FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 31, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DEN by 19 at halftime and won 132–117.

Final · Box score
Raptors104
Bobcats100
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Heat85
Pacers105
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +20
Final · Box score
Hawks116
Grizzlies99
Q1 ATL +21; Q2 ATL +27; Q3 ATL +31; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Jazz129
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +32; Q3 UTA +39; Q4 UTA +42
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Suns132
Q1 PHX -14; Q2 PHX -19; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Mavs93
Clippers86
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +7
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The lead · Nuggets-Suns

Amar'e Stoudemire scores 41 as Phoenix beats Denver

Steve Nash goes for 36 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-19-6+15PHX AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets39312225117
Suns25263546132
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 25, 26, 38, 33, 32, 22, 33, 41PHX41 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 22, 23, 15, 23, 12, 5, 10, 36PHX36 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 10, 9, 12, 14, 27, 13, 20, 23DEN23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 20, 32, 26, 36, 26, 31, 14, 21DEN21 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Utah by 42.

TOR over CHA4DAL over LAC7PHX over DEN15ATL over MEM17IND over MIA20UTA over WAS42Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Heat-Pacers6
Raptors-Bobcats6
Wizards-Jazz5
Nuggets-Suns3
Hawks-Grizzlies1
Mavs-Clippers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Suns combined for 249, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 117, Suns 132
249
Wizards-JazzWizards 87, Jazz 129
216
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 116, Grizzlies 99
215
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 104, Bobcats 100
204
Heat-PacersHeat 85, Pacers 105
190
Mavs-ClippersMavs 93, Clippers 86
179
TOR won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 104, Bobcats 100
+4 TOR
Mavs-ClippersMavs 93, Clippers 86
+7 DAL
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 117, Suns 132
+15 PHX
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 116, Grizzlies 99
+17 ATL
Heat-PacersHeat 85, Pacers 105
+20 IND
Wizards-JazzWizards 87, Jazz 129
+42 UTA
PHX erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-SunsPHX won · Nuggets 117, Suns 132
19 pts
Raptors-BobcatsTOR won · Raptors 104, Bobcats 100
5 pts
Josh Smith shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Josh SmithATL · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
85% (11-13)
CambyDEN · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
MilesUTA · 29 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
BoozerUTA · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
GayMEM · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (14-21)
Final · Raptors-Bobcats
Raptors 104Bobcats 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors39192125104
Bobcats32311027100
The story
Chris Bosh's 32 points carried Toronto past Charlotte, 104-100

For Charlotte, Emeka Okafor had 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 9-20 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 21-10.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +7−5+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Suns
Nuggets 117Suns 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets39312225117
Suns25263546132
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Phoenix beat Denver 132-117

Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-13 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 46-25.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −14−19−6+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Grizzlies
Hawks 116Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks40333013116
Grizzlies1927262799
The story
Atlanta beat Memphis 116-99 behind 26 points from Josh Smith

Rudy Gay paced Memphis: 29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 11-13 FG

The swing

A 40-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
400 +21+27+31+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 70 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 51 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 41

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 25, 26, 38, 33, 32, 22, 33, 41Suns-Nuggets · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 22, 23, 15, 23, 12, 5, 10, 36Suns-Nuggets · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 7, 8, 24, 17, 21, 29, 21, 32Raptors-Bobcats · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 7, 29Jazz-Wizards · W
4.9 PPG season to date · +24.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 25, 24, 24, 30, 13, 28, 23, 29Grizzlies-Hawks · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 5, 1, 2, 7, 10, 19, 13, 27Mavs-Clippers · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.5 31.6 last 10 · 25.1 season
Chris QuinnMIA+6.3 13.2 last 10 · 6.9 season
Vince CarterNJN+6.0 27.3 last 10 · 21.3 season
Hakim WarrickMEM+5.9 16.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+5.7 18.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cold
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−6.3 5.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Sam CassellBOS−5.8 5.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
John SalmonsSAC−5.6 6.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Andres NocioniCHI−5.6 7.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season