FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 9, 2009Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed PHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 113–99.

Final · Box score
Sixers99
Bulls113
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Rockets115
Kings98
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Lakers116
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +14
On this day · 2007–08Apr 9, 2008: 9 games. Top scorer: Charlie Villanueva (Bucks-Raptors), 38 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Bulls

Chicago makes it three straight

Pau Gasol goes for 27 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-70+10+14CHI AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2921222799
Bulls22283231113
Who led
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 19, 18, 25, 37, 12, 18, 17, 24CHI24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tyrus ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 18, 15, 18, 11, 20, 9, 18, 24CHI24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 7, 13, 18, 18, 21, 7, 23, 20PHI20 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 25, 27, 19, 20, 31, 5, 19, 19PHI19 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Rockets-Kings

Houston beats Sacramento, 115–98

Houston led 85–74 after three and won by 17. Metta World Peace led Houston with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over PHI14LAL over DEN14HOU over SAC17Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over SAC.
Lead changes
Rockets-Kings11
Sixers-Bulls9
Nuggets-Lakers9
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 218, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 102, Lakers 116
218
Rockets-KingsRockets 115, Kings 98
213
Sixers-BullsSixers 99, Bulls 113
212
LAL won the closest game by 14
Closest finishes
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 102, Lakers 116
+14 LAL
Sixers-BullsSixers 99, Bulls 113
+14 CHI
Rockets-KingsRockets 115, Kings 98
+17 HOU
CHI rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-BullsCHI won · Sixers 99, Bulls 113
7 pts
Rockets-KingsHOU won · Rockets 115, Kings 98
5 pts
Bynum shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BynumLAL · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
D-RoseCHI · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
WaferHOU · 13 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
YaoHOU · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
59% (10-17)
HawesSAC · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Sixers-Bulls
Sixers 99Bulls 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2921222799
Bulls22283231113
The story
Ben Gordon had 24 points as Chicago beat Philadelphia 113-99

Andre Miller led Philadelphia with 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the third 32-22, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −70+10+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 102Lakers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25312521102
Lakers33233228116
The story
Andrew Bynum's 16 points carried Los Angeles past Denver, 116-102

For Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 23 PTS, 5 REB 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 33-25, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +80+7+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 115Kings 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30193630115
Kings3321202498
The story
Houston beat Sacramento 115-98 behind 26 points from Metta World Peace

Francisco Garcia paced Sacramento: 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-20 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3−5+11+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 60 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.1 in 46 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg43.5Today

44 minutes today, against 29.1 a game in 73 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 33

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 14, 17, 25, 30, 20, 18, 22, 33Lakers-Nuggets · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 36, 21, 16, 15, 23, 14, 26, 27Lakers-Nuggets · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 24, 13, 13, 28, 21, 15, 16, 26Rockets-Kings · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 19, 18, 25, 37, 12, 18, 17, 24Bulls-Sixers · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tyrus ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 18, 15, 18, 11, 20, 9, 18, 24Bulls-Sixers · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 43, 31, 29, 23, 18, 23, 31, 23Nuggets-Lakers · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 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
Andrew BynumLAL+5.9 20.0 last 10 · 14.1 season
Glen DavisBOS+5.9 12.3 last 10 · 6.4 season
Francisco GarciaSAC+5.6 18.5 last 10 · 12.9 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
Mickael PietrusORL−4.5 4.9 last 10 · 9.4 season