FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 15, 2009Regular season · 14 games
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14 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIL by 16 after three quarters and won 115–108.

Final
WAS107
BOS115
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +8
Final
TOR109
CHI98
Q1 TOR +14; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +11
Final · OT
PHI111
CLE110
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -12; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI 0; OT1 PHI +1
Final
HOU84
DAL95
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -5; Q4 DAL +11
Final
MIL108
IND115
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND -16; Q4 IND +7
Final
ATL90
MEM98
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +8
Final · OT
DET96
MIA102
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA 0; OT1 MIA +6
Final
SAC97
MIN90
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +7
Final
NJN73
NYK102
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +23; Q4 NYK +29
Final
CHA73
ORL98
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +19; Q3 ORL +19; Q4 ORL +25
Final · OT
NOH98
SAS105
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS +7
Final
OKC126
LAC85
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +21; Q3 OKC +29; Q4 OKC +41
Final
GSW113
PHX117
Q1 PHX -12; Q2 PHX 0; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +4
Final
DEN76
POR104
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +19; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +28
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 15, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: David West (NOH vs LAC), 32 points.
The lead · MIL @ IND

Danny Granger drops 35 in 16-point comeback win over Milwaukee

Milwaukee led by 16 after three. Final: 115–108.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+7-16+7IND AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL25243920108
IND24321643115
Who led
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 31, 35, 24, 29, 35, 24, 38, 35IND35 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Brandon RushPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 11, 14, 13, 5, 10, 21, 27, 24IND24 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 29, 29, 17, 24, 19, 35, 24, 31MIL31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Luc Mbah a MoutePoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 9, 6, 6, 6, 4, 10, 4, 19MIL19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.4Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 3.4 in 27 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Season avg20.1Last 3

20.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.4 in 68 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Fourteen games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: OKC by 41.

PHI over CLE1PHX over GSW4MIA over DET6IND over MIL7SAC over MIN7SAS over NOH7BOS over WAS8MEM over ATL8TOR over CHI11DAL over HOU11ORL over CHA25POR over DEN28NYK over NJN29OKC over LAC41Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Caron Butler 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.
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 31, 31, 25, 27, 10, 21, 28, 39WAS @ BOS · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 31, 35, 24, 29, 35, 24, 38, 35IND vs MIL · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 12, 13, 18, 4, 7, 14, 25, 34TOR @ CHI · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 40, 19, 31, 23, 20, 28, 20, 31, 14, 34NOH @ SAS · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 15, 24, 18, 6, 16, 13, 10, 33GSW @ PHX · L
10.1 PPG season to date · +23.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 29, 29, 17, 24, 19, 35, 24, 31MIL @ IND · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 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+10.2 18.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Glen DavisBOS+7.6 14.6 last 10 · 7.0 season
C.J. WatsonGSW+6.5 16.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Andrew BynumLAL+6.4 20.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.2 25.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Cold
Devin HarrisNJN−8.4 12.9 last 10 · 21.3 season
Nate RobinsonNYK−6.1 11.1 last 10 · 17.2 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Andris BiedrinsGSW−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Corey MaggetteGSW−4.9 13.7 last 10 · 18.6 season