FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 16, 2006Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BOS by 18 at halftime and won 107–104.

Final · Box score
Celtics104
Heat107
Q1 MIA -14; Q2 MIA -18; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Sonics102
Q1 SEA -2; Q2 SEA -3; Q3 SEA -6; Q4 SEA +4
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Warriors105
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +8
On this day · 2004–05Mar 16, 2005: 11 games. Top scorer: Jalen Rose (Raptors-Celtics), 35 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Heat

Dwyane Wade scores 30, Miami holds off Boston

Paul Pierce goes for 34 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-18-4+3MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics38251625104
Heat24213032107
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 26, 32, 24, 40, 42, 35, 25, 30MIA30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 16, 21, 35, 19, 21, 18, 13, 26MIA26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 39, 38, 31, 33, 31, 31, 24, 36, 15, 34BOS34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 13, 23, 23, 12, 18, 18, 18, 30BOS30 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wolves-Warriors

Golden State beats Minnesota by 8

The Warriors won 105–97 in Golden State. Mike Dunleavy led Golden State with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over BOS3SEA over PHI4GSW over MIN8Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over MIN.
Lead changes
Celtics-Heat10
Wolves-Warriors9
Sixers-Sonics6
The night in charts
Celtics-Heat combined for 211, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HeatCeltics 104, Heat 107
211
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 97, Warriors 105
202
Sixers-SonicsSixers 98, Sonics 102
200
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HeatCeltics 104, Heat 107
+3 MIA
Sixers-SonicsSixers 98, Sonics 102
+4 SEA
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 97, Warriors 105
+8 GSW
MIA erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HeatMIA won · Celtics 104, Heat 107
18 pts
Wolves-WarriorsGSW won · Wolves 97, Warriors 105
7 pts
Sixers-SonicsSEA won · Sixers 98, Sonics 102
6 pts
Diogu shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DioguGSW · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
SzczerbiakBOS · 30 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
72% (13-18)
ShaqMIA · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
63% (12-19)
Steven HunterPHI · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 BLK, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
D WadeMIA · 30 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
60% (12-20)
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 104Heat 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics38251625104
Heat24213032107
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 26 points and 11 rebounds as Miami beat Boston 107-104

Wally Szczerbiak led Boston with 30 PTS 26 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 12-19 FG

The swing

Down 18 after the second, the Heat took the third 30-16.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −14−18−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Sonics
Sixers 98Sonics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3023261998
Sonics28222329102
The story
Ray Allen's 26 points carried Seattle past Philadelphia, 102-98

For Philadelphia, Chris Webber had 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 8-14 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 29-19.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −2−3−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steven Hunter was the fantasy play: 48.4 FPTS on 20 PTS, 7 REB

Final · Wolves-Warriors
Wolves 97Warriors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3223142897
Warriors25272330105
The story
Golden State beat Minnesota 105-97 behind 16 points and 13 assists from Derek Fisher

Ricky Davis paced Minnesota: 29 PTS, 4 AST 16 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB · 3-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 23-14 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −7−3+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 57.4 FPTS: 20 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.2Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.2 in 42 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 47 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 34

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 39, 38, 31, 33, 31, 31, 24, 36, 15, 34Celtics-Heat · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 26, 32, 24, 40, 42, 35, 25, 30Heat-Celtics · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 13, 23, 23, 12, 18, 18, 18, 30Celtics-Heat · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 19, 14, 14, 16, 14, 20, 14, 29Wolves-Warriors · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 16, 21, 35, 19, 21, 18, 13, 26Heat-Celtics · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 33, 31, 20, 18, 38, 19, 33, 26Sonics-Sixers · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Yao MingHOU+7.4 29.6 last 10 · 22.2 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+7.4 18.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Morris PetersonTOR+6.1 21.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Chucky AtkinsMEM+5.1 13.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.1 20.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Bonzi WellsSAC−5.1 8.4 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−5.1 7.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Donyell MarshallCLE−5.0 4.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Channing FryeNYK−4.5 8.0 last 10 · 12.5 season