FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 11, 2013Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed NYK by 7 after the first quarter and won 118–111.

Final · OT
NYK111
CHI118
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI 0; OT1 CHI +7
Final
OKC116
GSW97
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +19; Q4 OKC +19
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 · 2011–12Apr 11, 2012: 11 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (MIL vs NYK), 35 points.
The lead · NYK @ CHI

Nate Robinson scores 35, Chicago wins in overtime

Tied 105–105 after regulation. Final: 118–111. Carmelo Anthony scored 36 for New York in the loss.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-5-20+7CHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
NYK302923236111
CHI2331262513118
Who led
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 25, 16, 17, 12, 19, 18, 22, 35CHI35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 4, 16, 13, 16, 12, 14, 28, 22CHI22 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 32, 24, 50, 40, 41, 36, 36, 36NYK36 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 37, 15, 14, 19, 30, 22, 17, 28NYK28 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Second story · OKC @ GSW

OKC leads Golden State wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 116–97. Best quarter: the third, 36–23. Kevin Durant led OKC with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · OKC vs GSW
Kevin Durant · OKCStephen Curry · GSWPTS3122REB103AST87Top 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
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 77 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 50 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg50.2Today

50 minutes today, against 29.2 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Rebounding up
+5.0rebounds, last 5 vs season avg
Rebounds per game
6.6Season avg11.6Last 5

11.6 rebounds a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 64 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 45 minutes.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony 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.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 32, 24, 50, 40, 41, 36, 36, 36NYK @ CHI · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 25, 16, 17, 12, 19, 18, 22, 35CHI vs NYK · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 20, 36, 30, 25, 34, 27, 21, 31OKC @ GSW · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 37, 15, 14, 19, 30, 22, 17, 28NYK @ CHI · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 18, 4, 17, 2, 9, 15, 5, 23OKC @ GSW · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 4, 16, 13, 16, 12, 14, 28, 22CHI vs NYK · W
8.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 14 REB · 2 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
Tobias HarrisORL+9.3 19.7 last 10 · 10.4 season
John WallWAS+8.5 26.8 last 10 · 18.3 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI+7.7 16.2 last 10 · 8.5 season
Roy HibbertIND+7.2 19.1 last 10 · 11.9 season
Maurice HarklessORL+7.2 15.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
Cold
O.J. MayoDAL−7.2 8.4 last 10 · 15.6 season
Shannon BrownPHX−7.0 3.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Byron MullensCHA−5.0 5.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
Tyson ChandlerNYK−4.7 5.7 last 10 · 10.4 season