FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 9, 2011Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed DAL by 10 after three quarters and won 93–92.

Final
CHI101
CHA84
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +17
Final
GSW90
NJN94
Q1 NJN +7; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +4
Final · OT
OKC110
PHI105
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC 0; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC 0; OT1 OKC +5
Final
UTA96
TOR94
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA -8; Q4 UTA +2
Final
LAC108
BOS103
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +5
Final
NYK110
MEM108
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +14; Q4 NYK +2
Final
CLE90
MIL110
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +21; Q4 MIL +20
Final
IND75
MIN101
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +23; Q4 MIN +26
Final
DAL92
NOH93
Q1 NOH 0; Q2 NOH -3; Q3 NOH -10; Q4 NOH +1
Final
DET104
SAS111
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +7
Final
ORL106
SAC102
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +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 · 2009–10Mar 9, 2010: 8 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs TOR), 32 points.
The lead · DAL @ NOH

New Orleans fights back late to top Dallas

Dallas led 70–60 after three. New Orleans won the fourth 33–22 and the game 93–92. Jarrett Jack led New Orleans with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · NOH 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 Q3Final00-3-10+1NOH AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL1630242292
NOH1627173393
Who led
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 13, 5, 17, 21, 19, 14, 23, 21NOH21 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 0, 12, 5, 14, 13, 2, 14, 18, 17, 21NOH21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 13, 35, 23, 21, 31, 22, 29, 23, 25, 26DAL26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 12, 6, 12, 7, 23, 3, 2, 16DAL16 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Timberwolves rout

Five of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Minnesota beat Indiana by 26.

NOH over DAL1UTA over TOR2NYK over MEM2NJN over GSW4ORL over SAC4OKC over PHI5LAC over BOS5SAS over DET7CHI over CHA17MIL over CLE20MIN over IND26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 52 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.6Season avg25.9Last 3

25.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.6 in 54 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 34

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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 30, 23, 21, 21, 29, 18, 23, 34OKC @ PHI · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 30, 30, 20, 28, 19, 27, 36, 34UTA @ TOR · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 27, 27, 29, 25, 22, 29, 14, 34, 31NYK @ MEM · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 9, 13, 12, 5, 28, 18, 20, 29SAC vs ORL · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 17, 10, 0, 16, 17, 17, 17, 28LAC @ BOS · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 25, 18, 22, 21, 28, 32, 27, 27OKC @ PHI · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 12 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 JeffersonUTA+9.2 27.9 last 10 · 18.7 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+7.4 15.2 last 10 · 7.8 season
Jarrett JackNOH+6.8 15.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Randy FoyeLAC+6.3 16.1 last 10 · 9.8 season
Kyle LowryHOU+6.1 18.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Brandon RoyPOR−6.3 8.6 last 10 · 14.9 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Al HarringtonDEN−5.2 5.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−4.9 15.9 last 10 · 20.8 season
Steve NashPHX−4.8 11.1 last 10 · 15.9 season