FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 21, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed ORL by 11 at halftime and won 102–97.

Final · Box score
Magic97
Bobcats102
Q1 CHA -7; Q2 CHA -11; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Spurs75
Knicks88
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Hawks91
Bulls105
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Mavs103
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +21; Q3 DAL +22; Q4 DAL +17
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Clippers96
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +7
On this day · 2003–04Mar 21, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Hornets), 42 points.
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The lead · Magic-Bobcats

Charlotte rallies from 11 down to beat Orlando

Stephon Marbury goes for 31 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-11-1+5CHA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3124182497
Bobcats24202830102
Who led
Brevin KnightPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 16, 5, 21, 16, 6, 8, 11, 19CHA19 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 13, 17, 30, 16, 17, 7, 12, 17CHA17 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 29, 9, 23, 24, 19, 12, 23, 25ORL25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 17, 19, 2, 4, 29, 12, 4, 21ORL21 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Knicks

New York takes down San Antonio

A 13-point win over the 50–16 Spurs. Final: 88–75. Stephon Marbury led New York with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over ORL5LAC over POR7NYK over SAS13CHI over ATL14DAL over NOH17Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over SAS.
Lead changes
Hornets-Mavs8
Magic-Bobcats6
Spurs-Knicks6
Blazers-Clippers5
Hawks-Bulls1
The night in charts
Magic-Bobcats combined for 199, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-BobcatsMagic 97, Bobcats 102
199
Hawks-BullsHawks 91, Bulls 105
196
Hornets-MavsHornets 86, Mavs 103
189
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 89, Clippers 96
185
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 75, Knicks 88
163
CHA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Magic-BobcatsMagic 97, Bobcats 102
+5 CHA
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 89, Clippers 96
+7 LAC
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 75, Knicks 88
+13 NYK
Hawks-BullsHawks 91, Bulls 105
+14 CHI
Hornets-MavsHornets 86, Mavs 103
+17 DAL
CHA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-BobcatsCHA won · Magic 97, Bobcats 102
11 pts
Spurs-KnicksNYK won · Spurs 75, Knicks 88
4 pts
Dwight shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
CurryCHI · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
ChildressATL · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
BrandLAC · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 BLK
59% (10-17)
Devin BrownSAS · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Magic-Bobcats
Magic 97Bobcats 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3124182497
Bobcats24202830102
The story
Brevin Knight had 19 points and 8 assists as Charlotte beat Orlando 102-97

Grant Hill led Orlando with 25 PTS, 9 REB 19 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Bobcats took the third 28-18.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −7−11−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 89Clippers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2125202389
Clippers2824251996
The story
Los Angeles beat Portland 96-89 behind 22 points from Elton Brand

Darius Miles paced Portland: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 BLK · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 28-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +7+6+11+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim topped the game at 48.8 FPTS: 23 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Final · Spurs-Knicks
Spurs 75Knicks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2126131575
Knicks2122212488
The story
Malik Rose's 18 points carried New York past San Antonio, 88-75

For San Antonio, Rasho Nesterovic had 11 REB, 8 PTS 18 PTS, 7 REB · 6-18 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 24-15, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0−4+4+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 66 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
23.92003–04 avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 2003–04 (69 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 31

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 22, 26, 14, 20, 24, 24, 23, 31Knicks-Spurs · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 9, 23, 17, 4, 11, 6, 21, 27Hornets-Mavs · L
9.1 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 23, 25, 29, 21, 21, 15, 33, 25Mavs-Hornets · W
26.6 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 29, 9, 23, 24, 19, 12, 23, 25Magic-Bobcats · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 9, 8, 16, 25, 20, 19, 10, 24Bulls-Hawks · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 15, 22, 25, 14, 20, 20, 13, 23Blazers-Clippers · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lorenzen WrightMEM+6.5 15.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Tyronn LueATL+6.3 16.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Josh ChildressATL+6.1 14.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
JR SmithNOH+5.8 14.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Reggie MillerIND+5.5 19.2 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Derek AndersonPOR−6.2 2.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.0 2.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Chris WebberPHI−6.0 13.9 last 10 · 19.9 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−5.9 11.2 last 10 · 17.1 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season