FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 6, 2010Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CHI by 13 after the first quarter and won 79–74.

Final · Box score
Hawks100
Bobcats109
Q1 CHA +20; Q2 CHA +23; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Cavs113
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Pistons124
Sixers103
Q1 DET +4; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +21
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Wizards112
Q1 WAS +17; Q2 WAS +25; Q3 WAS +17; Q4 WAS +18
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Knicks104
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Bucks79
Bulls74
Q1 MIL -13; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Rockets113
Grizzlies103
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +10
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder139
Jazz140
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Kings86
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +9
The lead · Bucks-Bulls

Milwaukee climbs out of a 13-point hole against Chicago

Kevin Durant goes for 45 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+6+9+5MIL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1428181979
Bulls279152374
Who led
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 4, 23, 25, 9, 28, 28, 14, 26MIL26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 3, 6, 8, 20, 13, 7, 12, 17MIL17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 23, 13, 23, 6, 14, 14, 12, 16CHI16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 3, 23, 27, 12, 7, 21, 23, 24, 26, 12CHI12 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Thunder-Jazz

Utah flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

OKC led 65–63 at the break. Tied 129–129 after regulation, Utah won the extra time 11–10. Final: 140–139. Deron Williams led Utah with 42 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Jazz-Thunder
Deron Williams · UTAKevin Durant · OKCPTS4245REB37AST104Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Thunder-Jazz13
Celtics-Knicks9
Spurs-Kings8
Raptors-Cavs6
Pistons-Sixers6
Bucks-Bulls5
Rockets-Grizzlies4
Warriors-Wizards0
Hawks-Bobcats0
Shot of the night

Williams's jumper with 1.1 seconds left in OT puts the Jazz ahead, 140-139 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Jazz combined for 279, 52 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-JazzThunder 139, Jazz 140
279
Pistons-SixersPistons 124, Sixers 103
227
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 113, Grizzlies 103
216
Raptors-CavsRaptors 101, Cavs 113
214
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 100, Bobcats 109
209
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 94, Wizards 112
206
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 101, Knicks 104
205
Spurs-KingsSpurs 95, Kings 86
181
Bucks-BullsBucks 79, Bulls 74
153
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-JazzThunder 139, Jazz 140
+1 UTA
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 101, Knicks 104
+3 NYK
Bucks-BullsBucks 79, Bulls 74
+5 MIL
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 100, Bobcats 109
+9 CHA
Spurs-KingsSpurs 95, Kings 86
+9 SAS
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 113, Grizzlies 103
+10 HOU
Raptors-CavsRaptors 101, Cavs 113
+12 CLE
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 94, Wizards 112
+18 WAS
Pistons-SixersPistons 124, Sixers 103
+21 DET
MIL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-BullsMIL won · Bucks 79, Bulls 74
13 pts
Thunder-JazzUTA won · Thunder 139, Jazz 140
2 pts
Livingston shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LivingstonWAS · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB
82% (9-11)
Ben WallaceDET · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
VillanuevaDET · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
MeeksPHI · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
GallinariNYK · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Thunder-Jazz
Thunder 139Jazz 140
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder2936293510139
Jazz3231343211140
The story
Deron Williams had 42 points and 10 assists as Utah beat Oklahoma City 140-139 in OT

Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 27 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 42 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 14-23 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Jazz took the third 34-29.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3−2+30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 101Knicks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics21312623101
Knicks27263318104
The story
New York beat Boston 104-101 behind 31 points from Danilo Gallinari

Kendrick Perkins paced Boston: 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-26 third quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +6+1+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David Lee topped the game at 44.2 FPTS: 13 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 79Bulls 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1428181979
Bulls279152374
The story
John Salmons' 26 points carried Milwaukee past Chicago, 79-74

For Chicago, Joakim Noah had 10 REB, 8 PTS, 4 AST 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 13 going into the second, then won it 28-9.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −13+6+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 70 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 51 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 68 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 45

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 45, 25, 26, 29, 26, 37, 23, 40, 45Thunder-Jazz · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, May 2, 2003: 45 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Ties season high45 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 22, 18, 21, 20, 23, 8, 20, 42Jazz-Thunder · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tony Parker SAS, Mar 25, 2009: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Career high42 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 26, 28, 16, 9, 9, 29, 9, 31Knicks-Celtics · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 29, 18, 17, 28, 19, 8, 3, 29Rockets-Grizzlies · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 12, 10, 16, 4, 9, 10, 16, 29Wizards-Warriors · W
8.0 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 19, 18, 22, 22, 26, 25, 20, 28Jazz-Thunder · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Manu GinobiliSAS+10.7 27.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
John SalmonsMIL+6.3 21.5 last 10 · 15.2 season
Terrence WilliamsNJN+6.2 14.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
Andray BlatcheWAS+5.6 19.2 last 10 · 13.6 season
Jrue HolidayPHI+5.4 13.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Devin BrownCHI−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Nate RobinsonBOS−5.7 4.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Ronnie BrewerMEM−5.5 3.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Omri CasspiSAC−5.0 5.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Lou WilliamsPHI−4.5 9.8 last 10 · 14.3 season