FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 4, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed SEA by 13 after the first quarter and won 100–97.

Final · Box score
Warriors135
Hawks118
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +17
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Magic102
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Sonics97
Pistons100
Q1 DET -13; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Bobcats109
Wolves89
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA +6; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Bulls112
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +16; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Nets70
Spurs81
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Suns97
Blazers92
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +19; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Lakers117
Kings105
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL -6; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2006–07Mar 4, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Bulls), 52 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Pistons

Detroit climbs back to beat Seattle

Pau Gasol goes for 31 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-1-1+3DET AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics4113241997
Pistons28252423100
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 9, 13, 10, 10, 20, 13, 22, 24DET24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 14, 9, 34, 21, 14, 20, 21, 20DET20 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Earl WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 7, 26, 15, 11, 12, 7, 15, 23SEA23 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Chris WilcoxPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 6, 2, 14, 9, 9, 30, 18, 20SEA20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Nets-Spurs

San Antonio makes it ten straight

San Antonio beat New Jersey 81–70 and moved to 42–17. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
W@ TOR93–88W@ CLE112–105Wvs CHA85–65W@ MIN100–99Wvs NOH98–89Wvs ATL89–74Wvs DAL97–94W@ MIL96–94W@ NJN93–83Wvs NJN81–70
Lead changes
Bobcats-Wolves14
Nets-Spurs8
Warriors-Hawks7
Raptors-Magic5
Sonics-Pistons5
Suns-Blazers1
Lakers-Kings1
Grizzlies-Bulls1
The night in charts
Warriors-Hawks combined for 253, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-HawksWarriors 135, Hawks 118
253
Lakers-KingsLakers 117, Kings 105
222
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 97, Bulls 112
209
Bobcats-WolvesBobcats 109, Wolves 89
198
Sonics-PistonsSonics 97, Pistons 100
197
Raptors-MagicRaptors 87, Magic 102
189
Suns-BlazersSuns 97, Blazers 92
189
Nets-SpursNets 70, Spurs 81
151
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-PistonsSonics 97, Pistons 100
+3 DET
Suns-BlazersSuns 97, Blazers 92
+5 PHX
Nets-SpursNets 70, Spurs 81
+11 SAS
Lakers-KingsLakers 117, Kings 105
+12 LAL
Raptors-MagicRaptors 87, Magic 102
+15 ORL
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 97, Bulls 112
+15 CHI
Warriors-HawksWarriors 135, Hawks 118
+17 GSW
Bobcats-WolvesBobcats 109, Wolves 89
+20 CHA
DET erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-PistonsDET won · Sonics 97, Pistons 100
13 pts
Nets-SpursSAS won · Nets 70, Spurs 81
7 pts
Lakers-KingsLAL won · Lakers 117, Kings 105
6 pts
Warriors-HawksGSW won · Warriors 135, Hawks 118
5 pts
Odom shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OdomLAL · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
MilicicMEM · 21 PTS, 7 REB
71% (10-14)
DwightORL · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
SalmonsSAC · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
PietrusGSW · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Sonics-Pistons
Sonics 97Pistons 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics4113241997
Pistons28252423100
The story
Chauncey Billups had 20 points and 9 assists as Detroit beat Seattle 100-97

Kevin Durant led Seattle with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 9 AST, 5 STL, 1 REB · 4-9 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Pistons took the second 25-13.

DET lead by quarter
200 −13−1−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 97Blazers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2931191897
Blazers2021302192
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire's 22 points carried Phoenix past Portland, 97-92

For Portland, Brandon Roy had 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 7-18 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 31-21, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +9+19+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 117Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27262836117
Kings33252918105
The story
Los Angeles beat Sacramento 117-105 behind 34 points and 10 rebounds from Kobe Bryant

Metta World Peace paced Sacramento: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 34 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 10-26 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-18 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −6−5−6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 57 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 49 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg30.3Today

30 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 38

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 16, 27, 14, 17, 26, 20, 9, 38Hawks-Warriors · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 27, 17, 29, 35, 20, 4, 18, 35Warriors-Hawks · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 41, 17, 21, 30, 21, 33, 52, 34Lakers-Kings · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 29, 23, 22, 15, 13, 15, 17, 31Lakers-Kings · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 7, 24, 25, 23, 31, 9, 13, 29Spurs-Nets · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 26, 41, 19, 6, 17, 21, 29, 29Warriors-Hawks · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesCHI+7.5 20.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Al ThorntonLAC+7.0 18.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+6.8 30.4 last 10 · 23.6 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.6 13.4 last 10 · 6.8 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.4 25.6 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−7.7 5.6 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Marvin WilliamsATL−4.9 10.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Eddy CurryNYK−4.7 8.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.7 11.3 last 10 · 16.0 season