FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 29, 2006Regular season · 11 games
← Mar 28CalendarMar 30 →

11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed TOR by 16 at halftime and won 98–94.

Final · Box score
Pacers93
Hawks94
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Cavs107
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Heat98
Raptors94
Q1 MIA -12; Q2 MIA -16; Q3 MIA -9; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies74
Nets86
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +19; Q3 NJN +15; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Celtics123
Knicks98
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +30; Q4 BOS +25
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Sixers91
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Magic91
Wolves103
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Sonics87
Rockets115
Q1 HOU +19; Q2 HOU +32; Q3 HOU +29; Q4 HOU +28
Final · Box score
Jazz115
Nuggets104
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Kings106
Blazers90
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Warriors85
Q1 NOK -7; Q2 NOK -1; Q3 NOK -1; Q4 NOK +1
On this day · 2004–05Mar 29, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Knicks-Lakers), 45 points.
Mar 29 in other seasons2026202520242023202220212019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200420032002200120001999199819971996
The lead · Heat-Raptors

Dwyane Wade drops 37 in 16-point comeback win over Toronto

Kevin Garnett goes for 27 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-16-9+4MIA AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1922243398
Raptors3126172094
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 30, 15, 30, 35, 13, 24, 22, 37MIA37 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 3, 13, 8, 18, 15, 14, 11, 18MIA18 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 14, 23, 12, 11, 10, 21, 17, 28TOR28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 14, 24, 14, 37, 31, 18, 11, 19TOR19 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Warriors19
Pacers-Hawks13
Magic-Wolves12
Mavs-Cavs7
Heat-Raptors7
Kings-Blazers5
Pistons-Sixers2
Grizzlies-Nets1
Celtics-Knicks1
Sonics-Rockets0
The night in charts
Celtics-Knicks combined for 221, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 123, Knicks 98
221
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 115, Nuggets 104
219
Sonics-RocketsSonics 87, Rockets 115
202
Mavs-CavsMavs 94, Cavs 107
201
Kings-BlazersKings 106, Blazers 90
196
Magic-WolvesMagic 91, Wolves 103
194
Pistons-SixersPistons 101, Sixers 91
192
Heat-RaptorsHeat 98, Raptors 94
192
Pacers-HawksPacers 93, Hawks 94
187
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 86, Warriors 85
171
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 74, Nets 86
160
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-HawksPacers 93, Hawks 94
+1 ATL
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 86, Warriors 85
+1 NOK
Heat-RaptorsHeat 98, Raptors 94
+4 MIA
Pistons-SixersPistons 101, Sixers 91
+10 DET
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 115, Nuggets 104
+11 UTA
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 74, Nets 86
+12 NJN
Magic-WolvesMagic 91, Wolves 103
+12 MIN
Mavs-CavsMavs 94, Cavs 107
+13 CLE
Kings-BlazersKings 106, Blazers 90
+16 SAC
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 123, Knicks 98
+25 BOS
Sonics-RocketsSonics 87, Rockets 115
+28 HOU
MIA erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-RaptorsMIA won · Heat 98, Raptors 94
16 pts
Hornets-WarriorsNOK won · Hornets 86, Warriors 85
7 pts
Magic-WolvesMIN won · Magic 91, Wolves 103
4 pts
Pacers-HawksATL won · Pacers 93, Hawks 94
3 pts
Mavs-CavsCLE won · Mavs 94, Cavs 107
2 pts
Patterson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PattersonDEN · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
80% (8-10)
McDyessDET · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
SwiftHOU · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
WestBOS · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WoodsNYK · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Hornets-Warriors
Hornets 86Warriors 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2222222086
Warriors2916221885
The story
Chris Paul had 18 points as New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Golden State 86-85

Mike Dunleavy led Golden State with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Hornets took the second 22-16.

NOK lead by quarter
200 −7−1−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 93Hawks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2126222493
Hawks2618262494
The story
Atlanta beat Indiana 94-93 behind 17 points from Zaza Pachulia

Jermaine O'Neal paced Indiana: 13 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL · 8-13 FG

The swing

A 26-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +5−3+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Peja Stojakovic topped the game at 46.2 FPTS: 31 PTS, 6 REB

Final · Heat-Raptors
Heat 98Raptors 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1922243398
Raptors3126172094
The story
Antoine Walker's 18 points and 10 rebounds carried Miami past Toronto, 98-94

For Toronto, Charlie Villanueva had 13 PTS, 13 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB · 8-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 33-20.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −12−16−9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 66 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg5.0Last 3

5.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 60 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 69 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Rockets rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat Seattle by 28.

ATL over IND1NOK over GSW1MIA over TOR4DET over PHI10UTA over DEN11NJN over MEM12MIN over ORL12CLE over DAL13SAC over POR16BOS over NYK25HOU over SEA28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 46

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 47, 36, 27, 29, 37, 36, 36, 46Cavs-Mavs · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
46 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 30, 15, 30, 35, 13, 24, 22, 37Heat-Raptors · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 36, 35, 31, 33, 28, 32, 31, 28, 31Nuggets-Jazz · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 20, 16, 13, 11, 12, 18, 19, 31Pacers-Hawks · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 38, 25, 36, 36, 20, 25, 13, 22, 27, 29Rockets-Sonics · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 30, 25, 37, 28, 51, 27, 25, 29Mavs-Cavs · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Raymond FeltonCHA+7.1 18.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Carlos BoozerUTA+5.9 20.0 last 10 · 14.1 season
Antonio DanielsWAS+5.5 14.6 last 10 · 9.1 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.2 12.9 last 10 · 7.7 season
Yao MingHOU+4.9 27.1 last 10 · 22.2 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 14.1 last 10 · 19.9 season
Channing FryeNYK−5.7 6.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cuttino MobleyLAC−5.6 9.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Derek AndersonMIA−5.3 2.9 last 10 · 8.2 season