FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 9, 2005Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed ATL by 10 after the first quarter and won 95–91.

Final · Box score
Hawks91
Celtics95
Q1 BOS -10; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS -6; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Magic96
Raptors106
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Pistons92
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +4
Final · OT · Box score
Nets86
Hornets85
Q1 NJN +14; Q2 NJN +11; Q3 NJN +5; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +1
Final · Box score
Spurs101
Suns107
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Blazers84
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +13
On this day · 2003–04Mar 9, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Sonics-Wolves), 37 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Celtics

Boston fights back from 10 down against Atlanta

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 44 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-6-6+4BOS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks3022182191
Celtics2026183195
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 25, 16, 15, 25, 29, 8, 12, 27BOS27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 25, 12, 17, 16, 29, 18, 22, 21BOS21 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Tyronn LuePoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 13, 12, 12, 24, 9, 13, 27, 25ATL25 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 14, 25, 23, 18, 12, 19, 19, 21ATL21 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Hornets7
Spurs-Suns6
Warriors-Pistons4
Shot of the night

Kidd's layup with 2.5 seconds left in OT puts the Nets ahead, 86-85 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Suns combined for 208, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-SunsSpurs 101, Suns 107
208
Magic-RaptorsMagic 96, Raptors 106
202
Hawks-CelticsHawks 91, Celtics 95
186
Bulls-BlazersBulls 97, Blazers 84
181
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 88, Pistons 92
180
Nets-HornetsNets 86, Hornets 85
171
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-HornetsNets 86, Hornets 85
+1 NJN
Hawks-CelticsHawks 91, Celtics 95
+4 BOS
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 88, Pistons 92
+4 DET
Spurs-SunsSpurs 101, Suns 107
+6 PHX
Magic-RaptorsMagic 96, Raptors 106
+10 TOR
Bulls-BlazersBulls 97, Blazers 84
+13 CHI
BOS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CelticsBOS won · Hawks 91, Celtics 95
10 pts
Bulls-BlazersCHI won · Bulls 97, Blazers 84
5 pts
Amar'e shot 17-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 44 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
77% (17-22)
MarionPHX · 18 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
CurryCHI · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
63% (12-19)
AlstonTOR · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
58% (7-12)
Baron DavisGSW · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
58% (7-12)
Final · Nets-Hornets
Nets 86Hornets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets27181814986
Hornets13212419885
The story
Jason Kidd had 15 points and 9 assists as New Jersey beat New Orleans 86-85 in OT

JR Smith led New Orleans with 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 15 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 5 STL · 6-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 27-13, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +14+11+50+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 91Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks3022182191
Celtics2026183195
The story
Paul Pierce's 27 points and 10 rebounds carried Boston past Atlanta, 95-91

For Atlanta, Al Harrington had 21 PTS, 13 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 31-21.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −10−6−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 101Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs24203621101
Suns36182924107
The story
Phoenix beat San Antonio 107-101 behind 18 points and 17 rebounds from Shawn Marion

Devin Brown paced San Antonio: 13 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST · 9-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 36-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +12+10+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 59 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.5Season avg18.8Last 3

18.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.5 in 59 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg35.7Today

36 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Chicago by 13.

NJN over NOH1BOS over ATL4DET over GSW4PHX over SAS6TOR over ORL10CHI over POR13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 44

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 9, 42, 31, 17, 33, 27, 26, 20, 22, 44Suns-Spurs · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 22, 16, 19, 15, 25, 14, 10, 30Spurs-Suns · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 25, 16, 15, 25, 29, 8, 12, 27Celtics-Hawks · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 6, 16, 22, 29, 13, 26, 21, 27Magic-Raptors · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 12, 5, 16, 17, 9, 8, 16, 25Bulls-Blazers · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tyronn LuePoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 13, 12, 12, 24, 9, 13, 27, 25Hawks-Celtics · L
9.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNOH+7.9 16.4 last 10 · 8.5 season
Brian CardinalMEM+5.9 15.5 last 10 · 9.6 season
Tyronn LueATL+5.6 15.3 last 10 · 9.7 season
Josh ChildressATL+4.8 13.1 last 10 · 8.3 season
Mo WilliamsMIL+4.7 14.6 last 10 · 9.9 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