FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 13, 2013Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed PHX by 6 after the first quarter and won 105–93.

Final
MIL85
CHA95
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +17; Q4 CHA +10
Final
BOS120
ORL88
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +32
Final
LAC91
MEM87
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC 0; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 LAC +4
Final
PHX93
MIN105
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +12
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 13, 2012: 12 games. Top scorer: Andrew Bynum (LAL vs DEN), 30 points.
The lead · PHX @ MIN

Minnesota beats Phoenix, 105–93

Minnesota led 77–73 after three and won by 12. Ricky Rubio led Minnesota with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-3+4+12MIN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX2825202093
MIN22282728105
Who led
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 9, 19, 13, 10, 5, 6, 13, 24MIN24 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 11, 4, 0, 20, 13, 12, 23, 16MIN16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 7, 18, 5, 4, 18, 11, 12, 20PHX20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jared DudleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 6, 10, 15, 6, 15, 8, 18, 16PHX16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · LAC @ MEM

Clippers extend win streak to 5

91–87 over Memphis. Record: 54–26. DeAndre Jordan led Clippers with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · LAC
L@ DAL102–109W@ NOH105–91L@ SAS102–104L@ HOU81–98Lvs IND106–109Wvs PHX126–101Wvs LAL109–95Wvs MIN111–95W@ NOH96–93W@ MEM91–87LAC: last 10 games through Apr 13, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 78 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Ricky Rubio leads the day with 24

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.
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 9, 19, 13, 10, 5, 6, 13, 24MIN vs PHX · W
10.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 30, 11, 18, 11, 12, 26, 30, 22ORL vs BOS · L
10.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 16, 27, 17, 12, 7, 19, 28, 21CHA vs MIL · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 7, 18, 5, 4, 18, 11, 12, 20PHX @ MIN · L
8.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 10, 7, 0, 2, 6, 7, 18, 20BOS @ ORL · W
7.8 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 15, 15, 5, 10, 8, 17, 7, 19MIL @ CHA · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 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
Tobias HarrisORL+10.3 20.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
Roy HibbertIND+7.8 19.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Jeff GreenBOS+7.5 20.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
JR SmithNYK+6.7 24.8 last 10 · 18.1 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI+6.4 14.9 last 10 · 8.5 season
Cold
Shannon BrownPHX−7.0 3.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
O.J. MayoDAL−6.3 9.4 last 10 · 15.7 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