FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 1, 2010Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MEM by 12 at halftime and won 103–93.

Final · Box score
Mavs89
Bobcats84
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -10; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Cavs124
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +26; Q3 CLE +42; Q4 CLE +31
Final · Box score
Magic126
Sixers105
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +21
Final · Box score
Hawks116
Bulls92
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +24
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Grizzlies93
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -12; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Hornets92
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Raptors92
Rockets116
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +21; Q3 HOU +32; Q4 HOU +24
Final · Box score
Nuggets85
Suns101
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +16
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Clippers108
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +4
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The lead · Blazers-Grizzlies

Portland climbs back to beat Memphis

Josh Smith goes for 18 rebounds

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-12+8+10POR AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers21204121103
Grizzlies2726211993
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 4, 9, 23, 28, 20, 23, 7, 25POR25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 6, 2, 14, 2, 9, 8, 31, 21POR21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 24, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 31, 22MEM22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 29, 15, 29, 17, 20, 20, 27, 19MEM19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Sixers14
Spurs-Hornets10
Mavs-Bobcats7
Blazers-Grizzlies5
Nuggets-Suns3
Knicks-Cavs1
Hawks-Bulls0
Raptors-Rockets0
Jazz-Clippers0
The night in charts
Magic-Sixers combined for 231, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-SixersMagic 126, Sixers 105
231
Knicks-CavsKnicks 93, Cavs 124
217
Jazz-ClippersJazz 104, Clippers 108
212
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 92, Rockets 116
208
Hawks-BullsHawks 116, Bulls 92
208
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 106, Hornets 92
198
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 103, Grizzlies 93
196
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 85, Suns 101
186
Mavs-BobcatsMavs 89, Bobcats 84
173
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-ClippersJazz 104, Clippers 108
+4 LAC
Mavs-BobcatsMavs 89, Bobcats 84
+5 DAL
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 103, Grizzlies 93
+10 POR
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 106, Hornets 92
+14 SAS
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 85, Suns 101
+16 PHX
Magic-SixersMagic 126, Sixers 105
+21 ORL
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 92, Rockets 116
+24 HOU
Hawks-BullsHawks 116, Bulls 92
+24 ATL
Knicks-CavsKnicks 93, Cavs 124
+31 CLE
POR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-GrizzliesPOR won · Blazers 103, Grizzlies 93
12 pts
Mavs-BobcatsDAL won · Mavs 89, Bobcats 84
10 pts
Nuggets-SunsPHX won · Nuggets 85, Suns 101
9 pts
Magic-SixersORL won · Magic 126, Sixers 105
1 pt
Nelson shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NelsonORL · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
George HillSAS · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
JruePHI · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
BrooksHOU · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB
69% (11-16)
LewisORL · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 104Clippers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz19242734104
Clippers29242926108
The story
Los Angeles beat Utah 108-104 behind 19 points and 12 assists from Baron Davis

Deron Williams paced Utah: 13 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 7-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +10+10+12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carlos Boozer topped the game at 48.7 FPTS: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Mavs-Bobcats
Mavs 89Bobcats 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2419232389
Bobcats2825151684
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and 13 rebounds as Dallas beat Charlotte 89-84

Tyrus Thomas led Charlotte with 16 PTS, 12 REB 27 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 12-23 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 23-15.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4−10−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 103Grizzlies 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers21204121103
Grizzlies2726211993
The story
Brandon Roy's 25 points carried Portland past Memphis, 103-93

For Memphis, Rudy Gay had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 7-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 41-21.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6−12+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 51 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg10.6Last 3

10.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.2 in 62 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat New York by 31, the widest margin of 9 games.

LAC over UTA4DAL over CHA5POR over MEM10SAS over NOH14PHX over DEN16ORL over PHI21ATL over CHI24HOU over TOR24CLE over NYK31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Marcus Thornton leads the day with 30

Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 2, 14, 12, 12, 37, 25, 18, 21, 30Hornets-Spurs · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 34, 10, 18, 15, 26, 15, 24, 31, 19, 28Rockets-Raptors · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 11, 10, 14, 13, 19, 33, 32, 28Rockets-Raptors · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 28, 23, 28, 23, 31, 37, 36, 27Mavs-Bobcats · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 4, 9, 23, 28, 20, 23, 7, 25Blazers-Grizzlies · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 3, 29, 27, 19, 17, 22, 23, 33, 27, 24Bulls-Hawks · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Darren CollisonNOH+12.1 22.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Andray BlatcheWAS+11.2 22.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Stephen CurryGSW+8.1 23.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+7.0 19.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
C.J. WatsonGSW+5.8 15.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−7.3 3.6 last 10 · 10.9 season
Antawn JamisonCLE−6.6 13.1 last 10 · 19.7 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−6.2 6.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.9 2.4 last 10 · 8.3 season