FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 22, 2011Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed PHX by 4 after the first quarter and won 139–137.

Final · Box score
Bulls114
Hawks81
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +29; Q3 CHI +38; Q4 CHI +33
Final · Box score
Wizards76
Blazers111
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +32; Q4 POR +35
Final · 3OT · Box score
Suns137
Lakers139
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers 0; OT2 Lakers 0; OT3 LAL +2
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The lead · Suns-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 42 as Lakers beat Phoenix

Lamar Odom goes for 29 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1End OT2Final0-4+6+9000+2LAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Suns31292626997137
Lakers27392917999139
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 26, 26, 24, 16, 16, 18, 22, 42LAL42 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 15, 12, 11, 8, 16, 8, 16, 29LAL29 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 14, 7, 4, 20, 11, 17, 19, 32PHX32 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 13, 14, 12, 12, 10, 18, 17, 24PHX24 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Bulls-Hawks

Chicago leads Atlanta wire to wire

Chicago was ahead at every break and won 114–81. Best quarter: the second, 41–22. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over PHX2CHI over ATL33POR over WAS35Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over ATL.
Lead changes
Suns-Lakers10
Wizards-Blazers2
Bulls-Hawks1
The night in charts
Suns-Lakers combined for 276, 81 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-LakersSuns 137, Lakers 139
276
Bulls-HawksBulls 114, Hawks 81
195
Wizards-BlazersWizards 76, Blazers 111
187
LAL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Suns-LakersSuns 137, Lakers 139
+2 LAL
Bulls-HawksBulls 114, Hawks 81
+33 CHI
Wizards-BlazersWizards 76, Blazers 111
+35 POR
Gerald Wallace shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Gerald WallacePOR · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
DengCHI · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
BatumPOR · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (9-15)
GortatPHX · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
OdomLAL · 29 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
59% (13-22)
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 137Lakers 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Suns31292626997137
Lakers27392917999139
The story
Pau Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Phoenix 139-137 in OT

Steve Nash led Phoenix with 20 AST, 19 PTS, 5 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 9-25 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Lakers took the second 39-29.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4+6+9000+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Final · Bulls-Hawks
Bulls 114Hawks 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls31412616114
Hawks2122172181
The story
Chicago beat Atlanta 114-81 behind 30 points and 10 assists from Derrick Rose

Jeff Teague paced Atlanta: 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 11-20 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

A 41-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
400 +10+29+38+33 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Blazers
Wizards 76Blazers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2916141776
Blazers35272920111
The story
Gerald Wallace's 28 points carried Portland past Washington, 111-76

For Washington, Jordan Crawford had 12 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 10-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-14, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
400 +6+17+32+35 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 42 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg53Today

53 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 42

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 26, 26, 24, 16, 16, 18, 22, 42Lakers-Suns · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Feb 3, 2017: 42 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Season high42 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 14, 7, 4, 20, 11, 17, 19, 32Suns-Lakers · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 20, 34, 26, 23, 21, 42, 18, 30Bulls-Hawks · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 15, 12, 11, 8, 16, 8, 16, 29Lakers-Suns · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 22, 13, 5, 8, 17, 25, 9, 28Blazers-Wizards · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 7, 18, 26, 20, 19, 21, 17, 27Bulls-Hawks · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 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
Marcin GortatPHX+6.1 15.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsNJN−5.7 14.7 last 10 · 20.4 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Carlos BoozerCHI−5.3 12.7 last 10 · 18.0 season
Raymond FeltonDEN−5.2 10.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Al HarringtonDEN−4.6 5.7 last 10 · 10.3 season