FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 11, 2011Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 10 after the first quarter and won 110–101.

Final · Box score
Heat98
Hawks90
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Bobcats105
Nets103
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA -4; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Magic95
Sixers85
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +10
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics94
Wizards95
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS -7; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Cavs110
Pistons101
Q1 CLE -10; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Bucks93
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Jazz90
Hornets78
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +12
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs98
Rockets91
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Warriors111
Nuggets134
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +23
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves127
Suns135
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Thunder120
Kings112
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +8
On this day · 2009–10Apr 11, 2010: 7 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Warriors), 40 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pistons

Cleveland climbs out of a 10-point hole against Detroit

LeBron James goes for 34 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-1+11+9CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs23333024110
Pistons33241826101
Who led
JJ HicksonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 20, 21, 23, 16, 28, 22, 11, 20CLE20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 24, 26, 10, 18, 15, 13, 15, 17CLE17 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 11, 16, 24, 2, 22, 22, 24, 29DET29 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Chris WilcoxPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 10, 9, 4, 10, 12, 27, 14, 16DET16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Nuggets21
Thunder-Kings17
Bobcats-Nets14
Celtics-Wizards13
Mavs-Rockets12
Cavs-Pistons11
Wolves-Suns10
Heat-Hawks5
Raptors-Bucks4
Magic-Sixers2
Jazz-Hornets0
Shot of the night

Augustin's jumper with 1.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 105-103 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Suns combined for 262, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-SunsWolves 127, Suns 135
262
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 111, Nuggets 134
245
Thunder-KingsThunder 120, Kings 112
232
Cavs-PistonsCavs 110, Pistons 101
211
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 105, Nets 103
208
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 94, Wizards 95
189
Mavs-RocketsMavs 98, Rockets 91
189
Heat-HawksHeat 98, Hawks 90
188
Magic-SixersMagic 95, Sixers 85
180
Raptors-BucksRaptors 86, Bucks 93
179
Jazz-HornetsJazz 90, Hornets 78
168
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 94, Wizards 95
+1 WAS
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 105, Nets 103
+2 CHA
Mavs-RocketsMavs 98, Rockets 91
+7 DAL
Raptors-BucksRaptors 86, Bucks 93
+7 MIL
Heat-HawksHeat 98, Hawks 90
+8 MIA
Wolves-SunsWolves 127, Suns 135
+8 PHX
Thunder-KingsThunder 120, Kings 112
+8 OKC
Cavs-PistonsCavs 110, Pistons 101
+9 CLE
Magic-SixersMagic 95, Sixers 85
+10 ORL
Jazz-HornetsJazz 90, Hornets 78
+12 UTA
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 111, Nuggets 134
+23 DEN
CLE erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PistonsCLE won · Cavs 110, Pistons 101
10 pts
Wolves-SunsPHX won · Wolves 127, Suns 135
9 pts
Raptors-BucksMIL won · Raptors 86, Bucks 93
8 pts
Celtics-WizardsWAS won · Celtics 94, Wizards 95
7 pts
Thunder-KingsOKC won · Thunder 120, Kings 112
6 pts
Steph shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StephGSW · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
77% (10-13)
RidnourMIN · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
DiawCHA · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
MarionDAL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
BoshMIA · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 94Wizards 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics232116241094
Wizards191823241195
The story
John Wall had 24 points as Washington beat Boston 95-94 in OT

Jermaine O'Neal led Boston with 15 PTS, 13 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 5-17 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Wizards took the third 23-16.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −4−700+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jeff Green led the game in fantasy with 49.0 FPTS (20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Bobcats-Nets
Bobcats 105Nets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats25243026105
Nets29242030103
The story
Charlotte beat New Jersey 105-103 behind 19 points and 11 assists from D.J. Augustin

Jordan Farmar paced New Jersey: 20 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 8-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-20 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −4−4+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brook Lopez topped the game at 40.6 FPTS: 31 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB

Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 127Suns 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves333227296127
Suns2434342914135
The story
Jared Dudley's 26 points carried Phoenix past Minnesota, 135-127 in OT

For Minnesota, Luke Ridnour had 21 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST · 10-15 FG, 5-5 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Suns took it 14-6.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −9−700+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 69 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg17.1Last 3

17.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 68 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+36.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg53Today

53 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 68 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Denver by 23.

WAS over BOS1CHA over NJN2MIL over TOR7DAL over HOU7MIA over ATL8PHX over MIN8OKC over SAC8CLE over DET9ORL over PHI10UTA over NOH12DEN over GSW23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 34

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 27, 35, 27, 31, 29, 23, 27, 34Heat-Hawks · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 0, 21, 8, 9, 14, 13, 0, 9, 6, 33Suns-Wolves · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 39, 22, 25, 23, 32, 29, 28, 31, 32Thunder-Kings · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 26, 11, 16, 30, 39, 27, 35, 31Nets-Bobcats · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 16, 16, 9, 18, 26, 17, 26, 30Thunder-Kings · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 11, 10, 17, 15, 15, 4, 15, 30Kings-Thunder · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jerryd BaylessTOR+9.2 18.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+8.8 20.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC+7.4 19.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Ed DavisTOR+6.0 13.7 last 10 · 7.7 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+5.9 15.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Brandon RoyPOR−6.3 6.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Ben GordonDET−6.2 5.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Wilson ChandlerDEN−5.8 9.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Steve NashPHX−5.7 9.1 last 10 · 14.8 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season