FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 13, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed GSW by 8 at halftime and won 119–117.

Final · Box score
Thunder97
Pacers102
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Raptors116
Pistons107
Q1 TOR +16; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Magic88
Nets97
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN -3; Q3 BKN +9; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Bulls89
Knicks100
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +11
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors117
Blazers119
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR -8; Q3 POR +1; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +2
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Kings106
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Lakers90
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +12
On this day · 2012–13Apr 13, 2013: 4 games. Top scorer: Ricky Rubio (Wolves-Suns), 24 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Blazers

Portland needs overtime to survive Golden State

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 35 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+4-8+10+2POR AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Warriors1933233012117
Blazers2321322914119
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 5, 28, 31, 18, 25, 22, 18, 26POR26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 11, 15, 10, 9, 21, 19, 21, 24POR24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 32, 23, 11, 13, 31, 24, 30, 47GSW47 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 15, 27, 15, 21, 33, 21, 16, 25GSW25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Blazers16
Grizzlies-Lakers13
Bulls-Knicks11
Wolves-Kings11
Thunder-Pacers8
Magic-Nets8
Raptors-Pistons6
The night in charts
Warriors-Blazers combined for 236, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 117, Blazers 119
236
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 116, Pistons 107
223
Wolves-KingsWolves 103, Kings 106
209
Thunder-PacersThunder 97, Pacers 102
199
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 102, Lakers 90
192
Bulls-KnicksBulls 89, Knicks 100
189
Magic-NetsMagic 88, Nets 97
185
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 117, Blazers 119
+2 POR
Wolves-KingsWolves 103, Kings 106
+3 SAC
Thunder-PacersThunder 97, Pacers 102
+5 IND
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 116, Pistons 107
+9 TOR
Magic-NetsMagic 88, Nets 97
+9 BKN
Bulls-KnicksBulls 89, Knicks 100
+11 NYK
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 102, Lakers 90
+12 MEM
POR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BlazersPOR won · Warriors 117, Blazers 119
8 pts
Wolves-KingsSAC won · Wolves 103, Kings 106
5 pts
Grizzlies-LakersMEM won · Grizzlies 102, Lakers 90
4 pts
Bulls-KnicksNYK won · Bulls 89, Knicks 100
3 pts
Magic-NetsBKN won · Magic 88, Nets 97
3 pts
West shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestIND · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
Mo WilliamsPOR · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
ConleyMEM · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
IguodalaGSW · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
StephensonIND · 17 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 117Blazers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors1933233012117
Blazers2321322914119
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points as Portland beat Golden State 119-117 in OT

Klay Thompson led Golden State with 25 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 11-23 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 32-23.

POR lead by quarter
200 +4−8+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 103Kings 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28242427103
Kings30172831106
The story
Kevin Love had 43 points and 11 rebounds, but Sacramento won 106-103

For Sacramento, Ben McLemore had 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 43 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 12-23 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 28-24.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +2−5−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Pacers
Thunder 97Pacers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2124213197
Pacers22252728102
The story
Indiana beat Oklahoma City 102-97 behind a 17-10-11 triple-double from Lance Stephenson

Russell Westbrook paced Oklahoma City: 21 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 17 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB · 7-10 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +1+2+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 71 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.1 in 74 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg35.0Today

35 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Kings

Sacramento wins a tight one over Minnesota

106–103. Neither team led by more than 5 at any break. DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 35 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over GSW2SAC over MIN3IND over OKC5TOR over DET9BKN over ORL9NYK over CHI11MEM over LAL12Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over MIN.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 47

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 32, 23, 11, 13, 31, 24, 30, 47Warriors-Blazers · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ben Gordon CHI, Mar 4, 2007: 48 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Season high47 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 22, 14, 20, 24, 28, 19, 17, 43Wolves-Kings · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Carmelo Anthony DEN, Jan 10, 2006: 43 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
43 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 43, 29, 31, 28, 28, 38, 23, 27, 27, 38Thunder-Pacers · L
32.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 35, 20, 19, 28, 24, 30, 32, 35Kings-Wolves · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 28, 16, 29, 20, 23, 17, 26, 30Raptors-Pistons · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 22, 23, 9, 16, 11, 29, 25, 28Raptors-Pistons · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ray McCallumSAC+7.5 13.9 last 10 · 6.4 season
Ramon SessionsMIL+6.8 19.1 last 10 · 12.3 season
JR SmithNYK+6.7 21.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+6.6 20.2 last 10 · 13.6 season
Timofey MozgovDEN+6.2 15.5 last 10 · 9.3 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−9.0 5.0 last 10 · 14.0 season
Arron AfflaloORL−5.0 13.5 last 10 · 18.5 season
Glen DavisLAC−4.9 4.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.6 13.0 last 10 · 17.6 season
Tony ParkerSAS−4.4 12.4 last 10 · 16.8 season