FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 28, 2011Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed MIL by 7 after three quarters and won 87–86.

Final
MIL86
CHA87
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA -7; Q4 CHA +1
Final
BOS100
IND107
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +7
Final · OT
ORL106
NYK113
Q1 NYK 0; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK 0; OT1 NYK +7
Final
PHI97
CHI85
Q1 PHI +14; Q2 PHI +16; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +12
Final
POR100
SAS92
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +8
Final · OT
WAS100
UTA95
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS 0; OT1 WAS +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 · 2009–10Mar 28, 2010: 10 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs SAC), 34 points.
The lead · MIL @ CHA

Charlotte takes over late to edge Milwaukee

Down 7 after three, Charlotte won the fourth 22–14. Final: 87–86. Stephen Jackson led Charlotte with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-1-7+1CHA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL2620261486
CHA2718202287
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 7, 8, 29, 15, 6, 18, 11, 19, 18CHA18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 18, 8, 4, 19, 12, 15, 13, 16CHA16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 4, 23, 16, 14, 6, 37, 13, 26MIL26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 3, 17, 8, 21, 13, 13, 15, 21, 9, 26MIL26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 6 games went past regulation.

CHA over MIL1WAS over UTA5IND over BOS7NYK over ORL7POR over SAS8PHI over CHI12Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 32 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 71 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 39

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.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 28, 6, 23, 22, 24, 25, 36, 39NYK vs ORL · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 23, 21, 42, 18, 30, 24, 30, 31CHI vs PHI · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 26, 22, 31, 16, 28, 33, 21, 29ORL @ NYK · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 17, 21, 26, 9, 32, 13, 18, 28WAS @ UTA · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 2, 4, 12, 8, 7, 9, 30, 27SAS vs POR · L
11.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 4, 23, 16, 14, 6, 37, 13, 26MIL @ CHA · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 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
Marcus ThorntonSAC+11.4 23.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+9.8 19.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Marcin GortatPHX+6.4 16.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Kyle LowryHOU+6.3 19.7 last 10 · 13.4 season
Samuel DalembertSAC+6.3 14.2 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsNJN−5.7 14.7 last 10 · 20.4 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK−5.4 20.1 last 10 · 25.5 season
Ben GordonDET−5.1 6.8 last 10 · 11.9 season
Raymond FeltonDEN−5.1 10.7 last 10 · 15.8 season