FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 7, 2010Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed WAS by 6 after the first quarter and won 86–83.

Final · Box score
Sixers114
Raptors101
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Lakers94
Magic96
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +2
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets107
Pistons110
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET -4; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +3
Final · Box score
Wizards83
Celtics86
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Thunder108
Kings102
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Nuggets118
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +12
On this day · 2008–09Mar 7, 2009: 9 games. Top scorer: Eric Gordon (Clippers-Pacers), 35 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Celtics

Boston takes over late to edge Washington

Kobe Bryant goes for 34 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-6-4+3BOS AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2519221783
Celtics1919242486
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 25, 24, 21, 10, 18, 3, 16, 25BOS25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 17, 11, 9, 5, 9, 27, 7, 17BOS17 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Al ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 21, 10, 17, 16, 11, 20, 2, 6, 24WAS24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 24, 25, 24, 26, 36, 18, 13, 23WAS23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Rockets-Pistons

Detroit needs overtime to survive Houston

Tied 102–102 after regulation. Detroit won the final period 8–5 for a 110–107 win. Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Rockets
Tayshaun Prince · DETKevin Martin · HOUPTS2927REB102AST32Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Rockets-Pistons14
Sixers-Raptors6
Wizards-Celtics6
Thunder-Kings5
Blazers-Nuggets5
Lakers-Magic2
Shot of the night

Allen's three with 17 seconds left puts the Celtics ahead, 86-83 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Nuggets combined for 224, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 106, Nuggets 118
224
Rockets-PistonsRockets 107, Pistons 110
217
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 114, Raptors 101
215
Thunder-KingsThunder 108, Kings 102
210
Lakers-MagicLakers 94, Magic 96
190
Wizards-CelticsWizards 83, Celtics 86
169
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-MagicLakers 94, Magic 96
+2 ORL
Wizards-CelticsWizards 83, Celtics 86
+3 BOS
Rockets-PistonsRockets 107, Pistons 110
+3 DET
Thunder-KingsThunder 108, Kings 102
+6 OKC
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 106, Nuggets 118
+12 DEN
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 114, Raptors 101
+13 PHI
BOS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-CelticsBOS won · Wizards 83, Celtics 86
6 pts
Rockets-PistonsDET won · Rockets 107, Pistons 110
4 pts
Thaddeus Young shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
72% (13-18)
LandrySAC · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Ray AllenBOS · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
JruePHI · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
JackTOR · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Lakers-Magic
Lakers 94Magic 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2424163094
Magic3121222296
The story
Orlando beat Los Angeles 96-94 behind 16 rebounds and 15 points from Dwight Howard

Pau Gasol paced Los Angeles: 20 PTS, 11 REB 16 REB, 15 PTS, 2 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

A 31-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +7+4+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Pistons
Rockets 107Pistons 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets203531165107
Pistons292825208110
The story
Tayshaun Prince had 29 points and 10 rebounds as Detroit beat Houston 110-107 in OT

Luis Scola led Houston with 20 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 13-22 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 29-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +9+2−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Aaron Brooks led the game in fantasy with 46.3 FPTS (25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Thunder-Kings
Thunder 108Kings 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder26312427108
Kings25272723102
The story
Kevin Durant's 27 points carried Oklahoma City past Sacramento, 108-102

For Sacramento, Tyreke Evans had 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 9-21 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-27, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +1+5+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 58 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 64 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 5, 33, 32, 20, 19, 14, 24, 39, 26, 34Lakers-Magic · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 17, 6, 16, 13, 17, 9, 5, 32Sixers-Raptors · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 40, 23, 23, 27, 24, 21, 17, 30, 34, 30Nuggets-Blazers · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 22, 17, 8, 18, 15, 16, 23, 29Pistons-Rockets · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 36, 21, 25, 29, 39, 19, 32, 27Thunder-Kings · W
29.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 13, 19, 33, 32, 28, 14, 30, 27Rockets-Pistons · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWAS+12.5 24.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Darren CollisonNOH+11.3 22.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
C.J. WatsonGSW+9.5 20.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+8.5 21.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.6 22.6 last 10 · 16.0 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−6.5 4.2 last 10 · 10.7 season
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.9 2.4 last 10 · 8.3 season
Steve NashPHX−5.9 11.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Baron DavisLAC−5.1 9.9 last 10 · 15.0 season