FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 12, 2005Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MEM by 6 after the first quarter and won 80–66.

Final · Box score
Nets65
Heat90
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +25
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Hawks92
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +25; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Lakers117
Bobcats116
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Bucks107
Hornets111
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOH +12; Q4 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Spurs87
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies66
Blazers80
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +14
On this day · 2003–04Mar 12, 2004: 11 games. Top scorer: Stephen Jackson (Hawks-Wizards), 42 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Blazers

Portland handles Memphis by 14

Brevin Knight goes for 21 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+5+11+14POR AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1718131866
Blazers1129192180
Who led
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 9, 10, 7, 27, 25, 15, 22, 25POR25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Richie FrahmPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 3, 0, 2, 4, 2, 8, 7, 14POR14 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lorenzen WrightPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 7, 19, 9, 20, 23, 11, 10, 21MEM21 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Brian CardinalPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 28, 10, 20, 13, 20, 15, 14, 11MEM11 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Hornets14
Nuggets-Spurs10
Lakers-Bobcats4
Grizzlies-Blazers3
Shot of the night

Kobe's jumper with 0.9 seconds left puts the Lakers ahead, 117-116 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Bobcats combined for 233, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BobcatsLakers 117, Bobcats 116
233
Bucks-HornetsBucks 107, Hornets 111
218
Warriors-HawksWarriors 105, Hawks 92
197
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 90, Spurs 87
177
Nets-HeatNets 65, Heat 90
155
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 66, Blazers 80
146
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-BobcatsLakers 117, Bobcats 116
+1 LAL
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 90, Spurs 87
+3 DEN
Bucks-HornetsBucks 107, Hornets 111
+4 NOH
Warriors-HawksWarriors 105, Hawks 92
+13 GSW
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 66, Blazers 80
+14 POR
Nets-HeatNets 65, Heat 90
+25 MIA
POR rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-BlazersPOR won · Grizzlies 66, Blazers 80
6 pts
Nuggets-SpursDEN won · Nuggets 90, Spurs 87
4 pts
Lakers-BobcatsLAL won · Lakers 117, Bobcats 116
3 pts
Nets-HeatMIA won · Nets 65, Heat 90
2 pts
Lorenzen Wright shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Lorenzen WrightMEM · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Kenyon MartinDEN · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
Damon JonesMIA · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
OkaforCHA · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
59% (13-22)
RichardsonGSW · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Lakers-Bobcats
Lakers 117Bobcats 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27302436117
Bobcats25342532116
The story
Chucky Atkins had 26 points as Los Angeles beat Charlotte 117-116

Keith Bogans led Charlotte with 13 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 6 AST · 9-18 FG, 6-14 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 36-32.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2−2−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 90Spurs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2521222290
Spurs2525181987
The story
Kenyon Martin's 23 points carried Denver past San Antonio, 90-87

For San Antonio, Tony Parker had 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 22-18.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Hornets
Bucks 107Hornets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22302134107
Hornets27253326111
The story
New Orleans beat Milwaukee 111-107 behind 16 points and 13 rebounds from P.J. Brown

Michael Redd paced Milwaukee: 29 PTS, 3 AST 16 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

A 33-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +50+12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 50 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat New Jersey by 25, the widest margin of 6 games.

LAL over CHA1DEN over SAS3NOH over MIL4GSW over ATL13POR over MEM14MIA over NJN25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 32

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 31, 30, 26, 40, 37, 41, 36, 32Lakers-Bobcats · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 26, 11, 18, 12, 7, 13, 17, 30Bobcats-Lakers · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 35, 35, 24, 16, 26, 21, 33, 29Bucks-Hornets · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 22, 22, 29, 7, 16, 9, 13, 26Lakers-Bobcats · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 9, 10, 7, 27, 25, 15, 22, 25Blazers-Grizzlies · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 16, 19, 15, 25, 14, 10, 30, 25Spurs-Nuggets · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNOH+7.5 16.1 last 10 · 8.6 season
Tyronn LueATL+7.2 17.2 last 10 · 10.0 season
Brian CardinalMEM+6.4 16.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Josh ChildressATL+6.2 14.8 last 10 · 8.6 season
Mo WilliamsMIL+5.7 15.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.0 2.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Nazr MohammedSAS−5.9 4.7 last 10 · 10.6 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Derek AndersonPOR−5.6 4.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season