FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 8, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed MIA by 3 after three quarters and won 88–87.

Final · Box score
Pistons102
Hawks95
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Nets88
Heat87
Q1 BKN +12; Q2 BKN +1; Q3 BKN -3; Q4 BKN +1
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Wolves110
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +20; Q3 MIN +22; Q4 MIN +19
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Jazz83
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Thunder107
Kings92
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +12; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +15
Final · Box score
Rockets145
Lakers130
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +25; Q4 HOU +15
The lead · Nets-Heat

Brooklyn takes over late to edge Miami

James Harden goes for 33 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12+1-3+1BKN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2618182688
Heat1429222287
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 18, 14, 19, 32, 16, 10, 12, 19BKN19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 20, 3, 10, 5, 8, 15, 9, 16BKN16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 38, 17, 13, 32, 17, 34, 38, 29MIA29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 8, 15, 14, 18, 15, 24, 14, 12MIA12 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Minnesota by 19.

BKN over MIA1DET over ATL7DAL over UTA12OKC over SAC15HOU over LAL15MIN over SAS19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Nets-Heat11
Pistons-Hawks4
Rockets-Lakers3
Mavs-Jazz2
Thunder-Kings2
Spurs-Wolves0
The night in charts
Rockets-Lakers combined for 275, 74 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-LakersRockets 145, Lakers 130
275
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 91, Wolves 110
201
Thunder-KingsThunder 107, Kings 92
199
Pistons-HawksPistons 102, Hawks 95
197
Mavs-JazzMavs 95, Jazz 83
178
Nets-HeatNets 88, Heat 87
175
BKN won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Nets-HeatNets 88, Heat 87
+1 BKN
Pistons-HawksPistons 102, Hawks 95
+7 DET
Mavs-JazzMavs 95, Jazz 83
+12 DAL
Rockets-LakersRockets 145, Lakers 130
+15 HOU
Thunder-KingsThunder 107, Kings 92
+15 OKC
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 91, Wolves 110
+19 MIN
Dirk shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
ButlerOKC · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Terrence JonesHOU · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
HardenHOU · 33 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
ParsonsHOU · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 88Heat 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2618182688
Heat1429222287
The story
Marcus Thornton had 16 points as Brooklyn beat Miami 88-87

Chris Bosh led Miami with 12 PTS, 6 REB 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 6-8 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 26-14, their biggest quarter edge.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +12+1−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 102Hawks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons35232321102
Hawks2725261795
The story
Detroit beat Atlanta 102-95 behind 19 points and 17 rebounds from Andre Drummond

Kyle Korver paced Atlanta: 12 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 17 REB · 7-9 FG

The swing

A 35-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +8+6+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Millsap topped the game at 51.4 FPTS: 24 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 145Lakers 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets35314930145
Lakers26352940130
The story
Terrence Jones' 33 points carried Houston past Los Angeles, 145-130

For Los Angeles, Jodie Meeks had 30 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 33 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 13-18 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 49-29, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +9+5+25+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.0Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 4.0 in 53 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg16.5Last 3

16.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 55 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 33

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 31, 26, 32, 26, 26, 39, 32, 33Rockets-Lakers · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Terrence JonesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 14, 18, 20, 2, 0, 16, 14, 33Rockets-Lakers · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 17, 11, 11, 40, 17, 14, 18, 32Lakers-Rockets · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Jodie MeeksPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 10, 19, 22, 4, 21, 25, 17, 30Lakers-Rockets · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 38, 17, 13, 32, 17, 34, 38, 29Heat-Nets · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 6, 8, 17, 4, 16, 13, 26, 29Pistons-Hawks · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 4 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
Jordan HillLAL+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Aaron BrooksDEN+6.2 15.3 last 10 · 9.1 season
JR SmithNYK+6.0 20.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−10.1 4.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Glen DavisLAC−6.0 3.6 last 10 · 9.6 season
Arron AfflaloORL−5.7 12.8 last 10 · 18.5 season
Tony AllenMEM−5.2 3.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.6 13.0 last 10 · 17.6 season