FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 14, 2012Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by MEM (vs UTA) and BOS (vs NJN).

Final · Box score
Warriors104
Clippers112
Q1 LAC +12; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Wizards89
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Nets82
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Grizzlies103
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM -6; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Thunder115
Wolves110
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +5
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Bucks99
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Suns91
Spurs105
Q1 SAS +22; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +14
The lead · Jazz-Grizzlies

Memphis takes care of Utah

Chris Paul goes for 28 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-1-6+5MEM AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz3021252298
Grizzlies28222033103
Who led
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 11, 8, 17, 25, 16, 32, 19, 26MEM26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 19, 17, 10, 6, 13, 15, 16, 20MEM20 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 13, 16, 30, 19, 12, 15, 19, 20UTA20 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 5, 9, 28, 18, 25, 6, 3, 20UTA20 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Celtics-Nets

Boston tops New Jersey in New Jersey

Final: 94–82. Kevin Garnett led Boston with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over UTA5OKC over MIN5IND over MIL6LAC over GSW8CLE over WAS9BOS over NJN12SAS over PHX14Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over NJN.
Lead changes
Jazz-Grizzlies20
Pacers-Bucks12
Cavs-Wizards6
Thunder-Wolves6
Celtics-Nets2
Warriors-Clippers0
Suns-Spurs0
The night in charts
Thunder-Wolves combined for 225, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-WolvesThunder 115, Wolves 110
225
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 104, Clippers 112
216
Pacers-BucksPacers 105, Bucks 99
204
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 98, Grizzlies 103
201
Suns-SpursSuns 91, Spurs 105
196
Cavs-WizardsCavs 98, Wizards 89
187
Celtics-NetsCeltics 94, Nets 82
176
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 98, Grizzlies 103
+5 MEM
Thunder-WolvesThunder 115, Wolves 110
+5 OKC
Pacers-BucksPacers 105, Bucks 99
+6 IND
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 104, Clippers 112
+8 LAC
Cavs-WizardsCavs 98, Wizards 89
+9 CLE
Celtics-NetsCeltics 94, Nets 82
+12 BOS
Suns-SpursSuns 91, Spurs 105
+14 SAS
MEM rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-GrizzliesMEM won · Jazz 98, Grizzlies 103
6 pts
Celtics-NetsBOS won · Celtics 94, Nets 82
6 pts
Jordan shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JordanLAC · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
CP3LAC · 28 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
71% (12-17)
KDOKC · 43 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
65% (15-23)
BlakeLAC · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
DuncanSAS · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Thunder-Wolves
Thunder 115Wolves 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder34252729115
Wolves31272230110
The story
Russell Westbrook had 35 points and 8 assists as Oklahoma City beat Minnesota 115-110

J.J. Barea led Minnesota with 24 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 35 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 12-25 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the third 27-22, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3+1+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Grizzlies
Jazz 98Grizzlies 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz3021252298
Grizzlies28222033103
The story
Rudy Gay's 26 points and 12 rebounds carried Memphis past Utah, 103-98

For Utah, Al Jefferson had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 33-22.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −2−1−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 105Bucks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27322125105
Bucks2721302199
The story
Indiana beat Milwaukee 105-99 behind 23 points and 14 rebounds from Roy Hibbert

Monta Ellis paced Milwaukee: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

A 32-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 0+11+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Jennings topped the game at 48.6 FPTS: 16 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 50 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg18.5Last 3

18.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg37.2Today

37 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 43

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 21, 30, 44, 23, 19, 22, 29, 43Thunder-Wolves · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Vince Carter TOR, Mar 5, 2002: 43 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
43 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 19, 28, 21, 15, 26, 20, 22, 35Thunder-Wolves · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 8, 22, 13, 19, 21, 31, 8, 28Clippers-Warriors · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 18, 2, 6, 14, 16, 19, 10, 28Warriors-Clippers · L
10.8 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 11, 8, 17, 25, 16, 32, 19, 26Grizzlies-Jazz · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 4, 11, 3, 20, 12, 0, 14, 26Wolves-Thunder · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Goran DragicHOU+9.2 20.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
JJ HicksonPOR+7.1 14.3 last 10 · 7.2 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+7.0 28.8 last 10 · 21.8 season
Glen DavisORL+6.9 15.8 last 10 · 8.9 season
Avery BradleyBOS+6.7 13.1 last 10 · 6.4 season
Cold
Nick YoungLAC−6.2 8.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−4.1 16.9 last 10 · 21.0 season
Tony ParkerSAS−3.9 14.7 last 10 · 18.6 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−3.9 11.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Samuel DalembertHOU−3.7 4.1 last 10 · 7.8 season