FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 25, 2012Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CLE by 6 after the first quarter and won 96–85.

Final · Box score
Wizards96
Cavs85
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +11
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Pacers87
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats95
Magic102
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Sixers90
Bucks85
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Knicks99
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Thunder101
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Spurs110
Suns106
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +4
On this day · 2010–11Apr 25, 2011: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Nuggets), 31 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Cavs

Washington makes it five straight

Russell Westbrook goes for 30 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+4+14+11WAS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2128281996
Cavs2718182285
Who led
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 18, 2, 15, 8, 19, 16, 14, 13, 16, 21WAS21 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Kevin SeraphinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 24, 12, 15, 21, 14, 17, 12, 12WAS12 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
D.J. KennedyCLE12 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 12, 21, 3, 11, 8, 21, 17, 10CLE10 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Sixers-Bucks

Philadelphia keeps rolling, beats Milwaukee

That is four in a row. Final: 90–85. Evan Turner led Philadelphia with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · PHI
L@ BOS79–103W@ NJN107–88W@ TOR93–75Lvs NJN89–95L@ ORL100–113Lvs IND97–102W@ CLE103–87W@ IND109–106W@ NJN105–87W@ MIL90–85
Lead changes
Wizards-Cavs12
Spurs-Suns12
Nuggets-Thunder10
Clippers-Knicks4
Bobcats-Magic3
Sixers-Bucks3
Bulls-Pacers0
The night in charts
Spurs-Suns combined for 216, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-SunsSpurs 110, Suns 106
216
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 106, Thunder 101
207
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 95, Magic 102
197
Clippers-KnicksClippers 93, Knicks 99
192
Wizards-CavsWizards 96, Cavs 85
181
Bulls-PacersBulls 92, Pacers 87
179
Sixers-BucksSixers 90, Bucks 85
175
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-SunsSpurs 110, Suns 106
+4 SAS
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 106, Thunder 101
+5 DEN
Bulls-PacersBulls 92, Pacers 87
+5 CHI
Sixers-BucksSixers 90, Bucks 85
+5 PHI
Clippers-KnicksClippers 93, Knicks 99
+6 NYK
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 95, Magic 102
+7 ORL
Wizards-CavsWizards 96, Cavs 85
+11 WAS
WAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-CavsWAS won · Wizards 96, Cavs 85
6 pts
Sixers-BucksPHI won · Sixers 90, Bucks 85
5 pts
Spurs-SunsSAS won · Spurs 110, Suns 106
3 pts
Nuggets-ThunderDEN won · Nuggets 106, Thunder 101
2 pts
Boozer shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerCHI · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
BlakeLAC · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
SplitterSAS · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
StephensonIND · 22 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
KorverCHI · 20 PTS, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 106Thunder 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets36281626106
Thunder30282419101
The story
Ty Lawson had 25 points as Denver beat Oklahoma City 106-101

Serge Ibaka led Oklahoma City with 15 PTS, 5 REB 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 26-19.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+6−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Bucks
Sixers 90Bucks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2421261990
Bucks2921132285
The story
Evan Turner's 29 points and 13 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Milwaukee, 90-85

For Milwaukee, Larry Sanders had 12 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 13-29 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 26-13.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −5−5+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Knicks
Clippers 93Knicks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1920272793
Knicks2424262599
The story
New York beat Los Angeles 99-93 behind 21 points from JR Smith

Randy Foye paced Los Angeles: 28 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 7-13 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 24-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +5+9+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Blake Griffin topped the game at 55.0 FPTS: 29 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 55 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 64 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg36.9Today

37 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 32

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 29, 43, 24, 29, 29, 35, 32, 32Thunder-Nuggets · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 15, 7, 13, 18, 13, 15, 9, 31Magic-Bobcats · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 22, 35, 9, 15, 18, 14, 13, 30Thunder-Nuggets · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 6, 18, 13, 0, 10, 6, 13, 29Sixers-Bucks · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 19, 20, 17, 12, 16, 21, 36, 29Clippers-Knicks · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 11, 12, 13, 12, 11, 24, 0, 28Clippers-Knicks · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 5 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
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+7.4 15.2 last 10 · 7.8 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+7.4 30.0 last 10 · 22.6 season
Cold
Rodney StuckeyDET−6.8 8.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Nick YoungLAC−6.4 7.8 last 10 · 14.2 season
Kyle LowryHOU−6.0 8.3 last 10 · 14.3 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−4.1 16.9 last 10 · 21.0 season
Tony AllenMEM−3.7 6.1 last 10 · 9.8 season