FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 30, 2006Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Suns114
Pacers104
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Lakers85
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +11
On this day · 2004–05Mar 30, 2005: 11 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Celtics), 36 points.
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The lead · Suns-Pacers

Indiana's skid reaches three

Shawn Marion goes for 29 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+14+14+10PHX AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30283422114
Pacers20243426104
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 14, 22, 15, 20, 21, 17, 14, 29PHX29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
James JonesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 17, 3, 5, 2, 2, 4, 12, 18PHX18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 16, 13, 11, 12, 18, 19, 31, 25IND25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 14, 0, 12, 7, 17, 6, 4, 16IND16 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Spurs-Lakers

San Antonio never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 96–85. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Spurs-Lakers
Tim Duncan · SASKobe Bryant · LALPTS2023REB137AST42Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Suns-Pacers combined for 218, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-PacersSuns 114, Pacers 104
218
Spurs-LakersSpurs 96, Lakers 85
181
PHX won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Suns-PacersSuns 114, Pacers 104
+10 PHX
Spurs-LakersSpurs 96, Lakers 85
+11 SAS
Marion shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarionPHX · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
72% (13-18)
ParkerSAS · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
James JonesPHX · 18 PTS, 5 REB
60% (6-10)
DuncanSAS · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
50% (9-18)
PejaIND · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
44% (8-18)
Final · Suns-Pacers
Suns 114Pacers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30283422114
Pacers20243426104
The story
Steve Nash had 15 points and 13 assists as Phoenix beat Indiana 114-104

Peja Stojakovic led Indiana with 25 PTS, 7 REB 15 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB · 6-9 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +10+14+14+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 96Lakers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2516352096
Lakers2119182785
The story
Tim Duncan's 20 points and 13 rebounds carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 96-85

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-18 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 35-18, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+1+18+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 62 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 40 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shawn Marion leads the day with 29

Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 14, 22, 15, 20, 21, 17, 14, 29Suns-Pacers · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 16, 13, 11, 12, 18, 19, 31, 25Pacers-Suns · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 25, 24, 38, 43, 28, 43, 30, 23Lakers-Spurs · L
34.6 PPG season to date · −11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 20, 14, 21, 22, 6, 28, 20, 20Spurs-Lakers · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 20, 13, 23, 29, 14, 14, 17, 19Spurs-Lakers · W
19.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
James JonesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 17, 3, 5, 2, 2, 4, 12, 18Suns-Pacers · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 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