FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 14, 2011Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed BOS by 9 after the first quarter and won 88–79.

Final · Box score
Celtics79
Nets88
Q1 NJN -9; Q2 NJN -2; Q3 NJN +6; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Thunder116
Wizards89
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +21; Q3 OKC +25; Q4 OKC +27
Final · Box score
Clippers82
Grizzlies105
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +22; Q4 MEM +23
Final · Box score
Spurs80
Heat110
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +30
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Hornets103
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Suns93
Rockets95
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +2
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers107
Jazz112
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +18; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Warriors119
Kings129
Q1 SAC +15; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +23; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Magic84
Lakers97
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 2009–10Mar 14, 2010: 8 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Sixers), 38 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Nets

New Jersey rallies from 9 down to beat Boston

Chris Paul goes for 27 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-2+6+9NJN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2315231879
Nets1422312188
Who led
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 13, 21, 28, 25, 34, 26, 24, 20NJN20 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Kris HumphriesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 12, 13, 16, 18, 20, 11, 19, 16NJN16 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 25, 19, 27, 13, 23, 5, 17, 19BOS19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 16, 28, 8, 14, 16, 14, 8, 18BOS18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Magic-Lakers

Lakers take care of Orlando

A 13-point win, 97–84. Pau Gasol led Lakers with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over PHX2UTA over PHI5NJN over BOS9SAC over GSW10DEN over NOH11LAL over ORL13MEM over LAC23OKC over WAS27MIA over SAS30Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over ORL.
Lead changes
Celtics-Nets13
Magic-Lakers5
Sixers-Jazz2
Nuggets-Hornets1
Spurs-Heat1
Warriors-Kings1
Thunder-Wizards0
Clippers-Grizzlies0
Suns-Rockets0
The night in charts
Warriors-Kings combined for 248, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KingsWarriors 119, Kings 129
248
Sixers-JazzSixers 107, Jazz 112
219
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 114, Hornets 103
217
Thunder-WizardsThunder 116, Wizards 89
205
Spurs-HeatSpurs 80, Heat 110
190
Suns-RocketsSuns 93, Rockets 95
188
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 82, Grizzlies 105
187
Magic-LakersMagic 84, Lakers 97
181
Celtics-NetsCeltics 79, Nets 88
167
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-RocketsSuns 93, Rockets 95
+2 HOU
Sixers-JazzSixers 107, Jazz 112
+5 UTA
Celtics-NetsCeltics 79, Nets 88
+9 NJN
Warriors-KingsWarriors 119, Kings 129
+10 SAC
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 114, Hornets 103
+11 DEN
Magic-LakersMagic 84, Lakers 97
+13 LAL
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 82, Grizzlies 105
+23 MEM
Thunder-WizardsThunder 116, Wizards 89
+27 OKC
Spurs-HeatSpurs 80, Heat 110
+30 MIA
NJN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-NetsNJN won · Celtics 79, Nets 88
9 pts
Magic-LakersLAL won · Magic 84, Lakers 97
6 pts
Childress shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChildressPHX · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RandolphMEM · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
ThorntonSAC · 42 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 1 AST
65% (13-20)
KGBOS · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
BoshMIA · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 93Rockets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1626222993
Rockets2723242195
The story
Houston beat Phoenix 95-93 behind 21 points from Chuck Hayes

Josh Childress paced Phoenix: 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 27-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +11+8+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Jazz
Sixers 107Jazz 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers231927344107
Jazz283222219112
The story
Al Jefferson had 30 points and 17 rebounds as Utah beat Philadelphia 112-107 in OT

Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 23 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 30 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST · 11-26 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the second 32-19, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +5+18+130+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 119Kings 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors20392535119
Kings35363622129
The story
Samuel Dalembert's 27 points and 16 rebounds carried Sacramento past Golden State, 129-119

For Golden State, Dorell Wright had 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 16 REB · 10-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 35-20, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +15+12+23+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 55 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.0Season avg24.1Last 3

24.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.0 in 57 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Marcus Thornton leads the day with 42

Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 29, 26, 22, 16, 22, 11, 25, 42Kings-Warriors · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +32.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Klay Thompson GSW, Feb 6, 2023: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Career high42 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 21, 29, 18, 23, 34, 24, 19, 32Thunder-Wizards · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 28, 19, 27, 36, 34, 9, 33, 30Jazz-Sixers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 20, 13, 17, 23, 7, 24, 18, 30Heat-Spurs · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 24, 21, 20, 27, 17, 20, 13, 30Grizzlies-Clippers · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 34, 41, 12, 28, 19, 20, 38, 20, 28, 29Heat-Spurs · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Al JeffersonUTA+7.7 26.6 last 10 · 18.9 season
Chase BudingerHOU+7.6 16.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Tyler HansbroughIND+6.8 16.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
Greg MonroeDET+6.2 14.8 last 10 · 8.6 season
Marcin GortatPHX+6.1 14.8 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
Steve NashPHX−5.9 9.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Al HarringtonDEN−5.7 4.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−5.3 15.4 last 10 · 20.7 season
Brandon RoyPOR−5.3 9.5 last 10 · 14.8 season