FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 25, 2010Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed HOU by 9 after the first quarter and won 99–93.

Final
MIA103
CHI74
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +30; Q3 MIA +37; Q4 MIA +29
Final
LAC99
HOU93
Q1 LAC -9; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +6
Final
DAL89
POR101
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +12
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 25, 2009: 11 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (SAS @ ATL), 42 points.
The lead · LAC @ HOU

Clippers rally from 9 down to beat Houston

Trailing by 9 after one, Clippers outscored the Rockets 80–65 the rest of the way. Final: 99–93. Craig Smith led Clippers with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · LAC 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+1-1+6LAC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC1925253099
HOU2815272393
Who led
Craig SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 9, 5, 8, 3, 7, 3, 0, 25LAC25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 6, 16, 9, 18, 16, 8, 26, 17LAC17 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 12, 12, 7, 11, 12, 18, 20, 18HOU18 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 18, 31, 31, 10, 16, 9, 11, 18HOU18 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 62 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 52 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · DAL @ POR

Portland leads Dallas wire to wire

Portland was ahead at every break and won 101–89. Best quarter: the first, 32–27. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over HOU6POR over DAL12MIA over CHI29Final margin, points. Pink = POR over DAL.
Top performances

Craig Smith leads the day with 25

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.
Craig SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 9, 5, 8, 3, 7, 3, 0, 25LAC @ HOU · W
8.0 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 23, 18, 7, 27, 9, 12, 4, 25DAL @ POR · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 13, 3, 19, 19, 25, 10, 13, 14, 25, 24MIA @ CHI · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 16, 13, 14, 18, 22, 19, 16, 20POR vs DAL · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 19, 14, 15, 15, 13, 14, 22, 19POR vs DAL · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 12, 12, 7, 11, 12, 18, 20, 18HOU vs LAC · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 8 REB · 8 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
Manu GinobiliSAS+7.6 23.2 last 10 · 15.6 season
Andray BlatcheWAS+7.6 20.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.9 29.8 last 10 · 22.9 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+6.8 20.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jrue HolidayPHI+6.0 13.6 last 10 · 7.6 season
Cold
Omri CasspiSAC−6.4 4.2 last 10 · 10.6 season
Devin BrownCHI−6.4 1.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Larry HughesCHA−6.3 2.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
Chris KamanLAC−6.0 12.5 last 10 · 18.5 season
Martell WebsterPOR−5.6 3.9 last 10 · 9.5 season