FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 11, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed CHA by 5 after three quarters and won 113–106.

Final · Box score
Pistons102
Pacers106
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Magic93
Nets103
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +10; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +10
Final · Box score
Suns110
Wolves97
Q1 PHX +23; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Bobcats106
Bulls113
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Thunder98
Bucks115
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +21; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Warriors118
Jazz108
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Clippers72
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +15
On this day · 2007–08Apr 11, 2008: 12 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Rockets), 37 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Bulls

Ben Gordon hits seven threes, Chicago tops Charlotte

Richard Jefferson goes for 35 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+2-5+7CHI AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats23273323106
Bulls30222635113
Who led
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 18, 25, 37, 12, 18, 17, 24, 39CHI39 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 9, 16, 23, 24, 15, 18, 16, 22CHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 6, 16, 14, 16, 18, 32, 11, 26CHA26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 12, 11, 17, 13, 14, 17, 19, 24CHA24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Bobcats-Bulls18
Pistons-Pacers10
Warriors-Jazz10
Thunder-Bucks8
Blazers-Clippers6
Magic-Nets5
Suns-Wolves0
The night in charts
Warriors-Jazz combined for 226, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-JazzWarriors 118, Jazz 108
226
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 106, Bulls 113
219
Thunder-BucksThunder 98, Bucks 115
213
Pistons-PacersPistons 102, Pacers 106
208
Suns-WolvesSuns 110, Wolves 97
207
Magic-NetsMagic 93, Nets 103
196
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 87, Clippers 72
159
IND won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Pistons-PacersPistons 102, Pacers 106
+4 IND
Bobcats-BullsBobcats 106, Bulls 113
+7 CHI
Warriors-JazzWarriors 118, Jazz 108
+10 GSW
Magic-NetsMagic 93, Nets 103
+10 NJN
Suns-WolvesSuns 110, Wolves 97
+13 PHX
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 87, Clippers 72
+15 POR
Thunder-BucksThunder 98, Bucks 115
+17 MIL
CHI rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-BullsCHI won · Bobcats 106, Bulls 113
5 pts
Warriors-JazzGSW won · Warriors 118, Jazz 108
3 pts
Thunder-BucksMIL won · Thunder 98, Bucks 115
2 pts
Telfair shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TelfairMIN · 21 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
McDyessDET · 16 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
D-RoseCHI · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
WatsonGSW · 38 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
JeffersonMIL · 35 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 102Pacers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27222429102
Pacers28242628106
The story
Indiana beat Detroit 106-102 behind 21 points from Brandon Rush

Will Bynum paced Detroit: 16 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 24-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +1+3+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antonio McDyess topped the game at 41.5 FPTS: 16 PTS, 15 REB

Final · Bobcats-Bulls
Bobcats 106Bulls 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats23273323106
Bulls30222635113
The story
Derrick Rose's 22 points carried Chicago past Charlotte, 113-106

For Charlotte, Boris Diaw had 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 10-16 FG

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 35-23.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +7+2−5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Bucks
Thunder 98Bucks 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2427212698
Bucks22343722115
The story
Charlie Villanueva had 14 points as Milwaukee beat Oklahoma City 115-98

Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 6-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the third 37-21, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
300 −2+5+21+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 63 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 59 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg37.5Today

38 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Jazz

Golden State handles Utah by 10

The Warriors won the second quarter 36–20. Final: 118–108. C.J. Watson led Golden State with 38 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over DET4CHI over CHA7NJN over ORL10GSW over UTA10PHX over MIN13POR over LAC15MIL over OKC17Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over UTA.
Top performances

Ben Gordon leads the day with 39

Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 18, 25, 37, 12, 18, 17, 24, 39Bulls-Bobcats · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
C.J. WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 13, 7, 7, 11, 18, 10, 18, 38Warriors-Jazz · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +29.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 13, 32, 29, 29, 17, 24, 19, 35Bucks-Thunder · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 36, 9, 12, 4, 15, 33, 6, 27Nets-Magic · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 24, 16, 18, 34, 21, 18, 25, 26Jazz-Warriors · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 14 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 6, 16, 14, 16, 18, 32, 11, 26Bobcats-Bulls · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon RushIND+8.1 15.8 last 10 · 7.7 season
Glen DavisBOS+7.1 13.7 last 10 · 6.6 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.2 25.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Anthony MorrowGSW+5.8 15.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.5 19.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
Devin HarrisNJN−7.0 14.5 last 10 · 21.5 season
Larry HughesNYK−6.1 5.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Nate RobinsonNYK−5.9 11.5 last 10 · 17.4 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Corey MaggetteGSW−4.9 13.7 last 10 · 18.6 season