FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 27, 2005Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by MIN (vs Clippers) and Wizards (vs Sonics) and Sixers (vs Lakers).

Final · Box score
Rockets70
Spurs83
Q1 Spurs +7; Q2 Spurs +3; Q3 Spurs -1; Q4 Spurs +13
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Wolves89
Q1 Wolves -2; Q2 Wolves +9; Q3 Wolves +1; Q4 Wolves +4
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Lakers89
Q1 Sixers -2; Q2 Sixers +3; Q3 Sixers +1; Q4 Sixers +7
Final · Box score
Wizards95
Sonics94
Q1 Wizards -2; Q2 Wizards +6; Q3 Wizards +8; Q4 Wizards +1
On this day · 2003–04Mar 27, 2004: 7 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Nets), 41 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Sonics

Larry Hughes scores 31 as Washington wins in Seattle

Kobe Bryant goes for 34 points

Game flow · Wizards margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+6+8+1Wizards AHEAD ↑Sonics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2927192095
Sonics3119172794
Who led
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 21, 23, 24, 21, 12, 25, 21, 31Wizards31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 21, 29, 27, 22, 25, 29, 33, 18Wizards18 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 19, 17, 20, 38, 6, 19, 40, 27Sonics27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 30, 26, 13, 27, 29, 2, 30, 16Sonics16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Clippers-Wolves

Minnesota beats Clippers, 89–85

Minnesota led 65–64 after three and won by 4. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Wizards over Sonics1Wolves over Clippers4Sixers over Lakers7Spurs over Rockets13Final margin, points. Pink = Wolves over Clippers.
Lead changes
Sixers-Lakers8
Wizards-Sonics5
Rockets-Spurs4
Clippers-Wolves1
The night in charts
Wizards-Sonics combined for 189, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-SonicsWizards 95, Sonics 94
189
Sixers-LakersSixers 96, Lakers 89
185
Clippers-WolvesClippers 85, Wolves 89
174
Rockets-SpursRockets 70, Spurs 83
153
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-SonicsWizards 95, Sonics 94
+1 Wizards
Clippers-WolvesClippers 85, Wolves 89
+4 MIN
Sixers-LakersSixers 96, Lakers 89
+7 Sixers
Rockets-SpursRockets 70, Spurs 83
+13 Spurs
MIN rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-WolvesWolves won · Clippers 85, Wolves 89
2 pts
Wizards-SonicsWizards won · Wizards 95, Sonics 94
2 pts
Sixers-LakersSixers won · Sixers 96, Lakers 89
2 pts
Rockets-SpursSpurs won · Rockets 70, Spurs 83
1 pt
Brand shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandClippers · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
IguodalaSixers · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
CassellMIN · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
BarrySpurs · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
MihmLakers · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Wizards-Sonics
Wizards 95Sonics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2927192095
Sonics3119172794
The story
Gilbert Arenas had 18 points and 9 assists as Washington beat Seattle 95-94

Nick Collison led Seattle with 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 7-19 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Wizards took the second 27-19.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 −2+6+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 85Wolves 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2016282185
Wolves1827202489
The story
Kevin Garnett's 20 points and 13 rebounds carried Minnesota past Los Angeles, 89-85

For Los Angeles, Elton Brand had 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-24 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 27-16.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −2+9+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Lakers
Sixers 96Lakers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1825213296
Lakers2020232689
The story
Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 96-89 behind 20 points and 15 assists from Allen Iverson

Chris Mihm paced Los Angeles: 17 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 15 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 5-28 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-26 fourth quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 −2+3+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 65 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
23.92003–04 avg9.5Last 2

9.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.9 in 2003–04 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 18, 20, 26, 12, 30, 43, 18, 34Lakers-Sixers · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 21, 23, 24, 21, 12, 25, 21, 31Wizards-Sonics · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 19, 17, 20, 38, 6, 19, 40, 27Sonics-Wizards · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 22, 20, 19, 22, 15, 26, 31, 0, 26Rockets-Spurs · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 20, 13, 6, 22, 22, 24, 25, 25Clippers-Wolves · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 25, 32, 36, 31, 31, 39, 36, 20Sixers-Lakers · W
30.4 PPG season to date · −10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 15 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithHornets+7.7 17.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Lorenzen WrightGrizzlies+6.6 16.2 last 10 · 9.6 season
Anthony JohnsonPacers+6.3 13.6 last 10 · 7.3 season
Reggie MillerPacers+6.2 20.0 last 10 · 13.8 season
Tim ThomasKnicks+6.1 18.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Jeff McInnisCavs−6.0 7.7 last 10 · 13.7 season
Quentin RichardsonSuns−5.8 9.5 last 10 · 15.3 season
Jermaine O'NealPacers−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Carlos BoozerJazz−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Eric WilliamsRaptors−5.4 2.7 last 10 · 8.1 season