FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 1, 2011Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Blazers trailed Thunder by 10 after the first quarter and won 98–91.

Final · Box score
Bucks88
Pacers89
Q1 Pacers -8; Q2 Pacers +7; Q3 Pacers +9; Q4 Pacers +1
Final · Box score
Bobcats77
Magic89
Q1 Magic +6; Q2 Magic +10; Q3 Magic +10; Q4 Magic +12
Final · Box score
Nets90
Sixers115
Q1 Sixers +8; Q2 Sixers +17; Q3 Sixers +29; Q4 Sixers +25
Final · Box score
Cavs107
Wizards115
Q1 Wizards +3; Q2 Wizards -5; Q3 Wizards +1; Q4 Wizards +8
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Pistons96
Q1 Bulls +10; Q2 Bulls +11; Q3 Bulls +8; Q4 Bulls +5
Final · Box score
Celtics83
Hawks88
Q1 Hawks +2; Q2 Hawks -8; Q3 Hawks -6; Q4 Hawks +5
Final · Box score
Heat111
Wolves92
Q1 Heat +10; Q2 Heat -1; Q3 Heat +13; Q4 Heat +19
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Hornets81
Q1 Grizzlies +11; Q2 Grizzlies +13; Q3 Grizzlies +10; Q4 Grizzlies +12
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs114
Rockets119
Q1 Rockets +4; Q2 Rockets +8; Q3 Rockets +2; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 Rockets +5
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Suns111
Q1 Suns +2; Q2 Suns +13; Q3 Suns +18; Q4 Suns +13
Final · Box score
Thunder91
Blazers98
Q1 Blazers -10; Q2 Blazers -6; Q3 Blazers +8; Q4 Blazers +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Kings90
Q1 Nuggets -7; Q2 Nuggets -3; Q3 Nuggets +12; Q4 Nuggets +9
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Jazz85
Q1 Lakers -6; Q2 Lakers -6; Q3 Lakers +7; Q4 Lakers +11
On this day · 2009–10Apr 1, 2010: 2 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Blazers), 25 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Blazers

LaMarcus Aldridge scores 32 in Portland win over Thunder

Andray Blatche goes for 36 points

Game flow · Blazers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-6+8+7Blazers AHEAD ↑Thunder AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3029112191
Blazers2033252098
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 18, 18, 22, 14, 20, 9, 24, 32Blazers32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 16, 25, 22, 21, 6, 10, 2, 19Blazers19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 25, 20, 29, 23, 21, 39, 22, 25Thunder25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 21, 23, 11, 13, 8, 14, 22, 21Thunder21 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Rockets12
Celtics-Hawks8
Heat-Wolves6
Bucks-Pacers5
Nuggets-Kings5
Thunder-Blazers4
Bobcats-Magic3
Cavs-Wizards3
Clippers-Suns3
Bulls-Pistons2
Lakers-Jazz2
Grizzlies-Hornets1
Nets-Sixers0
The night in charts
Spurs-Rockets combined for 233, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 114, Rockets 119
233
Cavs-WizardsCavs 107, Wizards 115
222
Clippers-SunsClippers 98, Suns 111
209
Nets-SixersNets 90, Sixers 115
205
Heat-WolvesHeat 111, Wolves 92
203
Bulls-PistonsBulls 101, Pistons 96
197
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 99, Kings 90
189
Thunder-BlazersThunder 91, Blazers 98
189
Lakers-JazzLakers 96, Jazz 85
181
Bucks-PacersBucks 88, Pacers 89
177
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 93, Hornets 81
174
Celtics-HawksCeltics 83, Hawks 88
171
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 77, Magic 89
166
4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-PacersBucks 88, Pacers 89
+1 Pacers
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 114, Rockets 119
+5 Rockets
Bulls-PistonsBulls 101, Pistons 96
+5 Bulls
Celtics-HawksCeltics 83, Hawks 88
+5 Hawks
Thunder-BlazersThunder 91, Blazers 98
+7 Blazers
Cavs-WizardsCavs 107, Wizards 115
+8 Wizards
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 99, Kings 90
+9 Nuggets
Lakers-JazzLakers 96, Jazz 85
+11 Lakers
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 93, Hornets 81
+12 Grizzlies
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 77, Magic 89
+12 Magic
Clippers-SunsClippers 98, Suns 111
+13 Suns
Heat-WolvesHeat 111, Wolves 92
+19 Heat
Nets-SixersNets 90, Sixers 115
+25 Sixers
Blazers erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-BlazersBlazers won · Thunder 91, Blazers 98
10 pts
Bucks-PacersPacers won · Bucks 88, Pacers 89
8 pts
Celtics-HawksHawks won · Celtics 83, Hawks 88
8 pts
Nuggets-KingsNuggets won · Nuggets 99, Kings 90
7 pts
Lakers-JazzLakers won · Lakers 96, Jazz 85
6 pts
Thaddeus Young shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungSixers · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
McGeeWizards · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK
73% (11-15)
DwightMagic · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
BoozerBulls · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
D WadeHeat · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (14-21)
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 88Pacers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2217212888
Pacers1432232089
The story
Roy Hibbert's 15 points and 11 rebounds carried Indiana past Milwaukee, 89-88

For Milwaukee, Andrew Bogut had 16 PTS, 6 REB 15 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 32-17.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 −8+7+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Jennings was the fantasy play: 36.9 FPTS on 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 114Rockets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs272929236114
Rockets3133232111119
The story
Luis Scola had 21 points and 14 rebounds as Houston beat San Antonio 119-114 in OT

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 31 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 7-18 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the overtime 11-6.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +4+8+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Manu Ginobili led the game in fantasy with 48.4 FPTS (23 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 107Wizards 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs26312525107
Wizards29233132115
The story
Washington beat Cleveland 115-107 behind a 21-10-11 triple-double from Jordan Crawford

Luke Harangody paced Cleveland: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB · 8-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +3−5+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 34 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
Ryan GomesClippers
−16.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 75 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.1Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 9.1 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Philadelphia posts the night's biggest win

Philadelphia beat New Jersey by 25, the widest margin of 13 games.

Pacers over Bucks1Bulls over Pistons5Hawks over Celtics5Rockets over Spurs5Blazers over Thunder7Wizards over Cavs8Nuggets over Kings9Lakers over Jazz11Magic over Bobcats12Grizzlies over Hornets12Suns over Clippers13Heat over Wolves19Sixers over Nets25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Andray Blatche leads the day with 36

Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 16, 15, 20, 20, 21, 0, 14, 36Wizards-Cavs · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high36 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 21, 25, 34, 34, 29, 20, 18, 33Rockets-Spurs · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 18, 18, 22, 14, 20, 9, 24, 32Blazers-Thunder · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 14, 32, 24, 39, 30, 24, 33, 32Heat-Wolves · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 33, 9, 17, 19, 15, 20, 23, 31Spurs-Rockets · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 15, 24, 6, 27, 15, 23, 19, 30Pistons-Bulls · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan CrawfordWizards+11.8 22.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Marcus ThorntonKings+9.4 21.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Maurice EvansWizards+6.6 12.6 last 10 · 6.0 season
Marcin GortatSuns+6.1 15.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
JaVale McGeeWizards+5.7 15.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Ben GordonPistons−6.6 5.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Brandon RoyBlazers−6.1 6.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Amar'e StoudemireKnicks−5.9 19.6 last 10 · 25.5 season
Deron WilliamsNets−5.8 14.4 last 10 · 20.2 season
Rashard LewisWizards−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season