FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 27, 2007Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed MIN by 19 at halftime and won 114–106.

Final · Box score
Cavs105
Pacers94
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Sonics114
Wolves106
Q1 SEA -9; Q2 SEA -19; Q3 SEA -15; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Hornets89
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +25; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Lakers86
Q1 MEM -12; Q2 MEM -8; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +2
On this day · 2005–06Mar 27, 2006: 4 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Warriors), 40 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Wolves

Rashard Lewis drops 35 in 19-point comeback win over Minnesota

Rudy Gay goes for 20 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-19-15+8SEA AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics27252735114
Wolves36352312106
Who led
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 26, 13, 23, 27, 26, 22, 13, 35SEA35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Earl WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 8, 16, 7, 2, 15, 14, 9, 24SEA24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 3, 10, 33, 9, 14, 13, 15, 21MIN21 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 30, 19, 26, 30, 17, 10, 22, 20MIN20 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Lakers

Memphis climbs out of a 12-point hole against Lakers

Down 12 after one, the Grizzlies won the third quarter 27–14 and the game 88–86. Tarence Kinsey led Memphis with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Grizzlies-Lakers
Tarence Kinsey · MEMKobe Bryant · LALPTS2423REB75AST15Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Mavs-Hornets4
Cavs-Pacers2
Sonics-Wolves1
Grizzlies-Lakers1
The night in charts
Sonics-Wolves combined for 220, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-WolvesSonics 114, Wolves 106
220
Cavs-PacersCavs 105, Pacers 94
199
Mavs-HornetsMavs 105, Hornets 89
194
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 88, Lakers 86
174
MEM won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 88, Lakers 86
+2 MEM
Sonics-WolvesSonics 114, Wolves 106
+8 SEA
Cavs-PacersCavs 105, Pacers 94
+11 CLE
Mavs-HornetsMavs 105, Hornets 89
+16 DAL
SEA erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-WolvesSEA won · Sonics 114, Wolves 106
19 pts
Grizzlies-LakersMEM won · Grizzlies 88, Lakers 86
12 pts
Terry shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TerryDAL · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
WilcoxSEA · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
HowardDAL · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
PargoNOK · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
O'NealIND · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 88Lakers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1526272088
Lakers2722142386
The story
Pau Gasol had 16 rebounds and 10 points as Memphis beat Los Angeles 88-86

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 16 REB, 11 AST, 3 PTS 16 REB, 10 PTS, 7 AST, 3 BLK · 3-10 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 27-14.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −12−8+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Wolves
Sonics 114Wolves 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics27252735114
Wolves36352312106
The story
Earl Watson's 24 points carried Seattle past Minnesota, 114-106

For Minnesota, Ricky Davis had 21 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 6-13 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 15 going into the fourth, then won it 35-12.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −9−19−15+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Hornets
Mavs 105Hornets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs30262821105
Hornets2420153089
The story
Dallas beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City 105-89 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Josh Howard

Jannero Pargo paced New Orleans/Oklahoma City: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +6+12+25+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.0Season avg45.2Last 5

45.2 points a game over his last five games, against 31.0 in 65 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 48 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Rashard Lewis leads the day with 35

Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 26, 13, 23, 27, 26, 22, 13, 35Sonics-Wolves · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 11, 24, 10, 25, 10, 15, 39, 32Pacers-Cavs · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 41, 32, 26, 29, 24, 37, 31, 21, 18, 26Cavs-Pacers · W
27.3 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 19, 30, 12, 24, 7, 19, 28, 25Mavs-Hornets · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tarence KinseyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 13, 3, 0, 10, 2, 20, 12, 24Grizzlies-Lakers · W
4.8 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Earl WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 8, 16, 7, 2, 15, 14, 9, 24Sonics-Wolves · W
9.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+10.3 41.1 last 10 · 30.8 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