FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 17, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed SAS by 17 after the first quarter and won 93–91.

Final · Box score
Knicks98
Pacers110
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Cavs90
Magic104
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Hawks105
Wizards96
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Bobcats80
Grizzlies98
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +18
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Wolves99
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Hornets108
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH -9; Q4 NOH +11
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Spurs91
Q1 BOS -17; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Raptors79
Jazz96
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +17
On this day · 2006–07Mar 17, 2007: 9 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Nuggets-Suns), 44 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Spurs

Boston overcomes 17-point deficit, beats San Antonio 93–91

Chris Paul goes for 37 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-10-2+2BOS AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1132252593
Spurs2825172191
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 15, 22, 19, 17, 14, 8, 13, 22BOS22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 31, 16, 17, 26, 18, 15, 19, 21BOS21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 28, 24, 22, 13, 11, 9, 22, 32SAS32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 19, 4, 21, 16, 24, 26, 27, 17SAS17 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Memphis by 18.

BOS over SAS2ATL over WAS9MIN over LAC9NOH over CHI11IND over NYK12ORL over CLE14UTA over TOR17MEM over CHA18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Knicks-Pacers10
Clippers-Wolves8
Bulls-Hornets7
Cavs-Magic7
Raptors-Jazz6
Hawks-Wizards4
Celtics-Spurs3
Bobcats-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Knicks-Pacers combined for 208, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-PacersKnicks 98, Pacers 110
208
Bulls-HornetsBulls 97, Hornets 108
205
Hawks-WizardsHawks 105, Wizards 96
201
Cavs-MagicCavs 90, Magic 104
194
Clippers-WolvesClippers 90, Wolves 99
189
Celtics-SpursCeltics 93, Spurs 91
184
Bobcats-GrizzliesBobcats 80, Grizzlies 98
178
Raptors-JazzRaptors 79, Jazz 96
175
BOS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Celtics-SpursCeltics 93, Spurs 91
+2 BOS
Clippers-WolvesClippers 90, Wolves 99
+9 MIN
Hawks-WizardsHawks 105, Wizards 96
+9 ATL
Bulls-HornetsBulls 97, Hornets 108
+11 NOH
Knicks-PacersKnicks 98, Pacers 110
+12 IND
Cavs-MagicCavs 90, Magic 104
+14 ORL
Raptors-JazzRaptors 79, Jazz 96
+17 UTA
Bobcats-GrizzliesBobcats 80, Grizzlies 98
+18 MEM
BOS erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-SpursBOS won · Celtics 93, Spurs 91
17 pts
Bulls-HornetsNOH won · Bulls 97, Hornets 108
9 pts
Bobcats-GrizzliesMEM won · Bobcats 80, Grizzlies 98
5 pts
Cavs-MagicORL won · Cavs 90, Magic 104
5 pts
CP3 shot 15-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CP3NOH · 37 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
71% (15-21)
Derek AndersonCHA · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Josh SmithATL · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
HaywoodWAS · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
JeffersonMIN · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Celtics-Spurs
Celtics 93Spurs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1132252593
Spurs2825172191
The story
Kevin Garnett had 21 points as Boston beat San Antonio 93-91

Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 32 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Celtics took the third 25-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −17−10−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 105Wizards 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks29253021105
Wizards2429241996
The story
Al Horford's 15 rebounds and 12 points carried Atlanta past Washington, 105-96

For Washington, Antawn Jamison had 25 PTS, 9 REB 15 REB, 12 PTS, 6 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 30-24, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +5+1+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 97Hornets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2723341397
Hornets27242433108
The story
New Orleans beat Chicago 108-97 behind 21 points and 10 rebounds from Peja Stojakovic

Ben Gordon paced Chicago: 31 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 6-19 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

A 33-13 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 0+1−9+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 55 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg9.6Last 3

9.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 61 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg32.5Today

33 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 37

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 27, 23, 25, 37, 26, 27, 14, 37Hornets-Bulls · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 36, 13, 13, 11, 32, 18, 16, 36Pacers-Knicks · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 25, 22, 29, 22, 22, 14, 34, 34Clippers-Wolves · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 28, 24, 22, 13, 11, 9, 22, 32Spurs-Celtics · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 11, 16, 23, 20, 27, 19, 12, 31Bulls-Hornets · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 50, 39, 38, 24, 42, 25, 33, 30Cavs-Magic · L
30.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Beno UdrihSAC+6.0 18.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Mike DunleavyIND+5.2 23.6 last 10 · 18.4 season
Anthony ParkerTOR+5.0 17.7 last 10 · 12.7 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+4.9 15.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Hakim WarrickMEM+4.8 15.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Gerald WallaceCHA−5.9 14.0 last 10 · 19.9 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Andres NocioniCHI−4.8 9.1 last 10 · 13.9 season
Michael FinleySAS−4.3 5.2 last 10 · 9.5 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.3 11.7 last 10 · 16.0 season