FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 16, 2012Regular season · 11 games
← Apr 15CalendarApr 17 →

11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed HOU by 11 after the first quarter and won 105–102.

Final · Box score
Hornets75
Bobcats67
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 NOH -4; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 NOH +8
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Pacers111
Q1 IND +19; Q2 IND +34; Q3 IND +30; Q4 IND +23
Final · Box score
Sixers100
Magic113
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Hawks109
Raptors87
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +22
Final · Box score
Heat101
Nets98
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA -9; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Bulls84
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets105
Rockets102
Q1 DEN -11; Q2 DEN -7; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +3
Final · 3OT · Box score
Mavs121
Jazz123
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 Jazz 0; OT2 Jazz 0; OT3 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Suns125
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Spurs120
Warriors99
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +21; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Thunder77
Clippers92
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -9; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 LAC +15
On this day · 2010–11Apr 16, 2011: 4 games. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (Magic-Hawks), 46 points.
Apr 16 in other seasons20252024202320222021201920182017201620142013200820072006200520032002200120001999199819971996
The lead · Nuggets-Rockets

Denver climbs back to beat Houston

Al Jefferson goes for 28 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-7+1+3DEN AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets21233130105
Rockets32192328102
Who led
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 15, 30, 16, 15, 21, 18, 20, 26DEN26 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 22, 2, 23, 10, 24, 9, 20, 25DEN25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 21, 26, 15, 22, 19, 22, 12, 21HOU21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 6, 13, 10, 2, 13, 6, 12, 21HOU21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Pacers rout

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Indiana beat Minnesota by 23.

UTA over DAL2MIA over NJN3WAS over CHI3DEN over HOU3NOH over CHA8ORL over PHI13LAC over OKC15PHX over POR18SAS over GSW21ATL over TOR22IND over MIN23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Rockets16
Wizards-Bulls11
Hornets-Bobcats10
Mavs-Jazz8
Sixers-Magic6
Hawks-Raptors5
Thunder-Clippers2
Heat-Nets1
Blazers-Suns1
Spurs-Warriors1
Wolves-Pacers0
The night in charts
Mavs-Jazz combined for 244, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-JazzMavs 121, Jazz 123
244
Blazers-SunsBlazers 107, Suns 125
232
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 120, Warriors 99
219
Sixers-MagicSixers 100, Magic 113
213
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 105, Rockets 102
207
Wolves-PacersWolves 88, Pacers 111
199
Heat-NetsHeat 101, Nets 98
199
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 109, Raptors 87
196
Wizards-BullsWizards 87, Bulls 84
171
Thunder-ClippersThunder 77, Clippers 92
169
Hornets-BobcatsHornets 75, Bobcats 67
142
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-JazzMavs 121, Jazz 123
+2 UTA
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 105, Rockets 102
+3 DEN
Heat-NetsHeat 101, Nets 98
+3 MIA
Wizards-BullsWizards 87, Bulls 84
+3 WAS
Hornets-BobcatsHornets 75, Bobcats 67
+8 NOH
Sixers-MagicSixers 100, Magic 113
+13 ORL
Thunder-ClippersThunder 77, Clippers 92
+15 LAC
Blazers-SunsBlazers 107, Suns 125
+18 PHX
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 120, Warriors 99
+21 SAS
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 109, Raptors 87
+22 ATL
Wolves-PacersWolves 88, Pacers 111
+23 IND
DEN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-RocketsDEN won · Nuggets 105, Rockets 102
11 pts
Heat-NetsMIA won · Heat 101, Nets 98
9 pts
Thunder-ClippersLAC won · Thunder 77, Clippers 92
9 pts
Sixers-MagicORL won · Sixers 100, Magic 113
6 pts
Wizards-BullsWAS won · Wizards 87, Bulls 84
6 pts
Dudley shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DudleyPHX · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
HumphriesNJN · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
FryePHX · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Shannon BrownPHX · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Nick YoungLAC · 19 PTS
70% (7-10)
Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 121Jazz 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Mavs1824202716610121
Jazz2221281816612123
The story
Gordon Hayward had 24 points as Utah beat Dallas 123-121 in OT

Jason Terry led Dallas with 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 6-14 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the third 28-20, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +4+1+9000+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 105Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets21233130105
Rockets32192328102
The story
Ty Lawson's 25 points carried Denver past Houston, 105-102

For Houston, Goran Dragic had 21 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 31-23.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −11−7+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Samuel Dalembert was the fantasy play: 41.3 FPTS on 9 REB, 5 PTS

Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 101Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat29231831101
Nets3421241998
The story
Miami beat New Jersey 101-98 behind 37 points from LeBron James

Kris Humphries paced New Jersey: 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 37 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 11-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −5−3−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 50 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.7Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.7 in 43 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg44.6Today

45 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 40

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 23, 23, 17, 15, 27, 24, 24, 40Mavs-Jazz · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nick Anderson ORL, Apr 30, 1999: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Ties season high40 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 41, 34, 21, 26, 36, 30, 19, 29, 37Heat-Nets · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 2, 6, 14, 16, 19, 10, 28, 30Warriors-Spurs · L
11.2 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 13, 23, 15, 17, 12, 24, 24, 29Warriors-Spurs · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kris HumphriesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 18, 21, 8, 16, 20, 18, 6, 29Nets-Heat · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 16, 30, 19, 12, 15, 19, 20, 28Jazz-Mavs · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 26 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Goran DragicHOU+9.2 20.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+8.0 30.2 last 10 · 22.2 season
Avery BradleyBOS+6.9 13.6 last 10 · 6.7 season
Metta World PeaceLAL+6.6 14.0 last 10 · 7.4 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+6.3 18.1 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Nick YoungLAC−5.4 9.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Tony ParkerSAS−5.3 13.1 last 10 · 18.4 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−4.1 16.9 last 10 · 21.0 season
James HardenOKC−4.0 12.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Andray BlatcheWAS−3.5 5.0 last 10 · 8.5 season