FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 14, 2009Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHI by 8 at halftime and won 100–98.

Final · Box score
Heat79
Hawks81
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Sixers98
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -8; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Jazz112
Lakers125
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 2007–08Apr 14, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: Danny Granger (Pacers-Wizards), 35 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Sixers

Paul Pierce scores 31, Boston rallies past Philadelphia

Andre Iguodala goes for 25 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-8-5+2BOS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27232822100
Sixers2632251598
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 9, 26, 21, 27, 32, 21, 10, 28, 14, 31BOS31 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Tony AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 2, 3, 11, 2, 5, 1, 7, 18BOS18 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 20, 31, 5, 19, 19, 26, 21, 25PHI25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 23, 22, 25, 29, 21, 22, 6, 18PHI18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Sixers11
Jazz-Lakers10
Heat-Hawks6
The night in charts
Jazz-Lakers combined for 237, 39 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-LakersJazz 112, Lakers 125
237
Celtics-SixersCeltics 100, Sixers 98
198
Heat-HawksHeat 79, Hawks 81
160
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-SixersCeltics 100, Sixers 98
+2 BOS
Heat-HawksHeat 79, Hawks 81
+2 ATL
Jazz-LakersJazz 112, Lakers 125
+13 LAL
BOS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-SixersBOS won · Celtics 100, Sixers 98
8 pts
Heat-HawksATL won · Heat 79, Hawks 81
3 pts
Jazz-LakersLAL won · Jazz 112, Lakers 125
2 pts
Pierce shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PierceBOS · 31 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
PauLAL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
OdomLAL · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
BynumLAL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
62% (8-13)
BeasleyMIA · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Heat-Hawks
Heat 79Hawks 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2113301579
Hawks1820261781
The story
Flip Murray had 17 points as Atlanta beat Miami 81-79

Mario Chalmers led Miami with 15 PTS, 6 AST 17 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 5-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Hawks took the second 20-13.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −3+40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Beasley led the game in fantasy with 44.1 FPTS (23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 100Sixers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27232822100
Sixers2632251598
The story
Tony Allen's 18 points carried Boston past Philadelphia, 100-98

For Philadelphia, Thaddeus Young had 18 PTS, 3 REB 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 22-15.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1−8−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 112Lakers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz27282829112
Lakers25313534125
The story
Los Angeles beat Utah 125-112 behind 20 points from Pau Gasol

Andrei Kirilenko paced Utah: 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

A 35-28 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2+1+8+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Deron Williams topped the game at 46.3 FPTS: 25 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 79 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.6Season avg17.9Last 3

17.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.6 in 60 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.9Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 4.9 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Heat-Hawks

Atlanta wins a tight one over Miami

81–79. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. Flip Murray led Atlanta with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over MIA2BOS over PHI2LAL over UTA13Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over MIA.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 31

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 9, 26, 21, 27, 32, 21, 10, 28, 14, 31Celtics-Sixers · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 18, 34, 21, 18, 25, 26, 17, 25Jazz-Lakers · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 20, 31, 5, 19, 19, 26, 21, 25Sixers-Celtics · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 6, 17, 14, 13, 25, 23, 28, 23Heat-Hawks · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 42, 23, 15, 24, 27, 7, 16, 13, 18, 22Lakers-Jazz · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 15, 23, 14, 26, 27, 12, 12, 20Lakers-Jazz · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon RushIND+9.1 17.0 last 10 · 7.9 season
Glen DavisBOS+6.5 13.3 last 10 · 6.8 season
Andrew BynumLAL+6.4 20.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
JR SmithDEN+6.3 21.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.2 25.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Cold
Devin HarrisNJN−8.4 12.9 last 10 · 21.3 season
Nate RobinsonNYK−6.6 10.7 last 10 · 17.3 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Larry HughesNYK−5.4 6.2 last 10 · 11.6 season
Corey MaggetteGSW−4.9 13.7 last 10 · 18.6 season