FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 2, 2013Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 8 at halftime and won 102–90.

Final · Box score
Bulls86
Wizards90
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS -7; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Knicks102
Heat90
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK -8; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Mavs81
Lakers101
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +20
On this day · 2011–12Apr 2, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: Wesley Matthews (Blazers-Jazz), 33 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Heat

Carmelo Anthony scores 50 as New York beats Miami

Kobe Bryant posts a triple-double

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-8+2+12NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27232824102
Heat2533181490
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 21, 37, 28, 29, 22, 32, 24, 50NYK50 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 22, 14, 25, 32, 35, 37, 15, 14NYK14 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 11, 5, 15, 12, 21, 10, 23, 23MIA23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 7, 6, 12, 18MIA18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Bulls-Wizards

Washington beats Chicago, 90–86

Washington led 70–69 after three and won by 4. John Wall led Washington with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over CHI4NYK over MIA12LAL over DAL20Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over CHI.
Lead changes
Knicks-Heat12
Bulls-Wizards5
Mavs-Lakers2
The night in charts
Knicks-Heat combined for 192, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HeatKnicks 102, Heat 90
192
Mavs-LakersMavs 81, Lakers 101
182
Bulls-WizardsBulls 86, Wizards 90
176
WAS won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bulls-WizardsBulls 86, Wizards 90
+4 WAS
Knicks-HeatKnicks 102, Heat 90
+12 NYK
Mavs-LakersMavs 81, Lakers 101
+20 LAL
NYK rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HeatNYK won · Knicks 102, Heat 90
8 pts
Bulls-WizardsWAS won · Bulls 86, Wizards 90
7 pts
Kaman shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KamanDAL · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
MeloNYK · 50 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (18-26)
DwightLAL · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Mike MillerMIA · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
58% (7-12)
BoozerCHI · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST
50% (9-18)
Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 86Wizards 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2425201786
Wizards1824282090
The story
Washington beat Chicago 90-86 behind 27 points and 9 assists from John Wall

Carlos Boozer paced Chicago: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 3 BLK · 8-17 FG

The swing

A 28-20 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −6−7+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 102Heat 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27232824102
Heat2533181490
The story
JR Smith's 14 points carried New York past Miami, 102-90

For Miami, Ray Allen had 16 PTS, 2 AST 14 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 5-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 28-18.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +2−8+2+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 81Lakers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2119212081
Lakers24311729101
The story
Earl Clark had 17 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Dallas 101-81

Chris Kaman led Dallas with 14 PTS, 6 REB 17 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 7-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the second 31-19, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+15+11+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.3Season avg29.0Last 5

29.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 57 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.1Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 9.1 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 50

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 21, 37, 28, 29, 22, 32, 24, 50Knicks-Heat · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf DEN, Dec 7, 1995: 51 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Ties career high50 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 19, 24, 14, 47, 18, 35, 18, 27Wizards-Bulls · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 12, 16, 20, 11, 25, 15, 24, 24Lakers-Mavs · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 31, 0, 21, 36, 31, 30, 19, 23Lakers-Mavs · W
27.0 PPG season to date · −4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Antoine Walker BOS, Mar 29, 2001: 23 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
23 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 11, 5, 15, 12, 21, 10, 23, 23Heat-Knicks · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 25, 11, 19Bulls-Wizards · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Maurice HarklessORL+9.0 16.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
Jerryd BaylessMEM+8.8 17.4 last 10 · 8.6 season
Tobias HarrisORL+7.5 17.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+7.1 22.4 last 10 · 15.3 season
Jeff GreenBOS+6.9 19.2 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Shannon BrownPHX−6.7 3.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
O.J. MayoDAL−6.2 9.9 last 10 · 16.1 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.9 22.1 last 10 · 27.0 season
Byron MullensCHA−4.7 6.1 last 10 · 10.8 season