FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 10, 2011Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed LAL by 2 after three quarters and won 94–88.

Final · Box score
Lakers88
Heat94
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Knicks109
Mavs127
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +21; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets116
Suns97
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +24; Q4 DEN +19
On this day · 2009–10Mar 10, 2010: 9 games. Top scorer: David West (Hornets-Thunder), 33 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Heat

Miami handles Lakers by 6

Marcin Gortat goes for 18 rebounds

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+2-2+6MIA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2627171888
Heat2926132694
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 7, 15, 20, 13, 17, 23, 7, 24MIA24 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 34, 41, 12, 28, 19, 20, 38, 20MIA20 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 37, 24, 17, 24, 27, 26, 26, 24LAL24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 18, 22, 18, 12, 20, 21, 14, 20LAL20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Knicks-Mavs

Dallas leads New York wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 127–109. Best quarter: the second, 41–30. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over LAL6DAL over NYK18DEN over PHX19Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over NYK.
Lead changes
Lakers-Heat16
Knicks-Mavs3
Nuggets-Suns0
The night in charts
Knicks-Mavs combined for 236, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-MavsKnicks 109, Mavs 127
236
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 116, Suns 97
213
Lakers-HeatLakers 88, Heat 94
182
MIA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Lakers-HeatLakers 88, Heat 94
+6 MIA
Knicks-MavsKnicks 109, Mavs 127
+18 DAL
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 116, Suns 97
+19 DEN
Hilario shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioDEN · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
MarionDAL · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
LawsonDEN · 20 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
62% (8-13)
TerryDAL · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
BoshMIA · 24 PTS, 9 REB
59% (10-17)
Final · Lakers-Heat
Lakers 88Heat 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2627171888
Heat2926132694
The story
Dwyane Wade had 20 points as Miami beat Los Angeles 94-88

Andrew Bynum led Los Angeles with 13 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 9-23 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 26-18.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+2−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Mavs
Knicks 109Mavs 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks21303424109
Mavs31412728127
The story
Dallas beat New York 127-109 behind 22 points from Shawn Marion

Landry Fields paced New York: 19 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

A 41-30 second quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +10+21+14+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Suns
Nuggets 116Suns 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets30293126116
Suns2524173197
The story
Ty Lawson's 20 points and 11 assists carried Denver past Phoenix, 116-97

For Phoenix, Grant Hill had 12 PTS, 4 AST 20 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 8-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-17, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +5+10+24+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 60 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 59 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in 62 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 36

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 16, 30, 24, 41, 26, 31, 26, 36Knicks-Mavs · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 7, 15, 20, 13, 17, 23, 7, 24Heat-Lakers · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 37, 24, 17, 24, 27, 26, 26, 24Lakers-Heat · L
25.1 PPG season to date · −1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 21, 31, 22, 29, 23, 25, 26, 23Mavs-Knicks · W
23.0 PPG season to date · −0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 13, 20, 10, 7, 10, 9, 7, 22Mavs-Knicks · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 15, 12, 12, 13, 14, 13, 25, 22Nuggets-Suns · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Al JeffersonUTA+9.2 27.9 last 10 · 18.7 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+7.4 15.2 last 10 · 7.8 season
Jarrett JackNOH+6.8 15.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Randy FoyeLAC+6.3 16.1 last 10 · 9.8 season
Kyle LowryHOU+6.1 18.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Brandon RoyPOR−6.3 8.6 last 10 · 14.9 season
Steve NashPHX−5.9 9.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Raymond FeltonDEN−5.1 11.1 last 10 · 16.2 season
Al HarringtonDEN−5.0 5.4 last 10 · 10.4 season