FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 7, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed PHX by 9 after the first quarter and won 95–92.

Final · Box score
Knicks125
Thunder120
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Lakers95
Clippers109
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +14
Final · Box score
Wizards96
Celtics107
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Magic85
Cavs91
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Kings87
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Bulls85
Pistons99
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Warriors90
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Suns92
Q1 NOH -9; Q2 NOH -4; Q3 NOH +12; Q4 NOH +3
Final · Box score
Mavs96
Blazers91
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +24; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +5
On this day · 2011–12Apr 7, 2012: 9 games. Top scorer: Pau Gasol (Lakers-Suns), 30 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Suns

New Orleans holds off Phoenix, 95–92

Russell Westbrook goes for 37 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-4+12+3NOH AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1722352195
Suns2617193092
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 18, 14, 19, 11, 17, 6, 24, 20NOH20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 8, 23, 8, 20, 23, 3, 4, 17NOH17 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 0, 7, 10, 10, 7, 18, 5, 4, 18PHX18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 17, 8, 20, 25, 8, 10, 6, 17PHX17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Magic-Cavs

Orlando's skid reaches five

Cleveland won 91–85; the Magic fall to 19–59. Alonzo Gee led Cleveland with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · ORL
L@ NYK94–106Lvs OKC89–97Lvs MIA94–108L@ CHA108–114Wvs WAS97–92L@ ATL88–97L@ HOU103–111L@ SAS84–98L@ CHI86–87L@ CLE85–91
Lead changes
Knicks-Thunder12
Grizzlies-Kings11
Wizards-Celtics8
Magic-Cavs7
Jazz-Warriors5
Lakers-Clippers2
Bulls-Pistons1
Mavs-Blazers0
The night in charts
Knicks-Thunder combined for 245, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 125, Thunder 120
245
Lakers-ClippersLakers 95, Clippers 109
204
Wizards-CelticsWizards 96, Celtics 107
203
Mavs-BlazersMavs 96, Blazers 91
187
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 97, Warriors 90
187
Hornets-SunsHornets 95, Suns 92
187
Bulls-PistonsBulls 85, Pistons 99
184
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 89, Kings 87
176
Magic-CavsMagic 85, Cavs 91
176
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 89, Kings 87
+2 MEM
Hornets-SunsHornets 95, Suns 92
+3 NOH
Mavs-BlazersMavs 96, Blazers 91
+5 DAL
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 125, Thunder 120
+5 NYK
Magic-CavsMagic 85, Cavs 91
+6 CLE
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 97, Warriors 90
+7 UTA
Wizards-CelticsWizards 96, Celtics 107
+11 BOS
Bulls-PistonsBulls 85, Pistons 99
+14 DET
Lakers-ClippersLakers 95, Clippers 109
+14 LAC
NOH rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-SunsNOH won · Hornets 95, Suns 92
9 pts
Magic-CavsCLE won · Magic 85, Cavs 91
4 pts
Jazz-WarriorsUTA won · Jazz 97, Warriors 90
3 pts
Bulls-PistonsDET won · Bulls 85, Pistons 99
3 pts
Grizzlies-KingsMEM won · Grizzlies 89, Kings 87
1 pt
Bass shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BassBOS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
MarionDAL · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
ScolaPHX · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
ConleyMEM · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
BartonPOR · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 89Kings 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2518252189
Kings1628202387
The story
Marc Gasol's 15 points and 10 rebounds carried Memphis past Sacramento, 89-87

For Sacramento, Isaiah Thomas had 18 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 15 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST · 4-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-16, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +9−1+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Suns
Hornets 95Suns 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1722352195
Suns2617193092
The story
Anthony Davis had 20 points as New Orleans beat Phoenix 95-92

Markieff Morris led Phoenix with 18 PTS, 5 REB 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Hornets took the third 35-19.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −9−4+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luis Scola led the game in fantasy with 44.0 FPTS (17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Knicks-Thunder
Knicks 125Thunder 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30353129125
Thunder31253331120
The story
New York beat Oklahoma City 125-120 behind 22 points from JR Smith

Serge Ibaka paced Oklahoma City: 13 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 7-18 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

A 35-25 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −1+9+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 61 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 69 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg32.5Today

32 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 37

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 19, 21, 21, 18, 23, 27, 24, 37Thunder-Knicks · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 29, 22, 32, 24, 50, 40, 41, 36Knicks-Thunder · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 25, 24, 20, 36, 30, 25, 34, 27Thunder-Knicks · L
28.4 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 20, 29, 30, 11, 18, 11, 12, 26Magic-Cavs · L
10.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 14, 4, 4, 0, 14, 13, 6, 26Mavs-Blazers · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 0, 21, 36, 31, 30, 19, 23, 24, 25Lakers-Clippers · L
27.0 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tobias HarrisORL+8.1 18.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
John WallWAS+7.6 25.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Roy HibbertIND+7.3 19.2 last 10 · 11.9 season
Maurice HarklessORL+6.9 14.9 last 10 · 8.0 season
Jonas ValanciunasTOR+6.8 15.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
O.J. MayoDAL−7.1 8.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Shannon BrownPHX−7.0 3.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Kyrie IrvingCLE−5.1 17.4 last 10 · 22.5 season
Byron MullensCHA−5.0 5.6 last 10 · 10.6 season