FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 18, 2006Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed HOU by 6 after the first quarter and won 92–77.

Final · Box score
Heat85
Bulls84
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Pistons108
Bobcats103
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Hornets94
Q1 DEN +18; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Rockets77
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Bucks97
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +4
On this day · 2004–05Mar 18, 2005: 13 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Lakers), 39 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Rockets

San Antonio makes it four straight

Darius Miles goes for 26 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+6+7+15SAS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1128213292
Rockets1716202477
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 21, 20, 29, 10, 8, 20, 13, 23SAS23 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 18, 16, 16, 12, 20, 17, 20, 14SAS14 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 21, 32, 30, 38, 25, 36, 36, 20HOU20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 6, 11, 6, 16, 4, 9, 7, 18HOU18 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Pistons-Bobcats

Charlotte's skid reaches four

Detroit won 108–103; the Bobcats fall to 18–49. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · CHA
L@ LAC87–95W@ UTA104–89L@ DAL76–90Lvs MIA105–106Wvs GSW104–101Wvs NYK116–109L@ DET78–94Lvs WAS114–119L@ WAS99–107Lvs DET103–108
Lead changes
Pistons-Bobcats20
Heat-Bulls16
Spurs-Rockets1
Nuggets-Hornets0
The night in charts
Pistons-Bobcats combined for 211, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 108, Bobcats 103
211
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 109, Hornets 94
203
Blazers-BucksBlazers 93, Bucks 97
190
Heat-BullsHeat 85, Bulls 84
169
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 92, Rockets 77
169
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-BullsHeat 85, Bulls 84
+1 MIA
Blazers-BucksBlazers 93, Bucks 97
+4 MIL
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 108, Bobcats 103
+5 DET
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 92, Rockets 77
+15 SAS
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 109, Hornets 94
+15 DEN
SAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-RocketsSAS won · Spurs 92, Rockets 77
6 pts
Pistons-BobcatsDET won · Pistons 108, Bobcats 103
3 pts
Brezec shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrezecCHA · 20 PTS, 7 REB
77% (10-13)
VoskuhlCHA · 18 PTS, 7 REB
75% (9-12)
WestNOK · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
HowardHOU · 18 PTS, 8 REB
67% (8-12)
TelfairPOR · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 85Bulls 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2820211685
Bulls2423211684
The story
Dwyane Wade had 15 points as Miami beat Chicago 85-84

Andres Nocioni led Chicago with 14 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 1-8 FG

The swing

The Heat won the first 28-24, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4+1+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luol Deng led the game in fantasy with 44.0 FPTS (19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Blazers-Bucks
Blazers 93Bucks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2226261993
Bucks2723252297
The story
Milwaukee beat Portland 97-93 behind 14 points and 8 assists from Charlie Bell

Joel Przybilla paced Portland: 14 PTS, 11 REB 14 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 6-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 27-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +5+2+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Hornets
Nuggets 109Hornets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34242427109
Hornets1626223094
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 28 points carried Denver past New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 109-94

For New Orleans/Oklahoma City, Chris Paul had 11 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 11-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-16, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +18+16+18+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.2 in 44 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 49 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg44.0Today

44 minutes today, against 23.3 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 33

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 23, 32, 26, 32, 16, 23, 17, 33Bucks-Blazers · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 35, 29, 14, 36, 35, 31, 33, 28Nuggets-Hornets · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Darius MilesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 9, 11, 9, 20, 8, 14, 12, 26Blazers-Bucks · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 12, 10, 22, 25, 20, 10, 14, 24Hornets-Nuggets · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 21, 20, 29, 10, 8, 20, 13, 23Spurs-Rockets · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 20, 20, 24, 16, 24, 17, 10, 23Pistons-Bobcats · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Yao MingHOU+6.6 28.7 last 10 · 22.1 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+6.1 16.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Morris PetersonTOR+5.4 21.1 last 10 · 15.7 season
Chucky AtkinsMEM+5.4 14.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Boris DiawPHX+4.7 18.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Channing FryeNYK−5.8 6.6 last 10 · 12.4 season
Donyell MarshallCLE−5.0 4.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Mo WilliamsMIL−4.8 8.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Corey MaggetteLAC−4.8 13.1 last 10 · 17.9 season