FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 7, 2015Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed GSW by 12 at halftime and won 103–100.

Final · Box score
Suns69
Hawks96
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +27
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Heat105
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Pelicans103
Q1 NOP -8; Q2 NOP -12; Q3 NOP +1; Q4 NOP +3
Final · Box score
Spurs113
Thunder88
Q1 SAS +19; Q2 SAS +22; Q3 SAS +31; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Wolves111
Kings116
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Clippers105
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +5
The lead · Warriors-Pelicans

New Orleans rallies from 12 down to beat Golden State

Anthony Davis goes for 29 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-12+1+3NOP AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27282322100
Pelicans19243624103
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 26, 24, 24, 28, 20, 20, 19, 29NOP29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Quincy PondexterPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 12, 10, 16, 10, 10, 18, 3, 20NOP20 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 33, 38, 25, 27, 28, 11, 24, 25GSW25 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 6, 15, 13, 14, 10, 5, 6, 24GSW24 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wolves-Kings

Sacramento climbs out of an 8-point hole against Minnesota

Down 8 after one, the Kings won the third quarter 36–25 and the game 116–111. Rudy Gay led Sacramento with 33 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Wolves
Rudy Gay · SACKevin Martin · MINPTS3337REB75AST58Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Lakers-Clippers6
Wolves-Kings6
Suns-Hawks1
Spurs-Thunder0
The night in charts
Wolves-Kings combined for 227, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KingsWolves 111, Kings 116
227
Hornets-HeatHornets 100, Heat 105
205
Lakers-ClippersLakers 100, Clippers 105
205
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 100, Pelicans 103
203
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 113, Thunder 88
201
Suns-HawksSuns 69, Hawks 96
165
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 100, Pelicans 103
+3 NOP
Hornets-HeatHornets 100, Heat 105
+5 MIA
Lakers-ClippersLakers 100, Clippers 105
+5 LAC
Wolves-KingsWolves 111, Kings 116
+5 SAC
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 113, Thunder 88
+25 SAS
Suns-HawksSuns 69, Hawks 96
+27 ATL
NOP erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-PelicansNOP won · Warriors 100, Pelicans 103
12 pts
Wolves-KingsSAC won · Wolves 111, Kings 116
8 pts
Horford shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordATL · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KawhiSAS · 26 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
Derrick WilliamsSAC · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
RedickLAC · 27 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
DragicMIA · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Warriors-Pelicans
Warriors 100Pelicans 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors27282322100
Pelicans19243624103
The story
Tyreke Evans had 12 points and 9 assists as New Orleans beat Golden State 103-100

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 25 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 12 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 4-8 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Pelicans took the third 36-23.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −8−12+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 111Kings 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31182537111
Kings23313626116
The story
Rudy Gay's 33 points carried Sacramento past Minnesota, 116-111

For Minnesota, Zach LaVine had 21 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 33 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 9-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 31-18.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −8+5+16+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 100Heat 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets25302025100
Heat28272723105
The story
Miami beat Charlotte 105-100 behind 28 points from Goran Dragic

Gerald Henderson paced Charlotte: 29 PTS, 3 REB 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 27-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +30+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bismack Biyombo topped the game at 46.4 FPTS: 12 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 62 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 60 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 37

Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 14, 19, 23, 37, 22, 15, 12, 37Wolves-Kings · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 23, 33, 26, 21, 14, 18, 24, 33Kings-Wolves · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Omri CasspiPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 5, 10, 10, 7, 18, 17, 14, 31Kings-Wolves · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +23.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 26, 24, 24, 28, 20, 20, 19, 29Pelicans-Warriors · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 23, 11, 20, 17, 14, 12, 7, 29Hornets-Heat · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 22, 6, 10, 19, 11, 21, 15, 28Heat-Hornets · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Zach LaVineMIN+8.6 17.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Brook LopezBKN+8.5 25.6 last 10 · 17.1 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+7.1 18.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Reggie JacksonDET+6.4 20.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
James HardenHOU+6.2 33.9 last 10 · 27.7 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Donald SloanIND−6.8 1.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
KJ McDanielsHOU−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Mason PlumleeBKN−4.4 4.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
D.J. AugustinOKC−4.1 5.7 last 10 · 9.8 season