FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 5, 2012Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DAL by 7 at halftime and won 95–91.

Final · Box score
Jazz109
Cavs100
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Magic92
Raptors88
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Warriors120
Wizards100
Q1 GSW +17; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +20
Final · Box score
Pacers72
Bulls92
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +20
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Bucks97
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Wolves95
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Mavs91
Thunder95
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC -7; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +4
Final · OT · Box score
Kings116
Nuggets119
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Hornets74
Blazers86
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +22; Q4 POR +12
On this day · 2010–11Mar 5, 2011: 6 games. Top scorer: Andrea Bargnani (Raptors-Nets), 35 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Thunder

OKC handles Dallas by 4

Al Jefferson goes for 25 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-7+3+4OKC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2329132691
Thunder2619232795
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 40, 31, 31, 19, 22, 29, 25, 24OKC24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 51, 31, 28, 33, 23, 38, 35, 22OKC22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 28, 34, 26, 25, 24, 1, 19, 40, 27DAL27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 13, 16, 16, 12, 18, 2, 22, 18DAL18 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Sixers-Bucks

Milwaukee takes care of Philadelphia

A 4-point win, 97–93. Brandon Jennings led Milwaukee with 33 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over LAC1DEN over SAC3ORL over TOR4MIL over PHI4OKC over DAL4UTA over CLE9POR over NOH12GSW over WAS20CHI over IND20Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over PHI.
Lead changes
Magic-Raptors14
Pacers-Bulls14
Kings-Nuggets13
Mavs-Thunder10
Jazz-Cavs7
Hornets-Blazers5
Sixers-Bucks3
Clippers-Wolves3
Warriors-Wizards0
Shot of the night

Lawson's three with 4 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 119-116 final

The night in charts
Kings-Nuggets combined for 235, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-NuggetsKings 116, Nuggets 119
235
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 120, Wizards 100
220
Jazz-CavsJazz 109, Cavs 100
209
Sixers-BucksSixers 93, Bucks 97
190
Clippers-WolvesClippers 94, Wolves 95
189
Mavs-ThunderMavs 91, Thunder 95
186
Magic-RaptorsMagic 92, Raptors 88
180
Pacers-BullsPacers 72, Bulls 92
164
Hornets-BlazersHornets 74, Blazers 86
160
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-WolvesClippers 94, Wolves 95
+1 MIN
Kings-NuggetsKings 116, Nuggets 119
+3 DEN
Magic-RaptorsMagic 92, Raptors 88
+4 ORL
Sixers-BucksSixers 93, Bucks 97
+4 MIL
Mavs-ThunderMavs 91, Thunder 95
+4 OKC
Jazz-CavsJazz 109, Cavs 100
+9 UTA
Hornets-BlazersHornets 74, Blazers 86
+12 POR
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 120, Wizards 100
+20 GSW
Pacers-BullsPacers 72, Bulls 92
+20 CHI
OKC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-ThunderOKC won · Mavs 91, Thunder 95
7 pts
Sixers-BucksMIL won · Sixers 93, Bucks 97
5 pts
Kings-NuggetsDEN won · Kings 116, Nuggets 119
2 pts
Pacers-BullsCHI won · Pacers 72, Bulls 92
1 pt
Dwight shot 16-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 36 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
80% (16-20)
HaywardUTA · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WallWAS · 20 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Nick YoungWAS · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
EllisGSW · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 94Wolves 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1628212994
Wolves2619302095
The story
Derrick Williams' 15 points carried Minnesota past Los Angeles, 95-94

For Los Angeles, Chris Paul had 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 4-9 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-16, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +10+1+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Nuggets
Kings 116Nuggets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings262726298116
Nuggets2429322311119
The story
Arron Afflalo had 32 points as Denver beat Sacramento 119-116 in OT

Marcus Thornton led Sacramento with 27 PTS, 4 REB 32 PTS, 2 REB · 9-20 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 32-26, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −20+60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Ty Lawson led the game in fantasy with 50.9 FPTS (16 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 92Raptors 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2320252492
Raptors2018252588
The story
Orlando beat Toronto 92-88 behind 36 points and 13 rebounds from Dwight Howard

James Johnson paced Toronto: 13 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 36 PTS, 13 REB · 16-20 FG

The swing

A 23-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +3+5+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 36 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg17.4Last 3

17.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 39

Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 33, 20, 22, 10, 10, 23, 42, 39Wolves-Clippers · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 12, 28, 20, 12, 14, 33, 28, 36Magic-Raptors · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 17, 22, 20, 14, 6, 34, 27, 33Bucks-Sixers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 27, 20, 20, 19, 12, 17, 14, 32Nuggets-Kings · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 10, 21, 22, 13, 18, 14, 17, 27Kings-Nuggets · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 28, 34, 26, 25, 24, 1, 19, 40, 27Mavs-Thunder · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+6.1 17.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Nicolas BatumPOR+5.8 20.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Deron WilliamsNJN+5.3 27.9 last 10 · 22.6 season
Isaiah ThomasSAC+5.3 14.9 last 10 · 9.6 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+5.2 18.3 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
LaMarcus AldridgePOR−4.5 17.1 last 10 · 21.6 season
D.J. AugustinCHA−4.2 8.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Caron ButlerLAC−4.2 9.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Stephen JacksonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.8 3.9 last 10 · 7.7 season