FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 2, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed POR by 13 after the first quarter and won 102–97.

Final · Box score
Bucks112
Wizards98
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Rockets99
Bulls93
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU -11; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Thunder88
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Mavs75
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +19
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Blazers97
Q1 UTA -13; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Kings116
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +8
On this day · 2010–11Apr 2, 2011: 5 games. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (Bulls-Raptors), 36 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Blazers

Paul Millsap scores 31 as Utah wins in Portland

Luis Scola goes for 18 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-3+5+5UTA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz22322919102
Blazers3522211997
Who led
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 10, 14, 25, 24, 16, 12, 18, 31UTA31 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 0, 11, 18, 15, 19, 7, 19, 19, 14, 20UTA20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 18, 16, 10, 17, 18, 12, 18, 33POR33 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 21, 16, 29, 18, 20, 25, 26, 27POR27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Rockets-Bulls

Houston rallies from 11 down to beat Chicago

Trailing by 11 at the half, Houston outscored the Bulls 59–42 the rest of the way. Final: 99–93. Goran Dragic led Houston with 21 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Bulls
Goran Dragic · HOULuol Deng · CHIPTS2124REB17AST62Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Thunder12
Wolves-Kings5
Rockets-Bulls4
Bucks-Wizards3
Jazz-Blazers3
Clippers-Mavs1
The night in charts
Wolves-Kings combined for 224, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KingsWolves 108, Kings 116
224
Bucks-WizardsBucks 112, Wizards 98
210
Jazz-BlazersJazz 102, Blazers 97
199
Rockets-BullsRockets 99, Bulls 93
192
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 94, Thunder 88
182
Clippers-MavsClippers 94, Mavs 75
169
UTA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Jazz-BlazersJazz 102, Blazers 97
+5 UTA
Rockets-BullsRockets 99, Bulls 93
+6 HOU
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 94, Thunder 88
+6 MEM
Wolves-KingsWolves 108, Kings 116
+8 SAC
Bucks-WizardsBucks 112, Wizards 98
+14 MIL
Clippers-MavsClippers 94, Mavs 75
+19 LAC
UTA erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-BlazersUTA won · Jazz 102, Blazers 97
13 pts
Rockets-BullsHOU won · Rockets 99, Bulls 93
11 pts
Grizzlies-ThunderMEM won · Grizzlies 94, Thunder 88
2 pts
Matthews shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MatthewsPOR · 33 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
83% (10-12)
MillsapUTA · 31 PTS, 11 REB
70% (14-20)
DragicHOU · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
DengCHI · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
BlakeLAC · 16 REB, 15 PTS, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 102Blazers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz22322919102
Blazers3522211997
The story
Al Jefferson's 13 points and 10 rebounds carried Utah past Portland, 102-97

For Portland, LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 PTS, 7 REB 13 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 6-17 FG

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 13 going into the second, then won it 32-22.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −13−3+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nicolas Batum was the fantasy play: 46.0 FPTS on 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Rockets-Bulls
Rockets 99Bulls 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2614312899
Bulls2229192393
The story
Goran Dragic had 21 points as Houston beat Chicago 99-93

Carlos Boozer led Chicago with 16 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 8-12 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Rockets took the third 31-19.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4−11+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 94Thunder 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2121262694
Thunder2222202488
The story
Memphis beat Oklahoma City 94-88 behind 22 points from O.J. Mayo

James Harden paced Oklahoma City: 14 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 8-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 26-20 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −1−2+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Serge Ibaka topped the game at 39.0 FPTS: 12 PTS, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 41 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 53 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Wesley Matthews leads the day with 33

Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 18, 16, 10, 17, 18, 12, 18, 33Blazers-Jazz · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 10, 14, 25, 24, 16, 12, 18, 31Jazz-Blazers · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 23, 3, 18, 5, 9, 20, 17, 28Clippers-Mavs · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 21, 16, 29, 18, 20, 25, 26, 27Blazers-Jazz · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 23, 13, 25, 16, 12, 6, 23, 24Kings-Wolves · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 14, 17, 23, 9, 22, 20, 8, 24Bulls-Rockets · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Goran DragicHOU+8.1 18.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+7.6 18.3 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+5.9 20.4 last 10 · 14.5 season
Jameer NelsonORL+5.2 16.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
Randy FoyeLAC+5.1 15.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Monta EllisMIL−5.9 14.4 last 10 · 20.3 season
Steve NashPHX−4.8 7.9 last 10 · 12.7 season
Antawn JamisonCLE−4.6 12.9 last 10 · 17.5 season
Rajon RondoBOS−4.3 8.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season