FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 13, 2006Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by LAC (vs MIN) and NJN (vs HOU).

Final · Box score
Magic83
Pacers97
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Knicks96
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Hawks87
Bucks88
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Nets90
Rockets77
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +13
Final · Box score
Wolves87
Clippers95
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -6; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2004–05Mar 13, 2005: 10 games. Top scorer: Donyell Marshall (Raptors-Sixers), 38 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Clippers

Clippers keep rolling, beat Minnesota

Chris Kaman goes for 24 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-6-3+8LAC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2331181587
Clippers2424212695
Who led
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 11, 4, 10, 17, 15, 8, 22, 24LAC24 PTS · 23 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 18, 15, 16, 6, 15, 32, 20, 17LAC17 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 11, 20, 19, 14, 14, 16, 14, 20MIN20 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Mark BlountPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 12, 4, 10, 18, 6, 23, 10, 18MIN18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Nets-Rockets

New Jersey beats Houston, 90–77

New Jersey led 68–55 after three and won by 13. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over ATL1LAC over MIN8DEN over NYK12NJN over HOU13IND over ORL14Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over HOU.
Lead changes
Magic-Pacers6
Wolves-Clippers6
Hawks-Bucks2
Nets-Rockets1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Knicks combined for 204, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 108, Knicks 96
204
Wolves-ClippersWolves 87, Clippers 95
182
Magic-PacersMagic 83, Pacers 97
180
Hawks-BucksHawks 87, Bucks 88
175
Nets-RocketsNets 90, Rockets 77
167
MIL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Hawks-BucksHawks 87, Bucks 88
+1 MIL
Wolves-ClippersWolves 87, Clippers 95
+8 LAC
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 108, Knicks 96
+12 DEN
Nets-RocketsNets 90, Rockets 77
+13 NJN
Magic-PacersMagic 83, Pacers 97
+14 IND
LAC rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-ClippersLAC won · Wolves 87, Clippers 95
6 pts
Nets-RocketsNJN won · Nets 90, Rockets 77
6 pts
Granger shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GrangerIND · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Josh SmithATL · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
MarburyNYK · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Anthony JohnsonIND · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
MeloDEN · 35 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
62% (13-21)
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 87Bucks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1824222387
Bucks2521301288
The story
T.J. Ford had 14 points and 8 assists as Milwaukee beat Atlanta 88-87

Josh Smith led Atlanta with 25 PTS, 4 REB 14 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 5-10 FG

The swing

The Bucks won the third 30-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +7+4+12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joe Johnson led the game in fantasy with 47.3 FPTS (17 AST, 9 PTS, 9 REB)

Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 87Clippers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2331181587
Clippers2424212695
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 95-87 behind 12 points from Cuttino Mobley

Kevin Garnett paced Minnesota: 16 REB, 13 PTS, 3 AST 12 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 5-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 26-15 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1−6−3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Rockets
Nets 90Rockets 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2027212290
Rockets2615142277
The story
Vince Carter's 29 points carried New Jersey past Houston, 90-77

For Houston, Rafer Alston had 14 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 29 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 10-20 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 27-15.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −6+6+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.5Season avg32.2Last 5

32.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.5 in 42 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.4 in 58 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Yao Ming leads the day with 36

Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 27, 22, 21, 32, 30, 38, 25, 36Rockets-Nets · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 25, 34, 24, 35, 29, 14, 36, 35Nuggets-Knicks · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 4, 22, 29, 31, 21, 25, 27, 29Nets-Rockets · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 15, 2, 25, 15, 8, 10, 18, 25Knicks-Nuggets · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 13, 19, 9, 8, 21, 12, 11, 25Hawks-Bucks · L
9.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 11, 4, 10, 17, 15, 8, 22, 24Clippers-Wolves · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 23 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Yao MingHOU+6.4 28.2 last 10 · 21.8 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+6.3 16.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+5.8 29.6 last 10 · 23.8 season
Boris DiawPHX+5.7 18.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+5.5 33.4 last 10 · 27.9 season
Cold
Jamal CrawfordNYK−6.2 6.6 last 10 · 12.8 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Bonzi WellsSAC−4.9 8.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Mo WilliamsMIL−4.8 9.0 last 10 · 13.8 season
Samuel DalembertPHI−4.3 4.0 last 10 · 8.3 season