FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 23, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed TOR by 8 after the first quarter and won 92–86.

Final · Box score
Pistons97
Pacers103
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats73
Wizards101
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +24; Q3 WAS +21; Q4 WAS +28
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Nets87
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +18
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Grizzlies109
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Bucks92
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Spurs124
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +22; Q3 SAS +26; Q4 SAS +35
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The lead · Raptors-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs out of an 8-point hole against Toronto

Paul George goes for 27 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-5-5+6MIL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2523191986
Bucks1726193092
Who led
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 13, 22, 20, 16, 25, 27, 30, 25MIL25 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 20, 18, 3, 14, 11, 14, 17, 19MIL19 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
James JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 4, 5, 2, 15, 18, 18, 5, 22TOR22 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Linas KleizaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 8, 0, 18, 5, 17, 5, 12, 15TOR15 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: San Antonio by 35.

IND over DET6MIL over TOR6MEM over CLE8PHI over NJN18WAS over CHA28SAS over POR35Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Cavs-Grizzlies12
Bobcats-Wizards10
Pistons-Pacers9
Raptors-Bucks5
Sixers-Nets1
Blazers-Spurs0
The night in charts
Blazers-Spurs combined for 213, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-SpursBlazers 89, Spurs 124
213
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 101, Grizzlies 109
210
Pistons-PacersPistons 97, Pacers 103
200
Sixers-NetsSixers 105, Nets 87
192
Raptors-BucksRaptors 86, Bucks 92
178
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 73, Wizards 101
174
IND won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Pistons-PacersPistons 97, Pacers 103
+6 IND
Raptors-BucksRaptors 86, Bucks 92
+6 MIL
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 101, Grizzlies 109
+8 MEM
Sixers-NetsSixers 105, Nets 87
+18 PHI
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 73, Wizards 101
+28 WAS
Blazers-SpursBlazers 89, Spurs 124
+35 SAS
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-BucksMIL won · Raptors 86, Bucks 92
8 pts
Cavs-GrizzliesMEM won · Cavs 101, Grizzlies 109
6 pts
Hilario shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HilarioWAS · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
KyrieCLE · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
63% (10-16)
DuncanSAS · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Stephen JacksonSAS · 12 PTS, 5 STL, 4 AST, 3 REB
60% (6-10)
IlyasovaMIL · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 97Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2626232297
Pacers26282227103
The story
David West's 20 points carried Indiana past Detroit, 103-97

For Detroit, Greg Monroe had 18 PTS, 12 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB · 9-19 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 27-22, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 0+2+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Bucks
Raptors 86Bucks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2523191986
Bucks1726193092
The story
Milwaukee beat Toronto 92-86 behind 25 points from Brandon Jennings

Gary Forbes paced Toronto: 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 9-23 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 30-19 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −8−5−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

James Johnson topped the game at 49.6 FPTS: 22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST

Final · Cavs-Grizzlies
Cavs 101Grizzlies 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs32202623101
Grizzlies26292232109
The story
Tony Allen had 13 points as Memphis beat Cleveland 109-101

Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 13 PTS, 8 REB, 8 STL, 1 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 29-20.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −6+3−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 64 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.7Season avg25.3Last 3

25.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.7 in 63 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 27

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 2, 15, 6, 0, 10, 18, 9, 14, 16, 27Pacers-Pistons · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 13, 22, 20, 16, 25, 27, 30, 25Bucks-Raptors · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 12, 22, 29, 13, 9, 21, 19, 25Cavs-Grizzlies · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 7, 18, 15, 31, 19, 21, 16, 24Blazers-Spurs · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
James JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 4, 5, 2, 15, 18, 18, 5, 22Raptors-Bucks · L
9.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 19, 10, 10, 22, 13, 21, 32, 20Pacers-Pistons · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 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
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
Kevin SeraphinWAS+7.8 15.5 last 10 · 7.7 season
Cold
Rodney StuckeyDET−6.8 8.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Kyle LowryHOU−6.0 8.3 last 10 · 14.3 season
Nick YoungLAC−5.7 8.8 last 10 · 14.5 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−4.2 19.5 last 10 · 23.7 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−4.1 16.9 last 10 · 21.0 season