FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 27, 2012Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed HOU by 11 after the first quarter and won 90–81.

Final · Box score
Cavs85
Sixers103
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +18
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Grizzlies93
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Hawks101
Bucks108
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Rockets81
Mavs90
Q1 DAL -11; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Suns100
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Blazers95
Q1 OKC +14; Q2 OKC +18; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +14
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Warriors101
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +3
On this day · 2010–11Mar 27, 2011: 9 games. Top scorer: Gerald Wallace (Blazers-Thunder), 40 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Mavs

Dallas climbs back to beat Houston

Josh Smith goes for 30 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-3+8+9DAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3019122081
Mavs1927232190
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 27, 27, 27, 33, 26, 16, 31, 21DAL21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Rodrigue BeauboisPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 19, 14, 16, 14, 6, 10, 6, 14DAL14 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 23, 10, 18, 23, 18, 19, 18, 22HOU22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 14, 11, 16, 16, 17, 24, 14, 17HOU17 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Hawks-Bucks

Milwaukee handles Atlanta by 7

The Bucks won the first quarter 31–23. Final: 108–101. Monta Ellis led Milwaukee with 33 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over GSW3MEM over MIN7MIL over ATL7SAS over PHX7DAL over HOU9OKC over POR14PHI over CLE18Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over ATL.
Lead changes
Hawks-Bucks15
Spurs-Suns9
Wolves-Grizzlies7
Rockets-Mavs4
Thunder-Blazers3
Lakers-Warriors2
The night in charts
Hawks-Bucks combined for 209, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-BucksHawks 101, Bucks 108
209
Spurs-SunsSpurs 107, Suns 100
207
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 104, Warriors 101
205
Thunder-BlazersThunder 109, Blazers 95
204
Cavs-SixersCavs 85, Sixers 103
188
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 86, Grizzlies 93
179
Rockets-MavsRockets 81, Mavs 90
171
LAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 104, Warriors 101
+3 LAL
Spurs-SunsSpurs 107, Suns 100
+7 SAS
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 86, Grizzlies 93
+7 MEM
Hawks-BucksHawks 101, Bucks 108
+7 MIL
Rockets-MavsRockets 81, Mavs 90
+9 DAL
Thunder-BlazersThunder 109, Blazers 95
+14 OKC
Cavs-SixersCavs 85, Sixers 103
+18 PHI
DAL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-MavsDAL won · Rockets 81, Mavs 90
11 pts
Hawks-BucksMIL won · Hawks 101, Bucks 108
1 pt
Hickson shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HicksonPOR · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
SpeightsMEM · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KDOKC · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
BarnesLAL · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
DuncanSAS · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 104Warriors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25302425104
Warriors16322429101
The story
Kobe Bryant had 30 points as Los Angeles beat Golden State 104-101

David Lee led Golden State with 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-24 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 25-16, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +9+7+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol led the game in fantasy with 48.9 FPTS (19 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 101Bucks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks23233322101
Bucks31242330108
The story
Milwaukee beat Atlanta 108-101 behind 18 points from Brandon Jennings

Ivan Johnson paced Atlanta: 17 PTS, 3 REB 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 6-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +8+9−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 81Mavs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3019122081
Mavs1927232190
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 21 points carried Dallas past Houston, 90-81

For Houston, Chandler Parsons had 15 PTS, 9 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 5-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 23-12.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −11−3+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Goran Dragic was the fantasy play: 40.4 FPTS on 17 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 47 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg18.5Last 3

18.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 40 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 33

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 21, 18, 14, 13, 13, 11, 4, 33Bucks-Hawks · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 23, 36, 28, 23, 19, 45, 13, 32Thunder-Blazers · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Shannon BrownPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 21, 7, 5, 9, 10, 6, 16, 32Suns-Spurs · L
9.7 PPG season to date · +22.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Jodie MeeksPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 5, 7, 6, 8, 13, 1, 11, 31Sixers-Cavs · W
8.7 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 23, 7, 10, 32, 30, 20, 22, 30Hawks-Bucks · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 33, 28, 15, 29, 30, 18, 18, 30Lakers-Warriors · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+9.3 19.7 last 10 · 10.4 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+6.7 23.2 last 10 · 16.5 season
Goran DragicHOU+6.6 16.1 last 10 · 9.5 season
Joe JohnsonATL+5.1 24.2 last 10 · 19.1 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.0 17.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.0 13.8 last 10 · 18.8 season
Monta EllisMIL−4.5 16.3 last 10 · 20.8 season
Shaun LivingstonMIL−4.2 2.1 last 10 · 6.3 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Mario ChalmersMIA−3.8 6.1 last 10 · 9.9 season