FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 7, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed LAC by 5 at halftime and won 105–102.

Final · Box score
Sixers100
Heat108
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +20; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Bucks85
Bulls90
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Raptors105
Mavs113
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Nuggets111
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Clippers102
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +3
On this day · 2003–04Mar 7, 2004: 10 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Nets), 32 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Clippers

Memphis edges Clippers by three

Marquis Daniels goes for 32 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-5+7+3MEM AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29163327105
Clippers25252131102
Who led
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 18, 6, 6, 7, 19, 9, 20, 23MEM23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Brian CardinalPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 9, 17, 14, 28, 10, 20, 13, 20MEM20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 23, 20, 23, 25, 16, 34, 10, 37LAC37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Bobby SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 12, 23, 15, 24, 17, 18, 18, 19LAC19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Bulls8
Blazers-Nuggets7
Raptors-Mavs3
The night in charts
Raptors-Mavs combined for 218, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-MavsRaptors 105, Mavs 113
218
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 98, Nuggets 111
209
Sixers-HeatSixers 100, Heat 108
208
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 105, Clippers 102
207
Bucks-BullsBucks 85, Bulls 90
175
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 105, Clippers 102
+3 MEM
Bucks-BullsBucks 85, Bulls 90
+5 CHI
Raptors-MavsRaptors 105, Mavs 113
+8 DAL
Sixers-HeatSixers 100, Heat 108
+8 MIA
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 98, Nuggets 111
+13 DEN
MEM rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-ClippersMEM won · Grizzlies 105, Clippers 102
5 pts
Bucks-BullsCHI won · Bucks 85, Bulls 90
1 pt
Shaq shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK
79% (11-14)
BrandLAC · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
PetersonTOR · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Lorenzen WrightMEM · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Van HornDAL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 105Clippers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29163327105
Clippers25252131102
The story
Brian Cardinal had 20 points as Memphis beat Los Angeles 105-102

Elton Brand led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 6-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 33-21.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +4−5+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 85Bulls 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2217182885
Bulls2124202590
The story
Kirk Hinrich's 17 points and 8 assists carried Chicago past Milwaukee, 90-85

For Milwaukee, Joe Smith had 12 REB, 9 PTS 17 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 6-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 24-17.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1+6+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Redd was the fantasy play: 41.3 FPTS on 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Final · Raptors-Mavs
Raptors 105Mavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28252329105
Mavs32252729113
The story
Dallas beat Toronto 113-105 behind 22 points from Josh Howard

Morris Peterson paced Toronto: 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 STL, 1 AST · 10-18 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4+4+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 35 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg3.7Last 3

3.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 21 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg32.4Today

32 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Bulls

Chicago beats Milwaukee, 90–85

Chicago led 65–57 after three and won by 5. Kirk Hinrich led Chicago with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over LAC3CHI over MIL5MIA over PHI8DAL over TOR8DEN over POR13Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over MIL.
Top performances

Corey Maggette leads the day with 37

Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 23, 20, 23, 25, 16, 34, 10, 37Clippers-Grizzlies · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 21, 38, 25, 28, 27, 22, 18, 32Heat-Sixers · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Marquis DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 7, 29, 13, 13, 7, 18, 10, 32Mavs-Raptors · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 60, 38, 23, 29, 27, 48, 37, 31, 33, 27Sixers-Heat · L
30.2 PPG season to date · −3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 39, 11, 14, 35, 35, 24, 16, 26Bucks-Bulls · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 32, 27, 14, 0, 20, 18, 13, 25Heat-Sixers · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 0 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
Brian CardinalMEM+5.2 14.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE+5.1 23.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Allen IversonPHI+5.1 35.3 last 10 · 30.2 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