FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 20, 2010Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed DEN by 4 after the first quarter and won 102–97.

Final · Box score
Bulls98
Sixers84
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Bobcats71
Heat77
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Nets90
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Warriors107
Grizzlies123
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Mavs93
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Nuggets97
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Jazz106
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +25; Q3 UTA +34; Q4 UTA +20
On this day · 2008–09Mar 20, 2009: 11 games. Top scorer: JR Smith (Nuggets-Wizards), 40 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Nuggets

Milwaukee takes care of Denver

Paul Millsap goes for 22 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-10+5MIL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks27262326102
Nuggets3123222197
Who led
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 17, 12, 16, 24, 12, 20, 27, 26MIL26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Carlos DelfinoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 13, 19, 16, 19, 9, 5, 10, 21MIL21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 30, 19, 32, 24, 45, 29, 26, 29DEN29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 21, 25, 21, 22, 17, 10, 10, 29DEN29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Grizzlies9
Celtics-Mavs9
Raptors-Nets6
Bucks-Nuggets6
Bobcats-Heat4
Bulls-Sixers2
Hornets-Jazz0
The night in charts
Warriors-Grizzlies combined for 230, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 107, Grizzlies 123
230
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 102, Nuggets 97
199
Celtics-MavsCeltics 102, Mavs 93
195
Hornets-JazzHornets 86, Jazz 106
192
Raptors-NetsRaptors 100, Nets 90
190
Bulls-SixersBulls 98, Sixers 84
182
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 71, Heat 77
148
MIL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 102, Nuggets 97
+5 MIL
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 71, Heat 77
+6 MIA
Celtics-MavsCeltics 102, Mavs 93
+9 BOS
Raptors-NetsRaptors 100, Nets 90
+10 TOR
Bulls-SixersBulls 98, Sixers 84
+14 CHI
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 107, Grizzlies 123
+16 MEM
Hornets-JazzHornets 86, Jazz 106
+20 UTA
MIL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-NuggetsMIL won · Bucks 102, Nuggets 97
4 pts
Raptors-NetsTOR won · Raptors 100, Nets 90
3 pts
Bobcats-HeatMIA won · Bobcats 71, Heat 77
1 pt
Warriors-GrizzliesMEM won · Warriors 107, Grizzlies 123
1 pt
Miles shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MilesUTA · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
ArthurMEM · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
MaggetteGSW · 20 PTS, 6 REB
64% (9-14)
JackTOR · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
64% (7-11)
EllisGSW · 28 PTS, 5 STL, 3 AST, 1 REB
60% (12-20)
Final · Bucks-Nuggets
Bucks 102Nuggets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks27262326102
Nuggets3123222197
The story
John Salmons' 26 points carried Milwaukee past Denver, 102-97

For Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 8-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 26-21, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −4−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chauncey Billups was the fantasy play: 44.3 FPTS on 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST

Final · Bobcats-Heat
Bobcats 71Heat 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2124111571
Heat2027141677
The story
Dwyane Wade had 14 points and 9 assists as Miami beat Charlotte 77-71

Boris Diaw led Charlotte with 12 PTS, 9 REB 14 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 5 BLK · 6-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Heat took the second 27-24.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1+2+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Jazz
Hornets 86Jazz 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2216192986
Jazz30332815106
The story
Utah beat New Orleans 106-86 behind 17 points and 11 assists from Deron Williams

Emeka Okafor paced New Orleans: 14 PTS, 10 REB 17 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
400 +8+25+34+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 66 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 50 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Utah by 20.

MIL over DEN5MIA over CHA6BOS over DAL9TOR over NJN10CHI over PHI14MEM over GSW16UTA over NOH20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 36

Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 12, 22, 14, 24, 28, 14, 22, 36Raptors-Nets · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 30, 19, 32, 24, 45, 29, 26, 29Nuggets-Bucks · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 12, 14, 20, 18, 15, 29, 26, 29Celtics-Mavs · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 21, 25, 21, 22, 17, 10, 10, 29Nuggets-Bucks · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 22, 31, 27, 24, 12, 20, 26, 28Mavs-Celtics · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 26, 22, 22, 17, 31, 13, 28, 39, 28Warriors-Grizzlies · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWAS+8.9 21.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+7.6 30.4 last 10 · 22.8 season
Jrue HolidayPHI+6.7 14.2 last 10 · 7.5 season
Terrence WilliamsNJN+6.6 13.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+6.5 20.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Cold
Larry HughesCHA−6.7 2.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Devin BrownCHI−6.4 1.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Nate RobinsonBOS−6.0 5.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Martell WebsterPOR−5.6 4.1 last 10 · 9.7 season
Charlie BellMIL−4.9 2.2 last 10 · 7.1 season