FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 12, 2007Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed LAL by 7 after three quarters and won 118–110.

Final · Box score
Nets76
Cavs94
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +18
Final · Box score
Clippers118
Lakers110
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC -7; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2005–06Apr 12, 2006: 12 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Nets), 40 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Lakers

Corey Maggette scores 39 as Clippers win in Los Angeles

Elton Brand goes for 32 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-4-7+8LAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28233532118
Lakers23323817110
Who led
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 29, 13, 19, 22, 24, 24, 24, 39LAC39 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 24, 12, 21, 12, 22, 20, 37, 32LAC32 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 43, 23, 53, 19, 39, 29, 46, 34, 23, 50LAL50 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Smush ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 10, 13, 4, 6, 3, 25, 6, 19LAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Cavs6
Clippers-Lakers2
The night in charts
Clippers-Lakers combined for 228, 58 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-LakersClippers 118, Lakers 110
228
Nets-CavsNets 76, Cavs 94
170
LAC won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Clippers-LakersClippers 118, Lakers 110
+8 LAC
Nets-CavsNets 76, Cavs 94
+18 CLE
Maggette shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaggetteLAC · 39 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 4 STL
67% (10-15)
Smush ParkerLAL · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
LeBronCLE · 35 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
56% (15-27)
VinceNJN · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
56% (10-18)
BrandLAC · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK
52% (12-23)
Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 118Lakers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28233532118
Lakers23323817110
The story
Sam Cassell had 12 points as Los Angeles beat Los Angeles 118-110

12 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 5-10 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 32-17.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +5−4−7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 76Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1913192576
Cavs2016362294
The story
LeBron James' 35 points carried Cleveland past New Jersey, 94-76

For New Jersey, Jason Kidd had 11 REB, 8 PTS, 8 AST 35 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 15-27 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 36-19, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +1+4+21+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.5Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.5 in 70 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg9.8Last 3

9.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 53 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg31.7Today

32 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 68 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Nets-Cavs

Cleveland leads New Jersey wire to wire

Cleveland was ahead at every break and won 94–76. Best quarter: the third, 36–19. LeBron James led Cleveland with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Cavs-Nets
LeBron James · CLEVince Carter · NJNPTS3526REB83AST44Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 50

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 43, 23, 53, 19, 39, 29, 46, 34, 23, 50Lakers-Clippers · L
31.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
50 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 29, 13, 19, 22, 24, 24, 24, 39Clippers-Lakers · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 26, 24, 39, 31, 35, 25, 20, 35Cavs-Nets · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 24, 12, 21, 12, 22, 20, 37, 32Clippers-Lakers · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 40, 13, 27, 19, 24, 21, 46, 31, 26Nets-Cavs · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Smush ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 10, 13, 4, 6, 3, 25, 6, 19Lakers-Clippers · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Corey MaggetteLAC+6.7 23.5 last 10 · 16.8 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+6.4 24.6 last 10 · 18.2 season
Nate RobinsonNYK+6.1 16.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Gerald GreenBOS+5.9 16.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Caron ButlerWAS−6.3 12.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
Andres NocioniCHI−5.9 8.5 last 10 · 14.4 season
Sam CassellLAC−5.7 6.9 last 10 · 12.6 season
Mickael PietrusGSW−5.2 5.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Chris WebberDET−5.1 6.4 last 10 · 11.5 season