FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 25, 2007Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOK trailed HOU by 10 after the first quarter and won 106–94.

Final · Box score
Mavs104
Hawks97
Q1 DAL +20; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Pacers90
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Pistons121
Bucks95
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET +15; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +26
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Wolves94
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Suns100
Kings107
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC -3; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets105
Cavs93
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Hornets106
Q1 NOK -10; Q2 NOK -8; Q3 NOK +2; Q4 NOK +12
Final · Box score
Spurs120
Sonics79
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +41
Final · Box score
Warriors113
Lakers115
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 2005–06Mar 25, 2006: 4 games. Top scorer: Elton Brand (Clippers-Wizards), 32 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Hornets

New Orleans/Oklahoma City rallies from 10 down to beat Houston

Lamar Odom goes for 24 points

Game flow · NOK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-8+2+12NOK AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3022212194
Hornets20243131106
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 12, 25, 20, 21, 15, 23, 28, 28NOK28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 13, 24, 18, 17, 12, 26, 8, 23NOK23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 19, 19, 21, 24, 21, 20, 20, 31HOU31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 37, 10, 14, 23, 24, 32, 27, 16HOU16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Wolves20
Bulls-Pacers19
Nuggets-Cavs19
Suns-Kings6
Rockets-Hornets3
Mavs-Hawks2
Warriors-Lakers2
Spurs-Sonics0
Shot of the night

KG's jumper at the buzzer puts the Timberwolves ahead, 94-93 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Lakers combined for 228, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-LakersWarriors 113, Lakers 115
228
Pistons-BucksPistons 121, Bucks 95
216
Suns-KingsSuns 100, Kings 107
207
Mavs-HawksMavs 104, Hawks 97
201
Rockets-HornetsRockets 94, Hornets 106
200
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 120, Sonics 79
199
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 105, Cavs 93
198
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 93, Wolves 94
187
Bulls-PacersBulls 92, Pacers 90
182
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 93, Wolves 94
+1 MIN
Bulls-PacersBulls 92, Pacers 90
+2 CHI
Warriors-LakersWarriors 113, Lakers 115
+2 LAL
Suns-KingsSuns 100, Kings 107
+7 SAC
Mavs-HawksMavs 104, Hawks 97
+7 DAL
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 105, Cavs 93
+12 DEN
Rockets-HornetsRockets 94, Hornets 106
+12 NOK
Pistons-BucksPistons 121, Bucks 95
+26 DET
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 120, Sonics 79
+41 SAS
NOK erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-HornetsNOK won · Rockets 94, Hornets 106
10 pts
Pistons-BucksDET won · Pistons 121, Bucks 95
4 pts
Blazers-WolvesMIN won · Blazers 93, Wolves 94
3 pts
Suns-KingsSAC won · Suns 100, Kings 107
3 pts
Nuggets-CavsDEN won · Nuggets 105, Cavs 93
3 pts
Hilario shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioDEN · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
OdomLAL · 24 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
73% (8-11)
FoyeMIN · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MaxiellDET · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK
69% (9-13)
McDyessDET · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Blazers-Wolves
Blazers 93Wolves 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2225212593
Wolves2222242694
The story
Minnesota beat Portland 94-93 behind 15 points and 8 assists from Ricky Davis

Zach Randolph paced Portland: 19 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 15 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 5-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-21 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 0−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 113Lakers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25362725113
Lakers35302030115
The story
Smush Parker had 13 points as Los Angeles beat Golden State 115-113

Stephen Jackson led Golden State with 16 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 13 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 4-7 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 35-25, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +10+4−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 92Pacers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2822202292
Pacers2923191990
The story
Ben Gordon's 31 points carried Chicago past Indiana, 92-90

For Indiana, Mike Dunleavy had 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 13-25 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 22-19.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1−2−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal was the fantasy play: 56.8 FPTS on 39 PTS, 14 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+22.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.8Season avg53.6Last 5

53.6 points a game over his last five games, against 30.8 in 64 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 64 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Seattle by 41, the widest margin of 9 games.

MIN over POR1CHI over IND2LAL over GSW2DAL over ATL7SAC over PHX7DEN over CLE12NOK over HOU12DET over MIL26SAS over SEA41Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 43

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 40, 30, 25, 25, 65, 50, 60, 50, 43Lakers-Warriors · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 22, 11, 24, 10, 25, 10, 15, 39Pacers-Bulls · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 34, 12, 15, 21, 16, 5, 23, 28, 37Kings-Suns · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 19, 19, 21, 24, 21, 20, 20, 31Rockets-Hornets · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 48, 14, 25, 21, 11, 8, 33, 10, 25, 31Bulls-Pacers · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 12, 11, 8, 24, 8, 4, 24, 31Warriors-Lakers · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+10.9 41.9 last 10 · 31.0 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+7.1 16.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Stephon MarburyNYK+5.9 21.6 last 10 · 15.7 season
Eddie JonesMIA+5.1 12.3 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
JR SmithDEN−7.5 6.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Caron ButlerWAS−6.6 12.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
Sam CassellLAC−5.9 7.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Mo WilliamsMIL−5.7 11.8 last 10 · 17.5 season
Damon JonesCLE−5.4 1.5 last 10 · 6.9 season