FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 10, 2010Regular season · 8 games
← Apr 9CalendarApr 11 →

8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NJN by 9 after the first quarter and won 115–102.

Final · Box score
Pistons95
Bobcats99
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Nets102
Pacers115
Q1 IND -9; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Hawks105
Wizards95
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Sixers120
Grizzlies101
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI -7; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +19
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Bucks90
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Spurs104
Nuggets85
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +19
Final · Box score
Mavs126
Kings108
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +21; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 2008–09Apr 10, 2009: 13 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (Hornets-Mavs), 42 points.
Apr 10 in other seasons202620252024202220212019201820172016201520142013201220112008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996
The lead · Nets-Pacers

Indiana rallies from 9 down to beat New Jersey

Stephen Curry goes for 29 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4+9+13IND AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets34261923102
Pacers25313227115
Who led
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 17, 21, 19, 29, 17, 17, 14, 25IND25 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 44, 18, 33, 25, 18, 33, 36, 22IND22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 7, 22, 19, 12, 22, 5, 26, 20NJN20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Yi JianlianPoints, last 10 games: 5, 31, 7, 8, 11, 10, 3, 11, 15, 18NJN18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Sixers-Grizzlies

Philadelphia beats Memphis, 120–101

Philadelphia led 86–78 after three and won by 19. Marreese Speights led Philadelphia with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over GSW3CHA over DET4ATL over WAS10IND over NJN13BOS over MIL15DAL over SAC18PHI over MEM19SAS over DEN19Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over MEM.
Lead changes
Hawks-Wizards15
Pistons-Bobcats12
Sixers-Grizzlies9
Warriors-Clippers9
Spurs-Nuggets7
Celtics-Bucks6
Nets-Pacers5
Mavs-Kings0
The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 234, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 126, Kings 108
234
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 120, Grizzlies 101
221
Nets-PacersNets 102, Pacers 115
217
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 104, Clippers 107
211
Hawks-WizardsHawks 105, Wizards 95
200
Celtics-BucksCeltics 105, Bucks 90
195
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 95, Bobcats 99
194
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 104, Nuggets 85
189
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 104, Clippers 107
+3 LAC
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 95, Bobcats 99
+4 CHA
Hawks-WizardsHawks 105, Wizards 95
+10 ATL
Nets-PacersNets 102, Pacers 115
+13 IND
Celtics-BucksCeltics 105, Bucks 90
+15 BOS
Mavs-KingsMavs 126, Kings 108
+18 DAL
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 104, Nuggets 85
+19 SAS
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 120, Grizzlies 101
+19 PHI
IND rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-PacersIND won · Nets 102, Pacers 115
9 pts
Sixers-GrizzliesPHI won · Sixers 120, Grizzlies 101
7 pts
Celtics-BucksBOS won · Celtics 105, Bucks 90
3 pts
Pistons-BobcatsCHA won · Pistons 95, Bobcats 99
1 pt
Hibbert shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HibbertIND · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Baron DavisLAC · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
IguodalaPHI · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
CrawfordATL · 28 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
KamanLAC · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 104Clippers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27282425104
Clippers35282024107
The story
Baron Davis' 21 points carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 107-104

For Golden State, Reggie Williams had 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 8-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-27, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +8+8+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bobcats
Pistons 95Bobcats 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2023262695
Bobcats1931242599
The story
Charlotte beat Detroit 99-95 behind 18 points from Larry Hughes

Charlie Villanueva paced Detroit: 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 6-10 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −1+7+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Gordon topped the game at 40.9 FPTS: 21 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB

Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 126Kings 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs35303526126
Kings24292629108
The story
Jason Terry had 25 points as Dallas beat Sacramento 126-108

Carl Landry led Sacramento with 30 PTS, 6 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 8-14 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 35-24, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +11+12+21+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyreke Evans led the game in fantasy with 50.6 FPTS (27 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 71 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 64 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 39

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 13, 34, 28, 24, 30, 22, 40, 39Mavs-Kings · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Carl LandryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 30, 17, 17, 22, 14, 20, 14, 30Kings-Mavs · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 17, 18, 15, 15, 29, 27, 27, 29Warriors-Clippers · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 17, 14, 17, 29, 18, 19, 25, 28Hawks-Wizards · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 25, 15, 17, 20, 6, 22, 28, 27Kings-Mavs · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 4, 9, 17, 22, 14, 22, 14, 23, 27Clippers-Warriors · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWAS+8.0 21.9 last 10 · 13.9 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+7.6 24.2 last 10 · 16.6 season
Shaun LivingstonWAS+7.1 13.6 last 10 · 6.5 season
Terrence WilliamsNJN+6.6 14.9 last 10 · 8.3 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+5.6 19.9 last 10 · 14.3 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−5.3 4.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Tony ParkerSAS−4.9 11.1 last 10 · 16.0 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.7 3.6 last 10 · 8.3 season