FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 11, 2010Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed OKC by 17 after the first quarter and won 120–117.

Final · Box score
Magic98
Cavs92
Q1 ORL -9; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Lakers88
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Heat111
Knicks98
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Bulls104
Raptors88
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Hornets114
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +19; Q3 NOH +19; Q4 NOH +28
Final · Box score
Thunder117
Warriors120
Q1 GSW -17; Q2 GSW -7; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Rockets106
Suns116
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +10
On this day · 2008–09Apr 11, 2009: 7 games. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (Bulls-Bobcats), 39 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Warriors

Golden State storms back from 17 down to beat OKC

Kevin Durant goes for 40 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-7-4+3GSW AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder42212727117
Warriors25313034120
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 13, 28, 39, 28, 30, 21, 14, 27GSW27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 18, 15, 15, 29, 27, 27, 29, 25GSW25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 26, 37, 23, 40, 45, 33, 35, 40OKC40 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 10, 21, 17, 10, 27, 21, 8, 20OKC20 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Lakers11
Thunder-Warriors11
Rockets-Suns11
Magic-Cavs10
Wolves-Hornets5
Heat-Knicks4
Bulls-Raptors3
The night in charts
Thunder-Warriors combined for 237, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 117, Warriors 120
237
Rockets-SunsRockets 106, Suns 116
222
Heat-KnicksHeat 111, Knicks 98
209
Wolves-HornetsWolves 86, Hornets 114
200
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 104, Raptors 88
192
Magic-CavsMagic 98, Cavs 92
190
Blazers-LakersBlazers 91, Lakers 88
179
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 117, Warriors 120
+3 GSW
Blazers-LakersBlazers 91, Lakers 88
+3 POR
Magic-CavsMagic 98, Cavs 92
+6 ORL
Rockets-SunsRockets 106, Suns 116
+10 PHX
Heat-KnicksHeat 111, Knicks 98
+13 MIA
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 104, Raptors 88
+16 CHI
Wolves-HornetsWolves 86, Hornets 114
+28 NOH
GSW erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-WarriorsGSW won · Thunder 117, Warriors 120
17 pts
Magic-CavsORL won · Magic 98, Cavs 92
9 pts
Heat-KnicksMIA won · Heat 111, Knicks 98
5 pts
Rockets-SunsPHX won · Rockets 106, Suns 116
3 pts
Blazers-LakersPOR won · Blazers 91, Lakers 88
3 pts
Okafor shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkaforNOH · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
BudingerHOU · 19 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Julian WrightNOH · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
NoahCHI · 19 REB, 18 PTS, 7 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
PauLAL · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Thunder-Warriors
Thunder 117Warriors 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder42212727117
Warriors25313034120
The story
Stephen Curry had 25 points as Golden State beat Oklahoma City 120-117

Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 20 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 9-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the first, the Warriors took the second 31-21.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −17−7−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 91Lakers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2025242291
Lakers2323251788
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 24 points and 11 rebounds carried Portland past Los Angeles, 91-88

For Los Angeles, Lamar Odom had 16 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 10-21 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 22-17.

POR lead by quarter
200 −3−1−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol was the fantasy play: 55.4 FPTS on 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Final · Magic-Cavs
Magic 98Cavs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1927312198
Cavs2822231992
The story
Orlando beat Cleveland 98-92 behind 22 points and 13 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Mo Williams paced Cleveland: 19 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST · 9-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −9−4+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.1Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.1 in 77 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg3.3Last 3

3.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

New Orleans posts the night's biggest win

New Orleans beat Minnesota by 28, the widest margin of 7 games.

POR over LAL3GSW over OKC3ORL over CLE6PHX over HOU10MIA over NYK13CHI over TOR16NOH over MIN28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 40

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 26, 37, 23, 40, 45, 33, 35, 40Thunder-Warriors · L
30.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Dec 2, 2000: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 37, 18, 30, 21, 15, 29, 22, 29, 24, 35Suns-Rockets · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 30, 32, 10, 43, 39, 22, 19, 32Heat-Knicks · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 16, 17, 27, 15, 17, 24, 12, 30Rockets-Suns · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 13, 28, 39, 28, 30, 21, 14, 27Warriors-Thunder · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 16, 20, 37, 29, 13, 16, 11, 26Knicks-Heat · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 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
Stephen CurryGSW+6.0 23.2 last 10 · 17.2 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