FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 6, 2005Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 1 points, by MIA (vs CLE) and MIN (vs BOS).

Final · Box score
Mavs69
Rockets90
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +21
Final · Box score
Pistons85
Kings100
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +15
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Celtics97
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Hornets84
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +17; Q3 TOR +22; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Spurs101
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Heat102
Cavs82
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Knicks115
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Suns110
Sonics99
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Lakers103
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2003–04Mar 6, 2004: 7 games. Top scorer: Lamar Odom (Heat-Kings), 30 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Celtics

Minnesota takes care of Boston

Chris Bosh goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final000-1+2MIN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2723222799
Celtics2723232497
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 17, 20, 14, 31, 17, 28, 25, 21MIN21 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 14, 26, 15, 14, 12, 14, 28, 20MIN20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 12, 25, 12, 17, 16, 29, 18, 22BOS22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 7, 7, 12, 12, 13, 11, 9, 10, 17BOS17 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Knicks9
Heat-Cavs8
Jazz-Spurs7
Mavs-Rockets4
Pacers-Lakers2
Pistons-Kings0
The night in charts
Warriors-Knicks combined for 214, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 99, Knicks 115
214
Suns-SonicsSuns 110, Sonics 99
209
Pacers-LakersPacers 94, Lakers 103
197
Wolves-CelticsWolves 99, Celtics 97
196
Jazz-SpursJazz 94, Spurs 101
195
Pistons-KingsPistons 85, Kings 100
185
Heat-CavsHeat 102, Cavs 82
184
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 95, Hornets 84
179
Mavs-RocketsMavs 69, Rockets 90
159
MIN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Wolves-CelticsWolves 99, Celtics 97
+2 MIN
Jazz-SpursJazz 94, Spurs 101
+7 SAS
Pacers-LakersPacers 94, Lakers 103
+9 LAL
Suns-SonicsSuns 110, Sonics 99
+11 PHX
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 95, Hornets 84
+11 TOR
Pistons-KingsPistons 85, Kings 100
+15 SAC
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 99, Knicks 115
+16 NYK
Heat-CavsHeat 102, Cavs 82
+20 MIA
Mavs-RocketsMavs 69, Rockets 90
+21 HOU
MIA rallied from 1 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-CavsMIA won · Heat 102, Cavs 82
1 pt
Wolves-CelticsMIN won · Wolves 99, Celtics 97
1 pt
Sweetney shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SweetneyNYK · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Tim ThomasNYK · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
PaytonBOS · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
HaslemMIA · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
ManuSAS · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Celtics
Wolves 99Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2723222799
Celtics2723232497
The story
Kevin Garnett had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Minnesota beat Boston 99-97

Antoine Walker led Boston with 16 PTS, 2 REB 21 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 27-24.

MIN lead by quarter
200 00−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Hornets
Raptors 95Hornets 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2429241895
Hornets2412192984
The story
Matt Bonner's 18 points carried Toronto past New Orleans, 95-84

For New Orleans, Lee Nailon had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 6-7 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-12, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
300 0+17+22+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Knicks
Warriors 99Knicks 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2723272299
Knicks32282332115
The story
New York beat Golden State 115-99 behind 26 points and 16 assists from Stephon Marbury

Troy Murphy paced Golden State: 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 16 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +5+10+6+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 49 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg3.0Last 3

3.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Heat-Cavs

Miami routs Cleveland by 20

Miami led by 11 at halftime and won 102–82. Eddie Jones led Miami with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over BOS2SAS over UTA7LAL over IND9TOR over NOH11PHX over SEA11SAC over DET15NYK over GSW16MIA over CLE20HOU over DAL21Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over CLE.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 37

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 40, 21, 31, 20, 31, 30, 26, 40, 37Lakers-Pacers · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 26, 28, 16, 27, 12, 16, 9, 33Raptors-Hornets · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 18, 34, 17, 22, 23, 32, 26, 32Rockets-Mavs · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 24, 13, 18, 16, 17, 17, 19, 31Spurs-Jazz · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 13, 12, 22, 18, 21, 11, 18, 30Suns-Sonics · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 13, 13, 28, 5, 28, 16, 24, 29Pacers-Lakers · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNOH+7.4 15.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.5 13.6 last 10 · 8.1 season
Allen IversonPHI+5.3 35.6 last 10 · 30.3 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE+5.1 23.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Ben GordonCHI+5.1 19.8 last 10 · 14.8 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