FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 30, 2013Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 12 after the first quarter and won 103–98.

Final · Box score
Bulls98
Mavs100
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Magic88
Hawks97
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Clippers81
Rockets98
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Wolves86
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Bobcats92
Sixers100
Q1 PHI -9; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Bucks99
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Nets107
Jazz116
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Pacers112
Suns104
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Kings98
Q1 LAL -12; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Warriors125
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +27
On this day · 2011–12Mar 30, 2012: 12 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Hawks), 36 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Kings

Lakers climb back to beat Sacramento

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-4+7+5LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25282921103
Kings3720182398
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 39, 10, 20, 12, 16, 20, 11, 25, 15, 24LAL24 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 19, 11, 31, 0, 21, 36, 31, 30, 19LAL19 PTS · 9 REB · 14 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 13, 17, 21, 4, 19, 12, 12, 21SAC21 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 22, 24, 17, 15, 24, 8, 14, 34, 19SAC19 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Mavs17
Bobcats-Sixers17
Grizzlies-Wolves17
Thunder-Bucks11
Lakers-Kings5
Blazers-Warriors3
Clippers-Rockets2
Pacers-Suns1
Shot of the night

Dirk's three with 2 seconds left puts the Mavericks ahead, 100-98 final

The night in charts
Nets-Jazz combined for 223
Points by game
Nets-JazzNets 107, Jazz 116
223
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 98, Warriors 125
223
Pacers-SunsPacers 112, Suns 104
216
Thunder-BucksThunder 109, Bucks 99
208
Lakers-KingsLakers 103, Kings 98
201
Bulls-MavsBulls 98, Mavs 100
198
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 92, Sixers 100
192
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 99, Wolves 86
185
Magic-HawksMagic 88, Hawks 97
185
Clippers-RocketsClippers 81, Rockets 98
179
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-MavsBulls 98, Mavs 100
+2 DAL
Lakers-KingsLakers 103, Kings 98
+5 LAL
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 92, Sixers 100
+8 PHI
Pacers-SunsPacers 112, Suns 104
+8 IND
Nets-JazzNets 107, Jazz 116
+9 UTA
Magic-HawksMagic 88, Hawks 97
+9 ATL
Thunder-BucksThunder 109, Bucks 99
+10 OKC
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 99, Wolves 86
+13 MEM
Clippers-RocketsClippers 81, Rockets 98
+17 HOU
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 98, Warriors 125
+27 GSW
LAL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-KingsLAL won · Lakers 103, Kings 98
12 pts
Bobcats-SixersPHI won · Bobcats 92, Sixers 100
9 pts
Grizzlies-WolvesMEM won · Grizzlies 99, Wolves 86
7 pts
Magic-HawksATL won · Magic 88, Hawks 97
4 pts
Bulls-MavsDAL won · Bulls 98, Mavs 100
3 pts
Landry shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LandryGSW · 25 PTS, 10 REB
90% (9-10)
DirkDAL · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
82% (14-17)
FoyeUTA · 26 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
Kidd-GilchristCHA · 21 PTS, 9 REB
82% (9-11)
DwightLAL · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
Final · Bulls-Mavs
Bulls 98Mavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2333192398
Mavs24292225100
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 35 points carried Dallas past Chicago, 100-98

For Chicago, Carlos Boozer had 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 35 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 14-17 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 22-19.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +1−30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 103Kings 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25282921103
Kings3720182398
The story
Dwight Howard had 24 points and 15 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 103-98

Tyreke Evans led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 15 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Lakers took the third 29-18.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −12−4+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Bucks
Thunder 109Bucks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder32242726109
Bucks2818371699
The story
Oklahoma City beat Milwaukee 109-99 behind 30 points from Kevin Durant

Ekpe Udoh paced Milwaukee: 14 PTS, 11 REB 30 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 10-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +4+100+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 46 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg2.0Last 3

2.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Golden State by 27.

DAL over CHI2LAL over SAC5PHI over CHA8IND over PHX8ATL over ORL9UTA over BKN9OKC over MIL10MEM over MIN13HOU over LAC17GSW over POR27Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 39

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 8, 29, 30, 24, 35, 25, 17, 39Warriors-Blazers · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 23, 22, 16, 22, 17, 33, 21, 35Mavs-Bulls · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 31, 34, 32, 25, 24, 20, 36, 30Thunder-Bucks · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 7, 21, 26, 20, 19, 13, 20, 29Bucks-Thunder · L
13.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 17, 18, 38, 18, 21, 28, 11, 27Nets-Jazz · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 12, 5, 26Jazz-Nets · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gerald HendersonCHA+9.0 24.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Jerryd BaylessMEM+8.2 16.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
John WallWAS+7.8 25.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
Maurice HarklessORL+7.7 15.3 last 10 · 7.6 season
Tobias HarrisORL+7.5 17.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Shannon BrownPHX−6.7 3.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
O.J. MayoDAL−6.4 9.7 last 10 · 16.1 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Mike DunleavyMIL−5.1 5.1 last 10 · 10.2 season
Chris KamanDAL−5.1 5.6 last 10 · 10.7 season