FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 15, 2012Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed POR by 8 at halftime and won 104–103.

Final · Box score
Heat93
Knicks85
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +8
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs108
Lakers112
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Hawks86
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Celtics94
Bobcats82
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Magic100
Cavs84
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +16
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls100
Pistons94
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Kings104
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC -2; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies75
Hornets88
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 NOH -4; Q3 NOH +6; Q4 NOH +13
Final · Box score
Rockets86
Nuggets101
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +15
The lead · Blazers-Kings

Sacramento climbs out of an 8-point hole against Portland

Carmelo Anthony goes for 42 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-8-2+1SAC AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28262722103
Kings22243325104
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 41, 8, 15, 9, 25, 7, 9, 23SAC23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 18, 26, 13, 4, 16, 25, 12, 20SAC20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 33, 7, 9, 14, 7, 18, 15, 31POR31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 4, 14, 30, 10, 14, 16, 12, 19POR19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Toronto by 16.

SAC over POR1LAL over DAL4CHI over DET6MIA over NYK8BOS over CHA12NOH over MEM13DEN over HOU15TOR over ATL16ORL over CLE16Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Mavs-Lakers17
Bulls-Pistons12
Grizzlies-Hornets11
Heat-Knicks8
Blazers-Kings5
Rockets-Nuggets3
Celtics-Bobcats1
Raptors-Hawks0
Magic-Cavs0
Shot of the night

Thornton's jumper with 3.4 seconds left puts the Kings ahead, 104-103 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Lakers combined for 220, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-LakersMavs 108, Lakers 112
220
Blazers-KingsBlazers 103, Kings 104
207
Bulls-PistonsBulls 100, Pistons 94
194
Raptors-HawksRaptors 102, Hawks 86
188
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 86, Nuggets 101
187
Magic-CavsMagic 100, Cavs 84
184
Heat-KnicksHeat 93, Knicks 85
178
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 94, Bobcats 82
176
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 75, Hornets 88
163
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-KingsBlazers 103, Kings 104
+1 SAC
Mavs-LakersMavs 108, Lakers 112
+4 LAL
Bulls-PistonsBulls 100, Pistons 94
+6 CHI
Heat-KnicksHeat 93, Knicks 85
+8 MIA
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 94, Bobcats 82
+12 BOS
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 75, Hornets 88
+13 NOH
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 86, Nuggets 101
+15 DEN
Raptors-HawksRaptors 102, Hawks 86
+16 TOR
Magic-CavsMagic 100, Cavs 84
+16 ORL
SAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-KingsSAC won · Blazers 103, Kings 104
8 pts
Rockets-NuggetsDEN won · Rockets 86, Nuggets 101
6 pts
Mavs-LakersLAL won · Mavs 108, Lakers 112
6 pts
Grizzlies-HornetsNOH won · Grizzlies 75, Hornets 88
4 pts
Bulls-PistonsCHI won · Bulls 100, Pistons 94
2 pts
Bradley shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BradleyBOS · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
MatthewsPOR · 31 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
ScolaHOU · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
CousinsSAC · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
AfflaloDEN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 103Kings 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28262722103
Kings22243325104
The story
Sacramento beat Portland 104-103 behind 23 points from DeMarcus Cousins

JJ Hickson paced Portland: 13 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 11-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-27 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −6−8−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Wesley Matthews topped the game at 45.1 FPTS: 31 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST

Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 108Lakers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs2727212310108
Lakers2226282214112
The story
Andrew Bynum's 23 points and 16 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Dallas, 112-108 in OT

For Dallas, Jason Terry had 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 9-24 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 28-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −5−6+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki was the fantasy play: 44.8 FPTS on 24 PTS, 14 REB

Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 100Pistons 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls2623152214100
Pistons19222520894
The story
Derrick Rose had 24 points and 9 assists as Chicago beat Detroit 100-94 in OT

Rodney Stuckey led Detroit with 32 PTS, 4 REB 24 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 9-22 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 26-19, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +7+8−20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Joakim Noah led the game in fantasy with 52.9 FPTS (20 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.8Season avg32.8Last 5

32.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.8 in 49 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.1 in 42 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.9Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 4.9 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 42

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 19, 39, 19, 43, 29, 32, 18, 42Knicks-Heat · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Juwan Howard WSB, Apr 19, 1996: 42 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 0, 15, 27, 11, 2, 9, 7, 32Pistons-Bulls · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 33, 7, 9, 14, 7, 18, 15, 31Blazers-Kings · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 41, 34, 21, 26, 36, 30, 19, 29Heat-Knicks · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 16, 30, 15, 19, 20, 20, 21, 28Heat-Knicks · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 23, 34, 24, 22, 15, 20, 16, 26Hawks-Raptors · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Goran DragicHOU+9.0 20.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+8.0 30.2 last 10 · 22.2 season
Avery BradleyBOS+6.9 13.6 last 10 · 6.7 season
JJ HicksonPOR+6.8 14.1 last 10 · 7.3 season
Metta World PeaceLAL+6.6 14.0 last 10 · 7.4 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
Andray BlatcheWAS−3.5 5.0 last 10 · 8.5 season
Samuel DalembertHOU−3.4 4.3 last 10 · 7.7 season