FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 14, 2005Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed ATL by 5 after three quarters and won 114–108.

Final · Box score
Celtics119
Bobcats110
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Lakers81
Wizards95
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 WAS +14
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons114
Hawks108
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET -5; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +6
Final · Box score
Bucks71
Heat110
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +23; Q3 MIA +36; Q4 MIA +39
Final · Box score
Blazers83
Grizzlies104
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +21
Final · Box score
Hornets89
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +32; Q4 SAS +23
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Warriors94
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +3
On this day · 2003–04Mar 14, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Clippers), 34 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Hawks

Tayshaun Prince scores 31, Detroit wins in overtime

Rasheed Wallace goes for 28 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+8+9-50+6DET AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pistons3124172814114
Hawks232331238108
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 17, 15, 5, 11, 20, 27, 6, 31DET31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 12, 22, 10, 19, 13, 18, 10, 28DET28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 18, 12, 19, 19, 21, 28, 17, 37ATL37 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tyronn LuePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 24, 9, 13, 27, 25, 29, 8, 27ATL27 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Grizzlies9
Celtics-Bobcats9
Rockets-Warriors3
Lakers-Wizards2
Pistons-Hawks2
The night in charts
Celtics-Bobcats combined for 229, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 119, Bobcats 110
229
Pistons-HawksPistons 114, Hawks 108
222
Hornets-SpursHornets 89, Spurs 112
201
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 97, Warriors 94
191
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 83, Grizzlies 104
187
Bucks-HeatBucks 71, Heat 110
181
Lakers-WizardsLakers 81, Wizards 95
176
HOU won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 97, Warriors 94
+3 HOU
Pistons-HawksPistons 114, Hawks 108
+6 DET
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 119, Bobcats 110
+9 BOS
Lakers-WizardsLakers 81, Wizards 95
+14 WAS
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 83, Grizzlies 104
+21 MEM
Hornets-SpursHornets 89, Spurs 112
+23 SAS
Bucks-HeatBucks 71, Heat 110
+39 MIA
D Wade shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D WadeMIA · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
Ricky DavisBOS · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
80% (12-15)
UdrihSAS · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PrinceDET · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
68% (13-19)
Mike MillerMEM · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 97Warriors 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2517342197
Warriors1223273294
The story
Tracy McGrady's 20 points carried Houston past Golden State, 97-94

For Golden State, Jason Richardson had 13 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-29 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-12, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +13+7+14+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zarko Cabarkapa was the fantasy play: 45.0 FPTS on 26 PTS, 10 REB

Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 114Hawks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons3124172814114
Hawks232331238108
The story
Chauncey Billups had 22 points as Detroit beat Atlanta 114-108 in OT

Josh Childress led Atlanta with 10 REB, 8 PTS, 3 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 7-16 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +8+9−50+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Lakers-Wizards
Lakers 81Wizards 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2216192481
Wizards2329212295
The story
Washington beat Los Angeles 95-81 behind 21 points and 12 rebounds from Larry Hughes

Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 7-23 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1+14+16+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 51 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.2Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.2 in 59 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Warriors

Houston leads Golden State wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 97–94. Best quarter: the third, 34–27. Tracy McGrady led Houston with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over GSW3DET over ATL6BOS over CHA9WAS over LAL14MEM over POR21SAS over NOH23MIA over MIL39Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over GSW.
Top performances

Al Harrington leads the day with 37

Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 18, 12, 19, 19, 21, 28, 17, 37Hawks-Pistons · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 17, 15, 5, 11, 20, 27, 6, 31Pistons-Hawks · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 38, 25, 28, 27, 22, 18, 32, 20, 13, 29Heat-Bucks · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 12, 22, 10, 19, 13, 18, 10, 28Pistons-Hawks · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tyronn LuePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 24, 9, 13, 27, 25, 29, 8, 27Hawks-Pistons · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 16, 29, 18, 22, 21, 23, 12, 27Celtics-Bobcats · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyronn LueATL+8.2 18.6 last 10 · 10.4 season
JR SmithNOH+6.2 14.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
Brian CardinalMEM+5.8 15.7 last 10 · 9.8 season
Marquis DanielsDAL+5.5 16.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Tim ThomasNYK+5.4 17.0 last 10 · 11.6 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