FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 5, 2011Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MEM by 9 after three quarters and won 82–81.

Final · Box score
Spurs97
Hawks90
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Bobcats89
Cavs99
Q1 CLE +18; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Nets107
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +11; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Bucks72
Magic78
Q1 ORL +12; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Pistons105
Wizards107
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Sixers82
Celtics99
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +17
Final · Box score
Raptors118
Knicks131
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +24; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Suns94
Bulls97
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Clippers82
Grizzlies81
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC -9; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Kings104
Rockets101
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Nuggets94
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Blazers87
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +21
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Lakers85
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +1
The lead · Clippers-Grizzlies

Clippers rally from 9 down to beat Memphis

John Wall goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-4-9+1LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1821202382
Grizzlies2320251381
Who led
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 18, 17, 30, 9, 19, 9, 5, 16LAC16 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 17, 33, 22, 22, 25, 20, 26, 15LAC15 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 11, 9, 12, 12, 20, 10, 5, 20MEM20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 11, 11, 14, 11, 8, 13, 10, 14MEM14 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six close finishes and one Warriors rout

Six of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat Portland by 21.

LAC over MEM1UTA over LAL1NJN over MIN2WAS over DET2CHI over PHX3SAC over HOU3ORL over MIL6SAS over ATL7OKC over DEN7CLE over CHA10NYK over TOR13BOS over PHI17GSW over POR21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Warriors-Blazers23
Pistons-Wizards21
Sixers-Celtics19
Jazz-Lakers13
Kings-Rockets8
Clippers-Grizzlies6
Suns-Bulls5
Spurs-Hawks4
Thunder-Nuggets4
Bobcats-Cavs1
Bucks-Magic0
Raptors-Knicks0
Shot of the night

Wall's dunk with 14 seconds left breaks the tie, 107-105 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Knicks combined for 249, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 118, Knicks 131
249
Pistons-WizardsPistons 105, Wizards 107
212
Wolves-NetsWolves 105, Nets 107
212
Kings-RocketsKings 104, Rockets 101
205
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 108, Blazers 87
195
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 101, Nuggets 94
195
Suns-BullsSuns 94, Bulls 97
191
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 89, Cavs 99
188
Spurs-HawksSpurs 97, Hawks 90
187
Sixers-CelticsSixers 82, Celtics 99
181
Jazz-LakersJazz 86, Lakers 85
171
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 82, Grizzlies 81
163
Bucks-MagicBucks 72, Magic 78
150
6 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-LakersJazz 86, Lakers 85
+1 UTA
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 82, Grizzlies 81
+1 LAC
Pistons-WizardsPistons 105, Wizards 107
+2 WAS
Wolves-NetsWolves 105, Nets 107
+2 NJN
Kings-RocketsKings 104, Rockets 101
+3 SAC
Suns-BullsSuns 94, Bulls 97
+3 CHI
Bucks-MagicBucks 72, Magic 78
+6 ORL
Spurs-HawksSpurs 97, Hawks 90
+7 SAS
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 101, Nuggets 94
+7 OKC
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 89, Cavs 99
+10 CLE
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 118, Knicks 131
+13 NYK
Sixers-CelticsSixers 82, Celtics 99
+17 BOS
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 108, Blazers 87
+21 GSW
LAC rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-GrizzliesLAC won · Clippers 82, Grizzlies 81
9 pts
Jazz-LakersUTA won · Jazz 86, Lakers 85
6 pts
Spurs-HawksSAS won · Spurs 97, Hawks 90
5 pts
Kings-RocketsSAC won · Kings 104, Rockets 101
4 pts
Pistons-WizardsWAS won · Pistons 105, Wizards 107
3 pts
David Lee shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
David LeeGSW · 29 PTS, 20 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
76% (13-17)
Ed DavisTOR · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Jason ThompsonSAC · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Maurice EvansWAS · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
DouglasNYK · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (10-15)
Final · Pistons-Wizards
Pistons 105Wizards 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons22322724105
Wizards31212629107
The story
Andray Blatche had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Washington beat Detroit 107-105

Greg Monroe led Detroit with 22 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 6 STL, 2 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

The Wizards won the first 31-22, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +9−2−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nets
Wolves 105Nets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves23272530105
Nets29322422107
The story
Brook Lopez's 30 points and 12 rebounds carried New Jersey past Minnesota, 107-105

For Minnesota, Michael Beasley had 20 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST 30 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 13-23 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-23, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +6+11+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Deron Williams was the fantasy play: 62.3 FPTS on 21 AST, 18 PTS, 4 REB

Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 104Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings24282428104
Rockets28182827101
The story
Sacramento beat Houston 104-101 behind 21 points and 15 rebounds from Samuel Dalembert

Kyle Lowry paced Houston: 15 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 15 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

A 28-18 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −4+6+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 36 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Season avg22.2Last 3

22.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 65 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
5.02009–10 avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 5.0 a game in 2009–10 (28 games). Line: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 36

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 14, 19, 19, 7, 20, 26, 24, 36Raptors-Knicks · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 29, 23, 21, 39, 22, 25, 23, 32Thunder-Nuggets · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 18, 10, 6, 22, 26, 11, 16, 30Nets-Wolves · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 10, 15, 27, 37, 20, 16, 32, 30Warriors-Blazers · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 34, 34, 29, 20, 18, 33, 35, 30Rockets-Kings · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 13, 19, 21, 33, 24, 12, 16, 29Warriors-Blazers · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan CrawfordWAS+10.1 21.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC+9.8 22.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Maurice EvansWAS+7.5 13.8 last 10 · 6.3 season
JJ HicksonCLE+6.3 19.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
JaVale McGeeWAS+5.7 15.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Brandon RoyPOR−6.7 5.9 last 10 · 12.6 season
Ben GordonDET−6.6 4.9 last 10 · 11.5 season
Eric GordonLAC−6.1 16.5 last 10 · 22.6 season
Jeff GreenBOS−6.0 7.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season