FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 7, 2011Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Celtics81
Bulls97
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Jazz87
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +11
On this day · 2009–10Apr 7, 2010: 13 games. Top scorer: Marcus Thornton (Hornets-Bobcats), 36 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Jazz

Portland beats Utah, 98–87

Derrick Rose goes for 30 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+7+12+11POR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2722301998
Jazz1824252087
Who led
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 14, 40, 14, 14, 13, 19, 10, 29POR29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 21, 6, 10, 2, 19, 15, 15, 21POR21 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 23, 8, 24, 19, 12, 12, 3, 26UTA26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 35, 15, 18, 33, 15, 12, 16, 21, 22, 19UTA19 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Celtics-Bulls

Chicago leads Boston wire to wire

Chicago was ahead at every break and won 97–81. Best quarter: the first, 26–18. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Celtics
Derrick Rose · CHIPaul Pierce · BOSPTS3015REB54AST81Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Celtics-Bulls4
Blazers-Jazz0
The night in charts
Blazers-Jazz combined for 185, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-JazzBlazers 98, Jazz 87
185
Celtics-BullsCeltics 81, Bulls 97
178
POR won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Blazers-JazzBlazers 98, Jazz 87
+11 POR
Celtics-BullsCeltics 81, Bulls 97
+16 CHI
Batum shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BatumPOR · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
D-RoseCHI · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
Devin HarrisUTA · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
56% (9-16)
Gerald WallacePOR · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
DengCHI · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
50% (9-18)
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 98Jazz 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2722301998
Jazz1824252087
The story
Gerald Wallace's 29 points carried Portland past Utah, 98-87

For Utah, Al Jefferson had 14 REB, 10 PTS, 5 AST 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-18, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +9+7+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 81Bulls 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1825172181
Bulls2622232697
The story
Luol Deng had 23 points as Chicago beat Boston 97-81

Kevin Garnett led Boston with 10 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 9-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 26-18, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +8+5+11+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.8Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 67 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg21.5Last 3

21.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 70 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 76 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 30

Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 24, 30, 31, 23, 27, 36, 19, 30Bulls-Celtics · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 14, 40, 14, 14, 13, 19, 10, 29Blazers-Jazz · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 23, 8, 24, 19, 12, 12, 3, 26Jazz-Blazers · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 23, 6, 10, 13, 15, 17, 18, 23Bulls-Celtics · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 21, 6, 10, 2, 19, 15, 15, 21Blazers-Jazz · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 35, 15, 18, 33, 15, 12, 16, 21, 22, 19Jazz-Blazers · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan CrawfordWAS+10.4 22.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC+8.4 20.6 last 10 · 12.2 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+6.7 16.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
JJ HicksonCLE+6.2 19.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Maurice EvansWAS+6.1 12.3 last 10 · 6.2 season
Cold
Ben GordonDET−6.6 4.9 last 10 · 11.5 season
Brandon RoyPOR−6.2 6.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Jeff GreenBOS−6.0 7.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Ryan GomesLAC−5.4 1.8 last 10 · 7.2 season