FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 24, 2006Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed NOK by 13 after the first quarter and won 96–82.

Final · Box score
Pistons75
Pacers72
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Magic102
Sixers86
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Wolves77
Raptors97
Q1 TOR +16; Q2 TOR +19; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +20
Final · Box score
Celtics82
Cavs94
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Bobcats93
Heat114
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +24; Q4 MIA +21
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Knicks75
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +22; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Hornets82
Bulls96
Q1 CHI -13; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Sonics104
Nuggets117
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Blazers79
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +19
Final · Box score
Bucks96
Lakers101
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 2004–05Mar 24, 2005: 7 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (Kings-Mavs), 38 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Bulls

Chicago gets past New Orleans/Oklahoma City

LeBron James goes for 36 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+4+4+14CHI AHEAD ↑NOK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2818191782
Bulls1535192796
Who led
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 28, 12, 7, 23, 9, 6, 20, 9, 25CHI25 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 17, 21, 9, 15, 19, 18, 9, 17CHI17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 22, 7, 17, 16, 11, 21, 13, 13NOK13 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 4, 3, 7, 4, 8, 6, 12, 11NOK11 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pistons-Pacers

Detroit edges Indiana by three

Indiana won the fourth 23–15, but Detroit held on, 75–72. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over IND3LAL over MIL5CLE over BOS12DEN over SEA13CHI over NOK14ORL over PHI16MEM over NYK16SAS over POR19TOR over MIN20MIA over CHA21Final margin, points. Pink = DET over IND.
Lead changes
Sonics-Nuggets12
Grizzlies-Knicks7
Magic-Sixers5
Hornets-Bulls5
Bucks-Lakers5
Pistons-Pacers3
Celtics-Cavs3
Spurs-Blazers0
Wolves-Raptors0
Bobcats-Heat0
The night in charts
Sonics-Nuggets combined for 221, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 104, Nuggets 117
221
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 93, Heat 114
207
Bucks-LakersBucks 96, Lakers 101
197
Magic-SixersMagic 102, Sixers 86
188
Hornets-BullsHornets 82, Bulls 96
178
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 98, Blazers 79
177
Celtics-CavsCeltics 82, Cavs 94
176
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 77, Raptors 97
174
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 91, Knicks 75
166
Pistons-PacersPistons 75, Pacers 72
147
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-PacersPistons 75, Pacers 72
+3 DET
Bucks-LakersBucks 96, Lakers 101
+5 LAL
Celtics-CavsCeltics 82, Cavs 94
+12 CLE
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 104, Nuggets 117
+13 DEN
Hornets-BullsHornets 82, Bulls 96
+14 CHI
Magic-SixersMagic 102, Sixers 86
+16 ORL
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 91, Knicks 75
+16 MEM
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 98, Blazers 79
+19 SAS
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 77, Raptors 97
+20 TOR
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 93, Heat 114
+21 MIA
CHI erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-BullsCHI won · Hornets 82, Bulls 96
13 pts
Pistons-PacersDET won · Pistons 75, Pacers 72
5 pts
Celtics-CavsCLE won · Celtics 82, Cavs 94
5 pts
Bucks-LakersLAL won · Bucks 96, Lakers 101
4 pts
Barry shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarrySAS · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
CurryNYK · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
NelsonORL · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
D WadeMIA · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
ShaqMIA · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 75Pacers 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1527181575
Pacers2016132372
The story
Richard Hamilton's 15 points carried Detroit past Indiana, 75-72

For Indiana, Stephen Jackson had 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 27-16.

DET lead by quarter
200 −5+6+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace was the fantasy play: 31.7 FPTS on 10 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Bucks-Lakers
Bucks 96Lakers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2235162396
Lakers35182622101
The story
Smush Parker had 12 points and 8 assists as Los Angeles beat Milwaukee 101-96

Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 12 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 5-10 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 35-22, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +13−4+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Bulls
Hornets 82Bulls 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2818191782
Bulls1535192796
The story
Chicago beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City 96-82 behind 25 points from Ben Gordon

Chris Paul paced New Orleans/Oklahoma City: 13 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB · 9-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 35-18 second quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −13+4+4+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyson Chandler topped the game at 44.2 FPTS: 21 REB, 5 PTS

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 63 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg10.5Last 3

10.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 30 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg44.7Today

45 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 43

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 29, 22, 30, 25, 24, 38, 43, 28, 43Lakers-Bucks · W
34.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 17, 35, 25, 47, 36, 27, 29, 37, 36Cavs-Celtics · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 26, 16, 13, 18, 15, 23, 15, 36Grizzlies-Knicks · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 14, 36, 35, 31, 33, 28, 32, 31Nuggets-Sonics · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 28, 12, 7, 23, 9, 6, 20, 9, 25Bulls-Hornets · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 40, 42, 35, 25, 30, 15, 30, 35, 13, 24Heat-Bobcats · W
27.6 PPG season to date · −3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Raymond FeltonCHA+6.4 17.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Antonio DanielsWAS+6.0 14.9 last 10 · 8.9 season
Caron ButlerWAS+5.9 23.2 last 10 · 17.3 season
Yao MingHOU+5.7 27.7 last 10 · 22.0 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+5.6 16.3 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Channing FryeNYK−5.7 6.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Derek AndersonMIA−5.3 3.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.2 15.2 last 10 · 20.4 season
Steve FrancisNYK−5.1 10.0 last 10 · 15.1 season