FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 25, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed NOH by 9 after the first quarter and won 84–76.

Final · Box score
Hornets76
Hawks84
Q1 ATL -9; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Pistons75
Spurs84
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Wizards103
Clippers94
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +9
On this day · 2002–03Mar 25, 2003: 5 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Bucks), 31 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Hawks

Atlanta takes care of New Orleans

Larry Hughes goes for 30 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-8+1+8ATL AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2620161476
Hawks1721252184
Who led
Bob SuraPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 28, 5, 19, 19, 16, 19, 7, 23ATL23 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Chris CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 15, 25, 18, 20, 18, 11, 18, 16ATL16 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 8, 9, 6, 13, 12, 0, 19, 16NOH16 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Stacey AugmonPoints, last 10 games: 1, 6, 3, 21, 10, 8, 8, 12, 2, 13NOH13 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pistons-Spurs

San Antonio tops Detroit in San Antonio

Final: 84–75. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over NOH8SAS over DET9WAS over LAC9Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over DET.
Lead changes
Wizards-Clippers4
Pistons-Spurs4
Hornets-Hawks3
The night in charts
Wizards-Clippers combined for 197, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-ClippersWizards 103, Clippers 94
197
Hornets-HawksHornets 76, Hawks 84
160
Pistons-SpursPistons 75, Spurs 84
159
ATL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Hornets-HawksHornets 76, Hawks 84
+8 ATL
Wizards-ClippersWizards 103, Clippers 94
+9 WAS
Pistons-SpursPistons 75, Spurs 84
+9 SAS
ATL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-HawksATL won · Hornets 76, Hawks 84
9 pts
Pistons-SpursSAS won · Pistons 75, Spurs 84
4 pts
Collier shot 7-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CollierATL · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
HughesWAS · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
55% (11-20)
HamiltonDET · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
SuraATL · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST
53% (10-19)
TerryATL · 14 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Hornets-Hawks
Hornets 76Hawks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2620161476
Hawks1721252184
The story
Bob Sura's 23 points and 15 rebounds carried Atlanta past New Orleans, 84-76

For New Orleans, Jamaal Magloire had 12 PTS, 12 REB 23 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 25-16.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −9−8+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Clippers
Wizards 103Clippers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards25282228103
Clippers1630222694
The story
Jerry Stackhouse had 20 points as Washington beat Los Angeles 103-94

Elton Brand led Los Angeles with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 6-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 25-16, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +9+7+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Spurs
Pistons 75Spurs 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1923181575
Spurs1820242284
The story
San Antonio beat Detroit 84-75 behind 13 rebounds and 12 points from Tim Duncan

Richard Hamilton paced Detroit: 15 PTS, 5 AST 13 REB, 12 PTS, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 3-8 FG

The swing

A 22-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1−4+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace topped the game at 45.3 FPTS: 17 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 69 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 71 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg39.9Today

40 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Larry Hughes leads the day with 30

Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 23, 10, 27, 21, 0, 8, 23, 30Wizards-Clippers · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 21, 8, 25, 23, 25, 31, 22, 25Clippers-Wizards · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Bob SuraPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 28, 5, 19, 19, 16, 19, 7, 23Hawks-Hornets · W
6.2 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 29, 19, 23, 21, 7, 11, 6, 20Wizards-Clippers · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 5, 27, 26, 15, 20, 9, 8, 18Clippers-Wizards · L
19.8 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 18, 18, 14, 16, 20, 10, 10, 17Pistons-Spurs · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen JacksonATL+6.9 23.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Vince CarterTOR+6.5 28.9 last 10 · 22.4 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+6.4 19.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Chucky AtkinsBOS+5.8 13.8 last 10 · 8.0 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−7.5 10.1 last 10 · 17.6 season
Chauncey BillupsDET−5.2 11.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Sam CassellMIN−5.0 14.9 last 10 · 19.9 season
Allan HoustonNYK−4.7 14.1 last 10 · 18.8 season
Flip MurraySEA−4.7 7.7 last 10 · 12.4 season