FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 14, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed CLE by 19 at halftime and won 91–87.

Final · Box score
Raptors111
Sixers97
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR -7; Q4 TOR +14
Final · Box score
Wizards119
Bobcats114
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Jazz83
Heat121
Q1 MIA +27; Q2 MIA +22; Q3 MIA +39; Q4 MIA +38
Final · Box score
Celtics76
Grizzlies93
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +17
Final · Box score
Blazers66
Bulls95
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +25; Q4 CHI +29
Final · Box score
Cavs87
Mavs91
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -19; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Hornets81
Spurs96
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Kings114
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Suns129
Sonics120
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +9
On this day · 2004–05Mar 14, 2005: 7 games. Top scorer: Al Harrington (Hawks-Pistons), 37 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki drops 30 in 19-point comeback win over Cleveland

LeBron James goes for 36 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-190+4DAL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs223182687
Mavs1915273091
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 23, 26, 25, 25, 33, 34, 24, 30DAL30 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 23, 17, 21, 26, 19, 14, 14, 20DAL20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 19, 33, 37, 17, 35, 25, 47, 36CLE36 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 19, 9, 12, 15, 10, 13, 21, 17CLE17 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat Utah by 38, the widest margin of 9 games.

DAL over CLE4WAS over CHA5PHX over SEA9TOR over PHI14SAS over NOK15SAC over LAL16MEM over BOS17CHI over POR29MIA over UTA38Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Wizards-Bobcats12
Hornets-Spurs8
Cavs-Mavs7
Suns-Sonics2
Celtics-Grizzlies1
The night in charts
Suns-Sonics combined for 249, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-SonicsSuns 129, Sonics 120
249
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 119, Bobcats 114
233
Lakers-KingsLakers 98, Kings 114
212
Raptors-SixersRaptors 111, Sixers 97
208
Jazz-HeatJazz 83, Heat 121
204
Cavs-MavsCavs 87, Mavs 91
178
Hornets-SpursHornets 81, Spurs 96
177
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 76, Grizzlies 93
169
Blazers-BullsBlazers 66, Bulls 95
161
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-MavsCavs 87, Mavs 91
+4 DAL
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 119, Bobcats 114
+5 WAS
Suns-SonicsSuns 129, Sonics 120
+9 PHX
Raptors-SixersRaptors 111, Sixers 97
+14 TOR
Hornets-SpursHornets 81, Spurs 96
+15 SAS
Lakers-KingsLakers 98, Kings 114
+16 SAC
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 76, Grizzlies 93
+17 MEM
Blazers-BullsBlazers 66, Bulls 95
+29 CHI
Jazz-HeatJazz 83, Heat 121
+38 MIA
DAL erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-MavsDAL won · Cavs 87, Mavs 91
19 pts
Lakers-KingsSAC won · Lakers 98, Kings 114
7 pts
Raptors-SixersTOR won · Raptors 111, Sixers 97
7 pts
Tim Thomas shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tim ThomasPHX · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
91% (10-11)
BellPHX · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
LewisSEA · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
OdomLAL · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Kenny ThomasSAC · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Cavs-Mavs
Cavs 87Mavs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs223182687
Mavs1915273091
The story
Jason Terry had 20 points as Dallas beat Cleveland 91-87

Flip Murray led Cleveland with 12 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 19 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 27-8.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −3−190+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Bobcats
Wizards 119Bobcats 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards26333129119
Bobcats24253431114
The story
Washington beat Charlotte 119-114 behind 35 points and 16 rebounds from Antawn Jamison

Gerald Wallace paced Charlotte: 15 PTS, 6 REB 35 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST · 13-19 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +2+10+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Spurs
Hornets 81Spurs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2618211681
Spurs3126221796
The story
Tony Parker's 20 points and 11 assists carried San Antonio past New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 96-81

For New Orleans/Oklahoma City, Chris Paul had 16 PTS, 7 AST 20 PTS, 11 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 8-16 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 26-18, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +5+13+14+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.2Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.2 in 41 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 46 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 36

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 19, 33, 37, 17, 35, 25, 47, 36Cavs-Mavs · L
30.8 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 35, 20, 24, 31, 25, 19, 12, 35Wizards-Bobcats · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 26, 46, 37, 28, 33, 23, 39, 28, 34, 34Wizards-Bobcats · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 21, 33, 31, 20, 18, 38, 19, 33Sonics-Suns · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 27, 23, 24, 28, 15, 18, 24, 31Raptors-Sixers · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 23, 26, 25, 25, 33, 34, 24, 30Mavs-Cavs · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jumaine JonesCHA+6.7 17.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Yao MingHOU+6.4 28.2 last 10 · 21.8 season
Morris PetersonTOR+5.9 21.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Jason RichardsonGSW+5.8 29.6 last 10 · 23.8 season
Boris DiawPHX+5.2 18.4 last 10 · 13.2 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−5.1 8.4 last 10 · 13.5 season
Donyell MarshallCLE−5.0 4.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Mo WilliamsMIL−4.8 9.0 last 10 · 13.8 season