FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 12, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed NOP by 13 at halftime and won 111–104.

Final · Box score
Kings101
Clippers117
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +16
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Bobcats111
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA -3; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Bucks91
Wizards104
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +13
Final · Box score
Heat85
Hawks98
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +13
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Cavs99
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +31; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Pelicans104
Rockets111
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU -13; Q3 HOU -10; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Suns98
Mavs101
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL -11; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Nuggets101
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -10; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +7
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The lead · Pelicans-Rockets

James Harden scores 33, Houston rallies past New Orleans

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 32 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-13-10+7HOU AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans20392322104
Rockets22242639111
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 26, 26, 39, 32, 33, 10, 33, 33HOU33 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Patrick BeverleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 9, 15, 19, 14, 15, 8, 5, 20HOU20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Luke BabbittPoints, last 10 games: 5, 1, 9, 8, 0, 0, 0, 12, 5, 24NOP24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Austin RiversPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 16, 6, 6, 1, 14, 10, 18, 20NOP20 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Suns-Mavs

Dallas climbs out of an 11-point hole against Phoenix

Down 11 at the half, the Mavericks won the third quarter 29–21 and the game 101–98. Monta Ellis led Dallas with 37 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Mavs-Suns
Monta Ellis · DALEric Bledsoe · PHXPTS3729REB44AST56Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Sixers-Bobcats12
Pelicans-Rockets10
Kings-Clippers9
Heat-Hawks7
Suns-Mavs5
Bucks-Wizards2
Celtics-Cavs1
Jazz-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Kings-Clippers combined for 218, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-ClippersKings 101, Clippers 117
218
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 105, Bobcats 111
216
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 104, Rockets 111
215
Celtics-CavsCeltics 111, Cavs 99
210
Suns-MavsSuns 98, Mavs 101
199
Bucks-WizardsBucks 91, Wizards 104
195
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 94, Nuggets 101
195
Heat-HawksHeat 85, Hawks 98
183
DAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Suns-MavsSuns 98, Mavs 101
+3 DAL
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 105, Bobcats 111
+6 CHA
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 94, Nuggets 101
+7 DEN
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 104, Rockets 111
+7 HOU
Celtics-CavsCeltics 111, Cavs 99
+12 BOS
Bucks-WizardsBucks 91, Wizards 104
+13 WAS
Heat-HawksHeat 85, Hawks 98
+13 ATL
Kings-ClippersKings 101, Clippers 117
+16 LAC
HOU erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-RocketsHOU won · Pelicans 104, Rockets 111
13 pts
Suns-MavsDAL won · Suns 98, Mavs 101
11 pts
Jazz-NuggetsDEN won · Jazz 94, Nuggets 101
10 pts
Sixers-BobcatsCHA won · Sixers 105, Bobcats 111
3 pts
Bledsoe shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BledsoePHX · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
73% (11-15)
D WadeMIA · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
JordanLAC · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 7 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
JeffersonCHA · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
68% (13-19)
EllisDAL · 37 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
65% (15-23)
Final · Suns-Mavs
Suns 98Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2631212098
Mavs27192926101
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points as Dallas beat Phoenix 101-98

Channing Frye led Phoenix with 21 PTS, 6 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 29-21.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +1−11−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eric Bledsoe led the game in fantasy with 51.8 FPTS (29 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Pelicans-Rockets
Pelicans 104Rockets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans20392322104
Rockets22242639111
The story
Patrick Beverley's 20 points carried Houston past New Orleans, 111-104

For New Orleans, Anthony Morrow had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 6-12 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 39-22.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2−13−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 94Nuggets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2321212994
Nuggets18163037101
The story
Denver beat Utah 101-94 behind 24 points and 21 rebounds from Kenneth Faried

Derrick Favors paced Utah: 13 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 21 REB, 5 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

A 30-21 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −5−10−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 43 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg11.1Last 3

11.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 70 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 72 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 37

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 17, 27, 12, 8, 23, 16, 24, 37Mavs-Suns · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 26, 26, 39, 32, 33, 10, 33, 33Rockets-Pelicans · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 4, 17, 35, 20, 19, 28, 24, 30, 32Kings-Clippers · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 20, 19, 25, 29, 24, 20, 32, 29Bobcats-Sixers · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 16, 10, 14, 30, 18, 16, 30, 29Suns-Mavs · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 21, 18, 7, 23, 25, 23, 30, 27Clippers-Kings · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ray McCallumSAC+7.6 13.8 last 10 · 6.2 season
Jordan HillLAL+7.1 16.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
JR SmithNYK+6.9 21.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Ramon SessionsMIL+6.8 19.1 last 10 · 12.3 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+6.6 20.2 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−8.8 5.3 last 10 · 14.1 season
Glen DavisLAC−4.9 4.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Kevin LoveMIN−4.8 21.0 last 10 · 25.8 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.6 13.0 last 10 · 17.6 season
Tony AllenMEM−4.5 4.5 last 10 · 9.0 season