FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 26, 2009Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DET by 3 at halftime and won 92–77.

Final · Box score
Lakers92
Pistons77
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +15
Final · Box score
Heat87
Bulls106
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +16; Q4 CHI +19
Final · Box score
Suns109
Blazers129
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +21; Q4 POR +20
On this day · 2007–08Mar 26, 2008: 12 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Kings-Grizzlies), 36 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Pistons

Lakers make it four straight

Brandon Roy goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13-3+15+15LAL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2514312292
Pistons1230132277
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 37, 23, 28, 11, 21, 28, 19, 30LAL30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 8, 10, 6, 9, 11, 5, 11, 15LAL15 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Will BynumPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 4, 12, 19, 10, 22, 9, 20, 25DET25 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 16, 19, 10, 14, 24, 16, 16, 14DET14 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Heat-Bulls

Chicago takes care of Miami

A 19-point win, 106–87. John Salmons led Chicago with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over DET15CHI over MIA19POR over PHX20Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over MIA.
Lead changes
Heat-Bulls7
Suns-Blazers6
Lakers-Pistons4
The night in charts
Suns-Blazers combined for 238, 45 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-BlazersSuns 109, Blazers 129
238
Heat-BullsHeat 87, Bulls 106
193
Lakers-PistonsLakers 92, Pistons 77
169
LAL won the closest game by 15
Closest finishes
Lakers-PistonsLakers 92, Pistons 77
+15 LAL
Heat-BullsHeat 87, Bulls 106
+19 CHI
Suns-BlazersSuns 109, Blazers 129
+20 POR
LAL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-PistonsLAL won · Lakers 92, Pistons 77
3 pts
Heat-BullsCHI won · Heat 87, Bulls 106
2 pts
Fernandez shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FernandezPOR · 23 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
80% (8-10)
AldridgePOR · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
BynumDET · 25 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
ShaqPHX · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
BlakePOR · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Lakers-Pistons
Lakers 92Pistons 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2514312292
Pistons1230132277
The story
Kobe Bryant's 30 points carried Los Angeles past Detroit, 92-77

For Detroit, Will Bynum had 25 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 10-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 31-13.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +13−3+15+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 87Bulls 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2524142487
Bulls26213227106
The story
Chicago beat Miami 106-87 behind 27 points from John Salmons

Udonis Haslem paced Miami: 13 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 12-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-14 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +1−2+16+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 109Blazers 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27302230109
Blazers29363529129
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and 12 rebounds as Portland beat Phoenix 129-109

Shaquille O'Neal led Phoenix with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 11-16 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the third 35-22, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
300 +2+8+21+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 44 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 65 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg31.4Today

31 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 31

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 48, 32, 50, 18, 27, 39, 27, 21, 31Heat-Bulls · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 37, 23, 28, 11, 21, 28, 19, 30Lakers-Pistons · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 23, 19, 19, 22, 12, 8, 24, 29Blazers-Suns · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 14, 24, 38, 20, 30, 19, 16, 27Bulls-Heat · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 31, 29, 20, 20, 24, 30, 12, 26Blazers-Suns · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Will BynumPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 4, 12, 19, 10, 22, 9, 20, 25Pistons-Lakers · L
6.0 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Thaddeus YoungPHI+8.2 23.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Antonio McDyessDET+6.4 16.3 last 10 · 9.9 season
Richard HamiltonDET+5.6 23.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Tony ParkerSAS+5.6 27.5 last 10 · 21.9 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.5 19.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Drew GoodenSAS−5.5 6.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Corey MaggetteGSW−4.2 14.7 last 10 · 18.9 season
O.J. MayoMEM−4.1 14.3 last 10 · 18.4 season
Daequan CookMIA−3.9 5.5 last 10 · 9.4 season