FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 25, 2009Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed NYK by 16 after the first quarter and won 140–135.

Final
SAS102
ATL92
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS 0; Q4 SAS +10
Final
NJN87
CLE98
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +11
Final
MIA88
IND90
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +2
Final
MIN88
PHI96
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +8
Final
MIL106
TOR115
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +21; Q3 TOR +23; Q4 TOR +9
Final
CHA93
WAS95
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS -7; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +2
Final · OT
LAC140
NYK135
Q1 LAC -16; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC 0; OT1 LAC +5
Final
DEN101
NOH88
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +13
Final
BOS82
ORL84
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +2
Final
GSW106
DAL128
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +22
Final
UTA114
PHX118
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +4
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 · 2007–08Mar 25, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: David West (NOH @ IND), 35 points.
The lead · LAC @ NYK

Mike Taylor drops 35 in 16-point comeback win over New York

New York led by 16 after one. Final: 140–135. Al Harrington scored 38 for New York in the loss.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-16-1+20+5LAC AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
LAC2837303213140
NYK442227348135
Who led
Mike TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 1, 3, 0, 2, 2, 4, 2, 35LAC35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 33, 20, 20, 20, 11, 9, 20, 17, 33LAC33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 18, 10, 12, 26, 21, 8, 10, 38NYK38 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 17, 24, 14, 12, 17, 10, 17, 22NYK22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 69 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 64 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 35 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Mavericks rout

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Dallas beat Golden State by 22.

IND over MIA2WAS over CHA2ORL over BOS2PHX over UTA4LAC over NYK5PHI over MIN8TOR over MIL9SAS over ATL10CLE over NJN11DEN over NOH13DAL over GSW22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 42

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.
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 25, 28, 28, 24, 25, 22, 30, 42SAS @ ATL · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 18, 10, 12, 26, 21, 8, 10, 38NYK vs LAC · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Mike TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 1, 3, 0, 2, 2, 4, 2, 35LAC @ NYK · W
4.9 PPG season to date · +30.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 33, 20, 20, 20, 11, 9, 20, 17, 33LAC @ NYK · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 31, 30, 35, 20, 24, 24, 20, 30ATL vs SAS · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 21, 22, 18, 15, 35, 20, 29, 29DEN @ NOH · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 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
Thaddeus YoungPHI+8.2 23.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Antonio McDyessDET+5.7 15.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Richard HamiltonDET+5.6 23.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Tony ParkerSAS+5.6 27.5 last 10 · 21.9 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.5 19.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Drew GoodenSAS−5.5 6.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Corey MaggetteGSW−4.2 14.7 last 10 · 18.9 season
O.J. MayoMEM−4.1 14.3 last 10 · 18.4 season
Kenyon MartinDEN−3.9 7.9 last 10 · 11.8 season