FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 12, 2011Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed NYK by 3 after the first quarter and won 103–90.

Final · Box score
Bulls103
Knicks90
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Blazers102
Q1 POR +2; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Lakers102
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2009–10Apr 12, 2010: 11 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Rockets-Kings), 39 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Knicks

Chicago makes it eight straight

Pau Gasol goes for 17 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-3+11+13CHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls24283219103
Knicks2728181790
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 23, 27, 36, 19, 30, 11, 39, 26CHI26 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 13, 15, 17, 18, 23, 10, 15, 23CHI23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 39, 39, 25, 23, 31, 25, 34, 21NYK21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Henry WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 6, 2, 13, 8, 4, 10, 2, 18NYK18 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Spurs-Lakers

Lakers handle San Antonio by 9

The Lakers won the fourth quarter 32–29. Final: 102–93. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over SAS9CHI over NYK13POR over MEM13Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over SAS.
Lead changes
Bulls-Knicks11
Spurs-Lakers6
The night in charts
Spurs-Lakers combined for 195, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-LakersSpurs 93, Lakers 102
195
Bulls-KnicksBulls 103, Knicks 90
193
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 89, Blazers 102
191
LAL won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Spurs-LakersSpurs 93, Lakers 102
+9 LAL
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 89, Blazers 102
+13 POR
Bulls-KnicksBulls 103, Knicks 90
+13 CHI
Aldridge shot 10-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AldridgePOR · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
ConleyMEM · 17 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
PauLAL · 17 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
DengCHI · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
56% (9-16)
D-RoseCHI · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK
53% (10-19)
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 93Lakers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1530192993
Lakers24212532102
The story
Lamar Odom had 23 points as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 102-93

DeJuan Blair led San Antonio with 12 PTS, 11 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-18 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 24-15, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +90+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 103Knicks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls24283219103
Knicks2728181790
The story
Derrick Rose's 26 points carried Chicago past New York, 103-90

For New York, Carmelo Anthony had 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 32-18.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −3−3+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carlos Boozer was the fantasy play: 47.4 FPTS on 22 REB, 14 PTS, 4 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Blazers
Grizzlies 89Blazers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2520212389
Blazers27182928102
The story
Portland beat Memphis 102-89 behind 22 points and 11 rebounds from LaMarcus Aldridge

Sam Young paced Memphis: 13 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

A 29-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +20+8+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.6Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.6 in 79 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 46 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.7Season avg36.4Today

36 minutes today, against 19.7 a game in 76 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 27

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 30, 28, 21, 28, 20, 25, 24, 31, 27Lakers-Spurs · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 23, 27, 36, 19, 30, 11, 39, 26Bulls-Knicks · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 13, 15, 17, 18, 23, 10, 15, 23Bulls-Knicks · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 16, 16, 17, 11, 8, 13, 7, 23Lakers-Spurs · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 9, 24, 32, 18, 17, 12, 24, 22Blazers-Grizzlies · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 39, 39, 25, 23, 31, 25, 34, 21Knicks-Bulls · L
25.6 PPG season to date · −4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 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
Ben GordonDET−6.2 5.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Brandon RoyPOR−6.0 6.2 last 10 · 12.2 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