FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 21, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed CHI by 14 at halftime and won 117–109.

Final · Box score
Hawks96
Cavs102
Q1 CLE +14; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Pacers108
Bobcats83
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +32; Q4 IND +25
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Magic110
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Grizzlies87
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Lakers117
Bulls109
Q1 LAL -10; Q2 LAL -14; Q3 LAL -6; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Bucks84
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Wizards96
Suns128
Q1 PHX +15; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +32
On this day · 2007–08Mar 21, 2008: 10 games. Top scorer: Mike Miller (Grizzlies-Knicks), 34 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Bulls

Lakers climb out of a 14-point hole against Chicago

Brandon Roy goes for 30 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-14-6+8LAL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24243336117
Bulls34282522109
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 49, 31, 23, 26, 37, 23, 28, 11, 21, 28LAL28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 21, 18, 20, 23, 25, 25, 21, 23LAL23 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 21, 29, 18, 14, 24, 38, 20, 30CHI30 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 27, 23, 7, 20, 4, 11, 25, 25CHI25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Grizzlies16
Pacers-Bobcats8
Lakers-Bulls6
Hawks-Cavs2
Knicks-Magic2
Blazers-Bucks1
Wizards-Suns0
The night in charts
Lakers-Bulls combined for 226, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BullsLakers 117, Bulls 109
226
Wizards-SunsWizards 96, Suns 128
224
Knicks-MagicKnicks 103, Magic 110
213
Hawks-CavsHawks 96, Cavs 102
198
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 105, Grizzlies 87
192
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 108, Bobcats 83
191
Blazers-BucksBlazers 96, Bucks 84
180
CLE won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Hawks-CavsHawks 96, Cavs 102
+6 CLE
Knicks-MagicKnicks 103, Magic 110
+7 ORL
Lakers-BullsLakers 117, Bulls 109
+8 LAL
Blazers-BucksBlazers 96, Bucks 84
+12 POR
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 105, Grizzlies 87
+18 BOS
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 108, Bobcats 83
+25 IND
Wizards-SunsWizards 96, Suns 128
+32 PHX
LAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BullsLAL won · Lakers 117, Bulls 109
14 pts
Blazers-BucksPOR won · Blazers 96, Bucks 84
6 pts
Pacers-BobcatsIND won · Pacers 108, Bobcats 83
2 pts
Jack shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JackIND · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
93% (13-14)
Glen DavisBOS · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
RichardsonPHX · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
72% (13-18)
SalmonsCHI · 30 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
NashPHX · 17 PTS, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 96Cavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1322283396
Cavs27262623102
The story
LeBron James' 22 points carried Cleveland past Atlanta, 102-96

For Atlanta, Flip Murray had 22 PTS, 2 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 9-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-13, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +14+18+16+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Bulls
Lakers 117Bulls 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24243336117
Bulls34282522109
The story
Kobe Bryant had 28 points as Los Angeles beat Chicago 117-109

Tyrus Thomas led Chicago with 16 REB, 15 PTS 28 PTS, 7 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB · 10-25 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 36-22.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −10−14−6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Bucks
Blazers 96Bucks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1821302796
Bucks2419172484
The story
Portland beat Milwaukee 96-84 behind 21 points from Steve Blake

Richard Jefferson paced Milwaukee: 16 PTS, 4 REB 21 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 7-16 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6−4+9+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 68 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 54 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg41.8Today

42 minutes today, against 23.9 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Bucks

Portland handles Milwaukee by 12

The Trail Blazers won the third quarter 30–17. Final: 96–84. Brandon Roy led Portland with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over ATL6ORL over NYK7LAL over CHI8POR over MIL12BOS over MEM18IND over CHA25PHX over WAS32Final margin, points. Pink = POR over MIL.
Top performances

Jason Richardson leads the day with 35

Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 14, 15, 16, 13, 6, 31, 25, 35Suns-Wizards · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 7, 0, 7, 6, 5, 2, 10, 33Knicks-Magic · L
10.0 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 17, 25, 21, 10, 13, 13, 10, 31Pacers-Bobcats · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 27, 22, 31, 29, 20, 20, 24, 30Blazers-Bucks · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 21, 29, 18, 14, 24, 38, 20, 30Bulls-Lakers · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 49, 31, 23, 26, 37, 23, 28, 11, 21, 28Lakers-Bulls · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dwyane WadeMIA+6.6 36.4 last 10 · 29.8 season
Jarrett JackIND+6.5 19.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Steve NashPHX+6.4 21.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Thabo SefoloshaOKC+5.9 11.8 last 10 · 5.9 season
JR SmithDEN+5.8 20.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Kenyon MartinDEN−5.2 6.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Tim DuncanSAS−4.7 15.1 last 10 · 19.8 season
O.J. MayoMEM−4.4 14.0 last 10 · 18.4 season
Andris BiedrinsGSW−3.6 8.8 last 10 · 12.4 season