FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 1, 2005Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed ATL by 5 after the first quarter and won 97–74.

Final · Box score
Warriors97
Grizzlies99
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Kings87
Bobcats94
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +13; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Sonics101
Pacers93
Q1 SEA +12; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA -1; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Sixers118
Bucks111
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Rockets119
Bulls89
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +27; Q3 HOU +32; Q4 HOU +30
Final · Box score
Hawks74
Nuggets97
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +23
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Blazers93
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +10
On this day · 2003–04Mar 1, 2004: 5 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Hornets), 35 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Nuggets

Denver 97, Atlanta 74

Allen Iverson goes for 48 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-1+15+23DEN AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1816162474
Nuggets1320323297
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 14, 18, 22, 21, 19, 12, 31, 23DEN23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 14, 5, 5, 2, 22, 15, 12, 14DEN14 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 13, 7, 26, 25, 14, 25, 23, 18ATL18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Obinna EkeziePoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 10, 13, 10, 6, 2, 4, 4, 12ATL12 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 30.

MEM over GSW2CHA over SAC7PHI over MIL7SEA over IND8DET over POR10DEN over ATL23HOU over CHI30Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Warriors-Grizzlies14
Hawks-Nuggets10
Sonics-Pacers10
Kings-Bobcats5
Sixers-Bucks3
The night in charts
Sixers-Bucks combined for 229, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-BucksSixers 118, Bucks 111
229
Rockets-BullsRockets 119, Bulls 89
208
Pistons-BlazersPistons 103, Blazers 93
196
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 97, Grizzlies 99
196
Sonics-PacersSonics 101, Pacers 93
194
Kings-BobcatsKings 87, Bobcats 94
181
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 74, Nuggets 97
171
MEM won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 97, Grizzlies 99
+2 MEM
Sixers-BucksSixers 118, Bucks 111
+7 PHI
Kings-BobcatsKings 87, Bobcats 94
+7 CHA
Sonics-PacersSonics 101, Pacers 93
+8 SEA
Pistons-BlazersPistons 103, Blazers 93
+10 DET
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 74, Nuggets 97
+23 DEN
Rockets-BullsRockets 119, Bulls 89
+30 HOU
DEN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-NuggetsDEN won · Hawks 74, Nuggets 97
5 pts
Sonics-PacersSEA won · Sonics 101, Pacers 93
1 pt
Warriors-GrizzliesMEM won · Warriors 97, Grizzlies 99
1 pt
Lewis shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LewisSEA · 30 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
74% (14-19)
JamesHOU · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
73% (11-15)
HamiltonDET · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
SkinnerSAC · 16 REB, 15 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
KnightCHA · 17 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Warriors-Grizzlies
Warriors 97Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2327252297
Grizzlies2231331399
The story
Shane Battier had 25 points and 10 rebounds as Memphis beat Golden State 99-97

Mickael Pietrus led Golden State with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB · 10-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the third 33-25, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −1+3+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Richardson led the game in fantasy with 42.5 FPTS (29 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Sixers-Bucks
Sixers 118Bucks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers36292825118
Bucks33251934111
The story
Michael Redd had 35 points, but Philadelphia won 118-111

For Philadelphia, Chris Webber had 15 PTS, 5 REB 35 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 9-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 28-19, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +3+7+16+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Bobcats
Kings 87Bobcats 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2619152787
Bobcats2728182194
The story
Charlotte beat Sacramento 94-87 behind 16 points from Gerald Wallace

Kenny Thomas paced Sacramento: 13 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 STL, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 28-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +1+10+13+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brian Skinner topped the game at 47.2 FPTS: 16 REB, 15 PTS

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 33 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 26 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 16 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 48

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 38, 30, 60, 38, 23, 29, 27, 48Sixers-Bucks · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
48 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 26, 17, 29, 39, 11, 14, 35, 35Bucks-Sixers · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 40, 21, 24, 16, 18, 34, 17, 22, 23, 32Rockets-Bulls · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 23, 18, 17, 23, 26, 16, 9, 30Sonics-Pacers · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 32, 20, 18, 26, 30, 31, 25, 29Warriors-Grizzlies · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 23, 6, 18, 20, 15, 18, 19, 28Bucks-Sixers · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNOH+8.1 16.0 last 10 · 7.9 season
Vince CarterNJN+7.6 29.9 last 10 · 22.3 season
Damon JonesMIA+6.2 17.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Josh ChildressATL+6.0 13.7 last 10 · 7.7 season
Gilbert ArenasWAS+5.6 31.1 last 10 · 25.5 season
Cold
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.0 2.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Derek AndersonPOR−5.6 4.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Sam CassellMIN−5.2 8.5 last 10 · 13.7 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−5.1 3.8 last 10 · 8.9 season