FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 7, 2012Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed POR by 9 at halftime and won 116–94.

Final · Box score
Celtics86
Pacers72
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Hawks116
Bobcats96
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +18; Q4 ATL +20
Final · Box score
Mavs89
Grizzlies94
Q1 MEM +19; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Wolves90
Hornets99
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 NOH +5; Q3 NOH +12; Q4 NOH +9
Final · Box score
Magic88
Sixers82
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Bucks116
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +22
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Suns125
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +16; Q4 PHX +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Warriors112
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +15
Final · Box score
Kings94
Clippers109
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +15
On this day · 2010–11Apr 7, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (Bulls-Celtics), 30 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs back to beat Portland

Chris Paul goes for 19 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-9+3+22MIL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers3132201194
Bucks33213230116
Who led
Beno UdrihPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 0, 9, 4, 7, 4, 11, 5, 21MIL21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 15, 18, 28, 24, 19, 19, 18, 21MIL21 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 18, 20, 25, 26, 27, 24, 25, 21POR21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 17, 18, 12, 18, 33, 7, 9, 14POR14 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Magic-Sixers

Orlando fights back from 8 down against Philadelphia

Final: 88–82, after trailing by 8 at the half. Glen Davis led Orlando with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Sixers
Glen Davis · ORLThaddeus Young · PHIPTS2320REB127AST01Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Blazers-Bucks10
Nuggets-Warriors8
Wolves-Hornets7
Hawks-Bobcats7
Magic-Sixers6
Lakers-Suns5
Celtics-Pacers2
Kings-Clippers2
Mavs-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Lakers-Suns combined for 230, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SunsLakers 105, Suns 125
230
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 116, Bobcats 96
212
Blazers-BucksBlazers 94, Bucks 116
210
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 97, Warriors 112
209
Kings-ClippersKings 94, Clippers 109
203
Wolves-HornetsWolves 90, Hornets 99
189
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 89, Grizzlies 94
183
Magic-SixersMagic 88, Sixers 82
170
Celtics-PacersCeltics 86, Pacers 72
158
MEM won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 89, Grizzlies 94
+5 MEM
Magic-SixersMagic 88, Sixers 82
+6 ORL
Wolves-HornetsWolves 90, Hornets 99
+9 NOH
Celtics-PacersCeltics 86, Pacers 72
+14 BOS
Kings-ClippersKings 94, Clippers 109
+15 LAC
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 97, Warriors 112
+15 GSW
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 116, Bobcats 96
+20 ATL
Lakers-SunsLakers 105, Suns 125
+20 PHX
Blazers-BucksBlazers 94, Bucks 116
+22 MIL
MIL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-BucksMIL won · Blazers 94, Bucks 116
9 pts
Magic-SixersORL won · Magic 88, Sixers 82
8 pts
Lakers-SunsPHX won · Lakers 105, Suns 125
8 pts
Hawks-BobcatsATL won · Hawks 116, Bobcats 96
4 pts
Wolves-HornetsNOH won · Wolves 90, Hornets 99
1 pt
Kaman shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KamanNOH · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
90% (9-10)
BlakeLAC · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
WestIND · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Joe JohnsonATL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
World PeaceLAL · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Final · Mavs-Grizzlies
Mavs 89Grizzlies 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1029282289
Grizzlies2921222294
The story
Rudy Gay's 25 points carried Memphis past Dallas, 94-89

For Dallas, Vince Carter had 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-10, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +19+11+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion was the fantasy play: 38.2 FPTS on 12 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 88Sixers 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2413252688
Sixers1926162182
The story
Dwight Howard had 22 rebounds and 20 points as Orlando beat Philadelphia 88-82

Elton Brand led Philadelphia with 11 REB, 7 PTS, 4 AST 22 REB, 20 PTS, 6 AST · 4-14 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Magic took the third 25-16.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +5−8+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Clippers
Kings 94Clippers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2229232094
Clippers29272627109
The story
Los Angeles beat Sacramento 109-94 behind 27 points and 14 rebounds from Blake Griffin

DeMarcus Cousins paced Sacramento: 20 REB, 15 PTS, 2 AST 27 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 12-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +7+5+8+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 54 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 44 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Pau Gasol leads the day with 30

Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 19, 13, 21, 26, 22, 12, 14, 30Lakers-Suns · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 17, 51, 30, 28, 40, 22, 26, 23, 29, 29Wolves-Hornets · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 20, 27, 20, 24, 15, 15, 14, 27Clippers-Kings · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Jason SmithPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 17, 12, 13, 17, 14, 10, 2, 26Hornets-Wolves · W
9.7 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 21, 20, 17, 12, 11, 8, 17, 25Grizzlies-Mavs · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 3, 18, 5, 9, 20, 17, 28, 11, 20, 25Clippers-Kings · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Goran DragicHOU+9.3 19.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
JJ HicksonPOR+6.8 13.4 last 10 · 6.6 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+5.9 16.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+5.9 23.8 last 10 · 17.9 season
Glen DavisORL+5.8 14.4 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Tony ParkerSAS−5.3 13.6 last 10 · 18.9 season
Nick YoungLAC−4.5 10.7 last 10 · 15.2 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Boris DiawSAS−3.9 2.8 last 10 · 6.7 season
Jamal CrawfordPOR−3.9 9.3 last 10 · 13.2 season