FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 28, 2005Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NOH by 15 after three quarters and won 109–108.

Final · Box score
Nets95
Bobcats91
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN -4; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Magic109
Q1 ORL +17; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Pistons88
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Pacers90
Bucks76
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +24; Q4 IND +14
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs109
Hornets108
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE -11; Q3 CLE -15; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Bulls94
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Suns123
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Rockets99
Jazz85
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Wizards114
Blazers106
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Sixers109
Kings118
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Warriors108
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +8
On this day · 2003–04Mar 28, 2004: 8 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Rockets), 36 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Hornets

LeBron James scores 44 as Cleveland beats New Orleans

Tracy McGrady goes for 44 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-11-150+1CLE AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs241821388109
Hornets282525237108
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 36, 34, 16, 56, 29, 19, 19, 44CLE44 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 10, 13, 15, 10, 13, 16, 13, 14CLE14 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 11, 6, 21, 27, 20, 11, 33, 22NOH22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Bostjan NachbarPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 19, 8, 19, 5, 11, 0, 10, 17NOH17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Jazz12
Cavs-Hornets8
Grizzlies-Bulls7
Nuggets-Suns6
Pacers-Bucks1
Wizards-Blazers1
Hawks-Magic0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Suns combined for 237, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 114, Suns 123
237
Sixers-KingsSixers 109, Kings 118
227
Wizards-BlazersWizards 114, Blazers 106
220
Cavs-HornetsCavs 109, Hornets 108
217
Hawks-MagicHawks 102, Magic 109
211
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 100, Warriors 108
208
Nets-BobcatsNets 95, Bobcats 91
186
Rockets-JazzRockets 99, Jazz 85
184
Mavs-PistonsMavs 95, Pistons 88
183
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 86, Bulls 94
180
Pacers-BucksPacers 90, Bucks 76
166
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-HornetsCavs 109, Hornets 108
+1 CLE
Nets-BobcatsNets 95, Bobcats 91
+4 NJN
Mavs-PistonsMavs 95, Pistons 88
+7 DAL
Hawks-MagicHawks 102, Magic 109
+7 ORL
Wizards-BlazersWizards 114, Blazers 106
+8 WAS
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 86, Bulls 94
+8 CHI
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 100, Warriors 108
+8 GSW
Sixers-KingsSixers 109, Kings 118
+9 SAC
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 114, Suns 123
+9 PHX
Rockets-JazzRockets 99, Jazz 85
+14 HOU
Pacers-BucksPacers 90, Bucks 76
+14 IND
CLE erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HornetsCLE won · Cavs 109, Hornets 108
15 pts
Nets-BobcatsNJN won · Nets 95, Bobcats 91
4 pts
Wizards-BlazersWAS won · Wizards 114, Blazers 106
4 pts
Knicks-WarriorsGSW won · Knicks 100, Warriors 108
4 pts
T-Mac shot 15-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
T-MacHOU · 44 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST
71% (15-21)
MagloireNOH · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
NashPHX · 23 PTS, 12 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HowardDAL · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
MarionPHX · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST
69% (11-16)
Final · Cavs-Hornets
Cavs 109Hornets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs241821388109
Hornets282525237108
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 14 points as Cleveland beat New Orleans 109-108 in OT

Jamaal Magloire led New Orleans with 15 PTS, 8 REB 14 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 4-7 FG

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 38-23.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −4−11−150+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Bobcats
Nets 95Bobcats 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1921292695
Bobcats1925242391
The story
Vince Carter's 39 points carried New Jersey past Charlotte, 95-91

For Charlotte, Emeka Okafor had 15 PTS, 10 REB 39 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST · 15-33 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 29-24.

NJN lead by quarter
200 0−4+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 99Jazz 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2432202399
Jazz2220261785
The story
Houston beat Utah 99-85 behind 15 points from Yao Ming

Matt Harpring paced Utah: 18 PTS, 9 REB 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 32-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+14+8+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 63 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.5Season avg17.6Last 3

17.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.5 in 64 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg39.8Today

40 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Nets-Bobcats

New Jersey takes care of Charlotte

A 4-point win, 95–91. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 39 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over NOH1NJN over CHA4ORL over ATL7DAL over DET7CHI over MEM8WAS over POR8GSW over NYK8PHX over DEN9SAC over PHI9IND over MIL14HOU over UTA14Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over CHA.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 44

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 19, 22, 15, 26, 31, 0, 26, 44Rockets-Jazz · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 36, 34, 16, 56, 29, 19, 19, 44Cavs-Hornets · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 33, 30, 23, 39, 33, 22, 16, 39Nets-Bobcats · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 32, 36, 31, 31, 39, 36, 20, 34Sixers-Kings · L
30.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 20, 8, 15, 33, 13, 22, 29, 33Warriors-Knicks · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 24, 24, 23, 31, 12, 31, 21, 31Knicks-Warriors · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNOH+7.4 17.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Anthony JohnsonIND+6.1 13.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Reggie MillerIND+5.9 19.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.7 14.8 last 10 · 9.1 season
Donyell MarshallTOR+5.2 17.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Jeff McInnisCLE−6.5 7.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Pau GasolMEM−5.7 12.2 last 10 · 17.9 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−5.4 2.7 last 10 · 8.1 season