FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 30, 2011Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by NYK (vs NJN) and DEN (vs SAC).

Final
ORL82
ATL85
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +3
Final
CLE97
CHA98
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA -3; Q3 CHA 0; Q4 CHA +1
Final
DET101
IND111
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +10
Final
HOU97
PHI108
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +11
Final
MIL104
TOR98
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL 0; Q4 MIL +6
Final
MIA123
WAS107
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +16
Final
NJN116
NYK120
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK -10; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +4
Final
GSW91
MEM110
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +19
Final
CHI108
MIN91
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +17
Final
POR91
NOH95
Q1 NOH -6; Q2 NOH -2; Q3 NOH -2; Q4 NOH +4
Final
SAC90
DEN104
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -10; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +14
Final
OKC116
PHX98
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +18
Final
DAL106
LAC100
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +6
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 30, 2010: 5 games. Top scorer: Danny Granger (IND vs SAC), 33 points.
The lead · NJN @ NYK

Carmelo Anthony goes for 39 in New York win over New Jersey

New York won 120–116.

Game flow · NYK 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 Q3Final0-6-10-1+4NYK AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN36322424116
NYK30283329120
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 6, 23, 22, 24, 25, 36, 39, 39NYK39 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 12, 21, 21, 17, 7, 14, 17, 33NYK33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 9, 19, 12, 10, 19, 25, 9, 30NJN30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 25, 21, 20, 18, 10, 6, 22, 26NJN26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+14.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 74 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg43.2Today

43 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in 70 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Memphis by 19.

CHA over CLE1ATL over ORL3NYK over NJN4NOH over POR4MIL over TOR6DAL over LAC6IND over DET10PHI over HOU11DEN over SAC14MIA over WAS16CHI over MIN17OKC over PHX18MEM over GSW19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
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: 29, 28, 6, 23, 22, 24, 25, 36, 39, 39NYK vs NJN · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jordan CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 25, 21, 12, 25, 19, 11, 25, 39WAS vs MIA · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +29.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 19, 43, 33, 19, 32, 33, 27, 35MIA @ WAS · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 12, 21, 21, 17, 7, 14, 17, 33NYK vs NJN · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 21, 14, 32, 24, 39, 30, 24, 33MIA @ WAS · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 9, 19, 12, 10, 19, 25, 9, 30NJN @ NYK · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 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
Marcus ThorntonSAC+12.4 24.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+11.2 21.6 last 10 · 10.4 season
Marcin GortatPHX+6.3 16.0 last 10 · 9.7 season
Maurice EvansWAS+6.1 12.1 last 10 · 6.0 season
Kyle LowryHOU+6.0 19.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Cold
Ben GordonDET−6.0 5.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK−5.9 19.6 last 10 · 25.5 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Ryan GomesLAC−5.5 1.8 last 10 · 7.3 season
Stephen JacksonCHA−5.1 13.4 last 10 · 18.5 season