FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 29, 2010Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by TOR (vs CHA) and NJN (vs SAS).

Final · Box score
Raptors103
Bobcats101
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Spurs84
Nets90
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN -3; Q3 NJN -4; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Hornets108
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +8; Q3 NOH +14; Q4 NOH +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Mavs109
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Jazz103
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +5
On this day · 2008–09Mar 29, 2009: 9 games. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (Bulls-Raptors), 37 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Bobcats

Toronto takes over late to edge Charlotte

Dirk Nowitzki posts a triple-double

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-4-6+2TOR AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors18252931103
Bobcats18293123101
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 14, 22, 36, 21, 20, 18, 19, 22TOR22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 22, 15, 5, 19, 12, 14, 17, 16TOR16 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 7, 17, 25, 9, 13, 16, 19, 18CHA18 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 20, 20, 19, 18, 16, 37, 20, 18CHA18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Spurs-Nets

New Jersey takes down San Antonio

A 6-point win over the 44–28 Spurs. Final: 90–84. Brook Lopez led New Jersey with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over CHA2UTA over NYK5NJN over SAS6NOH over LAL8DAL over DEN16Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over SAS.
Lead changes
Raptors-Bobcats17
Spurs-Nets8
Lakers-Hornets6
Knicks-Jazz2
Nuggets-Mavs1
The night in charts
Lakers-Hornets combined for 208, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-HornetsLakers 100, Hornets 108
208
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 103, Bobcats 101
204
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 93, Mavs 109
202
Knicks-JazzKnicks 98, Jazz 103
201
Spurs-NetsSpurs 84, Nets 90
174
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 103, Bobcats 101
+2 TOR
Knicks-JazzKnicks 98, Jazz 103
+5 UTA
Spurs-NetsSpurs 84, Nets 90
+6 NJN
Lakers-HornetsLakers 100, Hornets 108
+8 NOH
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 93, Mavs 109
+16 DAL
TOR rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-BobcatsTOR won · Raptors 103, Bobcats 101
6 pts
Spurs-NetsNJN won · Spurs 84, Nets 90
6 pts
Marion shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarionDAL · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
BoozerUTA · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
Antoine WrightTOR · 15 PTS, 6 REB
64% (7-11)
JR SmithDEN · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
RodriguezNYK · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Raptors-Bobcats
Raptors 103Bobcats 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors18252931103
Bobcats18293123101
The story
Chris Bosh had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Toronto beat Charlotte 103-101

Raymond Felton led Charlotte with 18 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 31-23.

TOR lead by quarter
200 0−4−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Jazz
Knicks 98Jazz 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3030271198
Jazz44202316103
The story
Utah beat New York 103-98 behind 23 points and 14 assists from Deron Williams

Tracy McGrady paced New York: 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB · 8-16 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 44-30 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +14+40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Harrington topped the game at 54.4 FPTS: 26 PTS, 17 REB

Final · Nuggets-Mavs
Nuggets 93Mavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2323232493
Mavs31242430109
The story
Shawn Marion's 21 points carried Dallas past Denver, 109-93

For Denver, JR Smith had 27 PTS, 4 REB 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-23, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +8+9+10+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 72 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg13.9Last 3

13.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 59 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.4Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 6.4 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 34

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 20, 26, 28, 16, 18, 15, 13, 34Mavs-Nuggets · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden BKN, Jun 1, 2021: 34 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
34 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 29, 30, 22, 24, 24, 11, 17, 31Lakers-Hornets · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 17, 17, 11, 11, 21, 16, 13, 27Nuggets-Mavs · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 26, 28, 17, 28, 10, 9, 30, 26Lakers-Hornets · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 22 REB · 2 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 20, 15, 16, 11, 4, 23, 24, 26Knicks-Jazz · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 19, 23, 10, 19, 18, 22, 22, 26Jazz-Knicks · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.8 29.7 last 10 · 22.9 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+6.4 22.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Andray BlatcheWAS+6.4 19.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Terrence WilliamsNJN+6.2 13.8 last 10 · 7.6 season
John SalmonsMIL+6.1 20.9 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Devin BrownCHI−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Chris KamanLAC−6.2 12.2 last 10 · 18.4 season
Anthony MorrowGSW−6.0 6.5 last 10 · 12.5 season
Martell WebsterPOR−5.5 3.8 last 10 · 9.3 season
Ronnie BrewerMEM−5.5 3.3 last 10 · 8.8 season