FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 15, 2013Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed WAS by 13 after the first quarter and won 106–101.

Final · Box score
Knicks95
Bobcats106
Q1 CHA +13; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +17; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Heat96
Cavs95
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Magic84
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Nets106
Q1 BKN -13; Q2 BKN -6; Q3 BKN -4; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Sixers101
Pistons109
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Mavs97
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM -8; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets112
Bucks111
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Wolves80
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +16
Final · Box score
Kings95
Thunder104
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +16; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Suns119
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Warriors116
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +10
On this day · 2011–12Apr 15, 2012: 9 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Heat), 42 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Nets

Brooklyn climbs out of a 13-point hole against Washington

Markieff Morris goes for 20 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-6-4+5BKN AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards34222124101
Nets21292333106
Who led
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 11, 8, 16, 2, 6, 6, 15, 20BKN20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kris HumphriesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 8, 2, 2, 9, 6, 4, 2, 20BKN20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 27, 20, 37, 16, 33, 17, 24, 18WAS18 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Kevin SeraphinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 2, 4, 15, 10, 6, 9, 10, 17WAS17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Warriors21
Nuggets-Bucks16
Grizzlies-Mavs13
Bulls-Magic7
Rockets-Suns5
Wizards-Nets3
Knicks-Bobcats2
Heat-Cavs1
Jazz-Wolves1
Kings-Thunder0
Shot of the night

Lawson's jumper with 9 seconds left puts the Nuggets ahead, 112-111 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Suns combined for 231, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SunsRockets 112, Suns 119
231
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 112, Bucks 111
223
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 106, Warriors 116
222
Sixers-PistonsSixers 101, Pistons 109
210
Wizards-NetsWizards 101, Nets 106
207
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 95, Bobcats 106
201
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 103, Mavs 97
200
Kings-ThunderKings 95, Thunder 104
199
Heat-CavsHeat 96, Cavs 95
191
Bulls-MagicBulls 102, Magic 84
186
Jazz-WolvesJazz 96, Wolves 80
176
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-CavsHeat 96, Cavs 95
+1 MIA
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 112, Bucks 111
+1 DEN
Wizards-NetsWizards 101, Nets 106
+5 BKN
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 103, Mavs 97
+6 MEM
Rockets-SunsRockets 112, Suns 119
+7 PHX
Sixers-PistonsSixers 101, Pistons 109
+8 DET
Kings-ThunderKings 95, Thunder 104
+9 OKC
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 106, Warriors 116
+10 GSW
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 95, Bobcats 106
+11 CHA
Jazz-WolvesJazz 96, Wolves 80
+16 UTA
Bulls-MagicBulls 102, Magic 84
+18 CHI
BKN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-NetsBKN won · Wizards 101, Nets 106
13 pts
Grizzlies-MavsMEM won · Grizzlies 103, Mavs 97
8 pts
Heat-CavsMIA won · Heat 96, Cavs 95
4 pts
Spurs-WarriorsGSW won · Spurs 106, Warriors 116
3 pts
Sixers-PistonsDET won · Sixers 101, Pistons 109
3 pts
Boozer shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerCHI · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
73% (11-15)
DengCHI · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
VinceDAL · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
MonroeDET · 27 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
HendersonCHA · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
Final · Nuggets-Bucks
Nuggets 112Bucks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32242531112
Bucks26272434111
The story
Ty Lawson's 26 points carried Denver past Milwaukee, 112-111

For Milwaukee, JJ Redick had 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 7-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-26, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+3+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 96Cavs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1831311696
Cavs2230192495
The story
Miami beat Cleveland 96-95 behind 16 points and 11 rebounds from Norris Cole

Kyrie Irving paced Cleveland: 16 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST · 6-12 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −4−3+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Nets
Wizards 101Nets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards34222124101
Nets21292333106
The story
Andray Blatche had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Brooklyn beat Washington 106-101

Trevor Booker led Washington with 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 9-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 33-24.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −13−6−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Wall led the game in fantasy with 49.2 FPTS (18 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.6Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.6 in 53 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.4Season avg20.8Last 3

20.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.4 in 64 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+35.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg43.0Today

43 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Mavs

Memphis climbs back to beat Dallas

Dallas led by 8 after one. Memphis won it 103–97. Jerryd Bayless led Memphis with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Grizzlies-Mavs
Jerryd Bayless · MEMDirk Nowitzki · DALPTS1926REB43AST43Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 38

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 18, 11, 22, 8, 21, 27, 16, 38Bucks-Nuggets · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 39, 20, 18, 22, 24, 22, 47, 35Warriors-Spurs · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Chris CopelandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 3, 0, 6, 13, 17, 14, 12, 20, 32Knicks-Bobcats · L
8.2 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 36, 30, 25, 34, 27, 21, 31, 16, 29Thunder-Kings · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 18, 24, 24, 16, 11, 23, 12, 27Pistons-Sixers · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 19, 17, 24, 11, 22, 13, 15, 12, 27Bobcats-Knicks · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tobias HarrisORL+10.1 20.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Jeff GreenBOS+7.5 20.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Maurice HarklessORL+6.6 14.8 last 10 · 8.2 season
Roy HibbertIND+6.5 18.4 last 10 · 11.9 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+6.4 35.1 last 10 · 28.7 season
Cold
O.J. MayoDAL−7.1 8.3 last 10 · 15.4 season
Shannon BrownPHX−7.0 3.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Byron MullensCHA−5.0 5.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
Alan AndersonTOR−4.9 5.8 last 10 · 10.7 season