FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 29, 2005Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed MEM by 6 at halftime and won 102–99.

Final · Box score
Clippers84
Cavs94
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Heat103
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Sonics102
Grizzlies99
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA -6; Q3 SEA -6; Q4 SEA +3
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Lakers117
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +10
On this day · 2003–04Mar 29, 2004: 7 games. Top scorer: James Posey (Grizzlies-Hawks), 38 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Grizzlies

Seattle takes over late to edge Memphis

Stephon Marbury goes for 45 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-6-6+3SEA AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics19252830102
Grizzlies2129282199
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 17, 20, 38, 6, 19, 40, 27, 22SEA22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jerome JamesPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 4, 7, 12, 4, 14, 2, 2, 22SEA22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 5, 8, 23, 4, 10, 9, 8, 24MEM24 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 9, 0, 16, 6, 11, 4, 30, 17MEM17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Heat14
Sonics-Grizzlies2
Clippers-Cavs1
The night in charts
Knicks-Lakers combined for 224, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-LakersKnicks 107, Lakers 117
224
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 102, Grizzlies 99
201
Raptors-HeatRaptors 91, Heat 103
194
Clippers-CavsClippers 84, Cavs 94
178
SEA won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Sonics-GrizzliesSonics 102, Grizzlies 99
+3 SEA
Clippers-CavsClippers 84, Cavs 94
+10 CLE
Knicks-LakersKnicks 107, Lakers 117
+10 LAL
Raptors-HeatRaptors 91, Heat 103
+12 MIA
SEA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-GrizzliesSEA won · Sonics 102, Grizzlies 99
6 pts
Raptors-HeatMIA won · Raptors 91, Heat 103
4 pts
James shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JamesSEA · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
BattierMEM · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
KamanLAC · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
ShaqMIA · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 18 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Sonics-Grizzlies
Sonics 102Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics19252830102
Grizzlies2129282199
The story
Jerome James had 22 points as Seattle beat Memphis 102-99

Earl Watson led Memphis with 15 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 9-11 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the SuperSonics took the fourth 30-21.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −2−6−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol led the game in fantasy with 41.1 FPTS (24 PTS, 8 REB)

Final · Knicks-Lakers
Knicks 107Lakers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks26203328107
Lakers26253531117
The story
Kobe Bryant's 32 points carried Los Angeles past New York, 117-107

For New York, Kurt Thomas had 18 PTS, 15 REB 32 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 10-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-20, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0+5+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Cavs
Clippers 84Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1821192684
Cavs2723202494
The story
Cleveland beat Los Angeles 94-84 behind 19 points and 15 rebounds from Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Elton Brand paced Los Angeles: 15 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK · 6-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +9+11+12+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Corey Maggette topped the game at 48.0 FPTS: 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.4Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.4 in 69 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.2Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.2 in 65 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.7Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 7.7 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Heat

Miami tops Toronto in Miami

Final: 103–91. Shaquille O'Neal led Miami with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SEA over MEM3CLE over LAC10LAL over NYK10MIA over TOR12Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over TOR.
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 45

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 24, 23, 31, 12, 31, 21, 31, 45Knicks-Lakers · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high45 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 20, 26, 12, 30, 43, 18, 34, 32Lakers-Knicks · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 15, 21, 23, 25, 33, 23, 25, 26, 28Heat-Raptors · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 29, 24, 27, 30, 20, 35, 19, 27Heat-Raptors · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 31, 26, 28, 22, 34, 26, 14, 26Clippers-Cavs · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 6, 10, 19, 29, 12, 22, 13, 26Lakers-Knicks · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 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+5.3 17.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Jeff McInnisCLE−6.2 7.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Marko JaricLAC−5.5 3.8 last 10 · 9.3 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Pau GasolMEM−5.3 12.7 last 10 · 18.0 season