FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 7, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed LAC by 13 at halftime and won 106–105.

Final · Box score
Pistons83
Hawks87
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Heat89
Cavs99
Q1 CLE +14; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Bobcats114
Knicks105
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Sixers110
Grizzlies105
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Thunder90
Hornets108
Q1 NOH +13; Q2 NOH +4; Q3 NOH +4; Q4 NOH +18
Final · Box score
Wizards103
Mavs119
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Warriors120
Bucks127
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Blazers95
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Pacers106
Clippers105
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND -13; Q3 IND -5; Q4 IND +1
On this day · 2007–08Mar 7, 2008: 12 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Kings-Wolves), 48 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Clippers

Indiana climbs back to beat Clippers

Dwyane Wade goes for 25 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-13-5+1IND AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers25263322106
Clippers30342516105
Who led
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 16, 33, 20, 14, 28, 26, 17, 25IND25 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 27, 19, 13, 20, 22, 23, 11, 22IND22 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 17, 30, 24, 23, 21, 27, 4, 35LAC35 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Al ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 6, 20, 8, 33, 4, 16, 14, 25, 22LAC22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Blazers25
Sixers-Grizzlies15
Wizards-Mavs6
Pacers-Clippers6
Pistons-Hawks5
Warriors-Bucks5
Bobcats-Knicks4
Thunder-Hornets4
Heat-Cavs0
The night in charts
Warriors-Bucks combined for 247, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BucksWarriors 120, Bucks 127
247
Wizards-MavsWizards 103, Mavs 119
222
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 114, Knicks 105
219
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 110, Grizzlies 105
215
Pacers-ClippersPacers 106, Clippers 105
211
Thunder-HornetsThunder 90, Hornets 108
198
Heat-CavsHeat 89, Cavs 99
188
Wolves-BlazersWolves 93, Blazers 95
188
Pistons-HawksPistons 83, Hawks 87
170
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-ClippersPacers 106, Clippers 105
+1 IND
Wolves-BlazersWolves 93, Blazers 95
+2 POR
Pistons-HawksPistons 83, Hawks 87
+4 ATL
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 110, Grizzlies 105
+5 PHI
Warriors-BucksWarriors 120, Bucks 127
+7 MIL
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 114, Knicks 105
+9 CHA
Heat-CavsHeat 89, Cavs 99
+10 CLE
Wizards-MavsWizards 103, Mavs 119
+16 DAL
Thunder-HornetsThunder 90, Hornets 108
+18 NOH
IND erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-ClippersIND won · Pacers 106, Clippers 105
13 pts
Pistons-HawksATL won · Pistons 83, Hawks 87
7 pts
Wizards-MavsDAL won · Wizards 103, Mavs 119
6 pts
Sixers-GrizzliesPHI won · Sixers 110, Grizzlies 105
4 pts
Julian Wright shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Julian WrightNOH · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
GasolMEM · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
Antoine WrightDAL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
O'NealMIA · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
RoyPOR · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
Final · Pacers-Clippers
Pacers 106Clippers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers25263322106
Clippers30342516105
The story
Jarrett Jack had 25 points as Indiana beat Los Angeles 106-105

Zach Randolph led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB · 10-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Pacers took the third 33-25.

IND lead by quarter
200 −5−13−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 93Blazers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2224242393
Blazers2621242495
The story
Brandon Roy's 31 points carried Portland past Minnesota, 95-93

For Minnesota, Ryan Gomes had 28 PTS, 4 REB 31 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 13-19 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-22, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +4+1+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Hornets
Thunder 90Hornets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder1831231890
Hornets31222332108
The story
New Orleans beat Oklahoma City 108-90 behind 21 points and 14 assists from Chris Paul

Russell Westbrook paced Oklahoma City: 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB, 6 STL · 10-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +13+4+4+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 64 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.7minutes, last 3 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
25.72007–08 avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 2007–08 (43 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New Orleans by 18.

IND over LAC1POR over MIN2ATL over DET4PHI over MEM5MIL over GSW7CHA over NYK9CLE over MIA10DAL over WAS16NOH over OKC18Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Eric Gordon leads the day with 35

Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 17, 30, 24, 23, 21, 27, 4, 35Clippers-Pacers · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 17, 16, 22, 22, 20, 29, 27, 35Bucks-Warriors · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 14, 14, 41, 24, 28, 24, 27, 34Mavs-Wizards · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 20, 13, 8, 8, 20, 17, 10, 33Mavs-Wizards · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 23, 24, 15, 20, 11, 11, 25, 32Warriors-Bucks · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 15, 16, 12, 13, 17, 13, 0, 31Grizzlies-Sixers · L
9.7 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nate RobinsonNYK+9.9 27.5 last 10 · 17.6 season
Jarrett JackIND+8.9 21.5 last 10 · 12.6 season
Rasual ButlerNOH+6.8 17.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Ryan GomesMIN+6.5 19.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+6.4 21.1 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cold
Quentin RichardsonNYK−5.6 4.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
D.J. AugustinCHA−4.2 7.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Mickael PietrusORL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Kenyon MartinDEN−3.4 8.8 last 10 · 12.2 season