FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 10, 2011Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CHA by 15 after the first quarter and won 112–101.

Final · Box score
Bulls102
Magic99
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Celtics77
Heat100
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +23
Final · Box score
Pistons112
Bobcats101
Q1 DET -15; Q2 DET -9; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Hornets89
Grizzlies111
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +22
Final · Box score
Nets92
Raptors99
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +19; Q3 TOR +20; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Knicks110
Pacers109
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK -9; Q4 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Suns90
Mavs115
Q1 DAL +19; Q2 DAL +26; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +25
Final · Box score
Kings104
Warriors103
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC -6; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Thunder120
Lakers106
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +14
On this day · 2009–10Apr 10, 2010: 8 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Kings), 39 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Bobcats

Detroit completes 15-point comeback against Charlotte

Carmelo Anthony goes for 34 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-9+6+11DET AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons25253428112
Bobcats40191923101
Who led
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 9, 11, 16, 24, 2, 22, 22, 24DET24 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 7, 13, 2, 4, 15, 8, 15, 20DET20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 16, 14, 11, 13, 15, 32, 4, 21CHA21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 10, 26, 10, 13, 3, 17, 11, 20CHA20 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Dallas by 25.

NYK over IND1SAC over GSW1CHI over ORL3TOR over NJN7DET over CHA11OKC over LAL14MEM over NOH22MIA over BOS23DAL over PHX25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Bulls-Magic10
Knicks-Pacers9
Thunder-Lakers8
Hornets-Grizzlies7
Kings-Warriors6
Pistons-Bobcats5
Celtics-Heat1
Nets-Raptors1
Suns-Mavs0
Shot of the night

Melo's jumper with 4.9 seconds left puts the Knicks ahead, 110-109 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Lakers combined for 226, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-LakersThunder 120, Lakers 106
226
Knicks-PacersKnicks 110, Pacers 109
219
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 112, Bobcats 101
213
Kings-WarriorsKings 104, Warriors 103
207
Suns-MavsSuns 90, Mavs 115
205
Bulls-MagicBulls 102, Magic 99
201
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 89, Grizzlies 111
200
Nets-RaptorsNets 92, Raptors 99
191
Celtics-HeatCeltics 77, Heat 100
177
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-WarriorsKings 104, Warriors 103
+1 SAC
Knicks-PacersKnicks 110, Pacers 109
+1 NYK
Bulls-MagicBulls 102, Magic 99
+3 CHI
Nets-RaptorsNets 92, Raptors 99
+7 TOR
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 112, Bobcats 101
+11 DET
Thunder-LakersThunder 120, Lakers 106
+14 OKC
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 89, Grizzlies 111
+22 MEM
Celtics-HeatCeltics 77, Heat 100
+23 MIA
Suns-MavsSuns 90, Mavs 115
+25 DAL
DET erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BobcatsDET won · Pistons 112, Bobcats 101
15 pts
Knicks-PacersNYK won · Knicks 110, Pacers 109
9 pts
Kings-WarriorsSAC won · Kings 104, Warriors 103
6 pts
Thunder-LakersOKC won · Thunder 120, Lakers 106
2 pts
Celtics-HeatMIA won · Celtics 77, Heat 100
1 pt
Kwame Brown shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kwame BrownCHA · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
D-RoseCHI · 39 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
76% (13-17)
KDOKC · 31 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
RichardsonORL · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
WilcoxDET · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 110Pacers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks33342023110
Pacers33283513109
The story
Chauncey Billups had 21 points as New York beat Indiana 110-109

Roy Hibbert led Indiana with 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 4-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 23-13.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0+6−9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 104Warriors 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30301727104
Warriors26332420103
The story
DeMarcus Cousins' 15 points and 13 rebounds carried Sacramento past Golden State, 104-103

For Golden State, David Lee had 24 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 27-20.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +4+1−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dorell Wright was the fantasy play: 50.6 FPTS on 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB

Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 102Magic 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls32183022102
Magic2425282299
The story
Chicago beat Orlando 102-99 behind 12 points from Carlos Boozer

Jameer Nelson paced Orlando: 17 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 12 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 3-7 FG

The swing

A 32-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +8+1+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 68 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg18.5Last 3

18.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 72 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 39

Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 31, 23, 27, 36, 19, 30, 11, 39Bulls-Magic · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 22, 26, 11, 16, 30, 39, 27, 35Nets-Raptors · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 36, 39, 39, 25, 23, 31, 25, 34Knicks-Pacers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 42, 37, 30, 28, 21, 28, 20, 25, 24, 31Lakers-Thunder · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 39, 22, 25, 23, 32, 29, 28, 31Thunder-Lakers · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 15, 10, 13, 3, 6, 3, 10, 28Magic-Bulls · L
10.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan CrawfordWAS+9.2 20.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Jerryd BaylessTOR+8.1 16.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC+6.9 19.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Maurice EvansWAS+6.1 12.4 last 10 · 6.3 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+6.0 15.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Ben GordonDET−7.2 4.1 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jeff GreenBOS−6.7 6.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Brandon RoyPOR−6.3 6.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Wilson ChandlerDEN−5.8 9.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season