FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 10, 2010Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed NJN by 14 after the first quarter and won 96–87.

Final · Box score
Bobcats102
Sixers87
Q1 CHA +14; Q2 CHA +18; Q3 CHA +27; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies111
Celtics91
Q1 MEM +15; Q2 MEM +22; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +20
Final · Box score
Jazz115
Pistons104
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +20; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Clippers97
Heat108
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Wolves102
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Hornets83
Thunder98
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +15
Final · Box score
Nets87
Mavs96
Q1 DAL -14; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Knicks87
Spurs97
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Raptors90
Kings113
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +23
On this day · 2008–09Mar 10, 2009: 6 games. Top scorer: Larry Hughes (Knicks-Bucks), 39 points.
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The lead · Nets-Mavs

Dallas climbs out of a 14-point hole against New Jersey

Jason Kidd goes for 20 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-8+8+9DAL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3314152587
Mavs1920312696
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 14, 19, 13, 5, 17, 6, 12, 20DAL20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 8, 19, 22, 14, 12, 24, 23, 18DAL18 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 28, 23, 18, 11, 17, 31, 28, 21NJN21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Terrence WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 0, 2, 11, 21, 14, 3, 14, 18NJN18 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Wolves

Minnesota's skid reaches seven

Denver won 110–102; the Timberwolves fall to 14–51. Chauncey Billups led Denver with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · MIN
Lvs CHI94–100Lvs OKC107–109W@ MIA91–88L@ ATL92–98L@ OKC92–109Lvs POR91–110L@ DAL109–112Lvs HOU98–112Lvs DAL112–125Lvs DEN102–110
Lead changes
Nuggets-Wolves8
Hornets-Thunder7
Jazz-Pistons5
Raptors-Kings3
Nets-Mavs2
Bobcats-Sixers1
Grizzlies-Celtics0
Clippers-Heat0
Knicks-Spurs0
The night in charts
Jazz-Pistons combined for 219, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PistonsJazz 115, Pistons 104
219
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 110, Wolves 102
212
Clippers-HeatClippers 97, Heat 108
205
Raptors-KingsRaptors 90, Kings 113
203
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 111, Celtics 91
202
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 102, Sixers 87
189
Knicks-SpursKnicks 87, Spurs 97
184
Nets-MavsNets 87, Mavs 96
183
Hornets-ThunderHornets 83, Thunder 98
181
DEN won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 110, Wolves 102
+8 DEN
Nets-MavsNets 87, Mavs 96
+9 DAL
Knicks-SpursKnicks 87, Spurs 97
+10 SAS
Clippers-HeatClippers 97, Heat 108
+11 MIA
Jazz-PistonsJazz 115, Pistons 104
+11 UTA
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 102, Sixers 87
+15 CHA
Hornets-ThunderHornets 83, Thunder 98
+15 OKC
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 111, Celtics 91
+20 MEM
Raptors-KingsRaptors 90, Kings 113
+23 SAC
DAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-MavsDAL won · Nets 87, Mavs 96
14 pts
Raptors-KingsSAC won · Raptors 90, Kings 113
5 pts
Nuggets-WolvesDEN won · Nuggets 110, Wolves 102
5 pts
Jazz-PistonsUTA won · Jazz 115, Pistons 104
1 pt
Gerald Wallace shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Gerald WallaceCHA · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
UdrihSAC · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
71% (10-14)
MillsapUTA · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BargnaniTOR · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
WestNOH · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (14-22)
Final · Nets-Mavs
Nets 87Mavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3314152587
Mavs1920312696
The story
Shawn Marion's 14 points and 13 rebounds carried Dallas past New Jersey, 96-87

For New Jersey, Devin Harris had 21 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 14 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK · 5-10 FG

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 31-15.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −14−8+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Heat
Clippers 97Heat 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2424242597
Heat34233318108
The story
Miami beat Los Angeles 108-97 behind 27 points and 8 assists from Dwyane Wade

Rasual Butler paced Los Angeles: 31 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 6-12 FG

The swing

A 34-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +10+9+18+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Kings
Raptors 90Kings 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2520232290
Kings24164330113
The story
Tyreke Evans had a 19-10-10 triple-double as Sacramento beat Toronto 113-90

Andrea Bargnani led Toronto with 20 PTS, 6 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Kings took the third 43-23.

SAC lead by quarter
300 −1−5+15+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 37 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 60 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

David West leads the day with 33

David WestPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 19, 40, 10, 13, 15, 22, 28, 33Hornets-Thunder · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rasual ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 10, 13, 13, 16, 17, 11, 9, 31Clippers-Heat · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 21, 25, 29, 39, 19, 32, 27, 29Thunder-Hornets · W
29.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 26, 8, 21, 13, 16, 17, 38, 28Spurs-Knicks · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 20, 27, 19, 15, 17, 13, 21, 28Grizzlies-Celtics · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 32, 27, 10, 11, 8, 17, 18, 8, 28Bobcats-Sixers · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWAS+10.9 22.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+9.6 22.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
Darren CollisonNOH+9.5 20.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
C.J. WatsonGSW+8.7 19.3 last 10 · 10.6 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+6.4 21.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−6.1 4.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.9 2.4 last 10 · 8.3 season
Steve NashPHX−5.9 11.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Martell WebsterPOR−5.7 4.4 last 10 · 10.1 season