FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 27, 2006Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed IND by 11 at halftime and won 96–91.

Final · Box score
Pacers91
Heat96
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -11; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Suns72
Nets110
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN +19; Q3 NJN +38; Q4 NJN +38
Final · Box score
Hornets80
Jazz104
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +24
Final · Box score
Wizards116
Warriors98
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +18
On this day · 2004–05Mar 27, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Sixers), 34 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Heat

Miami handles Indiana by 5

Gilbert Arenas goes for 40 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-110+5MIA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2924182091
Heat2814292596
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 18, 13, 26, 13, 18, 27, 22, 23MIA23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 42, 35, 25, 30, 15, 30, 35, 13, 24, 22MIA22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 3, 21, 15, 13, 9, 24, 13, 23, 22IND22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 22, 20, 16, 13, 11, 12, 18, 19IND19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Heat13
Hornets-Jazz6
Suns-Nets4
Wizards-Warriors0
The night in charts
Wizards-Warriors combined for 214, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 116, Warriors 98
214
Pacers-HeatPacers 91, Heat 96
187
Hornets-JazzHornets 80, Jazz 104
184
Suns-NetsSuns 72, Nets 110
182
MIA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pacers-HeatPacers 91, Heat 96
+5 MIA
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 116, Warriors 98
+18 WAS
Hornets-JazzHornets 80, Jazz 104
+24 UTA
Suns-NetsSuns 72, Nets 110
+38 NJN
MIA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-HeatMIA won · Pacers 91, Heat 96
11 pts
Hornets-JazzUTA won · Hornets 80, Jazz 104
4 pts
Krstic shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KrsticNJN · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
ShaqMIA · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
ButlerNOK · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
Jason WilliamsMIA · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Stephen JacksonIND · 22 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB
56% (9-16)
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 91Heat 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2924182091
Heat2814292596
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Miami beat Indiana 96-91

Stephen Jackson led Indiana with 22 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB · 6-10 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Heat took the third 29-18.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1−110+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade led the game in fantasy with 41.1 FPTS (22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Wizards-Warriors
Wizards 116Warriors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards27282536116
Warriors2019302998
The story
Antawn Jamison's 31 points and 14 rebounds carried Washington past Golden State, 116-98

For Golden State, Derek Fisher had 16 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 11-23 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-19, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +7+16+11+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Jazz
Hornets 80Jazz 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3121161280
Jazz27282920104
The story
Utah beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City 104-80 behind 13 points and 8 assists from Andrei Kirilenko

Rasual Butler paced New Orleans/Oklahoma City: 15 PTS, 2 REB 13 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 5 BLK · 5-7 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
300 −4+3+16+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.7Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.7 in 20 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
36.12004–05 avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 2004–05 (80 games). Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Jazz

Utah routs New Orleans/Oklahoma City by 24

Utah led by 3 at halftime and won 104–80. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over IND5WAS over GSW18UTA over NOK24NJN over PHX38Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over NOK.
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 40

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 34, 34, 26, 29, 25, 31, 17, 40Wizards-Warriors · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 35, 20, 21, 23, 16, 27, 31, 31Wizards-Warriors · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 18, 13, 26, 13, 18, 27, 22, 23Heat-Pacers · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 42, 35, 25, 30, 15, 30, 35, 13, 24, 22Heat-Pacers · W
27.5 PPG season to date · −5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 3, 21, 15, 13, 9, 24, 13, 23, 22Pacers-Heat · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 12, 30, 21, 19, 23, 30, 19, 21Jazz-Hornets · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 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+5.8 14.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Carlos BoozerUTA+5.7 19.7 last 10 · 14.0 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+5.6 31.9 last 10 · 26.3 season
Jumaine JonesCHA+5.2 15.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Channing FryeNYK−5.7 6.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.7 14.4 last 10 · 20.1 season
Derek AndersonMIA−5.3 3.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
Cuttino MobleyLAC−4.9 10.8 last 10 · 15.7 season