FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 12, 2011Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed POR by 3 at halftime and won 91–82.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Heat118
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +24; Q4 MIA +33
Final · Box score
Blazers82
Hawks91
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Clippers122
Wizards101
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +21
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Bulls118
Q1 CHI +20; Q2 CHI +27; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Sixers74
Bucks102
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +23; Q4 MIL +28
Final · Box score
Kings103
Hornets115
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOH -1; Q4 NOH +12
Final · Box score
Spurs115
Rockets107
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Mavs91
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Nuggets131
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +30
On this day · 2009–10Mar 12, 2010: 12 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Hornets), 32 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Hawks

Atlanta beats Portland, 91–82

Chris Paul goes for 33 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-3+8+9ATL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1820162882
Hawks1916272991
Who led
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 2, 7, 0, 8, 4, 0, 2, 24ATL24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 23, 11, 12, 19, 14, 9, 14, 20ATL20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 19, 14, 20, 26, 24, 26, 15, 22POR22 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 12, 9, 21, 5, 13, 10, 20, 19POR19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat Memphis by 33, the widest margin of 9 games.

LAL over DAL5SAS over HOU8ATL over POR9NOH over SAC12CHI over UTA18LAC over WAS21MIL over PHI28DEN over DET30MIA over MEM33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Kings-Hornets12
Lakers-Mavs12
Blazers-Hawks8
Sixers-Bucks7
Spurs-Rockets6
Clippers-Wizards5
Grizzlies-Heat1
Jazz-Bulls0
Pistons-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Pistons-Nuggets combined for 232, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 101, Nuggets 131
232
Clippers-WizardsClippers 122, Wizards 101
223
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 115, Rockets 107
222
Jazz-BullsJazz 100, Bulls 118
218
Kings-HornetsKings 103, Hornets 115
218
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 85, Heat 118
203
Lakers-MavsLakers 96, Mavs 91
187
Sixers-BucksSixers 74, Bucks 102
176
Blazers-HawksBlazers 82, Hawks 91
173
LAL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Lakers-MavsLakers 96, Mavs 91
+5 LAL
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 115, Rockets 107
+8 SAS
Blazers-HawksBlazers 82, Hawks 91
+9 ATL
Kings-HornetsKings 103, Hornets 115
+12 NOH
Jazz-BullsJazz 100, Bulls 118
+18 CHI
Clippers-WizardsClippers 122, Wizards 101
+21 LAC
Sixers-BucksSixers 74, Bucks 102
+28 MIL
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 101, Nuggets 131
+30 DEN
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 85, Heat 118
+33 MIA
ATL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-HawksATL won · Blazers 82, Hawks 91
3 pts
Spurs-RocketsSAS won · Spurs 115, Rockets 107
1 pt
Kings-HornetsNOH won · Kings 103, Hornets 115
1 pt
Wilcox shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilcoxDET · 21 PTS, 3 REB
83% (10-12)
BynumLAL · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
KorverCHI · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
WestNOH · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
TeagueATL · 24 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 3 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Lakers-Mavs
Lakers 96Mavs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2228232396
Mavs2123212691
The story
Andrew Bynum's 22 points and 15 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Dallas, 96-91

For Dallas, Shawn Marion had 25 PTS, 12 REB 22 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 28-23, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+6+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki was the fantasy play: 53.0 FPTS on 25 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Final · Kings-Hornets
Kings 103Hornets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings24332818103
Hornets31262731115
The story
New Orleans beat Sacramento 115-103 behind 25 points from David West

Samuel Dalembert paced Sacramento: 16 PTS, 8 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 12-18 FG

The swing

A 31-18 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +70−1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Wizards
Clippers 122Wizards 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers38262731122
Wizards27281828101
The story
Blake Griffin had 26 points as Los Angeles beat Washington 122-101

Jordan Crawford led Washington with 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 38-27, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +11+9+18+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Wall led the game in fantasy with 47.4 FPTS (25 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 54 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg10.1Last 3

10.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 60 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg44.3Today

44 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 33

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 19, 17, 6, 7, 4, 23, 13, 33Hornets-Kings · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 15 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 20, 28, 19, 27, 36, 34, 9, 33Jazz-Bulls · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 3, 26, 12, 8, 19, 14, 8, 5, 12, 31Nuggets-Pistons · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 41, 12, 28, 19, 20, 38, 20, 28Heat-Grizzlies · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 30, 33, 20, 12, 20, 15, 17, 28Rockets-Spurs · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 25, 27, 29, 26, 26, 31, 19, 27Heat-Grizzlies · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Al JeffersonUTA+7.9 26.6 last 10 · 18.7 season
Chase BudingerHOU+7.2 16.3 last 10 · 9.1 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+6.7 14.6 last 10 · 7.9 season
James HardenOKC+6.2 17.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Greg MonroeDET+6.2 14.8 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Steve NashPHX−5.9 9.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Raymond FeltonDEN−5.8 10.3 last 10 · 16.1 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Brandon RoyPOR−5.3 9.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Al HarringtonDEN−5.2 5.2 last 10 · 10.4 season