FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 10, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by SEA (vs MIN) and ORL (vs CLE) and MIL (vs BOS).

Final · Box score
Cavs73
Magic102
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +29
Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Raptors97
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Celtics86
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Warriors111
Heat106
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Hornets90
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Clippers107
Bulls96
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Spurs92
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Kings105
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Wolves96
Sonics107
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA -7; Q3 SEA -2; Q4 SEA +11
On this day · 2004–05Mar 10, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Mavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Celtics

Milwaukee handles Boston by 6

Dwyane Wade goes for 42 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-7-2+6MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2019292492
Celtics2422241686
Who led
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 30, 18, 21, 24, 37, 23, 32, 26MIL26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Bobby SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 14, 19, 13, 6, 11, 14, 21, 18MIL18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 37, 39, 38, 31, 33, 31, 31, 24BOS24 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 17, 3, 25, 16, 12, 13, 23, 23, 12, 18BOS18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wolves-Sonics

Minnesota's skid reaches three

Seattle won 107–96; the Timberwolves fall to 26–35. Ray Allen led Seattle with 38 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · MIN
Wvs SEA102–92L@ WAS78–90Lvs DEN101–102Wvs MEM105–99L@ CHI100–111Wvs NJN100–90Wvs GSW103–90Lvs HOU87–93L@ UTA93–96L@ SEA96–107
Lead changes
Nuggets-Raptors14
Wolves-Sonics13
Warriors-Heat12
Bucks-Celtics10
Clippers-Bulls10
Pacers-Hornets8
Lakers-Spurs2
Cavs-Magic1
The night in charts
Warriors-Heat combined for 217, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-HeatWarriors 111, Heat 106
217
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 108, Raptors 97
205
Wolves-SonicsWolves 96, Sonics 107
203
Clippers-BullsClippers 107, Bulls 96
203
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 93, Kings 105
198
Lakers-SpursLakers 100, Spurs 92
192
Pacers-HornetsPacers 92, Hornets 90
182
Bucks-CelticsBucks 92, Celtics 86
178
Cavs-MagicCavs 73, Magic 102
175
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-HornetsPacers 92, Hornets 90
+2 IND
Warriors-HeatWarriors 111, Heat 106
+5 GSW
Bucks-CelticsBucks 92, Celtics 86
+6 MIL
Lakers-SpursLakers 100, Spurs 92
+8 LAL
Wolves-SonicsWolves 96, Sonics 107
+11 SEA
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 108, Raptors 97
+11 DEN
Clippers-BullsClippers 107, Bulls 96
+11 LAC
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 93, Kings 105
+12 SAC
Cavs-MagicCavs 73, Magic 102
+29 ORL
SEA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SonicsSEA won · Wolves 96, Sonics 107
7 pts
Cavs-MagicORL won · Cavs 73, Magic 102
7 pts
Bucks-CelticsMIL won · Bucks 92, Celtics 86
7 pts
Grizzlies-KingsSAC won · Grizzlies 93, Kings 105
2 pts
Lakers-SpursLAL won · Lakers 100, Spurs 92
2 pts
Blount shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlountMIN · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
D WadeMIA · 42 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
PattersonDEN · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
ArroyoORL · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
RichardsonGSW · 44 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
65% (17-26)
Final · Pacers-Hornets
Pacers 92Hornets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2828191792
Hornets2424261690
The story
Stephen Jackson's 21 points carried Indiana past New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 92-90

For New Orleans/Oklahoma City, Kirk Snyder had 16 PTS, 5 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 9-24 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-24, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +4+8+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Heat
Warriors 111Heat 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors29262927111
Heat21322825106
The story
Troy Murphy had 18 points and 12 rebounds as Golden State beat Miami 111-106

Derek Fisher added 14 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 12 REB · 7-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +8+2+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 92Celtics 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2019292492
Celtics2422241686
The story
Milwaukee beat Boston 92-86 behind 26 points from Michael Redd

Wally Szczerbiak paced Boston: 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 7-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 24-16 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −4−7−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce topped the game at 41.6 FPTS: 24 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 39 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Jason Richardson leads the day with 44

Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 39, 10, 35, 25, 27, 36, 42, 27, 44Warriors-Heat · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high44 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 16, 37, 38, 36, 24, 26, 32, 24, 40, 42Heat-Warriors · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 20, 33, 21, 33, 31, 20, 18, 38Sonics-Wolves · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 13, 8, 18, 15, 16, 6, 15, 32Clippers-Bulls · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 15, 12, 11, 18, 30, 11, 9, 30Kings-Grizzlies · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 39, 40, 28, 35, 42, 40, 43, 40, 29Lakers-Spurs · W
35.2 PPG season to date · −6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony JohnsonIND+6.2 14.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+6.0 30.0 last 10 · 24.0 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+5.3 15.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.2 20.9 last 10 · 15.7 season
Boris DiawPHX+5.2 18.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Stephon MarburyNYK−6.2 10.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Baron DavisGSW−5.3 12.6 last 10 · 17.9 season
Bonzi WellsSAC−5.2 8.7 last 10 · 13.9 season
Marko JaricMIN−4.8 3.8 last 10 · 8.6 season