FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 23, 2004Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed DET by 12 after the first quarter and won 82–81.

Final · Box score
Suns103
Cavs86
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +19; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +17
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Grizzlies95
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Spurs81
Wolves86
Q1 MIN +13; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Pistons81
Hornets82
Q1 NOH -12; Q2 NOH -1; Q3 NOH -5; Q4 NOH +1
Final · Box score
Nets84
Bulls81
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN -2; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +3
Final · Box score
Wizards77
Jazz85
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Kings101
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +11
On this day · 2002–03Mar 23, 2003: 7 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Warriors-Wizards), 41 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Hornets

New Orleans rallies from 12 down to beat Detroit

Andrei Kirilenko goes for 19 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-1-5+1NOH AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3312171981
Hornets2123132582
Who led
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 19, 8, 9, 6, 13, 12, 0, 19NOH19 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 14, 10, 18, 5, 19, 13, 23, 17NOH17 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 21, 10, 7, 13, 15, 20, 14, 17DET17 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 7, 12, 4, 8, 13, 10, 2, 13DET13 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Hornets12
Raptors-Grizzlies1
Suns-Cavs0
Bucks-Kings0
Shot of the night

Magloire's jumper at the buzzer puts the Hornets ahead, 82-81 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Kings combined for 213, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-KingsBucks 112, Kings 101
213
Suns-CavsSuns 103, Cavs 86
189
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 86, Grizzlies 95
181
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 81, Wolves 86
167
Nets-BullsNets 84, Bulls 81
165
Pistons-HornetsPistons 81, Hornets 82
163
Wizards-JazzWizards 77, Jazz 85
162
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-HornetsPistons 81, Hornets 82
+1 NOH
Nets-BullsNets 84, Bulls 81
+3 NJN
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 81, Wolves 86
+5 MIN
Wizards-JazzWizards 77, Jazz 85
+8 UTA
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 86, Grizzlies 95
+9 MEM
Bucks-KingsBucks 112, Kings 101
+11 MIL
Suns-CavsSuns 103, Cavs 86
+17 PHX
NOH erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-HornetsNOH won · Pistons 81, Hornets 82
12 pts
Nets-BullsNJN won · Nets 84, Bulls 81
3 pts
Raptors-GrizzliesMEM won · Raptors 86, Grizzlies 95
2 pts
Bibby shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BibbySAC · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
MarionPHX · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Joe SmithMIL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
MasonMIL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
PauMEM · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Pistons-Hornets
Pistons 81Hornets 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3312171981
Hornets2123132582
The story
Jamaal Magloire had 17 points and 13 rebounds as New Orleans beat Detroit 82-81

Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Hornets took the second 23-12.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −12−1−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Wallace led the game in fantasy with 45.0 FPTS (15 REB, 13 PTS)

Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 84Bulls 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2315232384
Bulls1723241781
The story
New Jersey beat Chicago 84-81 behind 19 points and 10 rebounds from Lucious Harris

Eddy Curry paced Chicago: 12 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 23-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +6−2−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 81Wolves 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2225151981
Wolves3512211886
The story
Kevin Garnett's 27 points and 10 rebounds carried Minnesota past San Antonio, 86-81

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 26 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-20 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 35-22, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +130+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2Season avg31.6Last 5

31.6 points a game over his last five games, against 22.2 in 60 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg3.0Last 3

3.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 64 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Nets-Bulls

New Jersey takes over late to edge Chicago

Down 3 after three, New Jersey won the fourth 23–17. Final: 84–81. Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOH over DET1NJN over CHI3MIN over SAS5UTA over WAS8MEM over TOR9MIL over SAC11PHX over CLE17Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over CHI.
Top performances

Jamal Crawford leads the day with 34

Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 8, 25, 11, 17, 5, 25, 9, 34Bulls-Nets · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 17, 23, 20, 19, 18, 18, 21, 31Suns-Cavs · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 26, 28, 19, 32, 24, 30, 42, 30Raptors-Grizzlies · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 14, 27, 24, 12, 22, 21, 17, 29Grizzlies-Raptors · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 29, 20, 20, 20, 28, 17, 20, 27Wolves-Spurs · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 21, 12, 24, 17, 20, 25, 20, 27Kings-Bucks · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen JacksonATL+7.9 24.9 last 10 · 17.0 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+6.3 19.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Chucky AtkinsBOS+5.8 13.8 last 10 · 8.0 season
Vince CarterTOR+5.5 27.9 last 10 · 22.4 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−7.9 9.7 last 10 · 17.6 season
Vin BakerNYK−4.9 5.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Allan HoustonNYK−4.7 14.1 last 10 · 18.8 season
Antoine WalkerDAL−4.7 9.8 last 10 · 14.5 season
Brian CardinalGSW−4.6 5.2 last 10 · 9.8 season