FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 17, 2011Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Bulls84
Nets73
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Knicks120
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +21
Final · Box score
Cavs70
Blazers111
Q1 POR +25; Q2 POR +30; Q3 POR +44; Q4 POR +41
On this day · 2009–10Mar 17, 2010: 11 games. Top scorer: David West (Hornets-Warriors), 36 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Nets

Chicago makes it eight straight

Kris Humphries goes for 16 rebounds

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+7+10+11CHI AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2419172484
Nets2016142373
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 24, 27, 24, 20, 34, 26, 23, 21CHI21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 16, 18, 10, 7, 18, 26, 20, 19CHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 21, 28, 25, 34, 26, 24, 20, 22NJN22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kris HumphriesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 13, 16, 18, 20, 11, 19, 16, 13NJN13 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Knicks

New York routs Memphis by 21

New York led by 8 at halftime and won 120–99. Toney Douglas led New York with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over NJN11NYK over MEM21POR over CLE41Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over MEM.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Knicks4
Bulls-Nets1
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Knicks combined for 219, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 99, Knicks 120
219
Cavs-BlazersCavs 70, Blazers 111
181
Bulls-NetsBulls 84, Nets 73
157
CHI won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Bulls-NetsBulls 84, Nets 73
+11 CHI
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 99, Knicks 120
+21 NYK
Cavs-BlazersCavs 70, Blazers 111
+41 POR
Aldridge shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AldridgePOR · 20 PTS, 11 REB
90% (9-10)
DouglasNYK · 29 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
71% (10-14)
Gerald WallacePOR · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
RandolphMEM · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Brook LopezNJN · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
53% (8-15)
Final · Bulls-Nets
Bulls 84Nets 73
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2419172484
Nets2016142373
The story
Derrick Rose had 21 points as Chicago beat New Jersey 84-73

Brook Lopez led New Jersey with 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 8-23 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 24-20, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +4+7+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Knicks
Grizzlies 99Knicks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2922232599
Knicks29303328120
The story
New York beat Memphis 120-99 behind 28 points from Carmelo Anthony

Darrell Arthur paced Memphis: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 10-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 33-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
300 0+8+18+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Blazers
Cavs 70Blazers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1222112570
Blazers37272522111
The story
Gerald Wallace's 17 points carried Portland past Cleveland, 111-70

Rudy Fernandez chipped in 13 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 8-14 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-12, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
500 +25+30+44+41 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 65 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Season avg21.1Last 3

21.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.4 in 33 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Toney Douglas leads the day with 29

Toney DouglasPoints, last 10 games: 2, 24, 11, 10, 20, 18, 18, 3, 17, 29Knicks-Grizzlies · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 29, 14, 34, 31, 18, 25, 29, 28Knicks-Grizzlies · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 21, 28, 25, 34, 26, 24, 20, 22Nets-Bulls · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 24, 27, 24, 20, 34, 26, 23, 21Bulls-Nets · W
24.6 PPG season to date · −3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 20, 26, 24, 26, 15, 22, 30, 20Blazers-Cavs · W
22.3 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 16, 18, 10, 7, 18, 26, 20, 19Bulls-Nets · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyler HansbroughIND+8.8 19.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Al JeffersonUTA+7.2 26.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Greg MonroeDET+6.9 15.7 last 10 · 8.8 season
Chase BudingerHOU+6.4 15.7 last 10 · 9.3 season
Kyle LowryHOU+5.5 18.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cold
Steve NashPHX−6.5 9.1 last 10 · 15.6 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−5.7 14.8 last 10 · 20.5 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Al HarringtonDEN−5.5 4.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Raymond FeltonDEN−5.4 10.7 last 10 · 16.1 season