FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 23, 2007Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed WAS by 9 at halftime and won 135–128.

Final · Box score
Heat70
Pacers95
Q1 IND +24; Q2 IND +20; Q3 IND +23; Q4 IND +25
Final · Box score
Nets82
Magic90
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Bobcats97
Sixers106
Q1 PHI +14; Q2 PHI +21; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Raptors121
Q1 TOR +21; Q2 TOR +29; Q3 TOR +31; Q4 TOR +27
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers102
Hawks100
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR +2; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +2
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Celtics95
Q1 DAL +17; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Knicks68
Cavs90
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +22
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Hornets105
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Spurs90
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Wizards128
Warriors135
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -9; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Jazz72
Clippers104
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +17; Q3 LAC +28; Q4 LAC +32
Final · Box score
Wolves82
Sonics85
Q1 SEA -7; Q2 SEA -7; Q3 SEA -7; Q4 SEA +3
On this day · 2005–06Mar 23, 2006: 6 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Warriors), 51 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Warriors

Baron Davis scores 34, Golden State rallies past Washington

Gilbert Arenas goes for 29 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-9+8+7GSW AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards37362134128
Warriors35293833135
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 15, 22, 25, 9, 15, 19, 20, 34GSW34 PTS · 9 REB · 15 AST
Andris BiedrinsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 12, 4, 8, 16, 9, 8, 10, 24GSW24 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 28, 25, 33, 35, 30, 19, 42, 29WAS29 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 22, 18, 26, 27, 21, 27, 21, 20WAS20 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Magic13
Lakers-Hornets9
Blazers-Hawks7
Pistons-Spurs4
Knicks-Cavs2
Heat-Pacers1
Wolves-Sonics1
Bobcats-Sixers0
Nuggets-Raptors0
Mavs-Celtics0
Jazz-Clippers0
The night in charts
Wizards-Warriors combined for 263, 47 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 128, Warriors 135
263
Lakers-HornetsLakers 111, Hornets 105
216
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 94, Raptors 121
215
Mavs-CelticsMavs 109, Celtics 95
204
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 97, Sixers 106
203
Blazers-HawksBlazers 102, Hawks 100
202
Pistons-SpursPistons 89, Spurs 90
179
Jazz-ClippersJazz 72, Clippers 104
176
Nets-MagicNets 82, Magic 90
172
Wolves-SonicsWolves 82, Sonics 85
167
Heat-PacersHeat 70, Pacers 95
165
Knicks-CavsKnicks 68, Cavs 90
158
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-SpursPistons 89, Spurs 90
+1 SAS
Blazers-HawksBlazers 102, Hawks 100
+2 POR
Wolves-SonicsWolves 82, Sonics 85
+3 SEA
Lakers-HornetsLakers 111, Hornets 105
+6 LAL
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 128, Warriors 135
+7 GSW
Nets-MagicNets 82, Magic 90
+8 ORL
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 97, Sixers 106
+9 PHI
Mavs-CelticsMavs 109, Celtics 95
+14 DAL
Knicks-CavsKnicks 68, Cavs 90
+22 CLE
Heat-PacersHeat 70, Pacers 95
+25 IND
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 94, Raptors 121
+27 TOR
Jazz-ClippersJazz 72, Clippers 104
+32 LAC
GSW rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-WarriorsGSW won · Wizards 128, Warriors 135
9 pts
Wolves-SonicsSEA won · Wolves 82, Sonics 85
7 pts
Blazers-HawksPOR won · Blazers 102, Hawks 100
7 pts
Nets-MagicORL won · Nets 82, Magic 90
4 pts
Lakers-HornetsLAL won · Lakers 111, Hornets 105
2 pts
Terry shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TerryDAL · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
73% (11-15)
BiedrinsGSW · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
StoudamireATL · 37 PTS, 2 REB
70% (14-20)
Gerald GreenBOS · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Craig SmithMIN · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Blazers-Hawks
Blazers 102Hawks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers1525262214102
Hawks2027172412100
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points and 14 rebounds as Portland beat Atlanta 102-100 in OT

Josh Childress led Atlanta with 22 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK · 12-21 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 26-17.

POR lead by quarter
200 −5−7+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Sonics
Wolves 82Sonics 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1920222182
Sonics1220223185
The story
Seattle beat Minnesota 85-82 behind 22 points from Rashard Lewis

Craig Smith paced Minnesota: 19 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 7-20 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −7−7−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 49.9 FPTS: 22 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST

Final · Lakers-Hornets
Lakers 111Hornets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29273124111
Hornets31261830105
The story
Lamar Odom's 15 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 111-105

For New Orleans/Oklahoma City, Tyson Chandler had 22 PTS, 22 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 6-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 31-18.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2−1+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul was the fantasy play: 64.2 FPTS on 28 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+19.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.5Season avg50.0Last 5

50.0 points a game over his last five games, against 30.5 in 63 earlier games. Today: 50 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.7Season avg24.6Last 3

24.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.7 in 57 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Clippers rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Clippers beat Utah by 32.

SAS over DET1POR over ATL2SEA over MIN3LAL over NOK6GSW over WAS7ORL over NJN8PHI over CHA9DAL over BOS14CLE over NYK22IND over MIA25TOR over DEN27LAC over UTA32Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 50

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 40, 30, 25, 25, 65, 50, 60, 50Lakers-Hornets · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
50 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Salim StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 2, 13, 5, 8, 9, 5, 6, 13, 13, 37Hawks-Blazers · L
7.7 PPG season to date · +29.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 15, 22, 25, 9, 15, 19, 20, 34Warriors-Wizards · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 15 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 8, 24, 17, 29, 30, 28, 23, 30Celtics-Mavs · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 28, 25, 33, 35, 30, 19, 42, 29Wizards-Warriors · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 14, 16, 27, 16, 12, 15, 21, 29Mavs-Celtics · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+9.8 40.6 last 10 · 30.8 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Eddie JonesMIA+6.2 13.4 last 10 · 7.2 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+6.1 15.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Stephon MarburyNYK+5.9 21.6 last 10 · 15.7 season
Cold
Caron ButlerWAS−6.6 12.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
JR SmithDEN−6.0 8.0 last 10 · 14.0 season
Sam CassellLAC−5.9 7.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Damon JonesCLE−5.4 1.5 last 10 · 6.9 season
Luke RidnourSEA−5.4 6.1 last 10 · 11.5 season