FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 30, 2004Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed CLE by 4 after the first quarter and won 126–109.

Final
GSW71
PHI95
Q1 PHI 0; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +26; Q4 PHI +24
Final
IND86
MIL95
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +9
Final
CLE109
DAL126
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +17
Final
SEA119
DEN124
Q1 DEN 0; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +5
Final
NOH88
LAL107
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +20; Q4 LAL +19
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2002–03Mar 30, 2003: 9 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL @ SEA), 34 points.
The lead · CLE @ DAL

Dirk Nowitzki posts 35 and 18 as Dallas beats Cleveland

35 points and 18 rebounds in a 126–109 win.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+4+7+17DAL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE32282524109
DAL28362834126
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 8, 34, 28, 24, 21, 30, 22, 25, 25, 35DAL35 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 30, 13, 15, 10, 13, 18, 12, 31DAL31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 17, 14, 15, 25, 16, 41, 18, 28CLE28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 24, 24, 7, 14, 15, 17, 18, 26CLE26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · NOH @ LAL

New Orleans's skid reaches three

Lakers won 107–88; the Hornets fall to 37–37. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · NOH
L@ HOU86–97Wvs GSW102–84L@ MIA83–96Wvs PHI104–80Lvs SEA80–91Lvs TOR120–121Wvs DET82–81L@ ATL76–84Lvs PHX94–99L@ LAL88–107NOH: last 10 games through Mar 30, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg11.5Last 3

11.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 66 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 41

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 20, 20, 13, 22, 25, 21, 25, 41DEN vs SEA · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 8, 34, 28, 24, 21, 30, 22, 25, 25, 35DAL vs CLE · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 30, 13, 15, 10, 13, 18, 12, 31DAL vs CLE · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 17, 14, 15, 25, 16, 41, 18, 28CLE @ DAL · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 12, 12, 31, 18, 13, 4, 24, 26SEA @ DEN · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 24, 24, 7, 14, 15, 17, 18, 26CLE @ DAL · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Stephen JacksonATL+8.0 25.1 last 10 · 17.1 season
Vince CarterTOR+6.1 28.7 last 10 · 22.6 season
Damon StoudamirePOR+6.0 19.6 last 10 · 13.6 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+5.9 24.4 last 10 · 18.5 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−7.4 9.9 last 10 · 17.3 season
Eric WilliamsCLE−5.6 4.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Chauncey BillupsDET−5.6 11.3 last 10 · 16.9 season
Allan HoustonNYK−5.3 13.2 last 10 · 18.5 season
Dion GloverTOR−5.0 4.3 last 10 · 9.3 season