FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 12, 2012Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed LAC by 9 at halftime and won 94–85.

Final · Box score
Bucks105
Nets99
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Bulls104
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats73
Hornets71
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA -2; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Wizards97
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Pistons90
Jazz105
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Wolves127
Suns124
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Clippers85
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS -9; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +9
On this day · 2010–11Mar 12, 2011: 9 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (Hornets-Kings), 33 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Clippers

Boston climbs back to beat Clippers

Kris Humphries goes for 31 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-9+1+9BOS AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2514233294
Clippers2127132485
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 10, 27, 34, 30, 16, 22, 13, 25BOS25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 25, 20, 18, 13, 8, 10, 14, 21BOS21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 14, 17, 14, 26, 28, 15, 27, 24LAC24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 18, 13, 14, 19, 9, 33, 3, 21LAC21 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Bulls17
Wolves-Suns15
Pistons-Jazz9
Wizards-Spurs7
Celtics-Clippers4
Bobcats-Hornets2
The night in charts
Wolves-Suns combined for 251, 42 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-SunsWolves 127, Suns 124
251
Wizards-SpursWizards 97, Spurs 112
209
Bucks-NetsBucks 105, Nets 99
204
Knicks-BullsKnicks 99, Bulls 104
203
Pistons-JazzPistons 90, Jazz 105
195
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 94, Clippers 85
179
Bobcats-HornetsBobcats 73, Hornets 71
144
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-HornetsBobcats 73, Hornets 71
+2 CHA
Wolves-SunsWolves 127, Suns 124
+3 MIN
Knicks-BullsKnicks 99, Bulls 104
+5 CHI
Bucks-NetsBucks 105, Nets 99
+6 MIL
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 94, Clippers 85
+9 BOS
Wizards-SpursWizards 97, Spurs 112
+15 SAS
Pistons-JazzPistons 90, Jazz 105
+15 UTA
BOS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-ClippersBOS won · Celtics 94, Clippers 85
9 pts
Bucks-NetsMIL won · Bucks 105, Nets 99
7 pts
Wolves-SunsMIN won · Wolves 127, Suns 124
6 pts
Bobcats-HornetsCHA won · Bobcats 73, Hornets 71
6 pts
Knicks-BullsCHI won · Knicks 99, Bulls 104
2 pts
Jefferson shot 14-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonUTA · 33 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
78% (14-18)
HumphriesNJN · 31 PTS, 18 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
MorrowNJN · 17 PTS, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
ParkerSAS · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
Derrick WilliamsMIN · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Bobcats-Hornets
Bobcats 73Hornets 71
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats1421261273
Hornets2017181671
The story
Bismack Biyombo's 12 points carried Charlotte past New Orleans, 73-71

For New Orleans, Trevor Ariza had 12 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 12 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK · 6-7 FG

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 26-18.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −6−2+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Kaman was the fantasy play: 42.7 FPTS on 16 REB, 12 PTS, 3 AST

Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 127Suns 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28352935127
Suns34223434124
The story
Kevin Love had 30 points as Minnesota beat Phoenix 127-124

Steve Nash led Phoenix with 25 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 11-23 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 35-22.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −6+7+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jared Dudley led the game in fantasy with 46.3 FPTS (28 PTS, 9 REB)

Final · Bucks-Nets
Bucks 105Nets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks27202632105
Nets3222192699
The story
Milwaukee beat New Jersey 105-99 behind 23 points from Drew Gooden

Jordan Farmar paced New Jersey: 17 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 11-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-19 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −5−70+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.6Season avg34.2Last 5

34.2 points a game over his last five games, against 25.6 in 38 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 34 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.1Season avg28.9Today

29 minutes today, against 8.1 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Nets

Milwaukee makes it three straight

Milwaukee beat New Jersey 105–99 and moved to 18–24. Brandon Jennings led Milwaukee with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · MIL
L@ CHI91–110Wvs WAS119–118L@ BOS96–102L@ ATL94–99L@ ORL98–114Wvs PHI97–93Lvs CHI104–106Wvs NYK119–114W@ TOR105–99W@ NJN105–99
Top performances

Brandon Jennings leads the day with 34

Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 6, 34, 27, 33, 11, 25, 11, 34Bucks-Nets · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 14, 20, 11, 25, 31, 14, 16, 33Jazz-Pistons · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 29, 19, 35, 13, 30, 17, 24, 32Bulls-Knicks · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kris HumphriesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 10, 6, 11, 9, 12, 20, 10, 31Nets-Bucks · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 34, 30, 23, 16, 11, 15, 25, 32, 31Spurs-Wizards · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 10, 10, 23, 42, 39, 29, 31, 30Wolves-Suns · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+6.1 18.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+5.6 18.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Derrick WilliamsMIN+5.5 14.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Antawn JamisonCLE+5.4 24.0 last 10 · 18.6 season
Jared DudleyPHX+5.1 18.0 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cold
Caron ButlerLAC−5.8 6.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.9 10.4 last 10 · 15.3 season
Ben GordonDET−4.3 7.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Stephen JacksonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Nick YoungWAS−3.6 13.1 last 10 · 16.7 season