FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 13, 2015Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed PHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 107–97.

Final · Box score
Rockets100
Hornets90
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Cavs109
Q1 CLE +22; Q2 CLE +25; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Bucks107
Sixers97
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Knicks112
Hawks108
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Bulls113
Nets86
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +27
Final · Box score
Magic93
Heat100
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Pelicans100
Wolves88
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP +15; Q3 NOP +11; Q4 NOP +12
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Thunder101
Q1 OKC +14; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +11
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Jazz109
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Lakers92
Kings102
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Warriors111
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +22; Q3 GSW +27; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Clippers110
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +7
On this day · 2013–14Apr 13, 2014: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Blazers), 47 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Sixers

Michael Carter-Williams scores 30 as Milwaukee wins in Philadelphia

Anthony Davis goes for 24 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-6+2+10MIL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks24282827107
Sixers3127201997
Who led
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 4, 21, 8, 8, 30, 19, 12, 30MIL30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 2, 13, 24, 14, 11, 9, 17, 13MIL13 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 2, 19, 12, 6, 15, 14, 27, 22, 25PHI25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hollis ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 7, 1, 16, 14, 17, 4, 15, 19PHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Kings23
Bucks-Sixers9
Mavs-Jazz6
Knicks-Hawks4
Bulls-Nets4
Pistons-Cavs2
Magic-Heat2
Pelicans-Wolves2
Blazers-Thunder0
Grizzlies-Warriors0
The night in charts
Knicks-Hawks combined for 220, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HawksKnicks 112, Hawks 108
220
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 107, Warriors 111
218
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 103, Clippers 110
213
Pistons-CavsPistons 97, Cavs 109
206
Bucks-SixersBucks 107, Sixers 97
204
Mavs-JazzMavs 92, Jazz 109
201
Bulls-NetsBulls 113, Nets 86
199
Lakers-KingsLakers 92, Kings 102
194
Magic-HeatMagic 93, Heat 100
193
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 90, Thunder 101
191
Rockets-HornetsRockets 100, Hornets 90
190
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 100, Wolves 88
188
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-HawksKnicks 112, Hawks 108
+4 NYK
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 107, Warriors 111
+4 GSW
Magic-HeatMagic 93, Heat 100
+7 MIA
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 103, Clippers 110
+7 LAC
Bucks-SixersBucks 107, Sixers 97
+10 MIL
Lakers-KingsLakers 92, Kings 102
+10 SAC
Rockets-HornetsRockets 100, Hornets 90
+10 HOU
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 90, Thunder 101
+11 OKC
Pistons-CavsPistons 97, Cavs 109
+12 CLE
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 100, Wolves 88
+12 NOP
Mavs-JazzMavs 92, Jazz 109
+17 UTA
Bulls-NetsBulls 113, Nets 86
+27 CHI
MIL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-SixersMIL won · Bucks 107, Sixers 97
7 pts
Nuggets-ClippersLAC won · Nuggets 103, Clippers 110
3 pts
Galloway shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GallowayNYK · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
DrummondDET · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK
77% (10-13)
KlayGSW · 42 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (15-20)
Tobias HarrisORL · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
WhitesideMIA · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK
71% (10-14)
Final · Grizzlies-Warriors
Grizzlies 107Warriors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies21252041107
Warriors36322518111
The story
Stephen Curry had 15 points and 8 assists as Golden State beat Memphis 111-107

Jordan Adams led Memphis with 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 6-10 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 36-21, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +15+22+27+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 112Hawks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks32302129112
Hawks28212930108
The story
New York beat Atlanta 112-108 behind 26 points from Langston Galloway

Jeff Teague paced Atlanta: 19 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 10-12 FG, 6-6 3PT

The swing

A 30-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4+13+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 97Cavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1423362497
Cavs36263116109
The story
LeBron James' a 21-10-11 triple-double carried Cleveland past Detroit, 109-97

For Detroit, Andre Drummond had 20 PTS, 9 REB 21 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB · 7-17 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-14, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +22+25+20+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 75 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 74 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.2Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 8.2 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Clippers

Clippers make it six straight

Clippers beat Denver 110–103 and moved to 55–26. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Streak strip · LAC
W@ NYK111–80W@ PHI119–98W@ BOS119–106Lvs GSW106–110W@ POR126–122W@ DEN107–92W@ LAL106–78Wvs LAL105–100Wvs MEM94–86Wvs DEN110–103
Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 42

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 25, 16, 21, 6, 7, 26, 23, 42Warriors-Grizzlies · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glenn Robinson MIL, Jan 2, 1998: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
42 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 16, 37, 33, 31, 18, 40, 17, 27, 54, 36Thunder-Blazers · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 13, 2, 7, 17, 9, 20, 21, 32Nuggets-Clippers · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 4, 21, 8, 8, 30, 19, 12, 30Bucks-Sixers · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 16, 24, 8, 15, 23, 19, 21, 30Magic-Heat · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 31, 51, 24, 41, 22, 16, 30, 29Rockets-Hornets · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Zach LaVineMIN+9.9 19.9 last 10 · 10.0 season
Omri CasspiSAC+8.7 17.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Danilo GallinariDEN+8.1 20.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+8.0 19.9 last 10 · 11.9 season
Andrew WigginsMIN+6.3 23.1 last 10 · 16.8 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−5.4 8.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Paul PierceWAS−4.7 7.4 last 10 · 12.1 season