FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 5, 2005Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CHA by 7 at halftime and won 86–84.

Final · Box score
Sixers98
Hawks97
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Wizards86
Bobcats84
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS -7; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Magic105
Nets81
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +22; Q3 ORL +26; Q4 ORL +24
Final · Box score
Bulls87
Bucks95
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Blazers116
Suns129
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +22; Q3 PHX +24; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets105
Clippers89
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +16
On this day · 2003–04Mar 5, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Knicks-Raptors), 35 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Bobcats

Washington survives Charlotte, 86–84

Allen Iverson goes for 33 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-7+1+2WAS AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1819242586
Bobcats2420162484
Who led
Brendan HaywoodPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 8, 16, 5, 13, 13, 12, 10, 22WAS22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 34, 11, 30, 36, 43, 33, 23, 21WAS21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jason HartPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 12, 6, 2, 9, 2, 10, 13, 20CHA20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jason KaponoPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 3, 0, 0, 8, 4, 1, 3, 19CHA19 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Bobcats21
Bulls-Bucks8
Nuggets-Clippers4
Blazers-Suns2
Shot of the night

Profit's tip-in with 3.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 86-84 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Suns combined for 245, 50 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-SunsBlazers 116, Suns 129
245
Sixers-HawksSixers 98, Hawks 97
195
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 105, Clippers 89
194
Magic-NetsMagic 105, Nets 81
186
Bulls-BucksBulls 87, Bucks 95
182
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 86, Bobcats 84
170
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-HawksSixers 98, Hawks 97
+1 PHI
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 86, Bobcats 84
+2 WAS
Bulls-BucksBulls 87, Bucks 95
+8 MIL
Blazers-SunsBlazers 116, Suns 129
+13 PHX
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 105, Clippers 89
+16 DEN
Magic-NetsMagic 105, Nets 81
+24 ORL
WAS rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-BobcatsWAS won · Wizards 86, Bobcats 84
7 pts
Bulls-BucksMIL won · Bulls 87, Bucks 95
5 pts
Sixers-HawksPHI won · Sixers 98, Hawks 97
5 pts
Francis shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FrancisORL · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
BarbosaPHX · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Abdur-RahimPOR · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
HaywoodWAS · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
HartCHA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Sixers-Hawks
Sixers 98Hawks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2721212998
Hawks2525242397
The story
Chris Webber had 18 points as Philadelphia beat Atlanta 98-97

Josh Childress led Atlanta with 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 29-23.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +2−2−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Bobcats
Wizards 86Bobcats 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1819242586
Bobcats2420162484
The story
Brendan Haywood's 22 points carried Washington past Charlotte, 86-84

For Charlotte, Jason Hart had 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 24-16.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −6−7+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 105Clippers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets24352224105
Clippers2026241989
The story
Denver beat Los Angeles 105-89 behind 14 points and 12 rebounds from Marcus Camby

Bobby Simmons paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 6-15 FG

The swing

A 35-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4+13+11+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 57 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg5.0Last 3

5.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 37 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 0 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Hawks

Philadelphia takes over late to edge Atlanta

Down 5 after three, Philadelphia won the fourth 29–23. Final: 98–97. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 33 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over ATL1WAS over CHA2MIL over CHI8PHX over POR13DEN over LAC16ORL over NJN24Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over ATL.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 33

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 60, 38, 23, 29, 27, 48, 37, 31, 33Sixers-Hawks · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 17, 14, 25, 14, 7, 19, 12, 30Blazers-Suns · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 21, 18, 17, 13, 25, 15, 13, 26Suns-Blazers · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 22, 16, 6, 16, 22, 29, 13, 26Magic-Nets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 26, 14, 16, 9, 10, 7, 27, 25Blazers-Suns · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 28, 9, 13, 26, 11, 4, 6, 24Bulls-Bucks · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNOH+8.4 16.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Damon JonesMIA+6.2 17.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.5 13.6 last 10 · 8.1 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE+5.5 23.5 last 10 · 18.0 season
Allen IversonPHI+5.3 35.6 last 10 · 30.3 season
Cold
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.0 2.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Nazr MohammedSAS−5.7 5.0 last 10 · 10.7 season
Derek AndersonPOR−5.6 4.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season