FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 26, 2007Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by UTA (vs WAS) and CHI (vs POR).

Final · Box score
Raptors87
Celtics95
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +8
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets109
Pistons113
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET -2; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +4
Final · Box score
Hawks89
Heat106
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +17
Final · Box score
Magic94
Knicks89
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Bulls100
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Bucks87
Rockets106
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +21; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Wizards97
Jazz103
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Suns105
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +16; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Spurs126
Warriors89
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +36; Q4 SAS +37
On this day · 2005–06Mar 26, 2006: 12 games. Top scorer: Charlie Villanueva (Raptors-Bucks), 48 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Jazz

Carlos Boozer scores 41 as Utah beats Washington

Nene Hilario goes for 21 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-6-1+6UTA AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1823302697
Jazz13223533103
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 20, 29, 14, 19, 25, 13, 28, 41UTA41 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 15, 14, 18, 12, 10, 5, 21, 16UTA16 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 33, 35, 30, 19, 42, 29, 30, 32WAS32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
DeShawn StevensonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 8, 9, 18, 17, 2, 8, 5, 21WAS21 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Blazers-Bulls

Chicago makes it three straight

Chicago beat Portland 100–89 and moved to 42–30. Luol Deng led Chicago with 38 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · CHI
L@ MIA70–103W@ ORL100–76W@ BOS94–78Wvs BOS95–87W@ PHI88–87L@ MEM103–104Lvs LAC89–103Wvs DEN109–108W@ IND92–90Wvs POR100–89
Lead changes
Magic-Knicks14
Nuggets-Pistons8
Wizards-Jazz6
Blazers-Bulls6
Bucks-Rockets3
Raptors-Celtics1
Spurs-Warriors1
Hawks-Heat1
Grizzlies-Suns0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Pistons combined for 222, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 109, Pistons 113
222
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 126, Warriors 89
215
Wizards-JazzWizards 97, Jazz 103
200
Hawks-HeatHawks 89, Heat 106
195
Bucks-RocketsBucks 87, Rockets 106
193
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 87, Suns 105
192
Blazers-BullsBlazers 89, Bulls 100
189
Magic-KnicksMagic 94, Knicks 89
183
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 87, Celtics 95
182
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 109, Pistons 113
+4 DET
Magic-KnicksMagic 94, Knicks 89
+5 ORL
Wizards-JazzWizards 97, Jazz 103
+6 UTA
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 87, Celtics 95
+8 BOS
Blazers-BullsBlazers 89, Bulls 100
+11 CHI
Hawks-HeatHawks 89, Heat 106
+17 MIA
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 87, Suns 105
+18 PHX
Bucks-RocketsBucks 87, Rockets 106
+19 HOU
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 126, Warriors 89
+37 SAS
UTA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-JazzUTA won · Wizards 97, Jazz 103
6 pts
Blazers-BullsCHI won · Blazers 89, Bulls 100
6 pts
Magic-KnicksORL won · Magic 94, Knicks 89
4 pts
Nuggets-PistonsDET won · Nuggets 109, Pistons 113
2 pts
Finley shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FinleySAS · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
DengCHI · 38 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
72% (18-25)
BoozerUTA · 41 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST
71% (15-21)
JeffersonBOS · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
Amar'ePHX · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
Final · Nuggets-Pistons
Nuggets 109Pistons 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets1331272711109
Pistons2616292715113
The story
Chauncey Billups had 34 points and 10 assists as Detroit beat Denver 113-109 in OT

Marcus Camby led Denver with 24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 34 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 11-23 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 26-13, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +13−200+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Knicks
Magic 94Knicks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2322252494
Knicks2128152589
The story
Orlando beat New York 94-89 behind 14 rebounds and 10 points from Dwight Howard

Stephon Marbury paced New York: 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 14 REB, 10 PTS, 5 AST, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 5-7 FG

The swing

A 25-15 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +2−4+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Jazz
Wizards 97Jazz 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1823302697
Jazz13223533103
The story
Deron Williams' 16 points and 13 assists carried Utah past Washington, 103-97

For Washington, Antawn Jamison had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB · 6-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 33-26.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −5−6−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 60 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 65 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg39.3Today

39 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 41

Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 20, 29, 14, 19, 25, 13, 28, 41Jazz-Wizards · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 17, 19, 20, 23, 12, 22, 14, 38Bulls-Blazers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 17, 14, 9, 6, 13, 13, 12, 34Pistons-Nuggets · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 40, 15, 31, 8, 21, 8, 17, 4, 32Knicks-Magic · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 33, 35, 30, 19, 42, 29, 30, 32Wizards-Jazz · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 7, 11, 6, 12, 22, 9, 11, 29Suns-Grizzlies · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 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+7.5 16.6 last 10 · 9.1 season
Antonio McDyessDET+6.1 13.8 last 10 · 7.7 season
Stephon MarburyNYK+5.5 21.4 last 10 · 15.9 season
Cold
Caron ButlerWAS−6.6 12.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
JR SmithDEN−6.5 7.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Sam CassellLAC−5.9 7.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Mo WilliamsMIL−5.7 11.8 last 10 · 17.5 season
Shawn MarionPHX−5.5 11.8 last 10 · 17.3 season