FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 14, 2012Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed NOH by 14 at halftime and won 107–101.

Final · Box score
Sixers94
Pacers111
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Raptors84
Nets98
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +14
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Knicks121
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +26; Q3 NYK +22; Q4 NYK +42
Final · Box score
Bobcats87
Rockets107
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +29; Q4 HOU +20
Final · Box score
Cavs105
Bucks115
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +10
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers107
Hornets101
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -14; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Magic111
Spurs122
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Heat102
Bulls106
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Pistons124
Kings112
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Warriors103
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Hawks82
Clippers96
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +14
Final · Box score
Jazz111
Suns120
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +9
On this day · 2010–11Mar 14, 2011: 9 games. Top scorer: Marcus Thornton (Kings-Warriors), 42 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Hornets

Kobe Bryant scores 33, Lakers win in overtime

Kris Humphries goes for 21 rebounds

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-1400+6LAL AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers2020302314107
Hornets282616238101
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 38, 33, 22, 30, 34, 26, 34, 33LAL33 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 19, 16, 30, 19, 26, 20, 37, 25LAL25 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 15, 18, 3, 25, 17, 17, 15, 30NOH30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 20, 10, 10, 18, 10, 20, 12, 21NOH21 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Spurs22
Cavs-Bucks20
Celtics-Warriors13
Pistons-Kings10
Raptors-Nets7
Lakers-Hornets7
Jazz-Suns7
Sixers-Pacers5
Heat-Bulls4
Blazers-Knicks1
Bobcats-Rockets1
Hawks-Clippers0
Shot of the night

KG's jumper with 6.6 seconds left breaks the tie, 105-103 final

The night in charts
Pistons-Kings combined for 236, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-KingsPistons 124, Kings 112
236
Magic-SpursMagic 111, Spurs 122
233
Jazz-SunsJazz 111, Suns 120
231
Cavs-BucksCavs 105, Bucks 115
220
Heat-BullsHeat 102, Bulls 106
208
Lakers-HornetsLakers 107, Hornets 101
208
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 105, Warriors 103
208
Sixers-PacersSixers 94, Pacers 111
205
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 79, Knicks 121
200
Bobcats-RocketsBobcats 87, Rockets 107
194
Raptors-NetsRaptors 84, Nets 98
182
Hawks-ClippersHawks 82, Clippers 96
178
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 105, Warriors 103
+2 BOS
Heat-BullsHeat 102, Bulls 106
+4 CHI
Lakers-HornetsLakers 107, Hornets 101
+6 LAL
Jazz-SunsJazz 111, Suns 120
+9 PHX
Cavs-BucksCavs 105, Bucks 115
+10 MIL
Magic-SpursMagic 111, Spurs 122
+11 SAS
Pistons-KingsPistons 124, Kings 112
+12 DET
Raptors-NetsRaptors 84, Nets 98
+14 NJN
Hawks-ClippersHawks 82, Clippers 96
+14 LAC
Sixers-PacersSixers 94, Pacers 111
+17 IND
Bobcats-RocketsBobcats 87, Rockets 107
+20 HOU
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 79, Knicks 121
+42 NYK
LAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-HornetsLAL won · Lakers 107, Hornets 101
14 pts
Jazz-SunsPHX won · Jazz 111, Suns 120
8 pts
Pistons-KingsDET won · Pistons 124, Kings 112
7 pts
Raptors-NetsNJN won · Raptors 84, Nets 98
5 pts
Cavs-BucksMIL won · Cavs 105, Bucks 115
5 pts
Gortat shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GortatPHX · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
Jason ThompsonSAC · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
Amar'eNYK · 17 PTS, 8 REB
80% (8-10)
MonroeDET · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST
75% (15-20)
LucasCHI · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Final · Celtics-Warriors
Celtics 105Warriors 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics21342624105
Warriors25351726103
The story
Kevin Garnett's 24 points carried Boston past Golden State, 105-103

For Golden State, David Lee had 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 26-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −4−5+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nate Robinson was the fantasy play: 52.5 FPTS on 20 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB

Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 102Bulls 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat23192832102
Bulls19342825106
The story
Chicago won 106-102 despite 35 points from LeBron James

Joakim Noah paced Chicago: 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 35 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 14-25 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-19 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −4+11+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Hornets
Lakers 107Hornets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2020302314107
Hornets282616238101
The story
Andrew Bynum had 25 points and 18 rebounds as Los Angeles beat New Orleans 107-101 in OT

Jarrett Jack led New Orleans with 30 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Lakers took the third 30-16.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −8−1400+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 41 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg9.5Last 3

9.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 42 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Jazz-Suns

Phoenix climbs out of an 8-point hole against Utah

Down 8 after one, the Suns won the third quarter 36–29 and the game 120–111. Channing Frye led Phoenix with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Jazz
Channing Frye · PHXPaul Millsap · UTAPTS2618REB910AST23Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 36

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 33, 31, 16, 13, 18, 28, 28, 36Heat-Bulls · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 0, 17, 29, 20, 34, 11, 20, 29, 35Pistons-Kings · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 38, 35, 25, 21, 31, 27, 19, 35Heat-Bulls · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 38, 33, 22, 30, 34, 26, 34, 33Lakers-Hornets · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 20, 19, 14, 2, 20, 11, 14, 32Pistons-Kings · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 23, 16, 11, 15, 25, 32, 31, 31Spurs-Magic · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+6.6 19.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Josh SmithATL+6.2 24.0 last 10 · 17.8 season
Derrick WilliamsMIN+5.5 14.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+5.0 18.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Drew GoodenMIL+4.9 19.4 last 10 · 14.5 season
Cold
Caron ButlerLAC−5.1 7.5 last 10 · 12.6 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.8 10.6 last 10 · 15.4 season
Stephen JacksonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Ben GordonDET−3.9 7.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Nick YoungWAS−3.4 13.2 last 10 · 16.6 season