FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 28, 2013Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed LAL by 7 after the first quarter and won 113–103.

Final · Box score
Lakers103
Bucks113
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Mavs78
Q1 IND +5; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +25
Final · Box score
Kings117
Suns103
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +14
On this day · 2011–12Mar 28, 2012: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Love (Wolves-Bobcats), 40 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Bucks

Milwaukee handles Lakers by 10

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 34 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3+5+10MIL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25312126103
Bucks18352931113
Who led
Larry SandersPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 6, 13, 8, 19, 6, 15, 15, 21MIL21 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 21, 15, 24, 21, 4, 12, 0, 20MIL20 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 41, 19, 11, 31, 0, 21, 36, 31, 30LAL30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 11, 15, 19, 19, 9, 21, 16, 16LAL16 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Kings-Suns

Sacramento controls Phoenix start to finish

Sacramento won 117–103, leading by as many as 14 at a break. DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 34 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over LAL10SAC over PHX14IND over DAL25Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over PHX.
Lead changes
Lakers-Bucks18
Pacers-Mavs5
Kings-Suns3
The night in charts
Kings-Suns combined for 220, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SunsKings 117, Suns 103
220
Lakers-BucksLakers 103, Bucks 113
216
Pacers-MavsPacers 103, Mavs 78
181
MIL won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Lakers-BucksLakers 103, Bucks 113
+10 MIL
Kings-SunsKings 117, Suns 103
+14 SAC
Pacers-MavsPacers 103, Mavs 78
+25 IND
Scola shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ScolaPHX · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
CousinsSAC · 34 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
SandersMIL · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
TuckerPHX · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
Isaiah ThomasSAC · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Lakers-Bucks
Lakers 103Bucks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25312126103
Bucks18352931113
The story
Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 113-103 behind 21 points and 13 rebounds from Larry Sanders

Dwight Howard paced Los Angeles: 15 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 29-21 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −7−3+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 117Suns 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings38262429117
Suns32182825103
The story
Isaiah Thomas had 23 points and 8 assists as Sacramento beat Phoenix 117-103

PJ Tucker led Phoenix with 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 6-10 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the second 26-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +6+14+10+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Mavs
Pacers 103Mavs 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers23183428103
Mavs1823172078
The story
Paul George's 24 points carried Indiana past Dallas, 103-78

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 21 PTS, 7 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 10-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-17, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
300 +50+17+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 40 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 56 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg33.7Today

34 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 34

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 22, 24, 17, 15, 24, 8, 14, 34Kings-Suns · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 41, 19, 11, 31, 0, 21, 36, 31, 30Lakers-Bucks · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 6, 7, 14, 11, 17, 8, 20, 25Suns-Kings · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 18, 14, 19, 20, 23, 13, 16, 24Pacers-Mavs · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 22, 26, 7, 24, 10, 25, 31, 23Kings-Suns · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Larry SandersPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 6, 13, 8, 19, 6, 15, 15, 21Bucks-Lakers · W
9.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high21 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gerald HendersonCHA+7.8 22.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Jerryd BaylessMEM+7.7 16.1 last 10 · 8.4 season
John WallWAS+7.5 24.3 last 10 · 16.8 season
Isaiah ThomasSAC+6.9 20.9 last 10 · 14.0 season
Roy HibbertIND+5.7 17.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Shannon BrownPHX−6.7 3.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
O.J. MayoDAL−5.6 10.7 last 10 · 16.3 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Chris KamanDAL−5.1 5.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.9 12.9 last 10 · 17.8 season