FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 19, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed ATL by 3 after the first quarter and won 79–76.

Final · Box score
Sixers105
Bobcats80
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +25
Final · Box score
Celtics79
Hawks76
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Cavs105
Nets100
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Bulls85
Magic59
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +26
Final · Box score
Mavs112
Nuggets95
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +17
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Warriors93
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +4
On this day · 2010–11Mar 19, 2011: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Nuggets), 33 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Hawks

Boston takes over late to edge Atlanta

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 33 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-2-1+3BOS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1219192979
Hawks1518182576
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 2, 22, 17, 15, 7, 26, 7, 19BOS19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 8, 10, 14, 21, 24, 10, 22, 16BOS16 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 18, 18, 21, 34, 19, 34, 28, 25ATL25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Zaza PachuliaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 9, 2, 10, 6, 12, 10, 9, 16ATL16 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Wolves-Warriors

Minnesota leads Golden State wire to wire

Minnesota was ahead at every break and won 97–93. Best quarter: the second, 28–21. Kevin Love led Minnesota with 36 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over ATL3MIN over GSW4CLE over NJN5DAL over DEN17PHI over CHA25CHI over ORL26Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over GSW.
Lead changes
Wolves-Warriors10
Cavs-Nets8
Celtics-Hawks5
Bulls-Magic5
Sixers-Bobcats4
Mavs-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 207, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 112, Nuggets 95
207
Cavs-NetsCavs 105, Nets 100
205
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 97, Warriors 93
190
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 105, Bobcats 80
185
Celtics-HawksCeltics 79, Hawks 76
155
Bulls-MagicBulls 85, Magic 59
144
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HawksCeltics 79, Hawks 76
+3 BOS
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 97, Warriors 93
+4 MIN
Cavs-NetsCavs 105, Nets 100
+5 CLE
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 112, Nuggets 95
+17 DAL
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 105, Bobcats 80
+25 PHI
Bulls-MagicBulls 85, Magic 59
+26 CHI
Thaddeus Young shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
Tristan ThompsonCLE · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
AfflaloDEN · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BoozerCHI · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
67% (12-18)
Lou WilliamsPHI · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 79Hawks 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1219192979
Hawks1518182576
The story
Rajon Rondo's 13 assists and 10 points carried Boston past Atlanta, 79-76

For Atlanta, Josh Smith had 11 REB, 10 PTS, 8 AST 13 AST, 10 PTS, 6 STL, 3 REB · 4-14 FG

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 29-25.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3−2−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Warriors
Wolves 97Warriors 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2128222697
Warriors1421322693
The story
Minnesota beat Golden State 97-93 behind 11 points and 10 assists from Luke Ridnour

Richard Jefferson paced Golden State: 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 11 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 4-7 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 21-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +7+14+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Nets
Cavs 105Nets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30232329105
Nets17332426100
The story
Tristan Thompson had 27 points and 12 rebounds as Cleveland beat New Jersey 105-100

Deron Williams led New Jersey with 28 PTS, 8 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 12-16 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 30-17, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +13+3+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gerald Wallace led the game in fantasy with 45.4 FPTS (27 PTS, 12 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 42 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg17.2Last 3

17.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 45 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 36

Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 23, 42, 39, 29, 31, 30, 25, 27, 21, 36Wolves-Warriors · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 40, 27, 28, 18, 13, 22, 27, 27, 27, 33Mavs-Nuggets · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 12, 12, 57, 16, 21, 7, 20, 28Nets-Cavs · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 13, 13, 2, 15, 5, 15, 11, 27Nets-Cavs · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Tristan ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 3, 3, 5, 4, 9, 5, 7, 27Cavs-Nets · W
7.2 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 22, 18, 9, 21, 14, 28, 19, 26Cavs-Nets · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+6.6 19.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+6.2 22.5 last 10 · 16.3 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.9 24.0 last 10 · 18.1 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+5.4 26.2 last 10 · 20.8 season
Drew GoodenMIL+5.0 19.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Cold
Ben GordonDET−4.5 7.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Stephen JacksonSAS−4.2 6.1 last 10 · 10.3 season
Caron ButlerLAC−4.2 8.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Norris ColeMIA−4.0 3.5 last 10 · 7.5 season