FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 13, 2013Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed PHX by 6 after the first quarter and won 105–93.

Final · Box score
Bucks85
Bobcats95
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +17; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Celtics120
Magic88
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +32
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Grizzlies87
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Suns93
Wolves105
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +12
On this day · 2011–12Apr 13, 2012: 12 games. Top scorer: Andrew Bynum (Lakers-Nuggets), 30 points.
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The lead · Suns-Wolves

Minnesota beats Phoenix, 105–93

Ricky Rubio goes for 24 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-3+4+12MIN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2825202093
Wolves22282728105
Who led
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 9, 19, 13, 10, 5, 6, 13, 24MIN24 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 11, 4, 0, 20, 13, 12, 23, 16MIN16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 7, 18, 5, 4, 18, 11, 12, 20PHX20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jared DudleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 6, 10, 15, 6, 15, 8, 18, 16PHX16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Clippers-Grizzlies

Clippers extend win streak to 5

91–87 over Memphis. Record: 54–26. DeAndre Jordan led Clippers with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · LAC
L@ DAL102–109W@ NOH105–91L@ SAS102–104L@ HOU81–98Lvs IND106–109Wvs PHX126–101Wvs LAL109–95Wvs MIN111–95W@ NOH96–93W@ MEM91–87
Lead changes
Clippers-Grizzlies10
Bucks-Bobcats7
Suns-Wolves4
Celtics-Magic0
The night in charts
Celtics-Magic combined for 208, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-MagicCeltics 120, Magic 88
208
Suns-WolvesSuns 93, Wolves 105
198
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 85, Bobcats 95
180
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 91, Grizzlies 87
178
LAC won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 91, Grizzlies 87
+4 LAC
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 85, Bobcats 95
+10 CHA
Suns-WolvesSuns 93, Wolves 105
+12 MIN
Celtics-MagicCeltics 120, Magic 88
+32 BOS
MIN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-WolvesMIN won · Suns 93, Wolves 105
6 pts
Clippers-GrizzliesLAC won · Clippers 91, Grizzlies 87
5 pts
Markieff Morris shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Markieff MorrisPHX · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Courtney LeeBOS · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
CrawfordBOS · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
JordanLAC · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK
62% (8-13)
Derrick WilliamsMIN · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Clippers-Grizzlies
Clippers 91Grizzlies 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2427172391
Grizzlies2328221487
The story
DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Memphis 91-87

Zach Randolph led Memphis with 16 PTS, 12 REB 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK · 8-13 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 23-14.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +10−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marc Gasol led the game in fantasy with 46.5 FPTS (18 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Bucks-Bobcats
Bucks 85Bobcats 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2321152685
Bobcats2425271995
The story
Charlotte beat Milwaukee 95-85 behind 18 points and 9 assists from Josh McRoberts

Monta Ellis paced Milwaukee: 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

A 27-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +1+5+17+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 93Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2825202093
Wolves22282728105
The story
Derrick Williams' 15 points carried Minnesota past Phoenix, 105-93

For Phoenix, Goran Dragic had 14 AST, 10 PTS, 2 REB 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL · 7-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-20, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −6−3+4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 78 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Ricky Rubio leads the day with 24

Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 9, 19, 13, 10, 5, 6, 13, 24Wolves-Suns · W
10.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 30, 11, 18, 11, 12, 26, 30, 22Magic-Celtics · L
10.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 16, 27, 17, 12, 7, 19, 28, 21Bobcats-Bucks · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 7, 18, 5, 4, 18, 11, 12, 20Suns-Wolves · L
8.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 10, 7, 0, 2, 6, 7, 18, 20Celtics-Magic · W
7.8 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 15, 15, 5, 10, 8, 17, 7, 19Bucks-Bobcats · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tobias HarrisORL+10.3 20.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
Roy HibbertIND+7.8 19.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Jeff GreenBOS+7.5 20.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
JR SmithNYK+6.7 24.8 last 10 · 18.1 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI+6.4 14.9 last 10 · 8.5 season
Cold
Shannon BrownPHX−7.0 3.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
O.J. MayoDAL−6.3 9.4 last 10 · 15.7 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Byron MullensCHA−5.0 5.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
Tyson ChandlerNYK−4.7 5.7 last 10 · 10.4 season