FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 1, 2011Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed NYK by 11 at halftime and won 116–110.

Final · Box score
Warriors100
Pacers109
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Knicks110
Magic116
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL -11; Q3 ORL -5; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Sixers93
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Raptors96
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Grizzlies109
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Pistons90
Bucks92
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Wolves79
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Blazers87
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +16
On this day · 2009–10Mar 1, 2010: 9 games. Top scorer: Marcus Thornton (Hornets-Spurs), 30 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Magic

Dwight Howard scores 30, Orlando rallies past New York

Jose Calderon goes for 22 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11-11-5+6ORL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks21372626110
Magic32153237116
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 30, 20, 31, 32, 31, 40, 20, 30ORL30 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 12, 7, 6, 10, 15, 14, 13, 26ORL26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 5, 30, 13, 15, 20, 21, 26, 16, 30NYK30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 41, 23, 24, 23, 19, 31, 16, 30NYK30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Lakers-Wolves

Lakers extend win streak to 5

90–79 over Minnesota. Record: 43–19. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · LAL
W@ BOS92–86W@ NYK113–96L@ ORL75–89L@ CHA89–109L@ CLE99–104Wvs ATL104–80W@ POR106–101Wvs LAC108–95W@ OKC90–87W@ MIN90–79
Lead changes
Mavs-Sixers18
Knicks-Magic12
Spurs-Grizzlies7
Pistons-Bucks6
Hornets-Raptors5
Lakers-Wolves5
Warriors-Pacers2
Rockets-Blazers1
The night in charts
Knicks-Magic combined for 226, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-MagicKnicks 110, Magic 116
226
Warriors-PacersWarriors 100, Pacers 109
209
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 93, Grizzlies 109
202
Mavs-SixersMavs 101, Sixers 93
194
Rockets-BlazersRockets 103, Blazers 87
190
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 90, Raptors 96
186
Pistons-BucksPistons 90, Bucks 92
182
Lakers-WolvesLakers 90, Wolves 79
169
MIL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pistons-BucksPistons 90, Bucks 92
+2 MIL
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 90, Raptors 96
+6 TOR
Knicks-MagicKnicks 110, Magic 116
+6 ORL
Mavs-SixersMavs 101, Sixers 93
+8 DAL
Warriors-PacersWarriors 100, Pacers 109
+9 IND
Lakers-WolvesLakers 90, Wolves 79
+11 LAL
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 93, Grizzlies 109
+16 MEM
Rockets-BlazersRockets 103, Blazers 87
+16 HOU
ORL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-MagicORL won · Knicks 110, Magic 116
11 pts
Lakers-WolvesLAL won · Lakers 90, Wolves 79
5 pts
Pistons-BucksMIL won · Pistons 90, Bucks 92
3 pts
Warriors-PacersIND won · Warriors 100, Pacers 109
3 pts
Scola shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ScolaHOU · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
91% (10-11)
LandryNOH · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
TerryDAL · 30 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
Reggie WilliamsGSW · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
CalderonTOR · 22 PTS, 16 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 90Bucks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2228251590
Bucks2823212092
The story
Carlos Delfino's 16 points and 10 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Detroit, 92-90

For Detroit, Rodney Stuckey had 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 5-12 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-22, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +6+1−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Magic
Knicks 110Magic 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks21372626110
Magic32153237116
The story
Jameer Nelson had 26 points as Orlando beat New York 116-110

Amar'e Stoudemire led New York with 30 PTS, 2 REB 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 10-16 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the first 32-21, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +11−11−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Raptors
Hornets 90Raptors 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2022202890
Raptors2730152496
The story
Toronto beat New Orleans 96-90 behind 10 rebounds and 8 points from Amir Johnson

David West paced New Orleans: 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 10 REB, 8 PTS, 7 BLK, 2 AST · 3-10 FG

The swing

A 30-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +7+15+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 58 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 40 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 30

Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 30, 20, 31, 32, 31, 40, 20, 30Magic-Knicks · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 5, 30, 13, 15, 20, 21, 26, 16, 30Knicks-Magic · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 25, 7, 12, 16, 13, 25, 19, 30Mavs-Sixers · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 41, 23, 24, 23, 19, 31, 16, 30Knicks-Magic · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 30, 14, 28, 21, 18, 17, 25, 27Pacers-Warriors · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 12, 7, 6, 10, 15, 14, 13, 26Magic-Knicks · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Randy FoyeLAC+9.5 19.5 last 10 · 10.0 season
Ramon SessionsCLE+6.7 19.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
JJ HicksonCLE+6.6 19.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Samuel DalembertSAC+6.4 13.2 last 10 · 6.8 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+5.8 31.1 last 10 · 25.3 season
Cold
Vince CarterPHX−5.2 9.0 last 10 · 14.2 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−5.0 6.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jason RichardsonORL−4.9 11.0 last 10 · 15.9 season
Rashard LewisWAS−4.8 7.1 last 10 · 11.9 season
Jamal CrawfordATL−4.8 10.2 last 10 · 15.0 season