FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 4, 2012Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MIN by 12 at halftime and won 97–94.

Final · Box score
Raptors99
Sixers78
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +21
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Wizards96
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Bobcats93
Hawks120
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +27
Final · Box score
Spurs87
Celtics86
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Thunder93
Heat98
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Bucks107
Q1 MIL +15; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Warriors97
Wolves94
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW -12; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets92
Hornets94
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH -1; Q3 NOH +8; Q4 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Mavs95
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Suns107
Jazz105
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Nets88
Blazers101
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Lakers113
Clippers108
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +5
The lead · Warriors-Wolves

David Lee scores 31, Golden State holds off Minnesota

LeBron James goes for 34 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-12+6+3GSW AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2118382097
Wolves2625202394
Who led
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 22, 16, 23, 28, 27, 27, 22, 31GSW31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Charles JenkinsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 8, 27, 12, 4, 18, 10, 7, 19GSW19 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 36, 17, 51, 30, 28, 40, 22, 26, 23, 29MIN29 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Wayne EllingtonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 15, 12, 17, 15, 0, 2, 12, 9, 17MIN17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Mavs

Dallas handles Memphis by 10

The Mavericks won the fourth quarter 29–17. Final: 95–85. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over BOS1NOH over DEN2PHX over UTA2GSW over MIN3MIA over OKC5LAL over LAC5MIL over CLE9DAL over MEM10IND over WAS13POR over NJN13TOR over PHI21ATL over CHA27Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over MEM.
Lead changes
Suns-Jazz18
Raptors-Sixers9
Nets-Blazers9
Pacers-Wizards8
Thunder-Heat8
Grizzlies-Mavs8
Warriors-Wolves6
Cavs-Bucks5
Bobcats-Hawks4
Spurs-Celtics4
Nuggets-Hornets4
Lakers-Clippers4
Shot of the night

Nash's jumper with 1.7 seconds left breaks the tie, 107-105 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Clippers combined for 221, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ClippersLakers 113, Clippers 108
221
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 93, Hawks 120
213
Suns-JazzSuns 107, Jazz 105
212
Pacers-WizardsPacers 109, Wizards 96
205
Cavs-BucksCavs 98, Bucks 107
205
Thunder-HeatThunder 93, Heat 98
191
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 97, Wolves 94
191
Nets-BlazersNets 88, Blazers 101
189
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 92, Hornets 94
186
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 85, Mavs 95
180
Raptors-SixersRaptors 99, Sixers 78
177
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 87, Celtics 86
173
6 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 87, Celtics 86
+1 SAS
Suns-JazzSuns 107, Jazz 105
+2 PHX
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 92, Hornets 94
+2 NOH
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 97, Wolves 94
+3 GSW
Thunder-HeatThunder 93, Heat 98
+5 MIA
Lakers-ClippersLakers 113, Clippers 108
+5 LAL
Cavs-BucksCavs 98, Bucks 107
+9 MIL
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 85, Mavs 95
+10 DAL
Pacers-WizardsPacers 109, Wizards 96
+13 IND
Nets-BlazersNets 88, Blazers 101
+13 POR
Raptors-SixersRaptors 99, Sixers 78
+21 TOR
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 93, Hawks 120
+27 ATL
GSW erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-WolvesGSW won · Warriors 97, Wolves 94
12 pts
Grizzlies-MavsDAL won · Grizzlies 85, Mavs 95
4 pts
Thunder-HeatMIA won · Thunder 93, Heat 98
2 pts
Raptors-SixersTOR won · Raptors 99, Sixers 78
2 pts
Nuggets-HornetsNOH won · Nuggets 92, Hornets 94
1 pt
Anthony Parker shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Anthony ParkerCLE · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
79% (11-14)
HaywardUTA · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
HicksonPOR · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
GortatPHX · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
KobeLAL · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
68% (13-19)
Final · Spurs-Celtics
Spurs 87Celtics 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs273291987
Celtics2028162286
The story
San Antonio beat Boston 87-86 behind 16 rebounds and 10 points from Tim Duncan

Avery Bradley paced Boston: 19 PTS 16 REB, 10 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 4-12 FG

The swing

A 27-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7+11+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rajon Rondo topped the game at 46.6 FPTS: 17 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB

Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 107Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31272524107
Jazz31252425105
The story
Steve Nash's 13 points and 9 assists carried Phoenix past Utah, 107-105

For Utah, Gordon Hayward had 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 5-9 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-25, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0+2+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Millsap was the fantasy play: 54.6 FPTS on 25 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 97Wolves 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2118382097
Wolves2625202394
The story
Charles Jenkins had 19 points as Golden State beat Minnesota 97-94

Wesley Johnson led Minnesota with 12 PTS, 3 REB 19 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Warriors took the third 38-20.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −5−12+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Love led the game in fantasy with 49.9 FPTS (29 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 42 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 51 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 1 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Andrew Bynum leads the day with 36

Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 9, 28, 30, 11, 25, 19, 0, 36Lakers-Clippers · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 17, 17, 24, 19, 26, 23, 41, 34Heat-Thunder · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 22, 16, 23, 28, 27, 27, 22, 31Warriors-Wolves · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 18, 18, 30, 23, 11, 40, 24, 31Lakers-Clippers · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 13, 11, 4, 33, 13, 8, 17, 30Bucks-Cavs · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 32, 40, 28, 25, 21, 26, 21, 30Thunder-Heat · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Goran DragicHOU+8.1 18.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+6.5 24.7 last 10 · 18.2 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+6.3 21.0 last 10 · 14.7 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+6.1 16.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
JJ HicksonPOR+5.5 12.1 last 10 · 6.6 season
Cold
Monta EllisMIL−4.9 15.6 last 10 · 20.5 season
Antawn JamisonCLE−4.3 13.1 last 10 · 17.4 season
John WallWAS−4.2 12.4 last 10 · 16.6 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
MarShon BrooksNJN−4.1 8.0 last 10 · 12.1 season