FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 30, 2012Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed GSW by 14 after three quarters and won 102–100.

Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Bobcats88
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Heat113
Raptors101
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Sixers76
Wizards97
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +19; Q3 WAS +17; Q4 WAS +21
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Hawks100
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Bucks121
Cavs84
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +27; Q3 MIL +25; Q4 MIL +37
Final · Box score
Pistons71
Bulls83
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Rockets98
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Wolves79
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +21
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Magic98
Q1 DAL -10; Q2 DAL -9; Q3 DAL -7; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Kings104
Jazz103
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 SAC -4; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Nets102
Warriors100
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN -9; Q3 NJN -14; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Clippers98
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +1
On this day · 2010–11Mar 30, 2011: 13 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Nets), 39 points.
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The lead · Nets-Warriors

New Jersey fights back late to top Golden State

Gerald Wallace goes for 24 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-9-14+2NJN AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets22202832102
Warriors26253316100
Who led
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 11, 27, 13, 8, 15, 14, 10, 24NJN24 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Kris HumphriesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 8, 13, 13, 17, 20, 2, 12, 20NJN20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 25, 25, 12, 22, 16, 23, 28, 27GSW27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Charles JenkinsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 0, 2, 4, 8, 27, 12, 4, 18GSW18 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Bucks rout

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Milwaukee beat Cleveland by 37.

SAC over UTA1LAC over POR1DAL over ORL2NJN over GSW2HOU over MEM9ATL over NYK10DEN over CHA11MIA over TOR12CHI over DET12WAS over PHI21BOS over MIN21MIL over CLE37Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Kings-Jazz12
Blazers-Clippers10
Pistons-Bulls8
Mavs-Magic7
Sixers-Wizards5
Heat-Raptors4
Nuggets-Bobcats3
Knicks-Hawks2
Bucks-Cavs2
Nets-Warriors2
Celtics-Wolves1
Grizzlies-Rockets0
Shot of the night

CP3's layup with 5 seconds left puts the Clippers ahead, 98-97 final

The night in charts
Heat-Raptors combined for 214, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-RaptorsHeat 113, Raptors 101
214
Kings-JazzKings 104, Jazz 103
207
Bucks-CavsBucks 121, Cavs 84
205
Nets-WarriorsNets 102, Warriors 100
202
Mavs-MagicMavs 100, Magic 98
198
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 97, Clippers 98
195
Knicks-HawksKnicks 90, Hawks 100
190
Nuggets-BobcatsNuggets 99, Bobcats 88
187
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 89, Rockets 98
187
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 100, Wolves 79
179
Sixers-WizardsSixers 76, Wizards 97
173
Pistons-BullsPistons 71, Bulls 83
154
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-JazzKings 104, Jazz 103
+1 SAC
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 97, Clippers 98
+1 LAC
Nets-WarriorsNets 102, Warriors 100
+2 NJN
Mavs-MagicMavs 100, Magic 98
+2 DAL
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 89, Rockets 98
+9 HOU
Knicks-HawksKnicks 90, Hawks 100
+10 ATL
Nuggets-BobcatsNuggets 99, Bobcats 88
+11 DEN
Pistons-BullsPistons 71, Bulls 83
+12 CHI
Heat-RaptorsHeat 113, Raptors 101
+12 MIA
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 100, Wolves 79
+21 BOS
Sixers-WizardsSixers 76, Wizards 97
+21 WAS
Bucks-CavsBucks 121, Cavs 84
+37 MIL
NJN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-WarriorsNJN won · Nets 102, Warriors 100
14 pts
Mavs-MagicDAL won · Mavs 100, Magic 98
10 pts
Nuggets-BobcatsDEN won · Nuggets 99, Bobcats 88
5 pts
Kings-JazzSAC won · Kings 104, Jazz 103
4 pts
Ilyasova shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IlyasovaMIL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
David LeeGSW · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
75% (12-16)
GeeCLE · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MarionDAL · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HicksonPOR · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST
68% (13-19)
Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 104Jazz 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings32242424104
Jazz29302519103
The story
Sacramento beat Utah 104-103 behind 27 points and 14 rebounds from DeMarcus Cousins

Al Jefferson paced Utah: 27 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 11-22 FG

The swing

A 24-19 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +3−3−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Warriors
Nets 102Warriors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets22202832102
Warriors26253316100
The story
Deron Williams had 20 assists and 9 points as New Jersey beat Golden State 102-100

David Lee led Golden State with 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 20 AST, 9 PTS, 2 REB · 2-13 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 32-16.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −4−9−14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Magic
Mavs 100Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs17292529100
Magic2728232098
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 28 points carried Dallas past Orlando, 100-98

For Orlando, Jameer Nelson had 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 29-20.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −10−9−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard was the fantasy play: 47.5 FPTS on 19 PTS, 15 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 2 vs 2010–11 avg
Points per game
4.12010–11 avg15.0Last 2

15.0 points a game over his last two games, against 4.1 in 2010–11 (51 games). Today: 20 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 44 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg37.1Today

37 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 36

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 16, 17, 10, 12, 15, 28, 25, 36Knicks-Hawks · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 12, 31, 19, 24, 22, 24, 16, 30Heat-Raptors · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 10, 23, 29, 15, 18, 14, 19, 30Heat-Raptors · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
JJ HicksonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 2, 4, 0, 14, 4, 21, 12, 29Blazers-Clippers · L
6.1 PPG season to date · +23.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 19, 26, 29, 13, 16, 12, 22, 29Cavs-Bucks · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 25, 22, 16, 16, 37, 11, 12, 28Hawks-Knicks · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+7.8 18.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Goran DragicHOU+6.8 16.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Jameer NelsonORL+5.3 16.3 last 10 · 11.0 season
Isaiah ThomasSAC+5.0 16.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+4.9 26.1 last 10 · 21.2 season
Cold
Rajon RondoBOS−5.0 7.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Monta EllisMIL−4.7 16.0 last 10 · 20.7 season
LeBron JamesMIA−4.5 22.0 last 10 · 26.5 season
Shaun LivingstonMIL−4.3 1.9 last 10 · 6.2 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season