FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 10, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed ORL by 11 after the first quarter and won 93–85.

Final · Box score
Bobcats90
Cavs103
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Celtics115
Heat107
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Magic85
Wizards93
Q1 WAS -11; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS -1; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Sixers107
Nets88
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +19
Final · Box score
Kings100
Mavs110
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Knicks86
Bulls98
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +12
On this day · 2010–11Apr 10, 2011: 9 games. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (Bulls-Magic), 39 points.
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The lead · Magic-Wizards

Washington rallies from 11 down to beat Orlando

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 25 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-110-1+8WAS AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2912202485
Wizards1823193393
Who led
Kevin SeraphinPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 14, 16, 15, 19, 15, 15, 10, 24WAS24 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Jordan CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 17, 18, 23, 28, 9, 9, 20, 21WAS21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 18, 17, 24, 27, 10, 8, 18, 19ORL19 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 15, 2, 15, 4, 10, 19, 20, 15ORL15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Knicks-Bulls

Chicago beats New York, 98–86

Chicago led 72–62 after three and won by 12. Richard Hamilton led Chicago with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over MIA8WAS over ORL8DAL over SAC10CHI over NYK12CLE over CHA13PHI over NJN19Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over NYK.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Cavs13
Knicks-Bulls8
Magic-Wizards7
Celtics-Heat3
Kings-Mavs3
Sixers-Nets2
The night in charts
Celtics-Heat combined for 222, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HeatCeltics 115, Heat 107
222
Kings-MavsKings 100, Mavs 110
210
Sixers-NetsSixers 107, Nets 88
195
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 90, Cavs 103
193
Knicks-BullsKnicks 86, Bulls 98
184
Magic-WizardsMagic 85, Wizards 93
178
BOS won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Celtics-HeatCeltics 115, Heat 107
+8 BOS
Magic-WizardsMagic 85, Wizards 93
+8 WAS
Kings-MavsKings 100, Mavs 110
+10 DAL
Knicks-BullsKnicks 86, Bulls 98
+12 CHI
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 90, Cavs 103
+13 CLE
Sixers-NetsSixers 107, Nets 88
+19 PHI
WAS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-WizardsWAS won · Magic 85, Wizards 93
11 pts
Knicks-BullsCHI won · Knicks 86, Bulls 98
3 pts
Kings-MavsDAL won · Kings 100, Mavs 110
2 pts
KG shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
79% (11-14)
KembaCHA · 20 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
SeraphinWAS · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
HendersonCHA · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
HawesPHI · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 85Wizards 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2912202485
Wizards1823193393
The story
Kevin Seraphin had 24 points and 13 rebounds as Washington beat Orlando 93-85

Glen Davis led Orlando with 12 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 11-16 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Wizards took the second 23-12.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −110−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 115Heat 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics33322426115
Heat22352426107
The story
Boston beat Miami 115-107 behind 27 points from Paul Pierce

Dwyane Wade paced Miami: 20 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +11+8+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 100Mavs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings27232723100
Mavs25322627110
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 15 points carried Dallas past Sacramento, 110-100

For Sacramento, Jimmer Fredette had 13 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 15 PTS, 8 REB · 4-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 32-23.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −2+7+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 54 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 57 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 36

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 19, 26, 23, 41, 34, 21, 26, 36Heat-Celtics · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 28, 25, 36, 19, 39, 19, 43, 29Knicks-Bulls · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 36, 20, 21, 23, 15, 22, 24, 17, 27Celtics-Heat · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 38, 25, 27, 14, 20, 41, 8, 15, 9, 25Kings-Mavs · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Lester HudsonPoints, last 7 games: 2, 4, 12, 9, 23, 26, 25Cavs-Bobcats · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin SeraphinPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 14, 16, 15, 19, 15, 15, 10, 24Wizards-Magic · W
6.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Goran DragicHOU+9.5 20.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
JJ HicksonPOR+6.4 13.2 last 10 · 6.8 season
Glen DavisORL+6.3 15.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Randy FoyeLAC+5.8 16.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Shannon BrownPHX+5.7 16.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Nick YoungLAC−4.9 10.0 last 10 · 14.9 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.7 10.5 last 10 · 15.2 season
Tony ParkerSAS−4.0 15.1 last 10 · 19.1 season
Jamal CrawfordPOR−3.8 9.4 last 10 · 13.2 season
D.J. AugustinCHA−3.7 7.3 last 10 · 11.0 season