FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 27, 2010Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed HOU by 7 after the first quarter and won 109–101.

Final · Box score
Jazz103
Wizards87
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +16
Final · Box score
Nets83
Bulls106
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +26; Q4 CHI +23
Final · Box score
Blazers112
Hornets101
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +22; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Lakers109
Rockets101
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +20; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Warriors90
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +26; Q3 DAL +29; Q4 DAL +21
On this day · 2008–09Mar 27, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Mavs), 43 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Rockets

Pau Gasol scores 30 as Lakers win in Houston

Rodrigue Beaubois goes for 40 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+17+20+8LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27352720109
Rockets34112432101
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 15, 26, 28, 17, 28, 10, 9, 30LAL30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 21, 29, 30, 22, 24, 24, 11, 17LAL17 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 44, 23, 20, 17, 4, 22, 25, 16, 28HOU28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 31, 31, 10, 16, 9, 11, 18, 26HOU26 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Rockets8
Nets-Bulls7
Jazz-Wizards3
Mavs-Warriors3
Blazers-Hornets2
The night in charts
Blazers-Hornets combined for 213, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 112, Hornets 101
213
Lakers-RocketsLakers 109, Rockets 101
210
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 111, Warriors 90
201
Jazz-WizardsJazz 103, Wizards 87
190
Nets-BullsNets 83, Bulls 106
189
LAL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Lakers-RocketsLakers 109, Rockets 101
+8 LAL
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 112, Hornets 101
+11 POR
Jazz-WizardsJazz 103, Wizards 87
+16 UTA
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 111, Warriors 90
+21 DAL
Nets-BullsNets 83, Bulls 106
+23 CHI
Collison shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CollisonNOH · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
100% (10-10)
RoyPOR · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB
86% (12-14)
BoozerUTA · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
ScolaHOU · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
MarionDAL · 18 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 109Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27352720109
Rockets34112432101
The story
Los Angeles beat Houston 109-101 behind 17 points and 9 assists from Kobe Bryant

Aaron Brooks paced Houston: 26 PTS, 7 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 7-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-11 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7+17+20+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Hornets
Blazers 112Hornets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28293322112
Hornets23182733101
The story
Brandon Roy's 28 points carried Portland past New Orleans, 112-101

For New Orleans, Chris Paul had 10 AST, 7 PTS, 2 REB 28 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB · 12-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-18, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
300 +5+16+22+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 111Warriors 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs31362420111
Warriors2714212890
The story
Shawn Marion had 18 points as Dallas beat Golden State 111-90

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 18 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 1 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

The Mavericks won the second 36-14, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +4+26+29+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 43 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 53 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg39.7Today

40 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Hornets

Portland never trails at a break against New Orleans

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 112–101. Brandon Roy led Portland with 28 points, 1 rebound and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over HOU8POR over NOH11UTA over WAS16DAL over GSW21CHI over NJN23Final margin, points. Pink = POR over NOH.
Top performances

Rodrigue Beaubois leads the day with 40

Rodrigue BeauboisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 11, 16, 13, 11, 9, 10, 0, 40Mavs-Warriors · W
8.0 PPG season to date · +32.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Garnett MIN, Mar 22, 2000: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Career high40 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 15, 26, 28, 17, 28, 10, 9, 30Lakers-Rockets · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 44, 23, 20, 17, 4, 22, 25, 16, 28Rockets-Lakers · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 19, 41, 28, 20, 14, 23, 16, 28Blazers-Hornets · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Jannero PargoPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 20, 12, 9, 6, 4, 2, 3, 27Bulls-Nets · W
6.0 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 31, 31, 10, 16, 9, 11, 18, 26Rockets-Lakers · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.9 29.7 last 10 · 22.8 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+6.6 22.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Andray BlatcheWAS+6.4 19.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Terrence WilliamsNJN+6.3 13.9 last 10 · 7.6 season
Luis ScolaHOU+6.0 22.2 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Omri CasspiSAC−6.7 3.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
Devin BrownCHI−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Chris KamanLAC−6.0 12.5 last 10 · 18.5 season
Ronnie BrewerMEM−5.5 3.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Larry HughesCHA−5.5 3.5 last 10 · 9.0 season