FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 7, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Blazers trailed Grizzlies by 12 at halftime and won 96–93.

Final · Box score
Sixers98
Bobcats101
Q1 Bobcats +9; Q2 Bobcats +14; Q3 Bobcats -2; Q4 Bobcats +3
Final · Box score
Hawks118
Raptors110
Q1 Hawks -5; Q2 Hawks -4; Q3 Hawks +1; Q4 Hawks +8
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets93
Heat87
Q1 Hornets +8; Q2 Hornets +10; Q3 Hornets +6; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 Hornets +6
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Grizzlies93
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 Blazers -12; Q3 Blazers -2; Q4 Blazers +3
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Thunder89
Q1 Spurs -7; Q2 Spurs +1; Q3 Spurs +3; Q4 Spurs +10
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Bulls110
Q1 Bulls +2; Q2 Bulls -3; Q3 Bulls -3; Q4 Bulls +7
Final · Box score
Magic83
Rockets93
Q1 Rockets +3; Q2 Rockets +9; Q3 Rockets +8; Q4 Rockets +10
Final · Box score
Lakers122
Kings104
Q1 Lakers -6; Q2 Lakers +16; Q3 Lakers +10; Q4 Lakers +18
Final · Box score
Wolves87
Clippers77
Q1 Wolves +2; Q2 Wolves +6; Q3 Wolves +11; Q4 Wolves +10
The lead · Blazers-Grizzlies

Portland rallies from 12 down to beat Memphis

Chris Paul goes for 26 points

Game flow · Blazers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-12-2+3Blazers AHEAD ↑Grizzlies AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2114322996
Grizzlies2126222493
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 30, 12, 26, 21, 25, 15, 22, 24Blazers24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 8, 24, 29, 18, 26, 35, 22, 15Blazers15 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 21, 6, 12, 24, 18, 19, 12, 31Grizzlies31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 8, 23, 10, 21, 25, 27, 26, 19Grizzlies19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Spurs-Thunder

Thunder's skid reaches three

San Antonio won 99–89; the Thunder fall to 21–56. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 25 points, 15 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · Thunder
Lvs Bulls96–103Lvs Jazz94–101W@ Wolves97–90Lvs Lakers89–107L@ Raptors96–112L@ Celtics84–103W@ Spurs96–95Lvs Blazers72–107Lvs Pacers99–117Lvs Spurs89–99
Lead changes
Spurs-Thunder16
Hawks-Raptors15
Sixers-Bobcats15
Knicks-Bulls9
Blazers-Grizzlies8
Magic-Rockets6
Lakers-Kings6
Wolves-Clippers5
Hornets-Heat4
Shot of the night

West's jumper with 8.8 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 93-87 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Raptors combined for 228, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 118, Raptors 110
228
Lakers-KingsLakers 122, Kings 104
226
Knicks-BullsKnicks 103, Bulls 110
213
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 98, Bobcats 101
199
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 96, Grizzlies 93
189
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 99, Thunder 89
188
Hornets-HeatHornets 93, Heat 87
180
Magic-RocketsMagic 83, Rockets 93
176
Wolves-ClippersWolves 87, Clippers 77
164
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 98, Bobcats 101
+3 Bobcats
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 96, Grizzlies 93
+3 Blazers
Hornets-HeatHornets 93, Heat 87
+6 Hornets
Knicks-BullsKnicks 103, Bulls 110
+7 Bulls
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 118, Raptors 110
+8 Hawks
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 99, Thunder 89
+10 Spurs
Wolves-ClippersWolves 87, Clippers 77
+10 MIN
Magic-RocketsMagic 83, Rockets 93
+10 Rockets
Lakers-KingsLakers 122, Kings 104
+18 Lakers
Blazers erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers won · Blazers 96, Grizzlies 93
12 pts
Spurs-ThunderSpurs won · Spurs 99, Thunder 89
7 pts
Lakers-KingsLakers won · Lakers 122, Kings 104
6 pts
Hawks-RaptorsHawks won · Hawks 118, Raptors 110
5 pts
Knicks-BullsBulls won · Knicks 103, Bulls 110
3 pts
Bosh shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshRaptors · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
ChandlerKnicks · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
73% (11-15)
PauLakers · 26 PTS, 12 REB
69% (11-16)
GayGrizzlies · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
Jason ThompsonKings · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 96Grizzlies 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2114322996
Grizzlies2126222493
The story
Brandon Roy had 24 points as Portland beat Memphis 96-93

Mike Conley led Memphis with 12 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 32-22.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 0−12−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

O.J. Mayo led the game in fantasy with 48.3 FPTS (31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Sixers-Bobcats
Sixers 98Bobcats 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1930321798
Bobcats28351622101
The story
Charlotte beat Philadelphia 101-98 behind 29 points and 11 rebounds from Gerald Wallace

Andre Miller paced Philadelphia: 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

Bobcats lead by quarter
200 +9+14−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 93Heat 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets271314251493
Heat19111831887
The story
Peja Stojakovic's 24 points carried New Orleans past Miami, 93-87 in OT

For Miami, Michael Beasley had 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL · 7-18 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-19, was where the Hornets built it.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 +8+10+60+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Mike ConleyGrizzlies
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 76 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg17.5Last 3

17.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 50 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg47.8Today

48 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in 76 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 32

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 21, 31, 27, 42, 23, 27, 33, 32Heat-Hornets · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 14, 20, 6, 16, 14, 16, 18, 32Bobcats-Sixers · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 21, 6, 12, 24, 18, 19, 12, 31Grizzlies-Blazers · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 30, 3, 21, 14, 23, 21, 20, 21, 11, 29Bobcats-Sixers · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 8, 19, 18, 17, 25, 7, 24, 28Clippers-Wolves · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 19, 22, 26, 15, 30, 43, 19, 26Hornets-Heat · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon RushPacers+7.1 14.6 last 10 · 7.5 season
Grant HillSuns+6.5 18.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
JR SmithNuggets+6.5 21.4 last 10 · 14.9 season
Monta EllisWarriors+6.2 25.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Francisco GarciaKings+5.7 18.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Elton BrandSixers−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Corey MaggetteWarriors−4.9 13.7 last 10 · 18.6 season
Kobe BryantLakers−4.7 22.3 last 10 · 27.0 season
Larry HughesKnicks−4.5 7.4 last 10 · 11.9 season
Daequan CookHeat−4.2 5.1 last 10 · 9.3 season