FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 6, 2006Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NOK by 12 at halftime and won 101–88.

Final · OT · Box score
Heat106
Bobcats105
Q1 MIA -11; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA -8; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Kings109
Nets84
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +25
Final · Box score
Suns101
Hornets88
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -12; Q3 PHX -8; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +22; Q4 DEN +14
Final · Box score
Magic85
Jazz90
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Lakers96
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +7
On this day · 2004–05Mar 6, 2005: 9 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Pacers), 37 points.
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The lead · Suns-Hornets

Phoenix turns it around against New Orleans/Oklahoma City

Gerald Wallace goes for 26 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-12-8+13PHX AHEAD ↑NOK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30192230101
Hornets332818988
Who led
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 14, 21, 20, 16, 16, 18, 24, 20PHX20 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 16, 44, 31, 30, 29, 24, 22, 19PHX19 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 11, 19, 10, 20, 22, 12, 10, 22NOK22 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 1, 27, 18, 23, 19, 25, 9, 14NOK14 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Heat-Bobcats

Miami needs overtime to survive Charlotte

Tied 98–98 after regulation. Miami won the final period 8–7 for a 106–105 win. Shaquille O'Neal led Miami with 35 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Bobcats
Shaquille O'Neal · MIAGerald Wallace · CHAPTS3526REB1215AST32Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Suns-Hornets11
Spurs-Lakers5
Magic-Jazz0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Nuggets combined for 216, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 101, Nuggets 115
216
Heat-BobcatsHeat 106, Bobcats 105
211
Spurs-LakersSpurs 103, Lakers 96
199
Kings-NetsKings 109, Nets 84
193
Suns-HornetsSuns 101, Hornets 88
189
Magic-JazzMagic 85, Jazz 90
175
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-BobcatsHeat 106, Bobcats 105
+1 MIA
Magic-JazzMagic 85, Jazz 90
+5 UTA
Spurs-LakersSpurs 103, Lakers 96
+7 SAS
Suns-HornetsSuns 101, Hornets 88
+13 PHX
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 101, Nuggets 115
+14 DEN
Kings-NetsKings 109, Nets 84
+25 SAC
PHX erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-HornetsPHX won · Suns 101, Hornets 88
12 pts
Heat-BobcatsMIA won · Heat 106, Bobcats 105
11 pts
Spurs-LakersSAS won · Spurs 103, Lakers 96
6 pts
Brad Miller shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brad MillerSAC · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
FinleySAS · 21 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
FeltonCHA · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ShaqMIA · 35 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (16-23)
MeloDEN · 35 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
68% (15-22)
Final · Heat-Bobcats
Heat 106Bobcats 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat242815318106
Bobcats352416237105
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 35 points and 12 rebounds as Miami beat Charlotte 106-105 in OT

Brevin Knight led Charlotte with 24 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 35 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 16-23 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 31-23.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −11−7−80+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 103Lakers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs21223624103
Lakers2718193296
The story
San Antonio beat Los Angeles 103-96 behind 18 points and 9 assists from Tim Duncan

Lamar Odom paced Los Angeles: 13 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 8-16 FG

The swing

A 36-19 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −6−2+15+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Hornets
Suns 101Hornets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30192230101
Hornets332818988
The story
Boris Diaw's 20 points and 12 rebounds carried Phoenix past New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 101-88

For New Orleans/Oklahoma City, Chris Paul had 14 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 30-9.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −3−12−8+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.4Season avg12.6Last 5

12.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.4 in 58 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 43

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 36, 39, 40, 28, 35, 42, 40, 43Lakers-Spurs · L
35.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 25, 7, 15, 31, 27, 16, 21, 35Heat-Bobcats · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 29, 24, 30, 19, 25, 34, 24, 35Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 31, 12, 16, 25, 16, 16, 17, 16, 29Kings-Nets · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 14, 12, 15, 18, 15, 19, 14, 26Bobcats-Heat · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Brevin KnightPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 28, 7, 8, 8, 12, 19, 7, 24Bobcats-Heat · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 11 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
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.6 21.1 last 10 · 15.5 season
Jameer NelsonORL+5.2 19.1 last 10 · 13.9 season
Boris DiawPHX+5.2 18.1 last 10 · 12.9 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