FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 30, 2009Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed GSW by 7 after three quarters and won 114–109.

Final · Box score
Magic101
Heat95
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Bucks107
Nets78
Q1 MIL +19; Q2 MIL +23; Q3 MIL +31; Q4 MIL +29
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Jazz112
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +21; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies114
Warriors109
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM -7; Q4 MEM +5
On this day · 2007–08Mar 30, 2008: 9 games. Top scorer: Jamal Crawford (Knicks-Hawks), 39 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Warriors

Golden State's skid reaches five

Dwyane Wade goes for 42 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+4-7+5MEM AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies27302037114
Warriors27263125109
Who led
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 21, 16, 6, 12, 21, 6, 12, 24MEM24 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 20, 8, 7, 12, 11, 20, 2, 21MEM21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 29, 27, 21, 12, 27, 22, 17, 29GSW29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 11, 25, 32, 19, 9, 17, 30, 26GSW26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Heat18
Grizzlies-Warriors8
Knicks-Jazz3
Bucks-Nets2
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Warriors combined for 223, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 114, Warriors 109
223
Knicks-JazzKnicks 104, Jazz 112
216
Magic-HeatMagic 101, Heat 95
196
Bucks-NetsBucks 107, Nets 78
185
MEM won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 114, Warriors 109
+5 MEM
Magic-HeatMagic 101, Heat 95
+6 ORL
Knicks-JazzKnicks 104, Jazz 112
+8 UTA
Bucks-NetsBucks 107, Nets 78
+29 MIL
Dwight shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 22 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
LewisORL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
BrewerUTA · 17 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
JeffersonMIL · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
BoozerUTA · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Grizzlies-Warriors
Grizzlies 114Warriors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies27302037114
Warriors27263125109
The story
Rudy Gay's 21 points carried Memphis past Golden State, 114-109

For Golden State, Monta Ellis had 29 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 37-25.

MEM lead by quarter
200 0+4−7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jamal Crawford was the fantasy play: 55.5 FPTS on 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 101Heat 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26202431101
Heat2122262695
The story
Dwight Howard had 22 points and 18 rebounds as Orlando beat Miami 101-95

Mario Chalmers led Miami with 13 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

The Magic won the first 26-21, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +5+3+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Jazz
Knicks 104Jazz 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks24223226104
Jazz36311926112
The story
Utah beat New York 112-104 behind 24 points and 13 assists from Deron Williams

David Lee paced New York: 21 PTS, 10 REB 24 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB · 10-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 36-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +12+21+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 67 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 16 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.9minutes, last 3 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
25.92007–08 avg4.0Last 3

4.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 2007–08 (59 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Magic-Heat

Orlando leads Miami wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 101–95. Best quarter: the fourth, 31–26. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 22 points, 18 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over GSW5ORL over MIA6UTA over NYK8MIL over NJN29Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over MIA.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 42

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 50, 18, 27, 39, 27, 21, 31, 27, 42Heat-Magic · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 16, 27, 17, 13, 16, 22, 13, 32, 29Bucks-Nets · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 29, 27, 21, 12, 27, 22, 17, 29Warriors-Grizzlies · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 11, 25, 32, 19, 9, 17, 30, 26Warriors-Grizzlies · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 30, 11, 12, 24, 19, 25, 21, 24Jazz-Knicks · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 21, 16, 6, 12, 21, 6, 12, 24Grizzlies-Warriors · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Thaddeus YoungPHI+7.4 22.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Monta EllisGSW+5.9 23.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Brandon RushIND+5.8 13.0 last 10 · 7.2 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.5 19.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Grant HillPHX+5.0 16.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Drew GoodenSAS−4.8 6.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.4 22.8 last 10 · 27.2 season
Daequan CookMIA−4.4 4.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Andrei KirilenkoUTA−4.3 7.1 last 10 · 11.4 season