FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 12, 2007Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Magic108
Bobcats119
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +18; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Nets113
Grizzlies102
Q1 NJN +7; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +12; Q4 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Raptors108
Bucks93
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +16; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Rockets82
Suns103
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +21
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Warriors117
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +29; Q4 GSW +17
On this day · 2005–06Mar 12, 2006: 10 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Heat), 47 points.
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The lead · Magic-Bobcats

Orlando's skid reaches three

Vince Carter goes for 30 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+13+18+11CHA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27222831108
Bobcats34283324119
Who led
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 3, 12, 0, 9, 4, 0, 16, 24CHA24 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 13, 22, 6, 10, 12, 13, 24, 21CHA21 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 21, 23, 9, 25, 10, 17, 16, 26ORL26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 9, 12, 22, 19, 25, 2, 10, 23ORL23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Grizzlies6
Mavs-Warriors4
Raptors-Bucks3
Rockets-Suns1
Magic-Bobcats1
The night in charts
Magic-Bobcats combined for 227, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-BobcatsMagic 108, Bobcats 119
227
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 100, Warriors 117
217
Nets-GrizzliesNets 113, Grizzlies 102
215
Raptors-BucksRaptors 108, Bucks 93
201
Rockets-SunsRockets 82, Suns 103
185
CHA won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Magic-BobcatsMagic 108, Bobcats 119
+11 CHA
Nets-GrizzliesNets 113, Grizzlies 102
+11 NJN
Raptors-BucksRaptors 108, Bucks 93
+15 TOR
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 100, Warriors 117
+17 GSW
Rockets-SunsRockets 82, Suns 103
+21 PHX
Dwight shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
BarbosaPHX · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
67% (12-18)
BrezecCHA · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
BellMIL · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Derek AndersonCHA · 24 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Nets-Grizzlies
Nets 113Grizzlies 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28233626113
Grizzlies21243027102
The story
Mikki Moore's 24 points carried New Jersey past Memphis, 113-102

For Memphis, Pau Gasol had 19 PTS, 7 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-21, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +7+6+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bobcats
Magic 108Bobcats 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27222831108
Bobcats34283324119
The story
Charlotte beat Orlando 119-108 behind 24 points and 10 assists from Derek Anderson

Hedo Turkoglu paced Orlando: 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 9-15 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +7+13+18+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard topped the game at 53.2 FPTS: 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST

Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 100Warriors 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs33181831100
Warriors33313419117
The story
Jason Richardson had 16 points as Golden State beat Dallas 117-100

Devin Harris led Dallas with 16 PTS, 5 AST 16 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 6-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the third 34-18, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
300 0+13+29+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.0 in 56 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 60 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg35.3Today

35 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Nets-Grizzlies

New Jersey never trails at a break against Memphis

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 113–102. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over ORL11NJN over MEM11TOR over MIL15GSW over DAL17PHX over HOU21Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over MEM.
Top performances

Leandro Barbosa leads the day with 32

Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 19, 13, 11, 14, 20, 32, 19, 32Suns-Rockets · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 46, 26, 40, 27, 25, 9, 32, 14, 17, 30Nets-Grizzlies · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 38, 12, 26, 31, 21, 52, 15, 10, 29, 29Bucks-Raptors · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 21, 23, 9, 25, 10, 17, 16, 26Magic-Bobcats · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 14, 13, 14, 25, 25, 19, 27, 25Raptors-Bucks · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Charlie BellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 13, 20, 19, 8, 10, 20, 5, 25Bucks-Raptors · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephon MarburyNYK+8.7 24.5 last 10 · 15.8 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Al JeffersonBOS+5.6 20.8 last 10 · 15.2 season
LeBron JamesCLE+5.4 32.8 last 10 · 27.4 season
Tyson ChandlerNOK+5.2 14.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Carlos BoozerUTA−7.3 13.6 last 10 · 20.9 season
Caron ButlerWAS−5.5 13.9 last 10 · 19.4 season
Rasual ButlerNOK−5.1 4.7 last 10 · 9.8 season
Damon JonesCLE−4.9 2.1 last 10 · 7.0 season
Tyronn LueATL−4.8 6.5 last 10 · 11.3 season