FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 1, 2007Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Cavs92
Mavs95
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Bobcats90
Blazers127
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +20; Q3 POR +37; Q4 POR +37
Final · Box score
Clippers75
Sonics77
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 Sonics 0; Q4 SEA +2
On this day · 2005–06Mar 1, 2006: 13 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Rockets), 40 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Sonics

Rashard Lewis scores 31, Seattle holds off Clippers

LeBron James goes for 39 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+70+2SEA AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2113231875
Sonics2615162077
Who led
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 0, 14, 23, 20, 34, 18, 10, 29, 21, 31SEA31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Chris WilcoxPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 25, 5, 13, 7, 8, 10, 13, 12SEA12 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 21, 12, 14, 17, 31, 14, 18, 22LAC22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 17, 23, 17, 31, 15, 16, 11, 18LAC18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Cavs-Mavs

Dallas leads Cleveland wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 95–92. Best quarter: the first, 27–23. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SEA over LAC2DAL over CLE3POR over CHA37Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over CLE.
Lead changes
Clippers-Sonics7
Cavs-Mavs4
Bobcats-Blazers0
The night in charts
Bobcats-Blazers combined for 217, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-BlazersBobcats 90, Blazers 127
217
Cavs-MavsCavs 92, Mavs 95
187
Clippers-SonicsClippers 75, Sonics 77
152
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-SonicsClippers 75, Sonics 77
+2 SEA
Cavs-MavsCavs 92, Mavs 95
+3 DAL
Bobcats-BlazersBobcats 90, Blazers 127
+37 POR
Carroll shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CarrollCHA · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
WebsterPOR · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
AldridgePOR · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
63% (12-19)
LeBronCLE · 39 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
63% (17-27)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 13 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Clippers-Sonics
Clippers 75Sonics 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2113231875
Sonics2615162077
The story
Chris Wilcox had 13 rebounds and 12 points as Seattle beat Los Angeles 77-75

Elton Brand led Los Angeles with 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 13 REB, 12 PTS · 4-12 FG

The swing

The SuperSonics won the first 26-21, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +5+70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Mavs
Cavs 92Mavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2319203092
Mavs2725222195
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 24 points and 11 rebounds carried Dallas past Cleveland, 95-92

For Cleveland, Donyell Marshall had 14 PTS, 6 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 9-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-19, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4+10+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Blazers
Bobcats 90Blazers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats1624262490
Blazers31294324127
The story
Portland beat Charlotte 127-90 behind 30 points from LaMarcus Aldridge

Matt Carroll paced Charlotte: 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 6 REB · 12-19 FG

The swing

A 43-26 third quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
400 +15+20+37+37 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 48 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg16.8Last 3

16.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 57 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 39

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 29, 18, 23, 38, 29, 29, 29, 35, 39Cavs-Mavs · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 0, 14, 23, 20, 34, 18, 10, 29, 21, 31Sonics-Clippers · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 18, 0, 6, 9, 18, 6, 12, 30Blazers-Bobcats · W
7.6 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 38, 15, 24, 38, 26, 31, 31, 27, 23, 24Mavs-Cavs · W
25.4 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 21, 12, 14, 17, 31, 14, 18, 22Clippers-Sonics · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 33, 40, 10, 17, 28, 22, 22, 25, 11, 20Blazers-Bobcats · W
23.7 PPG season to date · −3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+7.5 28.3 last 10 · 20.8 season
Rudy GayMEM+6.4 16.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Dwight HowardORL+6.1 24.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Tyson ChandlerNOK+5.0 13.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Rasual ButlerNOK−5.6 4.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Tyronn LueATL−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Fred JonesPOR−5.3 2.1 last 10 · 7.4 season
Richard HamiltonDET−4.9 16.6 last 10 · 21.5 season
Earl BoykinsMIL−4.5 10.3 last 10 · 14.8 season