FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 11, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed CHA by 5 after three quarters and won 113–106.

Final
DET102
IND106
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +4
Final
ORL93
NJN103
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +10; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +10
Final
PHX110
MIN97
Q1 PHX +23; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +13
Final
CHA106
CHI113
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI +7
Final
OKC98
MIL115
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +21; Q4 MIL +17
Final
GSW118
UTA108
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +10
Final
POR87
LAC72
Q1 POR 0; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +15
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2007–08Apr 11, 2008: 12 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (PHX @ HOU), 37 points.
The lead · CHA @ CHI

Ben Gordon hits seven threes, Chicago tops Charlotte

39 points for Ben Gordon. Final: 113–106.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+2-5+7CHI AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHA23273323106
CHI30222635113
Who led
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 18, 25, 37, 12, 18, 17, 24, 39CHI39 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 9, 16, 23, 24, 15, 18, 16, 22CHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 6, 16, 14, 16, 18, 32, 11, 26CHA26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 12, 11, 17, 13, 14, 17, 19, 24CHA24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 63 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 59 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg37.5Today

38 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · GSW @ UTA

Golden State handles Utah by 10

The Warriors won the second quarter 36–20. Final: 118–108. C.J. Watson led Golden State with 38 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over DET4CHI over CHA7NJN over ORL10GSW over UTA10PHX over MIN13POR over LAC15MIL over OKC17Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over UTA.
Top performances

Ben Gordon leads the day with 39

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 18, 25, 37, 12, 18, 17, 24, 39CHI vs CHA · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
C.J. WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 13, 7, 7, 11, 18, 10, 18, 38GSW @ UTA · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +29.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 13, 32, 29, 29, 17, 24, 19, 35MIL vs OKC · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 36, 9, 12, 4, 15, 33, 6, 27NJN vs ORL · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 24, 16, 18, 34, 21, 18, 25, 26UTA vs GSW · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 14 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 6, 16, 14, 16, 18, 32, 11, 26CHA @ CHI · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Brandon RushIND+8.1 15.8 last 10 · 7.7 season
Glen DavisBOS+7.1 13.7 last 10 · 6.6 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.2 25.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Anthony MorrowGSW+5.8 15.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.5 19.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
Devin HarrisNJN−7.0 14.5 last 10 · 21.5 season
Larry HughesNYK−6.1 5.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Nate RobinsonNYK−5.9 11.5 last 10 · 17.4 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Corey MaggetteGSW−4.9 13.7 last 10 · 18.6 season