FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 5, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DAL by 11 at halftime and won 115–107.

Final · Box score
Pacers94
Sixers93
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Kings107
Wizards117
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Suns115
Mavs107
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -11; Q3 PHX -8; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Warriors90
Wolves103
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Raptors111
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Bulls72
Cavs91
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +19
Final · Box score
Blazers84
Rockets102
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +18
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Clippers86
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Jazz81
Sonics113
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +23; Q4 SEA +32
On this day · 2004–05Mar 5, 2005: 6 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Hawks), 33 points.
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The lead · Suns-Mavs

Phoenix fights back from 11 down against Dallas

LeBron James goes for 37 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-11-8+8PHX AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24273034115
Mavs31312718107
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 19, 21, 9, 29, 23, 23, 18, 25PHX25 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 17, 14, 21, 20, 16, 16, 18, 24PHX24 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 25, 17, 31, 32, 32, 23, 26, 25DAL25 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Marquis DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 10, 3, 2, 10, 16, 2, 8, 22DAL22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Sixers13
Grizzlies-Clippers10
Blazers-Rockets10
Warriors-Wolves8
Suns-Mavs7
Celtics-Raptors6
Kings-Wizards1
Jazz-Sonics1
Shot of the night

Jackson's layup with 2.9 seconds left puts the Pacers ahead, 94-93 final

The night in charts
Kings-Wizards combined for 224, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WizardsKings 107, Wizards 117
224
Suns-MavsSuns 115, Mavs 107
222
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 105, Raptors 111
216
Jazz-SonicsJazz 81, Sonics 113
194
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 90, Wolves 103
193
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 102, Clippers 86
188
Pacers-SixersPacers 94, Sixers 93
187
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 84, Rockets 102
186
Bulls-CavsBulls 72, Cavs 91
163
IND won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Pacers-SixersPacers 94, Sixers 93
+1 IND
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 105, Raptors 111
+6 TOR
Suns-MavsSuns 115, Mavs 107
+8 PHX
Kings-WizardsKings 107, Wizards 117
+10 WAS
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 90, Wolves 103
+13 MIN
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 102, Clippers 86
+16 MEM
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 84, Rockets 102
+18 HOU
Bulls-CavsBulls 72, Cavs 91
+19 CLE
Jazz-SonicsJazz 81, Sonics 113
+32 SEA
PHX erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-MavsPHX won · Suns 115, Mavs 107
11 pts
Grizzlies-ClippersMEM won · Grizzlies 102, Clippers 86
5 pts
Warriors-WolvesMIN won · Warriors 90, Wolves 103
2 pts
Bulls-CavsCLE won · Bulls 72, Cavs 91
2 pts
Blazers-RocketsHOU won · Blazers 84, Rockets 102
1 pt
Daniels shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DanielsDAL · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
World PeaceSAC · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 BLK
68% (13-19)
Ray AllenSEA · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Anthony JohnsonIND · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
SongailaCHI · 14 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 94Sixers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2025321794
Sixers1828252293
The story
Stephen Jackson's 15 points carried Indiana past Philadelphia, 94-93

For Philadelphia, Chris Webber had 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 5-20 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 32-25.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2−1+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson was the fantasy play: 53.9 FPTS on 33 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB

Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 105Raptors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics29232528105
Raptors31203129111
The story
Toronto beat Boston 111-105 behind 18 points from Charlie Villanueva

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 33 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 5-10 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-25 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +2−1+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Mavs
Suns 115Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24273034115
Mavs31312718107
The story
Shawn Marion had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Phoenix beat Dallas 115-107

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 10-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 34-18.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −7−11−8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.5Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 4.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.4Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seattle posts the night's biggest win

Seattle beat Utah by 32, the widest margin of 9 games.

IND over PHI1TOR over BOS6PHX over DAL8WAS over SAC10MIN over GSW13MEM over LAC16HOU over POR18CLE over CHI19SEA over UTA32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 44, 43, 26, 33, 25, 22, 26, 19, 33, 37Cavs-Bulls · W
30.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 20, 15, 39, 10, 35, 25, 27, 36Warriors-Wolves · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 50, 30, 20, 37, 39, 38, 31, 33Celtics-Raptors · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 42, 18, 29, 30, 38, 29, 40, 47, 33Sixers-Pacers · L
33.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 6, 29, 22, 29, 27, 22, 21, 32Rockets-Blazers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 24, 10, 25, 13, 35, 20, 24, 31Wizards-Kings · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul PierceBOS+7.2 34.4 last 10 · 27.2 season
Anthony JohnsonIND+6.3 14.9 last 10 · 8.6 season
Jameer NelsonORL+5.9 19.9 last 10 · 14.0 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.6 21.1 last 10 · 15.5 season
Boris DiawPHX+5.1 17.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Stephon MarburyNYK−5.9 11.2 last 10 · 17.1 season
Marko JaricMIN−5.8 3.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−5.2 19.4 last 10 · 24.6 season
Devin HarrisDAL−5.0 5.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−4.7 8.3 last 10 · 13.0 season