FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 13, 2007Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Jazz by 14 after three quarters and won 88–86.

Final · Box score
Sixers92
Hawks104
Q1 Hawks +9; Q2 Hawks +15; Q3 Hawks +22; Q4 Hawks +12
Final · Box score
Kings100
Cavs124
Q1 Cavs +6; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 Cavs +17; Q4 Cavs +24
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Heat88
Q1 Heat -12; Q2 Heat -13; Q3 Heat -14; Q4 Heat +2
Final · Box score
Pacers81
Wolves86
Q1 Wolves -1; Q2 Wolves -7; Q3 Wolves -9; Q4 Wolves +5
Final · Box score
Nets112
Hornets108
Q1 Nets +4; Q2 Nets +1; Q3 Nets +4; Q4 Nets +4
Final · Box score
Clippers84
Spurs93
Q1 Spurs -1; Q2 Spurs +10; Q3 Spurs +11; Q4 Spurs +9
Final · Box score
Celtics87
Bulls95
Q1 Bulls -3; Q2 Bulls +3; Q3 Bulls +6; Q4 Bulls +8
Final · Box score
Blazers99
Nuggets107
Q1 Nuggets +10; Q2 Nuggets +18; Q3 Nuggets +7; Q4 Nuggets +8
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Sonics97
Q1 Pistons +8; Q2 Pistons +1; Q3 Pistons +2; Q4 Pistons +4
On this day · 2005–06Mar 13, 2006: 5 games. Top scorer: Yao Ming (Rockets-Nets), 36 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Heat

Miami climbs out of a 14-point hole against Utah

Josh Smith goes for 26 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-13-14+2Heat AHEAD ↑Jazz AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz3018261286
Heat1817252888
Who led
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 15, 23, 5, 5, 5, 20, 11, 15Heat15 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 20, 23, 31, 14, 24, 32, 12, 13Heat13 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 13, 24, 8, 17, 12, 14, 20, 20Jazz20 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 9, 16, 10, 28, 32, 8, 29, 19Jazz19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Bulls16
Kings-Cavs10
Pacers-Wolves8
Jazz-Heat7
Blazers-Nuggets6
Pistons-Sonics6
Clippers-Spurs5
Sixers-Hawks1
Nets-Hornets0
The night in charts
Kings-Cavs combined for 224, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-CavsKings 100, Cavs 124
224
Nets-HornetsNets 112, Hornets 108
220
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 99, Nuggets 107
206
Pistons-SonicsPistons 101, Sonics 97
198
Sixers-HawksSixers 92, Hawks 104
196
Celtics-BullsCeltics 87, Bulls 95
182
Clippers-SpursClippers 84, Spurs 93
177
Jazz-HeatJazz 86, Heat 88
174
Pacers-WolvesPacers 81, Wolves 86
167
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-HeatJazz 86, Heat 88
+2 Heat
Nets-HornetsNets 112, Hornets 108
+4 Nets
Pistons-SonicsPistons 101, Sonics 97
+4 Pistons
Pacers-WolvesPacers 81, Wolves 86
+5 MIN
Celtics-BullsCeltics 87, Bulls 95
+8 Bulls
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 99, Nuggets 107
+8 Nuggets
Clippers-SpursClippers 84, Spurs 93
+9 Spurs
Sixers-HawksSixers 92, Hawks 104
+12 Hawks
Kings-CavsKings 100, Cavs 124
+24 Cavs
Heat erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-HeatHeat won · Jazz 86, Heat 88
14 pts
Pacers-WolvesWolves won · Pacers 81, Wolves 86
9 pts
Celtics-BullsBulls won · Celtics 87, Bulls 95
3 pts
Clippers-SpursSpurs won · Clippers 84, Spurs 93
1 pt
Wilcox shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilcoxSonics · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
83% (10-12)
WebberPistons · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
JeffersonNets · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
AldridgeBlazers · 24 PTS, 17 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
65% (11-17)
Tyrus ThomasBulls · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Jazz-Heat
Jazz 86Heat 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz3018261286
Heat1817252888
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 13 points as Miami beat Utah 88-86

Mehmet Okur led Utah with 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 28-12.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −12−13−14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carlos Boozer led the game in fantasy with 40.1 FPTS (20 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Pacers-Wolves
Pacers 81Wolves 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2022251481
Wolves1916232886
The story
Minnesota beat Indiana 86-81 behind 30 points from Kevin Garnett

Rashad McCants backed him with 12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 11-24 FG

The swing

A 28-14 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Timberwolves.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −1−7−9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 99Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1918342899
Nuggets29262329107
The story
Allen Iverson's 31 points and 10 assists carried Denver past Portland, 107-99

For Portland, LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL · 8-20 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-19, was where the Nuggets built it.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +10+18+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 45 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
JR SmithNuggets
−18.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 43 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.7Season avg22.2Today

22 minutes today, against 4.7 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Cleveland by 24.

Heat over Jazz2Nets over Hornets4Pistons over Sonics4Wolves over Pacers5Bulls over Celtics8Nuggets over Blazers8Spurs over Clippers9Hawks over Sixers12Cavs over Kings24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Jamaal Tinsley leads the day with 37

Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 19, 8, 11, 16, 11, 5, 4, 37Pacers-Wolves · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +24.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 25, 34, 19, 25, 35, 19, 24, 31Nuggets-Blazers · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 26, 15, 22, 33, 26, 23, 32, 30Wolves-Pacers · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 36, 34, 33, 23, 30, 21, 17, 29, 29Nuggets-Blazers · W
29.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 16, 19, 34, 29, 29, 22, 36, 27Sonics-Pistons · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 17, 24, 20, 16, 13, 20, 32, 26Hawks-Sixers · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyKnicks+8.7 24.5 last 10 · 15.8 season
Tony AllenCeltics+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Eddie JonesHeat+5.6 12.6 last 10 · 7.0 season
LeBron JamesCavs+5.4 32.8 last 10 · 27.4 season
Al JeffersonCeltics+5.1 20.4 last 10 · 15.3 season
Cold
Carlos BoozerJazz−5.5 15.4 last 10 · 20.9 season
Caron ButlerWizards−5.5 13.9 last 10 · 19.4 season
Mike JamesWolves−5.4 4.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Damon JonesCavs−5.0 2.0 last 10 · 7.0 season
Rasual ButlerHornets−5.0 4.7 last 10 · 9.7 season