FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 9, 2014Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 7 after three quarters and won 105–97.

Final · Box score
Pistons100
Cavs122
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +32; Q3 CLE +28; Q4 CLE +22
Final · Box score
Nets111
Magic115
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Sixers114
Raptors125
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +11
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats94
Wizards88
Q1 CHA +14; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Celtics97
Hawks105
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL -7; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Heat102
Grizzlies107
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Pacers104
Bucks102
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Wolves87
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Suns94
Pelicans88
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Rockets116
Nuggets123
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Kings99
Blazers100
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Thunder107
Clippers101
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +6
On this day · 2012–13Apr 9, 2013: 10 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Wizards), 36 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Hawks

Atlanta handles Boston by 8

Randy Foye goes for 30 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+5-7+8ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2328262097
Hawks32241435105
Who led
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 17, 0, 22, 19, 12, 21, 20, 25, 15, 19ATL19 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 10, 16, 11, 12, 8, 11, 12, 17ATL17 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 11, 23, 28, 16, 11, 8, 1, 24BOS24 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 9, 12, 9, 11, 17, 13, 11, 19BOS19 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Second story · Bulls-Wolves

Chicago extends win streak to 6

102–87 over Minnesota. Record: 46–32. D.J. Augustin led Chicago with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · CHI
L@ IND79–91Wvs PHI91–81Wvs IND89–77Lvs POR74–91W@ BOS107–102Wvs BOS94–80W@ ATL105–92Wvs MIL102–90W@ WAS96–78W@ MIN102–87
Lead changes
Pacers-Bucks23
Suns-Pelicans20
Nets-Magic16
Celtics-Hawks4
Heat-Grizzlies4
Thunder-Clippers4
Sixers-Raptors2
Kings-Blazers2
Pistons-Cavs1
Rockets-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Copeland's jumper with 1 second left breaks the tie, 104-102 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Raptors combined for 239
Points by game
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 114, Raptors 125
239
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 116, Nuggets 123
239
Nets-MagicNets 111, Magic 115
226
Pistons-CavsPistons 100, Cavs 122
222
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 102, Grizzlies 107
209
Thunder-ClippersThunder 107, Clippers 101
208
Pacers-BucksPacers 104, Bucks 102
206
Celtics-HawksCeltics 97, Hawks 105
202
Kings-BlazersKings 99, Blazers 100
199
Bulls-WolvesBulls 102, Wolves 87
189
Suns-PelicansSuns 94, Pelicans 88
182
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 94, Wizards 88
182
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-BlazersKings 99, Blazers 100
+1 POR
Pacers-BucksPacers 104, Bucks 102
+2 IND
Nets-MagicNets 111, Magic 115
+4 ORL
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 102, Grizzlies 107
+5 MEM
Suns-PelicansSuns 94, Pelicans 88
+6 PHX
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 94, Wizards 88
+6 CHA
Thunder-ClippersThunder 107, Clippers 101
+6 OKC
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 116, Nuggets 123
+7 DEN
Celtics-HawksCeltics 97, Hawks 105
+8 ATL
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 114, Raptors 125
+11 TOR
Bulls-WolvesBulls 102, Wolves 87
+15 CHI
Pistons-CavsPistons 100, Cavs 122
+22 CLE
ATL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HawksATL won · Celtics 97, Hawks 105
7 pts
Bulls-WolvesCHI won · Bulls 102, Wolves 87
5 pts
Heat-GrizzliesMEM won · Heat 102, Grizzlies 107
4 pts
Nets-MagicORL won · Nets 111, Magic 115
2 pts
Zeller shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZellerCLE · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
RandolphMEM · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
GortatWAS · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
72% (13-18)
ValanciunasTOR · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
WitheyNOP · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Kings-Blazers
Kings 99Blazers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2026252899
Blazers27292321100
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 22 points carried Portland past Sacramento, 100-99

For Sacramento, Ray McCallum had 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-20 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 27-20, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +7+10+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins was the fantasy play: 53.4 FPTS on 30 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 104Bucks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers25281932104
Bucks25251735102
The story
Indiana beat Milwaukee 104-102 behind 23 points and 9 assists from Evan Turner

Brandon Knight paced Milwaukee: 25 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 9-18 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 0+3+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Wizards
Bobcats 94Wizards 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bobcats32221716794
Wizards18232521188
The story
Al Jefferson had 20 points and 18 rebounds as Charlotte beat Washington 94-88 in OT

Trevor Booker led Washington with 16 PTS, 2 REB 20 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST · 9-20 FG

The swing

The Bobcats won the first 32-18, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +14+13+50+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Marcin Gortat led the game in fantasy with 55.3 FPTS (27 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 71 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg14.5Last 3

14.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 56 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 38, 17, 13, 32, 17, 34, 38, 29, 37Heat-Grizzlies · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 14, 19, 32, 16, 10, 12, 19, 31Nets-Magic · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 11, 8, 20, 13, 9, 21, 11, 30Nuggets-Rockets · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 15 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 17, 15, 23, 18, 19, 27, 33, 30Thunder-Clippers · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 4, 17, 35, 20, 19, 28, 24, 30Kings-Blazers · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 27, 21, 18, 7, 23, 25, 23, 30Clippers-Thunder · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan HillLAL+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Ramon SessionsMIL+6.1 18.2 last 10 · 12.1 season
JR SmithNYK+6.0 20.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Dion WaitersCLE+5.6 21.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+5.2 18.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−8.5 5.8 last 10 · 14.3 season
Glen DavisLAC−5.7 3.8 last 10 · 9.5 season
Tony AllenMEM−5.5 3.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Kevin LoveMIN−4.8 21.0 last 10 · 25.8 season
Channing FryePHX−4.7 6.3 last 10 · 11.0 season