FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 11, 2010Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed GSW by 13 after three quarters and won 110–105.

Final
ATL105
WAS99
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +6
Final
CHI82
ORL111
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +32; Q3 ORL +28; Q4 ORL +29
Final
POR110
GSW105
Q1 POR 0; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -13; Q4 POR +5
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 · 2008–09Mar 11, 2009: 11 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ HOU), 37 points.
The lead · POR @ GSW

Brandon Roy scores 41, Portland rallies past Golden State

Portland trailed by 13 after three and won 110–105.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-2-13+5POR AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR28302527110
GSW2832369105
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 20, 23, 7, 25, 22, 12, 19, 41POR41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 18, 14, 4, 12, 12, 19, 14, 15POR15 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 24, 17, 5, 14, 18, 19, 18, 24GSW24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 46, 15, 27, 6, 26, 22, 22, 17GSW17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 60 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · ATL @ WAS

Atlanta leads Washington wire to wire

Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 105–99. Best quarter: the first, 27–22. Jamal Crawford led Atlanta with 29 points, 0 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over GSW5ATL over WAS6ORL over CHI29Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over WAS.
Top performances

Brandon Roy leads the day with 41

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.
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 20, 23, 7, 25, 22, 12, 19, 41POR @ GSW · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady ORL, Feb 17, 2004: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 24, 26, 36, 18, 13, 23, 18, 30WAS vs ATL · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 17, 1, 18, 14, 21, 20, 14, 24, 16, 29ATL @ WAS · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 24, 17, 5, 14, 18, 19, 18, 24GSW vs POR · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 8, 17, 19, 15, 13, 25, 13, 23ORL vs CHI · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
JaVale McGeePoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 10, 18, 4, 14, 13, 13, 4, 20WAS vs ATL · L
5.2 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 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
Andray BlatcheWAS+11.8 23.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+9.6 22.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
Darren CollisonNOH+9.5 20.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+6.4 21.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
C.J. WatsonGSW+5.9 16.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−6.1 4.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Martell WebsterPOR−6.0 4.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Steve NashPHX−5.9 11.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.8 2.4 last 10 · 8.2 season