FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 31, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 7 after the first quarter and won 79–73.

Final · Box score
Lakers84
Bobcats94
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Pistons73
Cavs79
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Bulls105
Pacers107
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Hawks85
Sixers98
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Wolves88
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Thunder96
Spurs95
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Nuggets111
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Blazers125
Q1 POR +14; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +19; Q4 POR +21
Final · Box score
Hornets111
Kings110
Q1 NOH -6; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOH -4; Q4 NOH +1
On this day · 2007–08Mar 31, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Nuggets), 41 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Cavs

Cleveland extends win streak to 13

David West goes for 40 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-70+4+6CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1925141573
Cavs1232181779
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 51, 19, 43, 26, 22, 30, 22, 25, 24, 25CLE25 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Delonte WestPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 8, 9, 7, 3, 13, 13, 3, 12CLE12 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 20, 29, 27, 24, 14, 31, 14, 13DET13 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 28, 10, 31, 14, 22, 2, 8, 11DET11 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Kings21
Lakers-Bobcats13
Thunder-Spurs10
Bulls-Pacers7
Pistons-Cavs3
Knicks-Nuggets3
Hawks-Sixers2
Mavs-Wolves1
Jazz-Blazers1
Shot of the night

Butler's three at the buzzer puts the Hornets ahead, 111-110 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Blazers combined for 229, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-BlazersJazz 104, Blazers 125
229
Hornets-KingsHornets 111, Kings 110
221
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 104, Nuggets 111
215
Bulls-PacersBulls 105, Pacers 107
212
Mavs-WolvesMavs 108, Wolves 88
196
Thunder-SpursThunder 96, Spurs 95
191
Hawks-SixersHawks 85, Sixers 98
183
Lakers-BobcatsLakers 84, Bobcats 94
178
Pistons-CavsPistons 73, Cavs 79
152
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-KingsHornets 111, Kings 110
+1 NOH
Thunder-SpursThunder 96, Spurs 95
+1 OKC
Bulls-PacersBulls 105, Pacers 107
+2 IND
Pistons-CavsPistons 73, Cavs 79
+6 CLE
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 104, Nuggets 111
+7 DEN
Lakers-BobcatsLakers 84, Bobcats 94
+10 CHA
Hawks-SixersHawks 85, Sixers 98
+13 PHI
Mavs-WolvesMavs 108, Wolves 88
+20 DAL
Jazz-BlazersJazz 104, Blazers 125
+21 POR
CLE rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-CavsCLE won · Pistons 73, Cavs 79
7 pts
Hornets-KingsNOH won · Hornets 111, Kings 110
6 pts
Thunder-SpursOKC won · Thunder 96, Spurs 95
3 pts
Bulls-PacersIND won · Bulls 105, Pacers 107
3 pts
Lakers-BobcatsCHA won · Lakers 84, Bobcats 94
1 pt
Josh Smith shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Josh SmithATL · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
87% (13-15)
BoozerUTA · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
DuncanSAS · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
KrsticOKC · 16 PTS, 8 REB
73% (8-11)
RoyPOR · 25 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Hornets-Kings
Hornets 111Kings 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets32322225111
Kings38262620110
The story
Chris Paul had 15 points and 15 assists as New Orleans beat Sacramento 111-110

Spencer Hawes led Sacramento with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 15 AST, 8 REB · 5-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Hornets took the second 32-26.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −60−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Spurs
Thunder 96Spurs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2925271596
Spurs3216272095
The story
Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 96-95 behind 31 points from Kevin Durant

Michael Finley paced San Antonio: 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 12-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-16 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −3+6+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 46.4 FPTS: 21 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 105Pacers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls24282726105
Pacers28222631107
The story
Danny Granger's 31 points carried Indiana past Chicago, 107-105

For Chicago, Derrick Rose had 24 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 31 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 11-19 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 31-26.

IND lead by quarter
200 +4−2−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

T.J. Ford was the fantasy play: 48.3 FPTS on 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 67 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.4Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.4 in 55 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg39.8Today

40 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 2 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: Portland by 21.

OKC over SAS1NOH over SAC1IND over CHI2CLE over DET6DEN over NYK7CHA over LAL10PHI over ATL13DAL over MIN20POR over UTA21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

David West leads the day with 40

David WestPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 16, 14, 29, 23, 18, 29, 23, 40Hornets-Kings · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high40 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 21, 15, 9, 9, 12, 22, 9, 33Hawks-Sixers · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 25, 28, 24, 30, 24, 18, 21, 31Thunder-Spurs · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 10, 35, 18, 21, 28, 32, 31, 31Pacers-Bulls · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 19, 27, 19, 13, 8, 13, 11, 30Knicks-Nuggets · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 15, 35, 20, 29, 29, 43, 31, 29Nuggets-Knicks · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin LoveMIN+6.4 17.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
Brandon RushIND+6.1 13.4 last 10 · 7.3 season
Monta EllisGSW+5.9 23.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.5 19.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Thaddeus YoungPHI+5.0 20.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−5.6 21.6 last 10 · 27.2 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Mehmet OkurUTA−5.0 12.2 last 10 · 17.2 season
Daequan CookMIA−4.4 4.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Drew GoodenSAS−4.4 7.0 last 10 · 11.4 season