quarter and won 85–81.

Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Celtics104
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Blazers71
Pacers80
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Kings108
Wizards114
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Jazz81
Raptors85
Q1 TOR -10; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR -8; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Sixers80
Hornets104
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH -2; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +24
Final · Box score
Hawks111
Mavs110
Q1 ATL +15; Q2 ATL +25; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Magic85
Warriors110
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +25
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Clippers103
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +3
On this day · 2002–03Mar 17, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Clippers), 42 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Raptors

Toronto climbs out of a 10-point hole against Utah

Gilbert Arenas goes for 27 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-5-8+4TOR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2416271481
Raptors1421242685
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 27, 16, 32, 26, 28, 19, 32, 24TOR24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 6, 11, 13, 21, 11, 19, 23, 17TOR17 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Gordan GiricekPoints, last 10 games: 9, 0, 12, 9, 24, 21, 10, 33, 11, 25UTA25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 11, 19, 10, 15, 20, 10, 3, 20UTA20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Hornets9
Kings-Wizards8
Jazz-Raptors7
Blazers-Pacers6
Hawks-Mavs6
Magic-Warriors2
The night in charts
Kings-Wizards combined for 222, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WizardsKings 108, Wizards 114
222
Hawks-MavsHawks 111, Mavs 110
221
Lakers-ClippersLakers 106, Clippers 103
209
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 100, Celtics 104
204
Magic-WarriorsMagic 85, Warriors 110
195
Sixers-HornetsSixers 80, Hornets 104
184
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 81, Raptors 85
166
Blazers-PacersBlazers 71, Pacers 80
151
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-MavsHawks 111, Mavs 110
+1 ATL
Lakers-ClippersLakers 106, Clippers 103
+3 LAL
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 100, Celtics 104
+4 BOS
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 81, Raptors 85
+4 TOR
Kings-WizardsKings 108, Wizards 114
+6 WAS
Blazers-PacersBlazers 71, Pacers 80
+9 IND
Sixers-HornetsSixers 80, Hornets 104
+24 NOH
Magic-WarriorsMagic 85, Warriors 110
+25 GSW
TOR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-RaptorsTOR won · Jazz 81, Raptors 85
10 pts
Nuggets-CelticsBOS won · Nuggets 100, Celtics 104
7 pts
Kings-WizardsWAS won · Kings 108, Wizards 114
5 pts
Blazers-PacersIND won · Blazers 71, Pacers 80
3 pts
Sixers-HornetsNOH won · Sixers 80, Hornets 104
2 pts
Murphy shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MurphyGSW · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Kwame BrownWAS · 30 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
ChristieSAC · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 3 BLK, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
DiawATL · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
ShaqLAL · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Hawks-Mavs
Hawks 111Mavs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks40292121111
Mavs25193234110
The story
Jason Terry's 25 points and 10 assists carried Atlanta past Dallas, 111-110

For Dallas, Steve Nash had 30 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 9-20 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-25, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
300 +15+25+14+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Clippers
Lakers 106Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers36292120106
Clippers25252726103
The story
Los Angeles beat Los Angeles 106-103 behind 27 points from Kobe Bryant

Quentin Richardson paced Los Angeles: 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 11-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +11+15+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 51.3 FPTS: 26 PTS, 9 REB

Final · Jazz-Raptors
Jazz 81Raptors 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2416271481
Raptors1421242685
The story
Vince Carter had 24 points as Toronto beat Utah 85-81

Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 26-14.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −10−5−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 65 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.4Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.4 in 70 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg44.2Today

44 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Golden State by 25.

ATL over DAL1LAL over LAC3BOS over DEN4TOR over UTA4WAS over SAC6IND over POR9NOH over PHI24GSW over ORL25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Stephen Jackson leads the day with 36

Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 20, 19, 30, 11, 42, 18, 39, 36Hawks-Mavs · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kwame BrownPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 6, 10, 6, 7, 13, 13, 21, 30Wizards-Kings · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 22, 13, 22, 12, 13, 7, 16, 30Mavs-Hawks · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 25, 24, 13, 23, 30, 21, 37, 28Celtics-Nuggets · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 15, 21, 18, 26, 21, 8, 34, 28Mavs-Hawks · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 26, 28, 23, 40, 30, 28, 27, 27Wizards-Kings · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen JacksonATL+8.7 25.6 last 10 · 16.9 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS+8.3 29.1 last 10 · 20.8 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.1 25.8 last 10 · 19.7 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Hedo TurkogluSAS+5.4 14.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−8.4 9.5 last 10 · 17.9 season
Vin BakerNYK−5.3 5.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Darrell ArmstrongNOH−5.0 5.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Brian CardinalGSW−4.8 4.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Allan HoustonNYK−4.7 14.1 last 10 · 18.8 season