FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 11, 2006Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed MIN by 6 at halftime and won 110–102.

Final · Box score
Bulls95
Hawks90
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Warriors92
Magic103
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Wizards110
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 WAS +18
Final · Box score
Knicks109
Bobcats116
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA +13; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Bucks98
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Suns110
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Jazz87
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +3
On this day · 2004–05Mar 11, 2005: 10 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Suns), 38 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Suns

Steve Nash scores 31 in Phoenix win over Minnesota

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 34 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-6+2+8PHX AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29252226102
Suns28203032110
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 9, 29, 23, 23, 18, 25, 12, 31PHX31 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 8 games: 6, 2, 5, 20, 8, 9, 11, 19PHX19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 17, 27, 26, 23, 15, 26, 21, 28MIN28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Trenton HassellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 8, 10, 2, 15, 8, 5, 6, 21MIN21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Washington by 18.

DAL over UTA3CHI over ATL5CHA over NYK7LAC over MIL8PHX over MIN8ORL over GSW11WAS over DET18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wolves-Suns21
Knicks-Bobcats7
Clippers-Bucks6
Warriors-Magic5
Bulls-Hawks4
Pistons-Wizards4
Mavs-Jazz2
The night in charts
Knicks-Bobcats combined for 225, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 109, Bobcats 116
225
Wolves-SunsWolves 102, Suns 110
212
Clippers-BucksClippers 106, Bucks 98
204
Pistons-WizardsPistons 92, Wizards 110
202
Warriors-MagicWarriors 92, Magic 103
195
Bulls-HawksBulls 95, Hawks 90
185
Mavs-JazzMavs 90, Jazz 87
177
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-JazzMavs 90, Jazz 87
+3 DAL
Bulls-HawksBulls 95, Hawks 90
+5 CHI
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 109, Bobcats 116
+7 CHA
Clippers-BucksClippers 106, Bucks 98
+8 LAC
Wolves-SunsWolves 102, Suns 110
+8 PHX
Warriors-MagicWarriors 92, Magic 103
+11 ORL
Pistons-WizardsPistons 92, Wizards 110
+18 WAS
Hassell shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HassellMIN · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
KamanLAC · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
ButlerWAS · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
ArenasWAS · 34 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
68% (13-19)
NashPHX · 31 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB
67% (12-18)
Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 90Jazz 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2922172290
Jazz1921232487
The story
Marquis Daniels had 12 points as Dallas beat Utah 90-87

Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 4-8 FG

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 29-19, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +10+11+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Hawks
Bulls 95Hawks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2720262295
Hawks2019242790
The story
Chicago beat Atlanta 95-90 behind 21 points from Luol Deng

Joe Johnson paced Atlanta: 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 27-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +7+8+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Harrington topped the game at 53.0 FPTS: 32 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Final · Knicks-Bobcats
Knicks 109Bobcats 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25332427109
Bobcats33273521116
The story
Gerald Wallace's 16 points and 12 rebounds carried Charlotte past New York, 116-109

For New York, Jalen Rose had 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 35-24, was where the Bobcats built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +8+2+13+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.8Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 60 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.7 in 57 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg35.8Today

36 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 34

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 32, 32, 23, 26, 25, 25, 33, 34Mavs-Jazz · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 46, 37, 28, 33, 23, 39, 28, 34Wizards-Pistons · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 22, 22, 22, 26, 23, 14, 21, 32Hawks-Bulls · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 18, 21, 24, 37, 23, 32, 26, 32Bucks-Clippers · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 26, 26, 6, 29, 7, 22, 6, 32Jazz-Mavs · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 9, 29, 23, 23, 18, 25, 12, 31Suns-Wolves · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jumaine JonesCHA+6.8 17.1 last 10 · 10.3 season
Anthony JohnsonIND+6.2 14.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+5.8 29.6 last 10 · 23.8 season
Boris DiawPHX+5.2 18.3 last 10 · 13.1 season
Mike JamesTOR+5.0 23.9 last 10 · 18.9 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−5.4 7.5 last 10 · 12.9 season
Stephon MarburyNYK−5.2 11.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Bonzi WellsSAC−5.2 8.7 last 10 · 13.9 season
Mo WilliamsMIL−4.7 9.2 last 10 · 13.9 season