FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 21, 2011Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed NYK by 14 at halftime and won 96–86.

Final · Box score
Magic97
Cavs86
Q1 ORL +15; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +22; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Nets98
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Knicks86
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -14; Q3 BOS -6; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Kings92
Bulls132
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +17; Q3 CHI +26; Q4 CHI +40
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Grizzlies103
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +18
Final · Box score
Warriors96
Spurs111
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Raptors90
Nuggets123
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +28; Q3 DEN +29; Q4 DEN +33
On this day · 2009–10Mar 21, 2010: 7 games. Top scorer: Manu Ginobili (Spurs-Hawks), 38 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Knicks

Boston rallies from 14 down to beat New York

Dwight Howard goes for 28 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-14-6+10BOS AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2215263396
Knicks2526181786
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 16, 14, 8, 18, 10, 11, 12, 24BOS24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 19, 11, 14, 7, 20, 10, 9, 21BOS21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 34, 31, 18, 25, 29, 28, 6, 23, 22NYK22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 16, 30, 9, 14, 18, 12, 21, 21NYK21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat Sacramento by 40, the widest margin of 7 games.

IND over NJN4BOS over NYK10ORL over CLE11SAS over GSW15MEM over UTA18DEN over TOR33CHI over SAC40Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Raptors-Nuggets7
Pacers-Nets5
Kings-Bulls4
Magic-Cavs3
Celtics-Knicks3
Jazz-Grizzlies1
Warriors-Spurs0
The night in charts
Kings-Bulls combined for 224, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-BullsKings 92, Bulls 132
224
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 90, Nuggets 123
213
Warriors-SpursWarriors 96, Spurs 111
207
Pacers-NetsPacers 102, Nets 98
200
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 85, Grizzlies 103
188
Magic-CavsMagic 97, Cavs 86
183
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 96, Knicks 86
182
IND won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Pacers-NetsPacers 102, Nets 98
+4 IND
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 96, Knicks 86
+10 BOS
Magic-CavsMagic 97, Cavs 86
+11 ORL
Warriors-SpursWarriors 96, Spurs 111
+15 SAS
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 85, Grizzlies 103
+18 MEM
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 90, Nuggets 123
+33 DEN
Kings-BullsKings 92, Bulls 132
+40 CHI
BOS erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-KnicksBOS won · Celtics 96, Knicks 86
14 pts
Pacers-NetsIND won · Pacers 102, Nets 98
4 pts
Bass shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BassORL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
DwightORL · 28 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
82% (9-11)
HibbertIND · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
LawsonDEN · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
KGBOS · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 102Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers15252933102
Nets1925173798
The story
Roy Hibbert's 24 points carried Indiana past New Jersey, 102-98

For New Jersey, Sundiata Gaines had 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK · 10-14 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 29-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 −4−4+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brook Lopez was the fantasy play: 40.3 FPTS on 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST

Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 96Knicks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2215263396
Knicks2526181786
The story
Kevin Garnett had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Boston beat New York 96-86

Carmelo Anthony led New York with 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 33-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3−14−6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Cavs
Magic 97Cavs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3026241797
Cavs1523202886
The story
Orlando beat Cleveland 97-86 behind 22 points from Brandon Bass

JJ Hickson paced Cleveland: 18 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB · 9-10 FG

The swing

A 30-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +15+18+22+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 59 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.3Season avg21.8Last 3

21.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.3 in 61 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 28

Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 20, 16, 13, 26, 22, 31, 16, 28Magic-Cavs · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 6, 17, 24, 19, 12, 25, 11, 28Spurs-Warriors · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 22, 11, 25, 42, 23, 7, 23, 25Kings-Bulls · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 16, 14, 8, 18, 10, 11, 12, 24Celtics-Knicks · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 0, 4, 12, 15, 6, 15, 2, 24Pacers-Nets · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 11, 20, 15, 23, 9, 9, 16, 23Nuggets-Raptors · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus ThorntonSAC+10.6 21.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
Tyler HansbroughIND+9.5 20.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Kyle LowryHOU+7.2 20.4 last 10 · 13.2 season
James HardenOKC+6.1 18.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
CJ MilesUTA+5.5 18.5 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsNJN−5.7 14.7 last 10 · 20.4 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Raymond FeltonDEN−5.2 10.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Steve NashPHX−4.6 11.1 last 10 · 15.7 season
Al HarringtonDEN−4.6 5.7 last 10 · 10.3 season