FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 2, 2011Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed OKC by 12 at halftime and won 98–92.

Final
TOR106
CHI113
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +7
Final
MIN89
MEM106
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +17
Final · OT
PHI87
MIL93
Q1 MIL -10; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 MIL 0; Q4 MIL 0; OT1 MIL +6
Final
DAL92
GSW99
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +7
Final
OKC92
LAC98
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC -12; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 LAC +6
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 · 2009–10Apr 2, 2010: 10 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA @ IND), 43 points.
The lead · OKC @ LAC

Clippers climb out of a 12-point hole against OKC

Down 12 at the half, the Clippers won the third quarter 31–22 and the game 98–92. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 26 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-12-3+6LAC AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC2227222192
LAC1522313098
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 30, 17, 33, 22, 22, 25, 20, 26LAC26 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 5, 29, 10, 32, 7, 17, 15, 21, 18LAC18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 20, 29, 23, 21, 39, 22, 25, 23OKC23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 23, 11, 13, 8, 14, 22, 21, 14OKC14 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · PHI @ MIL

Milwaukee rallies from nine down at the half, wins in overtime

Philadelphia led 48–39 at the break. It was 79–79 after regulation, and Milwaukee won the extra time 14–8. Final: 93–87. John Salmons led Milwaukee with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MIL vs PHI
John Salmons · MILElton Brand · PHIPTS1920REB412AST83Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 67 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 54 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 36

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.
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 21, 42, 18, 30, 24, 30, 31, 23, 27, 36CHI vs TOR · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 8, 18, 10, 15, 27, 37, 20, 16, 32GSW vs DAL · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 30, 17, 33, 22, 22, 25, 20, 26LAC vs OKC · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 2, 2, 5, 7, 9, 6, 8, 26TOR @ CHI · L
7.8 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 30, 16, 14, 19, 19, 7, 20, 26TOR @ CHI · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 20, 29, 23, 21, 39, 22, 25, 23OKC @ LAC · L
27.7 PPG season to date · −4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 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
Jordan CrawfordWAS+11.8 22.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC+9.4 21.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Maurice EvansWAS+6.6 12.6 last 10 · 6.0 season
Marcin GortatPHX+6.1 15.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
JaVale McGeeWAS+5.7 15.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Ben GordonDET−6.6 5.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Brandon RoyPOR−6.1 6.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK−5.9 19.6 last 10 · 25.5 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−5.8 14.4 last 10 · 20.2 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season