FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 18, 2008Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 6 at halftime and won 112–106.

Final · Box score
Nuggets120
Pistons136
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +22; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Heat112
Bucks106
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA -5; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Nets96
Bulls112
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +24; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Mavs100
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +21; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Rockets74
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Kings122
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +17
Final · Box score
Suns111
Blazers98
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +13
On this day · 2006–07Mar 18, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Wolves), 50 points.
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The lead · Heat-Bucks

Milwaukee's skid reaches six

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 35 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-6-5+6MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24202840112
Bucks26242729106
Who led
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 5, 10, 3, 11, 15, 34, 6, 21MIA21 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Chris QuinnPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 8, 20, 0, 4, 7, 0, 8, 17MIA17 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 28, 15, 25, 19, 26, 26, 15, 27MIL27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 16, 26, 37, 24, 13, 15, 5, 26MIL26 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Warriors-Kings

Sacramento beats Golden State, 122–105

Sacramento led 101–82 after three and won by 17. Kevin Martin led Sacramento with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over DAL2MIA over MIL6PHX over POR13DET over DEN16CHI over NJN16SAC over GSW17BOS over HOU20Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over GSW.
Lead changes
Warriors-Kings10
Nets-Bulls9
Lakers-Mavs9
Heat-Bucks5
Suns-Blazers3
Celtics-Rockets3
Nuggets-Pistons2
The night in charts
Nuggets-Pistons combined for 256, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 120, Pistons 136
256
Warriors-KingsWarriors 105, Kings 122
227
Heat-BucksHeat 112, Bucks 106
218
Suns-BlazersSuns 111, Blazers 98
209
Nets-BullsNets 96, Bulls 112
208
Lakers-MavsLakers 102, Mavs 100
202
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 94, Rockets 74
168
LAL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Lakers-MavsLakers 102, Mavs 100
+2 LAL
Heat-BucksHeat 112, Bucks 106
+6 MIA
Suns-BlazersSuns 111, Blazers 98
+13 PHX
Nets-BullsNets 96, Bulls 112
+16 CHI
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 120, Pistons 136
+16 DET
Warriors-KingsWarriors 105, Kings 122
+17 SAC
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 94, Rockets 74
+20 BOS
MIA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-BucksMIA won · Heat 112, Bucks 106
6 pts
Warriors-KingsSAC won · Warriors 105, Kings 122
2 pts
Celtics-RocketsBOS won · Celtics 94, Rockets 74
1 pt
Mikki Moore shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mikki MooreSAC · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
MaxiellDET · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
PoweBOS · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Kenyon MartinDEN · 16 PTS, 4 STL, 2 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
DengCHI · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Lakers-Mavs
Lakers 102Mavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28311825102
Mavs21172735100
The story
Kobe Bryant had 29 points as Los Angeles beat Dallas 102-100

Jason Terry led Dallas with 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 12-23 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the second 31-17, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +7+21+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Bucks
Heat 112Bucks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24202840112
Bucks26242729106
The story
Ricky Davis' 14 points and 10 assists carried Miami past Milwaukee, 112-106

For Milwaukee, Mo Williams had 26 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 14 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 5-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 40-29.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2−6−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Ruffin was the fantasy play: 50.2 FPTS on 16 REB, 14 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Celtics-Rockets
Celtics 94Rockets 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2119322294
Rockets2218161874
The story
Boston beat Houston 94-74 behind 22 points and 11 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Mike Harris paced Houston: 12 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −10+16+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 58 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 58 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 35

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 30, 23, 34, 18, 26, 21, 21, 35Mavs-Lakers · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 6, 25, 29, 23, 48, 21, 6, 16, 32, 34Kings-Warriors · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 11, 29, 22, 25, 20, 20, 26, 31Blazers-Suns · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 52, 34, 16, 26, 34, 36, 24, 29Lakers-Mavs · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 28, 15, 25, 19, 26, 26, 15, 27Bucks-Heat · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 30, 25, 24, 18, 14, 22, 26, 27Nuggets-Pistons · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Beno UdrihSAC+6.0 18.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Mike DunleavyIND+5.2 23.6 last 10 · 18.4 season
Anthony ParkerTOR+5.0 17.7 last 10 · 12.7 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.0 12.5 last 10 · 7.5 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+4.9 15.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Gerald WallaceCHA−5.9 14.0 last 10 · 19.9 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Andres NocioniCHI−4.9 8.9 last 10 · 13.8 season
Francisco GarciaSAC−4.4 7.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
John SalmonsSAC−4.3 8.4 last 10 · 12.7 season