FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 29, 2012Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAL by 12 after the first quarter and won 102–93.

Final · Box score
Wizards89
Pacers93
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Mavs85
Heat106
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +21
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Blazers99
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Thunder102
Lakers93
Q1 OKC -12; Q2 OKC -5; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +9
On this day · 2010–11Mar 29, 2011: 4 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Warriors), 39 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Lakers

Russell Westbrook scores 36, OKC rallies past Lakers

Andrew Bynum goes for 25 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-5+10+9OKC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder18263424102
Lakers3019192593
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 36, 28, 23, 19, 45, 13, 32, 36OKC36 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 25, 26, 18, 32, 40, 28, 25, 21OKC21 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 15, 33, 16, 9, 28, 30, 11, 25LAL25 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 28, 15, 29, 30, 18, 18, 30, 23LAL23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Mavs-Heat

Miami rolls past Dallas, 106–85

The Mavericks were held to 13 points in the fourth quarter. LeBron James led Miami with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over WAS4POR over NOH6OKC over LAL9MIA over DAL21Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over DAL.
Lead changes
Mavs-Heat11
Wizards-Pacers7
Hornets-Blazers5
Thunder-Lakers3
The night in charts
Thunder-Lakers combined for 195, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-LakersThunder 102, Lakers 93
195
Hornets-BlazersHornets 93, Blazers 99
192
Mavs-HeatMavs 85, Heat 106
191
Wizards-PacersWizards 89, Pacers 93
182
IND won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Wizards-PacersWizards 89, Pacers 93
+4 IND
Hornets-BlazersHornets 93, Blazers 99
+6 POR
Thunder-LakersThunder 102, Lakers 93
+9 OKC
Mavs-HeatMavs 85, Heat 106
+21 MIA
OKC erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-LakersOKC won · Thunder 102, Lakers 93
12 pts
Mavs-HeatMIA won · Mavs 85, Heat 106
5 pts
Hornets-BlazersPOR won · Hornets 93, Blazers 99
3 pts
Landry shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LandryNOH · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BynumLAL · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK
67% (10-15)
AldridgePOR · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
HicksonPOR · 12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
HaslemMIA · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Wizards-Pacers
Wizards 89Pacers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2623202089
Pacers3022202193
The story
Indiana beat Washington 93-89 behind 25 points from Danny Granger

Nene Hilario paced Washington: 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +4+3+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Blazers
Hornets 93Blazers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2727162393
Blazers2823252399
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 25 points and 12 rebounds carried Portland past New Orleans, 99-93

For New Orleans, Marco Belinelli had 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 11-18 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 25-16.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1−3+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 102Lakers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder18263424102
Lakers3019192593
The story
Kevin Durant had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 102-93

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 10-22 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Thunder took the third 34-19.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −12−5+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 49 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 47 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 36

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 36, 28, 23, 19, 45, 13, 32, 36Thunder-Lakers · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 8, 20, 5, 15, 10, 7, 22, 27Hornets-Blazers · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 21, 15, 21, 16, 29, 18, 20, 25Blazers-Hornets · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 15, 33, 16, 9, 28, 30, 11, 25Lakers-Thunder · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 27, 27, 33, 26, 16, 31, 21, 25Mavs-Heat · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 11, 25, 16, 28, 15, 25, 5, 25Pacers-Wizards · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+9.1 19.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Goran DragicHOU+6.6 16.1 last 10 · 9.5 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+5.1 22.6 last 10 · 17.5 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.0 17.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Andrew BynumLAL+4.6 22.9 last 10 · 18.3 season
Cold
Monta EllisMIL−4.5 16.3 last 10 · 20.8 season
Rajon RondoBOS−4.5 7.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
LeBron JamesMIA−4.4 22.1 last 10 · 26.5 season
Shaun LivingstonMIL−4.2 2.1 last 10 · 6.3 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season