FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 30, 2004Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed CLE by 4 after the first quarter and won 126–109.

Final · Box score
Warriors71
Sixers95
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +26; Q4 PHI +24
Final · Box score
Pacers86
Bucks95
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Cavs109
Mavs126
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +17
Final · Box score
Sonics119
Nuggets124
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Lakers107
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +20; Q4 LAL +19
On this day · 2002–03Mar 30, 2003: 9 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Sonics), 34 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki posts 35 and 18 as Dallas beats Cleveland

Andre Miller goes for 16 assists

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+4+7+17DAL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs32282524109
Mavs28362834126
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 8, 34, 28, 24, 21, 30, 22, 25, 25, 35DAL35 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 30, 13, 15, 10, 13, 18, 12, 31DAL31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 17, 14, 15, 25, 16, 41, 18, 28CLE28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 24, 24, 7, 14, 15, 17, 18, 26CLE26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Hornets-Lakers

New Orleans's skid reaches three

Lakers won 107–88; the Hornets fall to 37–37. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · NOH
L@ HOU86–97Wvs GSW102–84L@ MIA83–96Wvs PHI104–80Lvs SEA80–91Lvs TOR120–121Wvs DET82–81L@ ATL76–84Lvs PHX94–99L@ LAL88–107
Lead changes
Sonics-Nuggets7
Pacers-Bucks7
Cavs-Mavs6
Warriors-Sixers5
Hornets-Lakers1
The night in charts
Sonics-Nuggets combined for 243, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 119, Nuggets 124
243
Cavs-MavsCavs 109, Mavs 126
235
Hornets-LakersHornets 88, Lakers 107
195
Pacers-BucksPacers 86, Bucks 95
181
Warriors-SixersWarriors 71, Sixers 95
166
DEN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 119, Nuggets 124
+5 DEN
Pacers-BucksPacers 86, Bucks 95
+9 MIL
Cavs-MavsCavs 109, Mavs 126
+17 DAL
Hornets-LakersHornets 88, Lakers 107
+19 LAL
Warriors-SixersWarriors 71, Sixers 95
+24 PHI
DAL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-MavsDAL won · Cavs 109, Mavs 126
4 pts
Hornets-LakersLAL won · Hornets 88, Lakers 107
2 pts
Ilgauskas shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IlgauskasCLE · 26 PTS, 4 REB
77% (10-13)
McKiePHI · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
MeloDEN · 41 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
66% (19-29)
NashDAL · 31 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
PaytonLAL · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Sonics-Nuggets
Sonics 119Nuggets 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics37302527119
Nuggets37322827124
The story
Nene Hilario had 19 points as Denver beat Seattle 124-119

Ray Allen led Seattle with 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 5-8 FG

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 28-25, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0+2+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 86Bucks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2125182286
Bucks2232182395
The story
Milwaukee beat Indiana 95-86 behind 25 points and 14 rebounds from Joe Smith

Jermaine O'Neal paced Indiana: 20 PTS, 7 REB 25 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

A 32-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1+8+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Mavs
Cavs 109Mavs 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs32282524109
Mavs28362834126
The story
Steve Nash's 31 points and 10 assists carried Dallas past Cleveland, 126-109

For Cleveland, Carlos Boozer had 23 PTS, 20 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 11-17 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 34-24, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4+4+7+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg11.5Last 3

11.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 66 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 41

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 20, 20, 13, 22, 25, 21, 25, 41Nuggets-Sonics · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 8, 34, 28, 24, 21, 30, 22, 25, 25, 35Mavs-Cavs · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 30, 13, 15, 10, 13, 18, 12, 31Mavs-Cavs · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 17, 14, 15, 25, 16, 41, 18, 28Cavs-Mavs · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 12, 12, 31, 18, 13, 4, 24, 26Sonics-Nuggets · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 24, 24, 7, 14, 15, 17, 18, 26Cavs-Mavs · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen JacksonATL+8.0 25.1 last 10 · 17.1 season
Vince CarterTOR+6.1 28.7 last 10 · 22.6 season
Damon StoudamirePOR+6.0 19.6 last 10 · 13.6 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+5.9 24.4 last 10 · 18.5 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−7.4 9.9 last 10 · 17.3 season
Eric WilliamsCLE−5.6 4.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Chauncey BillupsDET−5.6 11.3 last 10 · 16.9 season
Allan HoustonNYK−5.3 13.2 last 10 · 18.5 season
Dion GloverTOR−5.0 4.3 last 10 · 9.3 season