FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 29, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NJN by 10 after the first quarter and won 110–104.

Final · Box score
Cavs71
Pistons85
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +22; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Suns110
Nets104
Q1 PHX -10; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Bucks111
Bulls114
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Nuggets119
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Bobcats93
Blazers85
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Clippers110
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +13
On this day · 2006–07Mar 29, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Zach Randolph (Blazers-Grizzlies), 43 points.
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The lead · Suns-Nets

Amar'e Stoudemire scores 33, Phoenix rallies past New Jersey

Al Thornton goes for 39 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+1+11+6PHX AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns21313028110
Nets31202033104
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 30, 25, 26, 38, 33, 32, 22, 33PHX33 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 17, 12, 19, 21, 9, 2, 17, 21PHX21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 22, 39, 32, 27, 27, 22, 33, 32NJN32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 21, 33, 29, 11, 26, 20, 19, 20NJN20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Blazers

Charlotte makes it three straight

Charlotte beat Portland 93–85 and moved to 28–45. Emeka Okafor led Charlotte with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · CHA
L@ DAL93–118L@ HOU80–89L@ CLE91–98L@ MEM80–98L@ IND95–102Wvs MIA94–82L@ UTA106–128W@ LAL108–95W@ SEA96–93W@ POR93–85
Lead changes
Bobcats-Blazers15
Warriors-Nuggets10
Grizzlies-Clippers6
Bucks-Bulls5
Suns-Nets1
Cavs-Pistons0
The night in charts
Warriors-Nuggets combined for 231, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 112, Nuggets 119
231
Bucks-BullsBucks 111, Bulls 114
225
Suns-NetsSuns 110, Nets 104
214
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 97, Clippers 110
207
Bobcats-BlazersBobcats 93, Blazers 85
178
Cavs-PistonsCavs 71, Pistons 85
156
CHI won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Bucks-BullsBucks 111, Bulls 114
+3 CHI
Suns-NetsSuns 110, Nets 104
+6 PHX
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 112, Nuggets 119
+7 DEN
Bobcats-BlazersBobcats 93, Blazers 85
+8 CHA
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 97, Clippers 110
+13 LAC
Cavs-PistonsCavs 71, Pistons 85
+14 DET
PHX erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-NetsPHX won · Suns 110, Nets 104
10 pts
Bobcats-BlazersCHA won · Bobcats 93, Blazers 85
6 pts
Okafor shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkaforCHA · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
Amar'ePHX · 33 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
BiedrinsGSW · 17 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
MeloDEN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
WarrickMEM · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 111Bulls 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22322334111
Bulls31362720114
The story
Joakim Noah's 18 points and 15 rebounds carried Chicago past Milwaukee, 114-111

For Milwaukee, Charlie Villanueva had 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +9+13+17+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Nets
Suns 110Nets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns21313028110
Nets31202033104
The story
Leandro Barbosa had 21 points as Phoenix beat New Jersey 110-104

Josh Boone led New Jersey with 13 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 8-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Suns took the second 31-20.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −10+1+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 97Clippers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1726282697
Clippers20272835110
The story
Los Angeles beat Memphis 110-97 behind 26 points from Corey Maggette

Rudy Gay paced Memphis: 23 PTS, 6 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-17 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

A 35-26 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +3+4+4+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 65 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 56 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Al Thornton leads the day with 39

Al ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 4, 24, 5, 5, 7, 21, 13, 39Clippers-Grizzlies · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +27.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 30, 25, 26, 38, 33, 32, 22, 33Suns-Nets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 26, 15, 27, 21, 24, 20, 7, 33Bucks-Bulls · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 22, 39, 32, 27, 27, 22, 33, 32Nets-Suns · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 23, 5, 23, 16, 22, 17, 10, 14, 8, 30Nuggets-Warriors · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 38, 19, 24, 14, 27, 18, 30, 12, 28Warriors-Nuggets · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Hakim WarrickMEM+6.1 16.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Vince CarterNJN+6.0 27.3 last 10 · 21.3 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.5 30.4 last 10 · 24.9 season
Ryan GomesMIN+5.5 17.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Sam CassellBOS−6.1 5.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−5.8 6.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Andres NocioniCHI−5.6 7.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
John SalmonsSAC−5.0 7.5 last 10 · 12.5 season