FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 17, 2007Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed ORL by 10 at halftime and won 95–83.

Final · Box score
Hawks90
Pacers113
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +24; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +23
Final · Box score
Kings95
Magic83
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC -10; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Wizards125
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +22
Final · Box score
Jazz73
Cavs82
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Bulls103
Grizzlies104
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Celtics91
Spurs85
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats91
Bucks97
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Suns107
Nuggets131
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +26; Q3 DEN +38; Q4 DEN +24
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Sonics98
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +1
On this day · 2005–06Mar 17, 2006: 11 games. Top scorer: Mike Miller (Grizzlies-Nuggets), 41 points.
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The lead · Kings-Magic

Sacramento fights back from 10 down against Orlando

Allen Iverson goes for 44 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-10+3+12SAC AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2121252895
Magic2527121983
Who led
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 33, 27, 26, 19, 13, 26, 9, 20SAC20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 13, 19, 23, 17, 19, 21, 32, 19SAC19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 18, 17, 9, 13, 4, 17, 8, 23ORL23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 0, 11, 20, 10, 7, 12, 8, 17ORL17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Grizzlies11
Jazz-Cavs10
Warriors-Sonics6
Kings-Magic5
Bobcats-Bucks4
Celtics-Spurs2
Hornets-Wizards1
Hawks-Pacers0
Suns-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Davis's jumper with 2.3 seconds left puts the Warriors ahead, 99-98 final

The night in charts
Suns-Nuggets combined for 238, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-NuggetsSuns 107, Nuggets 131
238
Hornets-WizardsHornets 103, Wizards 125
228
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 103, Grizzlies 104
207
Hawks-PacersHawks 90, Pacers 113
203
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 99, Sonics 98
197
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 91, Bucks 97
188
Kings-MagicKings 95, Magic 83
178
Celtics-SpursCeltics 91, Spurs 85
176
Jazz-CavsJazz 73, Cavs 82
155
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-SonicsWarriors 99, Sonics 98
+1 GSW
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 103, Grizzlies 104
+1 MEM
Celtics-SpursCeltics 91, Spurs 85
+6 BOS
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 91, Bucks 97
+6 MIL
Jazz-CavsJazz 73, Cavs 82
+9 CLE
Kings-MagicKings 95, Magic 83
+12 SAC
Hornets-WizardsHornets 103, Wizards 125
+22 WAS
Hawks-PacersHawks 90, Pacers 113
+23 IND
Suns-NuggetsSuns 107, Nuggets 131
+24 DEN
SAC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-MagicSAC won · Kings 95, Magic 83
10 pts
Bobcats-BucksMIL won · Bobcats 91, Bucks 97
4 pts
Jazz-CavsCLE won · Jazz 73, Cavs 82
3 pts
Bulls-GrizzliesMEM won · Bulls 103, Grizzlies 104
2 pts
Murphy shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MurphyIND · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
AIDEN · 44 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
73% (16-22)
CP3NOK · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
JamisonWAS · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
HarringtonGSW · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Bulls-Grizzlies
Bulls 103Grizzlies 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls17253526103
Grizzlies27272129104
The story
Pau Gasol had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Memphis beat Chicago 104-103

Ben Gordon led Chicago with 33 PTS, 5 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK · 5-12 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 27-17, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +10+12−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Sonics
Warriors 99Sonics 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2732182299
Sonics1629302398
The story
Baron Davis' 19 points carried Golden State past Seattle, 99-98

For Seattle, Rashard Lewis had 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 6-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-16, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +11+14+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nick Collison was the fantasy play: 52.6 FPTS on 18 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 107Nuggets 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25192934107
Nuggets37334120131
The story
Denver beat Phoenix 131-107 behind 29 points from Carmelo Anthony

Leandro Barbosa paced Phoenix: 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 13-20 FG

The swing

A 33-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
400 +12+26+38+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 58 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 19 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg4.0Last 3

4.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 62 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg43.0Today

43 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Bobcats-Bucks

Milwaukee handles Charlotte by 6

The Bucks won the fourth quarter 30–21. Final: 97–91. Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over CHI1GSW over SEA1BOS over SAS6MIL over CHA6CLE over UTA9SAC over ORL12WAS over NOK22IND over ATL23DEN over PHX24Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over CHA.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 44

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 19, 25, 35, 19, 24, 31, 14, 44Nuggets-Suns · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 5 REB · 15 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 27, 48, 14, 25, 21, 11, 8, 33Bulls-Grizzlies · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 19, 32, 25, 28, 25, 33, 35, 30Wizards-Hornets · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 27, 8, 4, 15, 19, 25, 15, 30Spurs-Celtics · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 27, 20, 21, 8, 24, 17, 29, 30Celtics-Spurs · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 23, 30, 21, 17, 29, 29, 26, 29Nuggets-Suns · W
29.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyNYK+9.9 25.8 last 10 · 15.9 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Eddie JonesMIA+7.1 14.3 last 10 · 7.2 season
Al JeffersonBOS+6.5 22.1 last 10 · 15.6 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+6.2 14.4 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Caron ButlerWAS−6.6 12.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
Mike JamesMIN−6.6 3.3 last 10 · 9.9 season
JR SmithDEN−6.2 8.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Sam CassellLAC−5.8 7.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Damon JonesCLE−5.4 1.5 last 10 · 6.9 season