FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 31, 2006Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIL by 14 at halftime and won 112–105.

Final
NJN91
ATL88
Q1 NJN -8; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 NJN +3
Final
DAL99
ORL108
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +9
Final
PHX140
TOR126
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +14
Final
CHI113
CHA107
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +24; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +6
Final
PHI117
NYK112
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -7; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +5
Final
MIL105
DET112
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -14; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +7
Final
MEM102
NOK107
Q1 NOK +8; Q2 NOK +1; Q3 NOK -1; Q4 NOK +5
Final
WAS103
HOU105
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +2
Final
MIN94
DEN106
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +12
Final
SAC96
GSW93
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +3
Final
UTA91
LAC106
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +15
Final
LAL106
SEA93
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +13
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 · 2004–05Mar 31, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA @ IND), 37 points.
The lead · MIL @ DET

Detroit climbs out of a 14-point hole against Milwaukee

Down 14 at the half, the Pistons won the fourth quarter 34–24 and the game 112–105. Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Michael Redd scored 37 for Milwaukee in the loss.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-14-3+7DET AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL27322224105
DET22233334112
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 18, 18, 17, 11, 12, 7, 16, 25DET25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 23, 14, 17, 15, 19, 14, 16, 25DET25 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 17, 33, 23, 26, 20, 35, 28, 37MIL37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Charlie BellPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 7, 14, 13, 10, 15, 18, 19, 16MIL16 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 70 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
39.0Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.0 in 68 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg43.5Today

43 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 34 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · NJN @ ATL

New Jersey climbs back to beat Atlanta

Atlanta led by 8 after one. New Jersey won it 91–88. Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · NJN vs ATL
Richard Jefferson · NJNJoe Johnson · ATLPTS2722REB95AST28Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 47

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.
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 47, 33, 32, 38, 18, 29, 17, 26, 28, 47PHI @ NYK · W
32.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
47 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 24, 38, 43, 28, 43, 30, 23, 43LAL @ SEA · W
34.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 25, 37, 28, 51, 27, 25, 29, 38DAL @ ORL · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 36, 20, 25, 13, 22, 27, 29, 38HOU vs WAS · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 23, 12, 11, 10, 21, 17, 28, 38TOR vs PHX · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 17, 33, 23, 26, 20, 35, 28, 37MIL @ DET · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 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
Raymond FeltonCHA+7.7 18.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Carlos BoozerUTA+6.0 19.9 last 10 · 13.9 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+5.5 32.0 last 10 · 26.5 season
Kwame BrownLAL+5.4 12.2 last 10 · 6.8 season
Mike DunleavyGSW+5.3 16.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Cuttino MobleyLAC−5.8 9.6 last 10 · 15.4 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 14.1 last 10 · 19.9 season
Channing FryeNYK−5.7 6.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Derek AndersonMIA−5.3 2.9 last 10 · 8.2 season