FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 8, 2009Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed SAS by 17 after the first quarter and won 95–83.

Final · Box score
Wizards86
Cavs98
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Pacers130
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +26; Q3 IND +41; Q4 IND +29
Final · Box score
Grizzlies78
Magic81
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL -8; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Spurs83
Q1 POR -17; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Nets104
Celtics106
Q1 BOS -10; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Pistons113
Knicks86
Q1 DET +17; Q2 DET +24; Q3 DET +28; Q4 DET +27
Final · Box score
Hawks113
Bucks105
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL -9; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Suns105
Hornets100
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Thunder112
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Mavs130
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +16; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +29
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Warriors97
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +8
On this day · 2007–08Apr 8, 2008: 11 games. Top scorer: Al Jefferson (Wolves-Bobcats), 40 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Spurs

Portland storms back from 17 down to beat San Antonio

Chris Paul goes for 29 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-2+3+12POR AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1631232595
Spurs3316181683
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 12, 26, 21, 25, 15, 22, 24, 26POR26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 24, 29, 18, 26, 35, 22, 15, 20POR20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Roger Mason Jr.Points, last 10 games: 9, 24, 18, 8, 0, 10, 0, 8, 13, 18SAS18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 42, 18, 20, 11, 31, 24, 21, 17SAS17 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Indiana by 29.

BOS over NJN2ORL over MEM3PHX over NOH5ATL over MIL8MIN over GSW8DEN over OKC10CLE over WAS12POR over SAS12DET over NYK27IND over TOR29DAL over UTA29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wolves-Warriors15
Thunder-Nuggets13
Grizzlies-Magic11
Nets-Celtics8
Suns-Hornets4
Jazz-Mavs2
Blazers-Spurs2
Wizards-Cavs0
Pistons-Knicks0
The night in charts
Thunder-Nuggets combined for 234, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 112, Nuggets 122
234
Jazz-MavsJazz 101, Mavs 130
231
Raptors-PacersRaptors 101, Pacers 130
231
Hawks-BucksHawks 113, Bucks 105
218
Nets-CelticsNets 104, Celtics 106
210
Suns-HornetsSuns 105, Hornets 100
205
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 105, Warriors 97
202
Pistons-KnicksPistons 113, Knicks 86
199
Wizards-CavsWizards 86, Cavs 98
184
Blazers-SpursBlazers 95, Spurs 83
178
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 78, Magic 81
159
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-CelticsNets 104, Celtics 106
+2 BOS
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 78, Magic 81
+3 ORL
Suns-HornetsSuns 105, Hornets 100
+5 PHX
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 105, Warriors 97
+8 MIN
Hawks-BucksHawks 113, Bucks 105
+8 ATL
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 112, Nuggets 122
+10 DEN
Wizards-CavsWizards 86, Cavs 98
+12 CLE
Blazers-SpursBlazers 95, Spurs 83
+12 POR
Pistons-KnicksPistons 113, Knicks 86
+27 DET
Jazz-MavsJazz 101, Mavs 130
+29 DAL
Raptors-PacersRaptors 101, Pacers 130
+29 IND
POR erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-SpursPOR won · Blazers 95, Spurs 83
17 pts
Nets-CelticsBOS won · Nets 104, Celtics 106
10 pts
Hawks-BucksATL won · Hawks 113, Bucks 105
9 pts
Grizzlies-MagicORL won · Grizzlies 78, Magic 81
8 pts
Suns-HornetsPHX won · Suns 105, Hornets 100
6 pts
Jack shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JackIND · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
82% (9-11)
AldridgePOR · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
HilarioDEN · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
O'BryantTOR · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
T.J. FordIND · 14 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 104Celtics 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets31202726104
Celtics21372325106
The story
Rajon Rondo had 31 points as Boston beat New Jersey 106-104

Keyon Dooling led New Jersey with 14 PTS, 6 AST 31 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 10-15 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Celtics took the second 37-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −10+7+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Magic
Grizzlies 78Magic 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2422171578
Magic1926102681
The story
Hedo Turkoglu's 20 points carried Orlando past Memphis, 81-78

For Memphis, O.J. Mayo had 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 8-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 26-15.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −5−1−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard was the fantasy play: 36.1 FPTS on 14 PTS, 13 REB

Final · Suns-Hornets
Suns 105Hornets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns26232630105
Hornets32191435100
The story
Phoenix beat New Orleans 105-100 behind 24 points and 13 assists from Steve Nash

David West paced New Orleans: 28 PTS, 12 REB 24 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB · 7-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-14 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −6−2+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.9Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.9 in 69 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.3Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.3 in 67 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.1Season avg20Today

20 minutes today, against 5.1 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 33

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 20, 20, 36, 9, 12, 4, 15, 33Nets-Celtics · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 9, 14, 9, 9, 6, 21, 20, 31Celtics-Nets · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 29, 43, 31, 29, 23, 18, 23, 31Nuggets-Thunder · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 26, 26, 20, 23, 30, 35, 28, 31Mavs-Jazz · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 24, 18, 21, 31, 13, 25, 24, 31Thunder-Nuggets · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 9, 17, 30, 26, 15, 39, 20, 31Warriors-Wolves · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon RushIND+6.9 14.3 last 10 · 7.4 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.2 25.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Glen DavisBOS+5.9 12.3 last 10 · 6.4 season
JR SmithDEN+5.8 20.7 last 10 · 14.9 season
Francisco GarciaSAC+5.7 18.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Larry HughesNYK−5.7 6.1 last 10 · 11.8 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Nate RobinsonNYK−5.1 12.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Corey MaggetteGSW−4.9 13.7 last 10 · 18.6 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.7 22.3 last 10 · 27.0 season