FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 27, 2013Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed BKN by 8 after three quarters and won 142–134.

Final · 3OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nets134
Bulls142
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI -8; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls 0; OT2 Bulls 0; OT3 CHI +8
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Clippers83
Grizzlies104
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +21
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pacers69
Hawks90
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +24; Q3 ATL +26; Q4 ATL +21
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Thunder104
Rockets101
Q1 OKC +20; Q2 OKC +17; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +3
The lead · First round · Game 4 · Nets-Bulls

Nate Robinson scores 34, Chicago rallies past Brooklyn

Kevin Durant goes for 41 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1End OT2Final0-1+3-8000+8CHI AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Nets262929271067134
Bulls2533183510615142
Who led
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 17, 14, 2, 9, 17, 11, 7, 34CHI34 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 19, 16, 22, 19, 25, 13, 22, 21CHI21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 29, 33, 30, 8, 22, 8, 18, 32BKN32 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 21, 24, 16, 20, 21, 21, 22, 26BKN26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Bulls13
Clippers-Grizzlies10
Thunder-Rockets5
Pacers-Hawks3
The night in charts
Nets-Bulls combined for 276, 71 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-BullsNets 134, Bulls 142
276
Thunder-RocketsThunder 104, Rockets 101
205
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 83, Grizzlies 104
187
Pacers-HawksPacers 69, Hawks 90
159
OKC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Thunder-RocketsThunder 104, Rockets 101
+3 OKC
Nets-BullsNets 134, Bulls 142
+8 CHI
Pacers-HawksPacers 69, Hawks 90
+21 ATL
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 83, Grizzlies 104
+21 MEM
CHI rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-BullsCHI won · Nets 134, Bulls 142
8 pts
Clippers-GrizzliesMEM won · Clippers 83, Grizzlies 104
1 pt
Parsons shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParsonsHOU · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
RandolphMEM · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
GasolMEM · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
64% (9-14)
BoozerCHI · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Nate RobinsonCHI · 34 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
61% (14-23)
Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 104Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder39271424104
Rockets19302725101
The story
Serge Ibaka had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Houston 104-101

Chandler Parsons led Houston with 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB · 7-14 FG

The swing

The Thunder won the first 39-19, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +20+17+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 134Bulls 142
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Nets262929271067134
Bulls2533183510615142
The story
Kirk Hinrich's 18 points and 14 assists carried Chicago past Brooklyn, 142-134 in OT

For Brooklyn, Deron Williams had 32 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 35-27.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1+3−8000+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Fantasy angle

Brook Lopez was the fantasy play: 56.7 FPTS on 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 69Hawks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1416192069
Hawks2727211590
The story
Atlanta beat Indiana 90-69 behind 26 points and 16 rebounds from Al Horford

David West paced Indiana: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

A 27-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
300 +13+24+26+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.7Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.7 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 18 points in 60 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Reg. season avg3.3Last 3 playoff games

3.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg50Today

50 minutes today, against 24.6 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 15 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Grizzlies · R1 · G4

Memphis pulls level with Clippers

Game 4 to Memphis, 104–83. The first round series is tied 2–2. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Grizzlies
G1 · @ LACLAC112–91G2 · @ LACLAC93–91G3 · @ MEMMEM94–82G4 · @ MEMMEM104–83
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 41

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 27, 21, 31, 16, 29, 24, 29, 41Thunder-Rockets · W
31.3 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Jaylen Brown BOS, Mar 7, 2024: 41 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 17, 14, 2, 9, 17, 11, 7, 34Bulls-Nets · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +22.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 29, 33, 30, 8, 22, 8, 18, 32Nets-Bulls · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 33, 30, 29, 16, 30, 20, 36, 30Rockets-Thunder · L
28.7 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 16, 9, 18, 16, 18, 14, 13, 26Hawks-Pacers · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 21, 24, 16, 20, 21, 21, 22, 26Nets-Bulls · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST