FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 11, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed TOR by 7 after the first quarter and won 105–99.

Final · Box score
Sixers106
Knicks94
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Lakers97
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Rockets107
Cavs118
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Magic107
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +25; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Raptors99
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Nuggets91
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM -3; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Hawks106
Kings99
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Warriors97
Clippers93
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2010–11Mar 11, 2011: 9 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Warriors-Magic), 39 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Raptors

Ersan Ilyasova scores 31 as Milwaukee wins in Toronto

Dwight Howard goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-5-1+6MIL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks21302727105
Raptors2828232099
Who led
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 13, 25, 8, 18, 11, 32, 26, 31MIL31 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 15, 23, 26, 7, 25, 27, 12, 21MIL21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 17, 21, 4, 25, 23, 23, 15, 21TOR21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 4, 5, 18, 5, 15, 5, 12, 16TOR16 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Orlando by 13.

LAL over BOS3MEM over DEN3GSW over LAC4MIL over TOR6ATL over SAC7CLE over HOU11PHI over NYK12ORL over IND13Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Celtics-Lakers14
Hawks-Kings12
Bucks-Raptors11
Grizzlies-Nuggets9
Rockets-Cavs7
Sixers-Knicks5
Pacers-Magic3
Warriors-Clippers3
The night in charts
Rockets-Cavs combined for 225, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-CavsRockets 107, Cavs 118
225
Hawks-KingsHawks 106, Kings 99
205
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 105, Raptors 99
204
Pacers-MagicPacers 94, Magic 107
201
Sixers-KnicksSixers 106, Knicks 94
200
Celtics-LakersCeltics 94, Lakers 97
191
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 97, Clippers 93
190
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 94, Nuggets 91
185
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-LakersCeltics 94, Lakers 97
+3 LAL
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 94, Nuggets 91
+3 MEM
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 97, Clippers 93
+4 GSW
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 105, Raptors 99
+6 MIL
Hawks-KingsHawks 106, Kings 99
+7 ATL
Rockets-CavsRockets 107, Cavs 118
+11 CLE
Sixers-KnicksSixers 106, Knicks 94
+12 PHI
Pacers-MagicPacers 94, Magic 107
+13 ORL
MIL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-RaptorsMIL won · Bucks 105, Raptors 99
7 pts
Grizzlies-NuggetsMEM won · Grizzlies 94, Nuggets 91
3 pts
Rockets-CavsCLE won · Rockets 107, Cavs 118
3 pts
Sixers-KnicksPHI won · Sixers 106, Knicks 94
2 pts
Hawks-KingsATL won · Hawks 106, Kings 99
1 pt
Dwight shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
79% (11-14)
Dorell WrightGSW · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
UdohGSW · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
IlyasovaMIL · 31 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
MayoMEM · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 94Lakers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1428282494
Lakers2420282597
The story
Kobe Bryant had 26 points as Los Angeles beat Boston 97-94

Rajon Rondo led Boston with 24 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 9-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 24-14, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +10+2+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett led the game in fantasy with 45.7 FPTS (14 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 94Nuggets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2327232194
Nuggets2528172191
The story
O.J. Mayo's 22 points and 8 assists carried Memphis past Denver, 94-91

For Denver, Nene Hilario had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-14 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 23-17.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −2−3+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Raptors
Bucks 105Raptors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks21302727105
Raptors2828232099
The story
Milwaukee beat Toronto 105-99 behind 21 points from Drew Gooden

DeMar DeRozan paced Toronto: 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 27-20 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −7−5−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 39 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 44 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 39 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 20.1 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Ersan Ilyasova leads the day with 31

Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 13, 25, 8, 18, 11, 32, 26, 31Bucks-Raptors · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 12, 14, 33, 28, 36, 15, 29, 30Magic-Pacers · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 15, 18, 13, 16, 18, 9, 12, 30Rockets-Cavs · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 16, 22, 23, 10, 16, 5, 15, 28Kings-Hawks · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 22, 14, 24, 30, 27, 23, 21, 28Hawks-Kings · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 8, 23, 22, 29, 22, 33, 21, 28Cavs-Rockets · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+7.0 19.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Antawn JamisonCLE+5.4 24.0 last 10 · 18.6 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+5.1 18.0 last 10 · 12.9 season
Chris PaulLAC+4.9 25.2 last 10 · 20.3 season
Arron AfflaloDEN+4.9 18.5 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Caron ButlerLAC−5.8 6.9 last 10 · 12.7 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.9 10.4 last 10 · 15.3 season
Ben GordonDET−4.2 7.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.2 17.1 last 10 · 21.3 season
Stephen JacksonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season