FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 22, 2012Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 16 points, by GSW (vs MIN) and LAL (vs OKC).

Final · Box score
Knicks113
Hawks112
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +1
Final · 2OT · Box score
Thunder106
Lakers114
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL -16; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers 0; OT2 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Kings114
Bobcats88
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +26
Final · Box score
Raptors73
Pistons76
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Rockets88
Heat97
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Wolves88
Q1 GSW -15; Q2 GSW -16; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Spurs114
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Magic74
Nuggets101
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +27
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC -10; Q4 LAC +9
On this day · 2010–11Apr 22, 2011: 3 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Knicks), 38 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Wolves

Golden State erases 16-point lead, steals one from Minnesota

Chris Paul goes for 33 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-16-6+5GSW AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1722302493
Wolves3223201388
Who led
Charles JenkinsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 5, 8, 1, 2, 6, 10, 16, 24GSW24 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Brandon RushPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 13, 9, 22, 6, 10, 20, 19, 19GSW19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 11, 12, 17, 14, 10, 16, 23, 19MIN19 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Martell WebsterPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 2, 12, 10, 7, 5, 6, 3, 18MIN18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Denver posts the night's biggest win

Denver beat Orlando by 27, the widest margin of 9 games.

NYK over ATL1DET over TOR3GSW over MIN5LAL over OKC8MIA over HOU9LAC over NOH9SAS over CLE16SAC over CHA26DEN over ORL27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Raptors-Pistons21
Knicks-Hawks18
Thunder-Lakers11
Magic-Nuggets11
Rockets-Heat7
Hornets-Clippers6
Cavs-Spurs4
Warriors-Wolves3
Kings-Bobcats0
The night in charts
Knicks-Hawks combined for 225, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HawksKnicks 113, Hawks 112
225
Thunder-LakersThunder 106, Lakers 114
220
Cavs-SpursCavs 98, Spurs 114
212
Hornets-ClippersHornets 98, Clippers 107
205
Kings-BobcatsKings 114, Bobcats 88
202
Rockets-HeatRockets 88, Heat 97
185
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 93, Wolves 88
181
Magic-NuggetsMagic 74, Nuggets 101
175
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 73, Pistons 76
149
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-HawksKnicks 113, Hawks 112
+1 NYK
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 73, Pistons 76
+3 DET
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 93, Wolves 88
+5 GSW
Thunder-LakersThunder 106, Lakers 114
+8 LAL
Rockets-HeatRockets 88, Heat 97
+9 MIA
Hornets-ClippersHornets 98, Clippers 107
+9 LAC
Cavs-SpursCavs 98, Spurs 114
+16 SAS
Kings-BobcatsKings 114, Bobcats 88
+26 SAC
Magic-NuggetsMagic 74, Nuggets 101
+27 DEN
GSW erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-WolvesGSW won · Warriors 93, Wolves 88
16 pts
Thunder-LakersLAL won · Thunder 106, Lakers 114
16 pts
Hornets-ClippersLAC won · Hornets 98, Clippers 107
10 pts
Rockets-HeatMIA won · Rockets 88, Heat 97
5 pts
Knicks-HawksNYK won · Knicks 113, Hawks 112
5 pts
Tyreke Evans shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tyreke EvansSAC · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
91% (10-11)
ParsonsHOU · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
ManuSAS · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
McGeeDEN · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
Marvin WilliamsATL · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 113Hawks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks31293419113
Hawks31342819112
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire's 22 points and 12 rebounds carried New York past Atlanta, 113-112

For Atlanta, Jeff Teague had 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB · 9-13 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 34-28.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0−5+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 93Wolves 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1722302493
Wolves3223201388
The story
Golden State beat Minnesota 93-88 behind 24 points and 9 assists from Charles Jenkins

Nikola Pekovic paced Minnesota: 19 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 12-22 FG

The swing

A 24-13 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −15−16−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 106Lakers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Thunder2626251469106
Lakers20271430617114
The story
Pau Gasol had 20 points and 14 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 114-106 in OT

Serge Ibaka led Oklahoma City with 18 PTS, 14 REB 20 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST · 7-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 30-14.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −6−5−1600+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 63 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 63 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 39

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 43, 29, 32, 18, 42, 35, 33, 12, 39Knicks-Hawks · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 44, 23, 19, 22, 29, 43, 24, 29, 29, 35Thunder-Lakers · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 21, 31, 8, 28, 12, 21, 19, 33Clippers-Hornets · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 36, 30, 19, 29, 37, 28, 27, 32Heat-Rockets · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 9, 25, 7, 9, 23, 18, 18, 29Kings-Bobcats · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 14, 4, 16, 6, 16, 10, 4, 29Hawks-Knicks · L
10.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Avery BradleyBOS+8.8 16.3 last 10 · 7.5 season
Kevin SeraphinWAS+8.5 16.2 last 10 · 7.7 season
Glen DavisORL+8.3 17.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Metta World PeaceLAL+8.2 15.9 last 10 · 7.7 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+8.1 20.5 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Kyle LowryHOU−6.0 8.3 last 10 · 14.3 season
Nick YoungLAC−5.7 8.8 last 10 · 14.5 season
Tony AllenMEM−4.6 5.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.4 10.7 last 10 · 15.1 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−4.2 19.5 last 10 · 23.7 season