FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 11, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIN by 4 at halftime and won 103–96.

Final · Box score
Sonics107
Pacers114
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Wizards105
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Wolves96
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Bulls108
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies111
Suns132
Q1 PHX +19; Q2 PHX +31; Q3 PHX +30; Q4 PHX +21
Final · Box score
Raptors108
Lakers117
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2006–07Mar 11, 2007: 9 games. Top scorer: Yao Ming (Rockets-Magic), 37 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Wolves

Portland tops Minnesota in Minnesota

Kobe Bryant goes for 34 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-4-2+7POR AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26242726103
Wolves2628251796
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 9, 20, 26, 25, 20, 27, 15, 27POR27 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 9, 22, 15, 11, 29, 22, 25, 20POR20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 23, 22, 30, 18, 11, 21, 30, 20MIN20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Rashad McCantsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 22, 19, 11, 18, 12, 22, 7, 18MIN18 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Raptors-Lakers

Lakers get past Toronto

117–108, with Lakers ahead 58–52 at halftime. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over SEA7POR over MIN7WAS over MIL8LAL over TOR9CHI over UTA12PHX over MEM21Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over TOR.
Lead changes
Bucks-Wizards9
Sonics-Pacers8
Raptors-Lakers5
Jazz-Bulls2
Grizzlies-Suns0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Suns combined for 243, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 111, Suns 132
243
Raptors-LakersRaptors 108, Lakers 117
225
Sonics-PacersSonics 107, Pacers 114
221
Jazz-BullsJazz 96, Bulls 108
204
Bucks-WizardsBucks 97, Wizards 105
202
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 103, Wolves 96
199
POR won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 103, Wolves 96
+7 POR
Sonics-PacersSonics 107, Pacers 114
+7 IND
Bucks-WizardsBucks 97, Wizards 105
+8 WAS
Raptors-LakersRaptors 108, Lakers 117
+9 LAL
Jazz-BullsJazz 96, Bulls 108
+12 CHI
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 111, Suns 132
+21 PHX
POR rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-WolvesPOR won · Blazers 103, Wolves 96
4 pts
Raptors-LakersLAL won · Raptors 108, Lakers 117
3 pts
Odom shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OdomLAL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
Amar'ePHX · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
CollisonSEA · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Grant HillPHX · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
McCantsMIN · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Sonics-Pacers
Sonics 107Pacers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics24312725107
Pacers31253028114
The story
Mike Dunleavy had 32 points as Indiana beat Seattle 114-107

Kevin Durant led Seattle with 27 PTS, 2 REB 32 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 10-16 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +7+1+4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Lakers
Raptors 108Lakers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25272531108
Lakers22362534117
The story
Lamar Odom's 20 points carried Los Angeles past Toronto, 117-108

For Toronto, Anthony Parker had 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 9-12 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 36-27.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −3+6+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Bulls
Jazz 96Bulls 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2319292596
Bulls25303122108
The story
Chicago beat Utah 108-96 behind 24 points and 10 rebounds from Drew Gooden

Mehmet Okur paced Utah: 22 PTS, 18 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 11-18 FG

The swing

A 30-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2+13+15+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 59 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.5Season avg25.2Last 3

25.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.5 in 54 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 30, 21, 33, 52, 34, 16, 26, 34Lakers-Raptors · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 17, 25, 36, 36, 13, 13, 11, 32Pacers-Sonics · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 25, 32, 26, 22, 22, 37, 16, 29Suns-Grizzlies · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 16, 15, 6, 20, 13, 2, 6, 28Raptors-Lakers · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 9, 20, 26, 25, 20, 27, 15, 27Blazers-Wolves · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 16, 24, 25, 20, 23, 14, 20, 27Sonics-Pacers · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mike DunleavyIND+5.4 23.6 last 10 · 18.2 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+5.4 12.3 last 10 · 6.9 season
Mehmet OkurUTA+5.1 19.2 last 10 · 14.1 season
Matt CarrollCHA+5.0 14.0 last 10 · 9.0 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+4.7 15.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Linas KleizaDEN−4.7 6.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
John SalmonsSAC−4.6 8.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.3 11.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Anthony JohnsonSAC−4.2 1.5 last 10 · 5.7 season