FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 2, 2011Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed OKC by 12 at halftime and won 98–92.

Final · Box score
Raptors106
Bulls113
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Wolves89
Grizzlies106
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +17
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers87
Bucks93
Q1 MIL -10; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Warriors99
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Thunder92
Clippers98
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC -12; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2009–10Apr 2, 2010: 10 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Pacers), 43 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Clippers

Clippers climb out of a 12-point hole against OKC

Derrick Rose goes for 36 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-12-3+6LAC AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2227222192
Clippers1522313098
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 30, 17, 33, 22, 22, 25, 20, 26LAC26 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 5, 29, 10, 32, 7, 17, 15, 21, 18LAC18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 20, 29, 23, 21, 39, 22, 25, 23OKC23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 23, 11, 13, 8, 14, 22, 21, 14OKC14 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Sixers-Bucks

Milwaukee rallies from nine down at the half, wins in overtime

Philadelphia led 48–39 at the break. It was 79–79 after regulation, and Milwaukee won the extra time 14–8. Final: 93–87. John Salmons led Milwaukee with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Sixers
John Salmons · MILElton Brand · PHIPTS1920REB412AST83Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Thunder-Clippers13
Sixers-Bucks11
Mavs-Warriors10
Raptors-Bulls1
Wolves-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Raptors-Bulls combined for 219, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-BullsRaptors 106, Bulls 113
219
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 89, Grizzlies 106
195
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 92, Warriors 99
191
Thunder-ClippersThunder 92, Clippers 98
190
Sixers-BucksSixers 87, Bucks 93
180
LAC won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Thunder-ClippersThunder 92, Clippers 98
+6 LAC
Sixers-BucksSixers 87, Bucks 93
+6 MIL
Raptors-BullsRaptors 106, Bulls 113
+7 CHI
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 92, Warriors 99
+7 GSW
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 89, Grizzlies 106
+17 MEM
LAC erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-ClippersLAC won · Thunder 92, Clippers 98
12 pts
Sixers-BucksMIL won · Sixers 87, Bucks 93
10 pts
Mavs-WarriorsGSW won · Mavs 92, Warriors 99
2 pts
Salmons shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SalmonsMIL · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
MayoMEM · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
RandolphMEM · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
BaylessTOR · 26 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
RidnourMIN · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Bucks
Sixers 87Bucks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers30181318887
Bucks201922181493
The story
John Salmons had 19 points and 8 assists as Milwaukee beat Philadelphia 93-87 in OT

Jrue Holiday led Philadelphia with 15 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 8-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Bucks took the third 22-13.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −10−900+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand led the game in fantasy with 47.9 FPTS (20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Thunder-Clippers
Thunder 92Clippers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2227222192
Clippers1522313098
The story
Blake Griffin's 26 points and 16 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Oklahoma City, 98-92

For Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant had 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 31-22.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −7−12−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Bulls
Raptors 106Bulls 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors19243231106
Bulls25283030113
The story
Chicago beat Toronto 113-106 behind 18 points and 10 rebounds from Carlos Boozer

Ed Davis paced Toronto: 17 PTS, 11 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 8-19 FG

The swing

A 25-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +6+10+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 67 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 54 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 36

Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 21, 42, 18, 30, 24, 30, 31, 23, 27, 36Bulls-Raptors · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 8, 18, 10, 15, 27, 37, 20, 16, 32Warriors-Mavs · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 30, 17, 33, 22, 22, 25, 20, 26Clippers-Thunder · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 2, 2, 5, 7, 9, 6, 8, 26Raptors-Bulls · L
7.8 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 30, 16, 14, 19, 19, 7, 20, 26Raptors-Bulls · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 20, 29, 23, 21, 39, 22, 25, 23Thunder-Clippers · L
27.7 PPG season to date · −4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan CrawfordWAS+11.8 22.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC+9.4 21.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Maurice EvansWAS+6.6 12.6 last 10 · 6.0 season
Marcin GortatPHX+6.1 15.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
JaVale McGeeWAS+5.7 15.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Ben GordonDET−6.6 5.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Brandon RoyPOR−6.1 6.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK−5.9 19.6 last 10 · 25.5 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−5.8 14.4 last 10 · 20.2 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season