FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 8, 2011Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed CLE by 12 after the first quarter and won 95–85.

Final · Box score
Lakers101
Hawks87
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +14
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Cavs85
Q1 GSW -12; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Sixers110
Pacers100
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Wizards76
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +23; Q4 MIL +19
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Heat96
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Rockets110
Suns113
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX +3
On this day · 2009–10Mar 8, 2010: 5 games. Top scorer: Manu Ginobili (Spurs-Cavs), 38 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Cavs

Golden State climbs out of a 12-point hole against Cleveland

Dwyane Wade goes for 38 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+1+11+10GSW AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1829291995
Cavs3016192085
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 15, 16, 20, 13, 21, 41, 27, 24GSW24 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 18, 7, 33, 20, 29, 9, 22, 23GSW23 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 26, 20, 22, 6, 2, 18, 17, 19CLE19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Ryan HollinsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 6, 5, 8, 0, 3, 4, 2, 14CLE14 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Suns11
Bucks-Wizards7
Warriors-Cavs5
Lakers-Hawks3
Blazers-Heat2
Sixers-Pacers0
The night in charts
Rockets-Suns combined for 223, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SunsRockets 110, Suns 113
223
Sixers-PacersSixers 110, Pacers 100
210
Blazers-HeatBlazers 105, Heat 96
201
Lakers-HawksLakers 101, Hawks 87
188
Warriors-CavsWarriors 95, Cavs 85
180
Bucks-WizardsBucks 95, Wizards 76
171
PHX won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Rockets-SunsRockets 110, Suns 113
+3 PHX
Blazers-HeatBlazers 105, Heat 96
+9 POR
Warriors-CavsWarriors 95, Cavs 85
+10 GSW
Sixers-PacersSixers 110, Pacers 100
+10 PHI
Lakers-HawksLakers 101, Hawks 87
+14 LAL
Bucks-WizardsBucks 95, Wizards 76
+19 MIL
GSW erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-CavsGSW won · Warriors 95, Cavs 85
12 pts
Rockets-SunsPHX won · Rockets 110, Suns 113
3 pts
Bynum shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BynumLAL · 16 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
80% (8-10)
HansbroughIND · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL
79% (11-14)
VincePHX · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
76% (13-17)
PattersonHOU · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
WarrickPHX · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 110Suns 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26243228110
Suns24243134113
The story
Vince Carter had 32 points as Phoenix beat Houston 113-110

Kyle Lowry led Houston with 32 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 13-17 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 34-28.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2−2−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Cavs
Warriors 95Cavs 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1829291995
Cavs3016192085
The story
Monta Ellis' 24 points carried Golden State past Cleveland, 95-85

For Cleveland, Baron Davis had 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 9-21 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 29-16.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −12+1+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Wizards
Bucks 95Wizards 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2229242095
Wizards2115162476
The story
Milwaukee beat Washington 95-76 behind 23 points from Brandon Jennings

Jordan Crawford paced Washington: 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 10-20 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 29-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +1+15+23+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 61 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 36 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 32 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Suns

Phoenix wins a tight one over Houston

113–110. Neither team led by more than 3 at any break. Hakim Warrick led Phoenix with 32 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over HOU3POR over MIA9GSW over CLE10PHI over IND10LAL over ATL14MIL over WAS19Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over HOU.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 38

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 41, 28, 23, 34, 41, 12, 28, 19, 20, 38Heat-Blazers · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 10 games: 0, 1, 10, 12, 2, 16, 7, 9, 1, 32Suns-Rockets · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 16, 6, 17, 7, 5, 11, 29, 32Suns-Rockets · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 9, 2, 10, 18, 21, 24, 18, 19, 32Rockets-Suns · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 31, 29, 25, 27, 29, 26, 26, 31Heat-Blazers · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 20, 37, 24, 17, 24, 27, 26, 26Lakers-Hawks · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Randy FoyeLAC+7.0 16.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Al JeffersonUTA+6.5 24.9 last 10 · 18.4 season
Kyle LowryHOU+6.1 18.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Jarrett JackNOH+5.9 14.5 last 10 · 8.6 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+5.9 13.5 last 10 · 7.6 season
Cold
Brandon RoyPOR−6.3 8.6 last 10 · 14.9 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Al HarringtonDEN−5.2 5.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Daniel GibsonCLE−5.0 7.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−4.9 15.9 last 10 · 20.8 season