FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 25, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ATL by 4 after the first quarter and won 103–94.

Final · Box score
Hornets114
Pacers106
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH +3; Q3 NOH +7; Q4 NOH +8
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Magic97
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Bulls103
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Mavs103
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Bobcats106
Jazz128
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +22
Final · Box score
Wizards82
Blazers102
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +20
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The lead · Hawks-Bulls

Drew Gooden posts 31 and 16 as Chicago beats Atlanta

David West goes for 35 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2+12+9CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks3023142794
Bulls26252824103
Who led
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 11, 24, 16, 23, 19, 16, 10, 31CHI31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 27, 19, 12, 31, 17, 12, 21, 16CHI16 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Josh ChildressPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 6, 0, 14, 22, 16, 8, 6, 22ATL22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 23, 8, 14, 4, 23, 15, 20, 18ATL18 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Spurs-Magic

San Antonio keeps rolling, beats Orlando

That is four in a row. Final: 107–97. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
L@ PHX87–94Wvs DEN107–103L@ NOH75–100L@ DET80–84L@ PHI96–103Lvs BOS91–93W@ CHI102–80Wvs SAC102–89W@ DAL88–81W@ ORL107–97
Lead changes
Spurs-Magic18
Hawks-Bulls14
Hornets-Pacers13
Bobcats-Jazz5
Clippers-Mavs3
Wizards-Blazers0
The night in charts
Bobcats-Jazz combined for 234, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-JazzBobcats 106, Jazz 128
234
Hornets-PacersHornets 114, Pacers 106
220
Spurs-MagicSpurs 107, Magic 97
204
Hawks-BullsHawks 94, Bulls 103
197
Clippers-MavsClippers 90, Mavs 103
193
Wizards-BlazersWizards 82, Blazers 102
184
NOH won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Hornets-PacersHornets 114, Pacers 106
+8 NOH
Hawks-BullsHawks 94, Bulls 103
+9 CHI
Spurs-MagicSpurs 107, Magic 97
+10 SAS
Clippers-MavsClippers 90, Mavs 103
+13 DAL
Wizards-BlazersWizards 82, Blazers 102
+20 POR
Bobcats-JazzBobcats 106, Jazz 128
+22 UTA
CHI rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BullsCHI won · Hawks 94, Bulls 103
4 pts
Spurs-MagicSAS won · Spurs 107, Magic 97
1 pt
Childress shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChildressATL · 22 PTS, 3 REB
73% (8-11)
JackPOR · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
DuncanSAS · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
KirilenkoUTA · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
FinleySAS · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Hornets-Pacers
Hornets 114Pacers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets29302728114
Pacers27292327106
The story
Chris Paul had 31 points and 14 assists as New Orleans beat Indiana 114-106

Danny Granger led Indiana with 26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 9-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the third 27-23, their biggest quarter edge.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +2+3+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Magic
Spurs 107Magic 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs28302227107
Magic2927172497
The story
Tim Duncan's 19 points and 15 rebounds carried San Antonio past Orlando, 107-97

For Orlando, Keyon Dooling had 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 22-17, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1+2+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard was the fantasy play: 56.2 FPTS on 24 PTS, 21 REB

Final · Bobcats-Jazz
Bobcats 106Jazz 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats24202834106
Jazz27313436128
The story
Utah beat Charlotte 128-106 behind 28 points and 13 rebounds from Carlos Boozer

Jason Richardson paced Charlotte: 26 PTS, 5 REB 28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 31-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +3+14+20+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 66 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg13.1Last 3

13.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 69 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

David West leads the day with 35

David WestPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 25, 14, 19, 29, 12, 23, 37, 35Hornets-Pacers · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 14, 24, 18, 15, 19, 24, 13, 32Mavs-Clippers · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 11, 24, 16, 23, 19, 16, 10, 31Bulls-Hawks · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 37, 26, 27, 14, 37, 21, 19, 31Hornets-Pacers · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 10, 20, 17, 41, 13, 23, 26, 28Jazz-Bobcats · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 11, 9, 22, 32, 6, 9, 26, 28Spurs-Magic · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Hakim WarrickMEM+5.5 16.0 last 10 · 10.5 season
Mickael PietrusGSW+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+4.9 22.6 last 10 · 17.7 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+4.8 17.6 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Andres NocioniCHI−7.4 6.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Sam CassellBOS−5.6 5.9 last 10 · 11.5 season
Gerald WallaceCHA−5.5 14.5 last 10 · 20.0 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Brad MillerSAC−5.2 8.4 last 10 · 13.6 season