FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 5, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed BOS by 10 at halftime and won 115–111.

Final · Box score
Wolves92
Magic100
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL -5; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Wizards78
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI +26; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +18
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats96
Cavs94
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Pistons115
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET -10; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Nets105
Sixers101
Q1 BKN +6; Q2 BKN +15; Q3 BKN +12; Q4 BKN +4
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Bucks98
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +4
On this day · 2012–13Apr 5, 2013: 12 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Bucks), 41 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Pistons

Detroit fights back from 10 down against Boston

Kyrie Irving goes for 44 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-10-10+4DET AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics32333016111
Pistons29263030115
Who led
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 19, 6, 8, 17, 4, 16, 13, 26DET26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 18, 14, 12, 20, 28, 17, 6, 21DET21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 19, 7, 6, 3, 20, 12, 18, 2, 23, 25BOS25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 16, 6, 16, 16, 9, 13, 15, 23BOS23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Chicago by 18.

CHA over CLE2DET over BOS4BKN over PHI4TOR over MIL4ORL over MIN8CHI over WAS18Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Raptors-Bucks18
Bobcats-Cavs14
Celtics-Pistons14
Wolves-Magic10
The night in charts
Celtics-Pistons combined for 226, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 111, Pistons 115
226
Nets-SixersNets 105, Sixers 101
206
Raptors-BucksRaptors 102, Bucks 98
200
Wolves-MagicWolves 92, Magic 100
192
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 96, Cavs 94
190
Bulls-WizardsBulls 96, Wizards 78
174
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 96, Cavs 94
+2 CHA
Nets-SixersNets 105, Sixers 101
+4 BKN
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 111, Pistons 115
+4 DET
Raptors-BucksRaptors 102, Bucks 98
+4 TOR
Wolves-MagicWolves 92, Magic 100
+8 ORL
Bulls-WizardsBulls 96, Wizards 78
+18 CHI
DET erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-PistonsDET won · Celtics 111, Pistons 115
10 pts
Raptors-BucksTOR won · Raptors 102, Bucks 98
9 pts
Wolves-MagicORL won · Wolves 92, Magic 100
5 pts
Bobcats-CavsCHA won · Bobcats 96, Cavs 94
4 pts
Drummond shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondDET · 20 REB, 19 PTS, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
PlumleeBKN · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
GortatWAS · 19 PTS, 8 REB
73% (8-11)
NoahCHI · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
VasquezTOR · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Bobcats-Cavs
Bobcats 96Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bobcats172322201496
Cavs211233161294
The story
Al Jefferson had 24 points and 15 rebounds as Charlotte beat Cleveland 96-94 in OT

Dion Waiters led Cleveland with 14 PTS, 3 REB 24 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 9-21 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Bobcats took the second 23-12.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −4+7−40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Pistons
Celtics 111Pistons 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics32333016111
Pistons29263030115
The story
Rodney Stuckey's 26 points carried Detroit past Boston, 115-111

For Boston, Phil Pressey had 12 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 30-16.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3−10−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jared Sullinger was the fantasy play: 44.5 FPTS on 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Final · Raptors-Bucks
Raptors 102Bucks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28192827102
Bucks2234202298
The story
Toronto beat Milwaukee 102-98 behind 26 points from Greivis Vasquez

Jeff Adrien paced Milwaukee: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-15 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +6−9−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Henson topped the game at 53.8 FPTS: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.9Season avg27.5Last 3

27.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.9 in 67 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 44

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 13, 30, 23, 16, 2, 17, 13, 44Cavs-Bobcats · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nick Van Exel DEN, Nov 1, 2001: 44 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Career high44 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Greivis VasquezPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 16, 7, 15, 5, 17, 15, 10, 26Raptors-Bucks · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 19, 6, 8, 17, 4, 16, 13, 26Pistons-Celtics · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 16, 4, 15, 33, 4, 23, 14, 25Bulls-Wizards · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 19, 7, 6, 3, 20, 12, 18, 2, 23, 25Celtics-Pistons · L
9.4 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 28, 20, 35, 20, 19, 25, 29, 24Bobcats-Cavs · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dion WaitersCLE+6.5 22.2 last 10 · 15.7 season
Ramon SessionsMIL+6.5 18.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Greivis VasquezTOR+5.0 14.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+4.8 18.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+4.4 16.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−10.5 3.8 last 10 · 14.3 season
Glen DavisLAC−6.5 3.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Arron AfflaloORL−5.7 12.8 last 10 · 18.5 season
Tony AllenMEM−4.8 4.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.6 13.0 last 10 · 17.6 season