FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 7, 2011Regular season · 7 games
← Mar 6CalendarMar 8 →

7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIN by 8 after the first quarter and won 108–105.

Final · Box score
Clippers92
Bobcats87
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Magic85
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Jazz109
Knicks131
Q1 NYK +16; Q2 NYK +18; Q3 NYK +28; Q4 NYK +22
Final · Box score
Hornets77
Bulls85
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Grizzlies107
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Wolves105
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL -7; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Rockets123
Kings101
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +21; Q4 HOU +22
On this day · 2009–10Mar 7, 2010: 6 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Magic), 34 points.
Mar 7 in other seasons2026202520242023202220202019201820172016201520142013201220092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996
The lead · Mavs-Wolves

Dallas rallies from 8 down to beat Minnesota

Kevin Love goes for 23 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2-7+3DAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs22262535108
Wolves30203025105
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 35, 23, 21, 31, 22, 29, 23, 25DAL25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 6, 5, 3, 6, 13, 15, 4, 13DAL13 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 15, 11, 37, 13, 20, 21, 20, 23MIN23 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 14, 8, 25, 14, 7, 15, 18, 20MIN20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Bobcats11
Mavs-Wolves11
Thunder-Grizzlies8
Blazers-Magic6
Jazz-Knicks4
Hornets-Bulls4
Rockets-Kings3
The night in charts
Jazz-Knicks combined for 240, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-KnicksJazz 109, Knicks 131
240
Rockets-KingsRockets 123, Kings 101
224
Mavs-WolvesMavs 108, Wolves 105
213
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 101, Grizzlies 107
208
Clippers-BobcatsClippers 92, Bobcats 87
179
Blazers-MagicBlazers 89, Magic 85
174
Hornets-BullsHornets 77, Bulls 85
162
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-WolvesMavs 108, Wolves 105
+3 DAL
Blazers-MagicBlazers 89, Magic 85
+4 POR
Clippers-BobcatsClippers 92, Bobcats 87
+5 LAC
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 101, Grizzlies 107
+6 MEM
Hornets-BullsHornets 77, Bulls 85
+8 CHI
Rockets-KingsRockets 123, Kings 101
+22 HOU
Jazz-KnicksJazz 109, Knicks 131
+22 NYK
DAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-WolvesDAL won · Mavs 108, Wolves 105
8 pts
Rockets-KingsHOU won · Rockets 123, Kings 101
1 pt
Amar'e shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'eNYK · 31 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK
80% (12-15)
MeloNYK · 34 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
IbakaOKC · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GasolMEM · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
JeffersonUTA · 36 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
65% (17-26)
Final · Mavs-Wolves
Mavs 108Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs22262535108
Wolves30203025105
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points as Dallas beat Minnesota 108-105

Michael Beasley led Minnesota with 20 PTS, 9 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 7-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 35-25.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −8−2−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 101Grizzlies 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24222728101
Grizzlies25332128107
The story
Memphis beat Oklahoma City 107-101 behind 20 points and 9 assists from Mike Conley

Russell Westbrook paced Oklahoma City: 27 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 9-20 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +1+12+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 123Kings 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets29363028123
Kings30281627101
The story
Chase Budinger's 20 points carried Houston past Sacramento, 123-101

For Sacramento, Samuel Dalembert had 12 REB, 8 PTS, 3 AST 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 6-10 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-16, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
300 −1+7+21+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins was the fantasy play: 45.7 FPTS on 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 51 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 58 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg43.2Today

43 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Kings

Houston routs Sacramento by 22

Houston led by 7 at halftime and won 123–101. Chase Budinger led Houston with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over MIN3POR over ORL4LAC over CHA5MEM over OKC6CHI over NOH8NYK over UTA22HOU over SAC22Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over SAC.
Top performances

Al Jefferson leads the day with 36

Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 32, 23, 30, 30, 20, 28, 19, 27, 36Jazz-Knicks · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 38, 27, 27, 29, 25, 22, 29, 14, 34Knicks-Jazz · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 19, 31, 16, 30, 24, 41, 26, 31Knicks-Jazz · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 13, 25, 18, 22, 21, 28, 32, 27Thunder-Grizzlies · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 35, 23, 21, 31, 22, 29, 23, 25Mavs-Wolves · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 18, 42, 32, 26, 17, 21, 12, 24, 27, 24Bulls-Hornets · W
24.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Randy FoyeLAC+7.0 16.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Marcin GortatPHX+6.6 15.0 last 10 · 8.4 season
Al JeffersonUTA+6.5 24.9 last 10 · 18.4 season
Jarrett JackNOH+5.9 14.5 last 10 · 8.6 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+5.9 13.5 last 10 · 7.6 season
Cold
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Al HarringtonDEN−5.2 5.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Brandon RoyPOR−5.2 9.8 last 10 · 15.0 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−4.9 15.9 last 10 · 20.8 season
Kevin DurantOKC−4.9 23.2 last 10 · 28.1 season