FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 24, 2012Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIA by 7 after the first quarter and won 78–66.

Final · Box score
Clippers102
Hawks109
Q1 ATL -5; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Heat66
Celtics78
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Kings110
Thunder118
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Hornets83
Warriors81
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOH -3; Q4 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Suns88
Jazz100
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +12
On this day · 2010–11Apr 24, 2011: 4 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Celtics), 32 points.
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The lead · Heat-Celtics

Boston handles Miami by 12

Paul Millsap goes for 26 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-60+12BOS AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1717161666
Celtics1018222878
Who led
Sasha PavlovicPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 4, 16BOS16 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Marquis DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 4, 12, 13BOS13 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dexter PittmanPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 0, 16, 8, 4, 12, 4, 12MIA12 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
James JonesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 6, 5, 3, 0, 0, 9, 7, 11MIA11 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Warriors13
Kings-Thunder8
Suns-Jazz8
Clippers-Hawks7
Heat-Celtics5
Shot of the night

Belinelli's layup with 1.5 seconds left breaks the tie, 83-81 final

The night in charts
Kings-Thunder combined for 228, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-ThunderKings 110, Thunder 118
228
Clippers-HawksClippers 102, Hawks 109
211
Suns-JazzSuns 88, Jazz 100
188
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 83, Warriors 81
164
Heat-CelticsHeat 66, Celtics 78
144
NOH won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 83, Warriors 81
+2 NOH
Clippers-HawksClippers 102, Hawks 109
+7 ATL
Kings-ThunderKings 110, Thunder 118
+8 OKC
Heat-CelticsHeat 66, Celtics 78
+12 BOS
Suns-JazzSuns 88, Jazz 100
+12 UTA
BOS rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-CelticsBOS won · Heat 66, Celtics 78
7 pts
Clippers-HawksATL won · Clippers 102, Hawks 109
5 pts
Kings-ThunderOKC won · Kings 110, Thunder 118
5 pts
Hornets-WarriorsNOH won · Hornets 83, Warriors 81
3 pts
Jason Thompson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jason ThompsonSAC · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
BlakeLAC · 36 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
74% (17-23)
PavlovicBOS · 16 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BelinelliNOH · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
Tyreke EvansSAC · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Hornets-Warriors
Hornets 83Warriors 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2122182283
Warriors2221211781
The story
Marco Belinelli had 23 points as New Orleans beat Golden State 83-81

Jeremy Tyler led Golden State with 13 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-14 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 22-17.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −10−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Hawks
Clippers 102Hawks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28222230102
Hawks23293324109
The story
Atlanta beat Los Angeles 109-102 behind 28 points from Joe Johnson

Josh Smith backed him with 18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −5+2+13+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 88Jazz 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1923262088
Jazz25242427100
The story
Al Jefferson's 18 points and 16 rebounds carried Utah past Phoenix, 100-88

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 14 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 27-20, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6+7+5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 62 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg12.2Last 3

12.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 48 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Hawks

Atlanta beats Clippers, 109–102

Atlanta led 85–72 after three and won by 7. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOH over GSW2ATL over LAC7OKC over SAC8BOS over MIA12UTA over PHX12Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over LAC.
Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 36

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 16, 19, 20, 17, 12, 16, 21, 36Clippers-Hawks · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 31, 8, 28, 12, 21, 19, 33, 34Clippers-Hawks · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 22, 29, 43, 24, 29, 29, 35, 32Thunder-Kings · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 25, 7, 9, 23, 18, 18, 29, 32Kings-Thunder · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 14, 16, 7, 18, 13, 30, 22, 28Hawks-Clippers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 18, 21, 27, 17, 16, 6, 18, 26Jazz-Suns · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Avery BradleyBOS+9.2 16.7 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+8.2 20.6 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
Nick YoungLAC−6.3 8.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Kyle LowryHOU−6.0 8.3 last 10 · 14.3 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−4.8 18.7 last 10 · 23.5 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−4.1 16.9 last 10 · 21.0 season