FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 6, 2008Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed CLE by 4 at halftime and won 107–96.

Final
CLE96
CHI107
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +11
Final
IND97
SAS108
Q1 SAS 0; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +11
Final
HOU113
DAL98
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +15
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2006–07Mar 6, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ MIN), 40 points.
The lead · CLE @ CHI

Chicago beats Cleveland, 107–96

Chicago led 81–67 after three and won by 11. Luol Deng led Chicago with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. LeBron James scored 39 for Cleveland in the loss.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-4+14+11CHI AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE1734162996
CHI21263426107
Who led
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 10, 10, 10, 16, 18, 10, 21, 23CHI23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 37, 5, 25, 15, 6, 11, 16, 23CHI23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 33, 25, 35, 26, 30, 37, 50, 39CLE39 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Devin BrownPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 10, 9, 10, 3, 13, 9, 14, 15CLE15 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · IND @ SAS

San Antonio extends win streak to 11

108–97 over Indiana. Record: 43–17. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
W@ CLE112–105Wvs CHA85–65W@ MIN100–99Wvs NOH98–89Wvs ATL89–74Wvs DAL97–94W@ MIL96–94W@ NJN93–83Wvs NJN81–70Wvs IND108–97SAS: last 10 games through Mar 6, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 46 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 42 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 20 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 39

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 33, 25, 35, 26, 30, 37, 50, 39CLE @ CHI · L
30.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 23, 34, 24, 11, 25, 22, 25, 31HOU @ DAL · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 46, 18, 44, 30, 13, 17, 30, 17, 12, 28SAS vs IND · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 16, 9, 13, 13, 11, 16, 21, 24HOU @ DAL · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 10, 10, 10, 16, 18, 10, 21, 23CHI vs CLE · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 37, 5, 25, 15, 6, 11, 16, 23CHI vs CLE · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Al ThorntonLAC+7.0 18.7 last 10 · 11.7 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+6.8 30.4 last 10 · 23.6 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.6 13.4 last 10 · 6.8 season
Monta EllisGSW+5.9 25.4 last 10 · 19.5 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+4.9 25.5 last 10 · 20.6 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−6.4 6.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Linas KleizaDEN−4.6 6.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.5 11.5 last 10 · 16.0 season
Marvin WilliamsATL−4.5 10.9 last 10 · 15.4 season