FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 17, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed SAS by 17 after the first quarter and won 93–91.

Final
NYK98
IND110
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +12
Final
CLE90
ORL104
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +14
Final
ATL105
WAS96
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +9
Final
CHA80
MEM98
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +18
Final
LAC90
MIN99
Q1 MIN 0; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +9
Final
CHI97
NOH108
Q1 NOH 0; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH -9; Q4 NOH +11
Final
BOS93
SAS91
Q1 BOS -17; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +2
Final
TOR79
UTA96
Q1 UTA 0; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA 0; Q4 UTA +17
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 17, 2007: 9 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (DEN vs PHX), 44 points.
The lead · BOS @ SAS

Boston overcomes 17-point deficit, beats San Antonio 93–91

The Celtics trailed by 17 after one and finished 82–63. Paul Pierce led Boston with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-10-2+2BOS AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS1132252593
SAS2825172191
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 15, 22, 19, 17, 14, 8, 13, 22BOS22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 31, 16, 17, 26, 18, 15, 19, 21BOS21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 28, 24, 22, 13, 11, 9, 22, 32SAS32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 19, 4, 21, 16, 24, 26, 27, 17SAS17 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Memphis by 18.

BOS over SAS2ATL over WAS9MIN over LAC9NOH over CHI11IND over NYK12ORL over CLE14UTA over TOR17MEM over CHA18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 55 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg9.6Last 3

9.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 61 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg32.5Today

33 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 37

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.
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 27, 23, 25, 37, 26, 27, 14, 37NOH vs CHI · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 36, 13, 13, 11, 32, 18, 16, 36IND vs NYK · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 25, 22, 29, 22, 22, 14, 34, 34LAC @ MIN · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 28, 24, 22, 13, 11, 9, 22, 32SAS vs BOS · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 11, 16, 23, 20, 27, 19, 12, 31CHI @ NOH · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 50, 39, 38, 24, 42, 25, 33, 30CLE @ ORL · L
30.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 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
Beno UdrihSAC+6.0 18.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Mike DunleavyIND+5.2 23.6 last 10 · 18.4 season
Anthony ParkerTOR+5.0 17.7 last 10 · 12.7 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+4.9 15.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Hakim WarrickMEM+4.8 15.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Gerald WallaceCHA−5.9 14.0 last 10 · 19.9 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Andres NocioniCHI−4.8 9.1 last 10 · 13.9 season
Michael FinleySAS−4.3 5.2 last 10 · 9.5 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.3 11.7 last 10 · 16.0 season