FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 9, 2007Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed SEA by 9 at halftime and won 118–103.

Final · Box score
Lakers92
Sixers108
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Hawks106
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Sonics103
Celtics118
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS -9; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Wolves91
Heat105
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Nets91
Rockets112
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +21; Q4 HOU +21
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Nuggets82
Q1 DET +4; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Suns104
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Warriors99
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +10
On this day · 2005–06Mar 9, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Nuggets), 38 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Celtics

Al Jefferson scores 31, Boston rallies past Seattle

Stromile Swift goes for 15 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-9+2+15BOS AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics35311621103
Celtics31262734118
Who led
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 18, 12, 16, 26, 32, 20, 20, 31BOS31 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 15, 19, 28, 24, 17, 27, 20, 21BOS21 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 32, 12, 16, 19, 34, 29, 29, 22SEA22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Earl WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 5, 4, 19, 4, 10, 23, 10, 17SEA17 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Lakers-Sixers

Philadelphia makes it six straight

Philadelphia beat Lakers 108–92 and moved to 24–38. Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · PHI
Lvs WAS85–92Wvs NYK104–84L@ CHA87–102L@ MIL90–109Wvs SAC89–82Wvs PHX99–94Wvs MEM117–112Wvs NJN99–86Wvs SEA92–89Wvs LAL108–92
Lead changes
Hornets-Suns9
Lakers-Sixers7
Sonics-Celtics6
Grizzlies-Hawks3
Pistons-Nuggets2
Wolves-Heat1
Clippers-Warriors0
Nets-Rockets0
The night in charts
Sonics-Celtics combined for 221, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-CelticsSonics 103, Celtics 118
221
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 105, Hawks 106
211
Hornets-SunsHornets 103, Suns 104
207
Nets-RocketsNets 91, Rockets 112
203
Lakers-SixersLakers 92, Sixers 108
200
Wolves-HeatWolves 91, Heat 105
196
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 89, Warriors 99
188
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 95, Nuggets 82
177
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 105, Hawks 106
+1 ATL
Hornets-SunsHornets 103, Suns 104
+1 PHX
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 89, Warriors 99
+10 GSW
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 95, Nuggets 82
+13 DET
Wolves-HeatWolves 91, Heat 105
+14 MIA
Sonics-CelticsSonics 103, Celtics 118
+15 BOS
Lakers-SixersLakers 92, Sixers 108
+16 PHI
Nets-RocketsNets 91, Rockets 112
+21 HOU
BOS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-CelticsBOS won · Sonics 103, Celtics 118
9 pts
Lakers-SixersPHI won · Lakers 92, Sixers 108
6 pts
Webber shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WebberDET · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
ShaqMIA · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
81% (13-16)
Baron DavisGSW · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
JeffersonBOS · 31 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
76% (13-17)
NachbarNJN · 29 PTS, 7 REB
71% (10-14)
Final · Grizzlies-Hawks
Grizzlies 105Hawks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies23273025105
Hawks31292125106
The story
Josh Smith had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Atlanta beat Memphis 106-105

Damon Stoudamire led Memphis with 13 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +8+10+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Suns
Hornets 103Suns 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets29252227103
Suns34212326104
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire's 18 points and 11 rebounds carried Phoenix past New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 104-103

For New Orleans/Oklahoma City, David West had 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 6-15 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 34-29, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +5+1+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Celtics
Sonics 103Celtics 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics35311621103
Celtics31262734118
The story
Boston beat Seattle 118-103 behind 21 points from Paul Pierce

Ray Allen paced Seattle: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 34-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −4−9+2+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 53 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg30.2Today

30 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 34

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 37, 34, 22, 28, 21, 25, 25, 34Rockets-Nets · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 17, 19, 20, 23, 31, 14, 24, 32Heat-Wolves · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 18, 12, 16, 26, 32, 20, 20, 31Celtics-Sonics · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 10, 22, 22, 24, 27, 21, 25, 31Sixers-Lakers · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 25, 38, 26, 35, 30, 31, 40, 30Lakers-Sixers · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 45, 19, 21, 17, 27, 24, 19, 29Grizzlies-Hawks · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyNYK+7.9 23.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Al JeffersonBOS+6.0 21.3 last 10 · 15.3 season
LeBron JamesCLE+5.7 33.1 last 10 · 27.4 season
Rudy GayMEM+5.7 16.0 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Carlos BoozerUTA−6.8 14.1 last 10 · 20.9 season
Damon JonesCLE−4.9 2.1 last 10 · 7.0 season
Caron ButlerWAS−4.8 15.0 last 10 · 19.8 season
Fred JonesPOR−4.7 2.5 last 10 · 7.2 season
Rasual ButlerNOK−4.6 5.3 last 10 · 9.9 season