FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 4, 2013Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed BKN by 13 after the first quarter and won 92–90.

Final · Box score
Bulls92
Nets90
Q1 CHI -13; Q2 CHI -11; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Nuggets95
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN -7; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Thunder100
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +12
On this day · 2011–12Apr 4, 2012: 12 games. Top scorer: Andrew Bynum (Lakers-Clippers), 36 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Nets

Chicago turns it around against Brooklyn

Kenneth Faried goes for 19 rebounds

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-11-2+2CHI AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1323292792
Nets2621202390
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 25, 11, 19, 29CHI29 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 5, 20, 17, 28, 25, 28, 13, 18CHI18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 31, 18, 20, 6, 19, 21, 24, 30BKN30 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 38, 18, 21, 28, 11, 27, 14, 28BKN28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Mavs-Nuggets

Denver survives Dallas, 95–94

A one-point finish after it was 70–77 through three. Corey Brewer led Denver with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over DAL1CHI over BKN2OKC over SAS12Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over DAL.
Lead changes
Mavs-Nuggets5
Spurs-Thunder4
Shot of the night

Iguodala's layup with 2 seconds left puts the Nuggets ahead, 95-94 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 189, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 94, Nuggets 95
189
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 88, Thunder 100
188
Bulls-NetsBulls 92, Nets 90
182
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 94, Nuggets 95
+1 DEN
Bulls-NetsBulls 92, Nets 90
+2 CHI
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 88, Thunder 100
+12 OKC
CHI erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-NetsCHI won · Bulls 92, Nets 90
13 pts
Mavs-NuggetsDEN won · Mavs 94, Nuggets 95
7 pts
Andre Miller shot 9-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Andre MillerDEN · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
DirkDAL · 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Deron WilliamsBKN · 30 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
BoozerCHI · 29 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST
55% (12-22)
KamanDAL · 13 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 94Nuggets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2324301794
Nuggets1928232595
The story
Andre Miller's 22 points carried Denver past Dallas, 95-94

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 13 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 9-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 25-17.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −40−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Nets
Bulls 92Nets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1323292792
Nets2621202390
The story
Carlos Boozer had 29 points and 18 rebounds as Chicago beat Brooklyn 92-90

Brook Lopez led Brooklyn with 28 PTS, 5 REB 29 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST · 12-22 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Bulls took the third 29-20.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −13−11−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Thunder
Spurs 88Thunder 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1826271788
Thunder29232523100
The story
Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 100-88 behind 25 points from Kevin Durant

Kawhi Leonard paced San Antonio: 24 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 10-20 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +11+8+6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook topped the game at 52.9 FPTS: 27 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg12.4Last 5

12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 66 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Season avg27.0Last 3

27.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.8 in 70 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 30

Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 31, 18, 20, 6, 19, 21, 24, 30Nets-Bulls · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 25, 11, 19, 29Bulls-Nets · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 38, 18, 21, 28, 11, 27, 14, 28Nets-Bulls · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 25, 20, 19, 21, 21, 18, 23, 27Thunder-Spurs · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 34, 32, 25, 24, 20, 36, 30, 25Thunder-Spurs · W
28.3 PPG season to date · −3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 24, 9, 21, 12, 11, 4, 17, 24Spurs-Thunder · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Maurice HarklessORL+9.4 17.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Jeff GreenBOS+9.0 21.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Jonas ValanciunasTOR+7.3 15.9 last 10 · 8.6 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+7.3 20.6 last 10 · 13.3 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+7.2 22.6 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Shannon BrownPHX−6.7 3.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
O.J. MayoDAL−6.6 9.3 last 10 · 15.9 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Tyson ChandlerNYK−5.2 5.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.9 22.1 last 10 · 27.0 season