FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 21, 2013Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed PHI by 5 after the first quarter and won 101–100.

Final · Box score
Blazers99
Bulls89
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +27; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Sixers100
Nuggets101
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Kings101
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +3
On this day · 2011–12Mar 21, 2012: 10 games. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (Pistons-Nuggets), 45 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Nuggets

Denver holds off Philadelphia, 101–100

Jrue Holiday goes for 18 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+7+4+1DEN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers22222729100
Nuggets17342426101
Who led
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 5, 11, 15, 20, 10, 11, 16, 11, 29DEN29 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 12, 8, 7, 4, 10, 8, 20, 21DEN21 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Damien WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 21, 12, 16, 13, 5, 12, 12, 4, 24PHI24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 9, 8, 15, 21, 27, 27, 2, 18PHI18 PTS · 6 REB · 15 AST
Second story · Wolves-Kings

Sacramento wins a tight one over Minnesota

101–98. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. Isaiah Thomas led Sacramento with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over PHI1SAC over MIN3POR over CHI10Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over MIN.
Lead changes
Sixers-Nuggets16
Blazers-Bulls13
Wolves-Kings13
The night in charts
Sixers-Nuggets combined for 201, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 100, Nuggets 101
201
Wolves-KingsWolves 98, Kings 101
199
Blazers-BullsBlazers 99, Bulls 89
188
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 100, Nuggets 101
+1 DEN
Wolves-KingsWolves 98, Kings 101
+3 SAC
Blazers-BullsBlazers 99, Bulls 89
+10 POR
DEN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-NuggetsDEN won · Sixers 100, Nuggets 101
5 pts
Wolves-KingsSAC won · Wolves 98, Kings 101
4 pts
Blazers-BullsPOR won · Blazers 99, Bulls 89
1 pt
Hawes shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HawesPHI · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
73% (8-11)
Tyreke EvansSAC · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
73% (8-11)
NoahCHI · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
WilkinsPHI · 24 PTS, 4 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB
67% (10-15)
Andre MillerDEN · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Sixers-Nuggets
Sixers 100Nuggets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers22222729100
Nuggets17342426101
The story
Andre Miller had 21 points and 8 assists as Denver beat Philadelphia 101-100

Damien Wilkins led Philadelphia with 24 PTS, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 9-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 34-22.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −5+7+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 98Kings 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2631202198
Kings25282622101
The story
Isaiah Thomas' 24 points carried Sacramento past Minnesota, 101-98

For Minnesota, Nikola Pekovic had 18 PTS, 12 REB 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 8-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 26-20.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1−4+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ricky Rubio was the fantasy play: 41.9 FPTS on 12 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB

Final · Blazers-Bulls
Blazers 99Bulls 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2032281999
Bulls2116163689
The story
Portland beat Chicago 99-89 behind 28 points from LaMarcus Aldridge

Carlos Boozer paced Chicago: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 14-23 FG

The swing

A 32-16 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
300 −1+15+27+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 66 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Season avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg39.2Today

39 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Corey Brewer leads the day with 29

Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 5, 11, 15, 20, 10, 11, 16, 11, 29Nuggets-Sixers · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 26, 16, 28, 22, 31, 32, 21, 28Blazers-Bulls · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 35, 20, 27, 26, 14, 27, 8, 24Blazers-Bulls · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 23, 9, 27, 14, 22, 26, 7, 24Kings-Wolves · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Damien WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 21, 12, 16, 13, 5, 12, 12, 4, 24Sixers-Nuggets · L
4.9 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 12, 8, 7, 4, 10, 8, 20, 21Nuggets-Sixers · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Deron WilliamsBKN+6.1 24.5 last 10 · 18.4 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.4 17.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+5.2 19.6 last 10 · 14.4 season
Martell WebsterWAS+5.0 16.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jerryd BaylessMEM+5.0 12.7 last 10 · 7.7 season
Cold
Randy FoyeUTA−5.4 5.2 last 10 · 10.6 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−5.1 22.3 last 10 · 27.4 season
Shannon BrownPHX−4.8 6.1 last 10 · 10.9 season
Byron MullensCHA−4.4 7.0 last 10 · 11.4 season