FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 12, 2015Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed NOP by 6 after the first quarter and won 121–114.

Final · Box score
Cavs78
Celtics117
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +24; Q3 BOS +29; Q4 BOS +39
Final · Box score
Nets73
Bucks96
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +23
Final · Box score
Hornets77
Pistons116
Q1 DET +20; Q2 DET +25; Q3 DET +28; Q4 DET +39
Final · Box score
Kings111
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Thunder104
Pacers116
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Wizards108
Q1 WAS +16; Q2 WAS +21; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Pelicans114
Rockets121
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Suns91
Spurs107
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Mavs120
Lakers106
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +14
On this day · 2013–14Apr 12, 2014: 8 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Mavs-Suns), 37 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Rockets

James Harden scores 30 in Houston win over New Orleans

Russell Westbrook goes for 54 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-30+7HOU AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans28273128114
Rockets22303435121
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 24, 31, 51, 24, 41, 22, 16, 30HOU30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 15, 13, 2, 14, 5, 2, 11, 20HOU20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 28, 20, 20, 19, 29, 12, 19, 27NOP27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 13, 7, 13, 16, 23, 4, 2, 17NOP17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Pacers12
Nets-Bucks5
Pelicans-Rockets3
Cavs-Celtics2
Kings-Nuggets2
Hawks-Wizards1
Mavs-Lakers1
Hornets-Pistons0
The night in charts
Pelicans-Rockets combined for 235, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 114, Rockets 121
235
Kings-NuggetsKings 111, Nuggets 122
233
Mavs-LakersMavs 120, Lakers 106
226
Thunder-PacersThunder 104, Pacers 116
220
Hawks-WizardsHawks 99, Wizards 108
207
Suns-SpursSuns 91, Spurs 107
198
Cavs-CelticsCavs 78, Celtics 117
195
Hornets-PistonsHornets 77, Pistons 116
193
Nets-BucksNets 73, Bucks 96
169
HOU won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 114, Rockets 121
+7 HOU
Hawks-WizardsHawks 99, Wizards 108
+9 WAS
Kings-NuggetsKings 111, Nuggets 122
+11 DEN
Thunder-PacersThunder 104, Pacers 116
+12 IND
Mavs-LakersMavs 120, Lakers 106
+14 DAL
Suns-SpursSuns 91, Spurs 107
+16 SAS
Nets-BucksNets 73, Bucks 96
+23 MIL
Cavs-CelticsCavs 78, Celtics 117
+39 BOS
Hornets-PistonsHornets 77, Pistons 116
+39 DET
HOU rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-RocketsHOU won · Pelicans 114, Rockets 121
6 pts
Thunder-PacersIND won · Thunder 104, Pacers 116
3 pts
Cavs-CelticsBOS won · Cavs 78, Celtics 117
1 pt
Chandler shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChandlerDAL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
FariedDEN · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
86% (12-14)
DwightHOU · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
FeltonDAL · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
MeeksDET · 24 PTS, 3 STL, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Pelicans-Rockets
Pelicans 114Rockets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans28273128114
Rockets22303435121
The story
Houston beat New Orleans 121-114 behind 19 points and 11 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Tyreke Evans paced New Orleans: 12 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK · 7-10 FG

The swing

A 35-28 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −6−30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis topped the game at 49.4 FPTS: 27 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST

Final · Thunder-Pacers
Thunder 104Pacers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder32192528104
Pacers29272634116
The story
CJ Miles had 30 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana beat Oklahoma City 116-104

Enes Kanter led Oklahoma City with 13 PTS, 5 REB 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-14 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Pacers took the second 27-19.

IND lead by quarter
200 −3+5+6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 91Spurs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1821262691
Spurs20312531107
The story
Tim Duncan's 22 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past Phoenix, 107-91

For Phoenix, Eric Bledsoe had 20 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 31-21, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+12+11+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 65 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg15.6Last 3

15.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg35.2Today

35 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 7. Widest: Boston by 39.

HOU over NOP7WAS over ATL9DEN over SAC11IND over OKC12DAL over LAL14SAS over PHX16MIL over BKN23BOS over CLE39DET over CHA39Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 54

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 37, 33, 31, 18, 40, 17, 27, 54Thunder-Pacers · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +26.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 15, 2006: 53 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Career high54 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 28, 0, 12, 12, 17, 13, 24, 30Pacers-Thunder · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 24, 31, 51, 24, 41, 22, 16, 30Rockets-Pelicans · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 5, 14, 19, 10, 10, 29, 14, 30Nuggets-Kings · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 28, 20, 20, 19, 29, 12, 19, 27Pelicans-Rockets · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 26, 18, 27, 2, 20, 21, 18, 26Lakers-Mavs · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Zach LaVineMIN+9.5 19.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Danilo GallinariDEN+8.1 20.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Andrew WigginsMIN+7.4 24.3 last 10 · 16.9 season
Omri CasspiSAC+7.4 16.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+7.3 19.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
KJ McDanielsHOU−6.8 1.1 last 10 · 7.9 season
Donald SloanIND−6.0 1.7 last 10 · 7.7 season
Ryan AndersonNOP−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Paul PierceWAS−4.7 7.4 last 10 · 12.1 season