FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 13, 2010Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed BOS by 3 after the first quarter and won 101–93.

Final · Box score
Celtics93
Bulls101
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Warriors94
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Kings100
Lakers106
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Suns123
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX +21; Q3 PHX +27; Q4 PHX +22
On this day · 2008–09Apr 13, 2009: 12 games. Top scorer: JR Smith (Nuggets-Kings), 45 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Bulls

Derrick Rose goes for 39 in Chicago win over Boston

Jason Thompson goes for 19 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+3-1+8CHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2021272593
Bulls17272334101
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 23, 24, 26, 12, 24, 25, 26, 39CHI39 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 0, 10, 24, 9, 23, 13, 6, 30CHI30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 15, 27, 16, 13, 20, 9, 24, 28BOS28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 7, 13, 5, 33, 17, 18, 10, 21, 25BOS25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Kings-Lakers

Sacramento's skid reaches three

Lakers won 106–100; the Kings fall to 25–57. Pau Gasol led Lakers with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · SAC
L@ BOS86–94L@ CLE90–97L@ IND95–102L@ MIN99–108Lvs POR87–98Lvs SAS86–95Wvs LAC116–94Lvs DAL108–126Lvs HOU107–117L@ LAL100–106
Lead changes
Celtics-Bulls9
Kings-Lakers7
Jazz-Warriors5
Nuggets-Suns0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Suns combined for 224, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 101, Suns 123
224
Kings-LakersKings 100, Lakers 106
206
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 103, Warriors 94
197
Celtics-BullsCeltics 93, Bulls 101
194
LAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Kings-LakersKings 100, Lakers 106
+6 LAL
Celtics-BullsCeltics 93, Bulls 101
+8 CHI
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 103, Warriors 94
+9 UTA
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 101, Suns 123
+22 PHX
Pau shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLAL · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
80% (12-15)
PierceBOS · 28 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
GarciaSAC · 15 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
D-RoseCHI · 39 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 BLK
68% (15-22)
Amar'ePHX · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 100Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28261927100
Lakers28322620106
The story
Pau Gasol had 28 points as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 106-100

Francisco Garcia led Sacramento with 15 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 12-15 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the third 26-19, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0+6+13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 93Bulls 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2021272593
Bulls17272334101
The story
Kirk Hinrich's 30 points carried Chicago past Boston, 101-93

For Boston, Paul Pierce had 28 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 11-20 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 34-25.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −3+3−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Suns
Nuggets 101Suns 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets26232131101
Suns38322726123
The story
Phoenix beat Denver 123-101 behind 26 points from Amar'e Stoudemire

Ty Lawson paced Denver: 13 PTS, 5 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

A 38-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +12+21+27+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony topped the game at 44.7 FPTS: 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.2Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.2 in 63 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 75 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg41.8Today

42 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in 80 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 39

Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 23, 24, 26, 12, 24, 25, 26, 39Bulls-Celtics · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 0, 10, 24, 9, 23, 13, 6, 30Bulls-Celtics · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 10, 25, 24, 24, 31, 19, 21, 29Nuggets-Suns · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 9, 30, 26, 16, 14, 32, 26, 29, 23, 28Lakers-Kings · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 15, 27, 16, 13, 20, 9, 24, 28Celtics-Bulls · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 21, 15, 29, 22, 29, 24, 35, 26Suns-Nuggets · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWAS+8.0 22.0 last 10 · 14.0 season
Shaun LivingstonWAS+7.9 14.8 last 10 · 6.9 season
Terrence WilliamsNJN+7.6 16.1 last 10 · 8.5 season
Mike ConleyMEM+6.5 18.4 last 10 · 11.9 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+6.1 22.6 last 10 · 16.5 season
Cold
Devin BrownCHI−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Ronnie BrewerMEM−5.5 3.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN−4.8 23.4 last 10 · 28.2 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.6 22.4 last 10 · 27.0 season
Hakim WarrickCHI−4.1 5.5 last 10 · 9.6 season