FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 22, 2005Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed IND by 8 after the first quarter and won 98–91.

Final · Box score
Pistons76
Cavs91
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Suns105
Hawks94
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Nets98
Q1 NJN -8; Q2 NJN -8; Q3 NJN -2; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Nuggets127
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +29
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Jazz115
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA -6; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Heat82
Rockets84
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Kings112
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +19
Final · Box score
Bucks84
Sonics92
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +8
On this day · 2003–04Mar 22, 2004: 5 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Sixers), 30 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Nets

Vince Carter scores 33, New Jersey rallies past Indiana

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 40 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-8-2+7NJN AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3419172191
Nets2619233098
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 13, 24, 20, 33, 30, 23, 39, 33NJN33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 14, 15, 7, 14, 22, 10, 14, 16NJN16 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 29, 30, 22, 13, 28, 19, 21, 23IND23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 11, 24, 19, 29, 15, 39, 13, 18IND18 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Jazz20
Bucks-Sonics12
Pacers-Nets11
Pistons-Cavs10
Wizards-Nuggets8
Suns-Hawks7
Heat-Rockets5
Blazers-Kings1
The night in charts
Wizards-Nuggets combined for 225, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 98, Nuggets 127
225
Lakers-JazzLakers 107, Jazz 115
222
Blazers-KingsBlazers 93, Kings 112
205
Suns-HawksSuns 105, Hawks 94
199
Pacers-NetsPacers 91, Nets 98
189
Bucks-SonicsBucks 84, Sonics 92
176
Pistons-CavsPistons 76, Cavs 91
167
Heat-RocketsHeat 82, Rockets 84
166
HOU won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Heat-RocketsHeat 82, Rockets 84
+2 HOU
Pacers-NetsPacers 91, Nets 98
+7 NJN
Bucks-SonicsBucks 84, Sonics 92
+8 SEA
Lakers-JazzLakers 107, Jazz 115
+8 UTA
Suns-HawksSuns 105, Hawks 94
+11 PHX
Pistons-CavsPistons 76, Cavs 91
+15 CLE
Blazers-KingsBlazers 93, Kings 112
+19 SAC
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 98, Nuggets 127
+29 DEN
NJN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-NetsNJN won · Pacers 91, Nets 98
8 pts
Lakers-JazzUTA won · Lakers 107, Jazz 115
6 pts
Heat-RocketsHOU won · Heat 82, Rockets 84
5 pts
Pistons-CavsCLE won · Pistons 76, Cavs 91
2 pts
Harpring shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarpringUTA · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
83% (10-12)
DerMarr JohnsonDEN · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
MarionPHX · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Abdur-RahimPOR · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
VinceNJN · 33 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB
62% (13-21)
Final · Heat-Rockets
Heat 82Rockets 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1625142782
Rockets2016252384
The story
Tracy McGrady had 26 points as Houston beat Miami 84-82

Shaquille O'Neal led Miami with 23 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 8-27 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Rockets took the third 25-14.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4−5+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 107Jazz 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24313319107
Jazz27282733115
The story
Utah beat Los Angeles 115-107 behind 18 points from Andrei Kirilenko

Caron Butler paced Los Angeles: 12 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 5 AST, 5 BLK, 4 STL, 1 REB · 6-8 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-19 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +30−6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Hawks
Suns 105Hawks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25272429105
Hawks2521282094
The story
Shawn Marion's 21 points and 11 rebounds carried Phoenix past Atlanta, 105-94

For Atlanta, Josh Smith had 14 PTS, 12 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK · 10-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-20, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0+6+2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.7Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.7 in 49 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 45 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Denver posts the night's biggest win

Denver beat Washington by 29, the widest margin of 8 games.

HOU over MIA2NJN over IND7UTA over LAL8SEA over MIL8PHX over ATL11CLE over DET15SAC over POR19DEN over WAS29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 43

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 41, 36, 32, 18, 20, 26, 12, 30, 43Lakers-Jazz · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 20, 22, 44, 31, 13, 31, 15, 40Suns-Hawks · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 13, 24, 20, 33, 30, 23, 39, 33Nets-Pacers · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 23, 23, 35, 36, 34, 16, 56, 29Cavs-Pistons · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 26, 27, 23, 30, 26, 13, 27, 29Sonics-Bucks · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 18, 14, 7, 7, 16, 12, 5, 27Jazz-Lakers · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyronn LueATL+6.6 17.0 last 10 · 10.4 season
Lorenzen WrightMEM+6.5 15.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Reggie MillerIND+6.3 20.0 last 10 · 13.7 season
Josh ChildressATL+6.3 15.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
JR SmithNOH+5.8 14.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Derek AndersonPOR−6.2 2.8 last 10 · 9.0 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