FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 4, 2010Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAL by 2 after the first quarter and won 100–81.

Final · Box score
Cavs113
Celtics117
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Spurs100
Lakers81
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +19
Final · Box score
Rockets102
Pacers133
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +26; Q4 IND +31
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Magic107
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Warriors113
Raptors112
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +1
Final · Box score
Nets99
Wizards109
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Thunder116
Q1 OKC +18; Q2 OKC +22; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Knicks113
Clippers107
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +6
On this day · 2008–09Apr 4, 2009: 7 games. Top scorer: JR Smith (Nuggets-Clippers), 34 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Lakers

Manu Ginobili scores 32 as San Antonio wins in Los Angeles

Chris Bosh goes for 42 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+8+8+19SAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22261933100
Lakers2416192281
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 38, 21, 24, 30, 28, 18, 43, 32SAS32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 14, 6, 16, 8, 13, 17, 23, 24SAS24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 28, 10, 9, 30, 26, 16, 14, 32LAL32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 24, 24, 11, 17, 31, 28, 25, 22LAL22 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Indiana by 31.

GSW over TOR1BOS over CLE4NYK over LAC6OKC over MIN8WAS over NJN10ORL over MEM15SAS over LAL19IND over HOU31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Warriors-Raptors7
Cavs-Celtics6
Grizzlies-Magic6
Spurs-Lakers5
Rockets-Pacers5
Wolves-Thunder1
Knicks-Clippers1
Nets-Wizards0
The night in charts
Rockets-Pacers combined for 235, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-PacersRockets 102, Pacers 133
235
Cavs-CelticsCavs 113, Celtics 117
230
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 113, Raptors 112
225
Wolves-ThunderWolves 108, Thunder 116
224
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 113, Clippers 107
220
Nets-WizardsNets 99, Wizards 109
208
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 92, Magic 107
199
Spurs-LakersSpurs 100, Lakers 81
181
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 113, Raptors 112
+1 GSW
Cavs-CelticsCavs 113, Celtics 117
+4 BOS
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 113, Clippers 107
+6 NYK
Wolves-ThunderWolves 108, Thunder 116
+8 OKC
Nets-WizardsNets 99, Wizards 109
+10 WAS
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 92, Magic 107
+15 ORL
Spurs-LakersSpurs 100, Lakers 81
+19 SAS
Rockets-PacersRockets 102, Pacers 133
+31 IND
Flynn shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FlynnMIN · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MaggetteGSW · 31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
DuncanSAS · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST
71% (10-14)
Terrence WilliamsNJN · 15 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
PauLAL · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
65% (13-20)
Final · Warriors-Raptors
Warriors 113Raptors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors37203125113
Raptors24302533112
The story
Stephen Curry had 29 points and 12 assists as Golden State beat Toronto 113-112

Andrea Bargnani led Toronto with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL · 10-23 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 37-24, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +13+3+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 113Celtics 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs24253232113
Celtics33313419117
The story
Ray Allen's 33 points carried Boston past Cleveland, 117-113

For Cleveland, Antawn Jamison had 16 PTS, 10 REB 33 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 10-17 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-24, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +9+15+17+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Thunder
Wolves 108Thunder 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25253127108
Thunder43291826116
The story
Oklahoma City beat Minnesota 116-108 behind 40 points from Kevin Durant

Al Jefferson paced Minnesota: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 40 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 13-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 43-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +18+22+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4Season avg30.2Last 5

30.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 69 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Season avg19.2Last 3

19.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.5 in 60 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 42

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 29, 15, 38, 27, 34, 23, 27, 42Cavs-Celtics · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Aug 17, 2020: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
42 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 22, 36, 21, 20, 18, 19, 22, 34, 28, 42Raptors-Warriors · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: DeMar DeRozan TOR, Jan 10, 2017: 41 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
42 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 45, 25, 26, 29, 26, 37, 23, 40Thunder-Wolves · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Patrick Ewing NYK, Dec 23, 1995: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 21, 15, 16, 20, 7, 13, 5, 33Celtics-Cavs · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 28, 10, 9, 30, 26, 16, 14, 32Lakers-Spurs · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 38, 21, 24, 30, 28, 18, 43, 32Spurs-Lakers · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Manu GinobiliSAS+10.9 27.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
John SalmonsMIL+6.5 21.6 last 10 · 15.1 season
Terrence WilliamsNJN+6.2 14.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
Jrue HolidayPHI+6.2 14.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
Drew GoodenLAC+5.3 16.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Devin BrownCHI−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Ronnie BrewerMEM−5.5 3.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Nate RobinsonBOS−5.5 4.8 last 10 · 10.3 season
Omri CasspiSAC−4.9 5.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Antawn JamisonCLE−4.7 14.1 last 10 · 18.8 season