FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 4, 2014Regular season · 14 games
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14 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed MIA by 5 after the first quarter and won 122–121.

Final
ORL80
CHA91
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +17; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +11
Final
DEN92
MEM100
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +8
Final
IND94
TOR102
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR 0; Q4 TOR +8
Final
CLE98
ATL117
Q1 ATL +16; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +19
Final
DET104
BKN116
Q1 BKN 0; Q2 BKN +12; Q3 BKN +22; Q4 BKN +12
Final
PHI111
BOS102
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +9
Final · 2OT
MIN122
MIA121
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN 0; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN 0; OT1 MIN 0; OT2 MIN +1
Final
WAS90
NYK89
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS -4; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +1
Final
MIL90
CHI102
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +12
Final
NOP96
UTA100
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +4
Final
OKC107
HOU111
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +4
Final
PHX109
POR93
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +16
Final
SAC69
GSW102
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +32; Q3 GSW +34; Q4 GSW +33
Final
DAL107
LAL95
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +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 · 2012–13Apr 4, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: Deron Williams (BKN vs CHI), 30 points.
The lead · MIN @ MIA

Minnesota needs two overtimes to survive Miami

Tied 97–97 after regulation. Minnesota won the final period 13–12 for a 122–121 win. Kevin Love led Minnesota with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (6 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-50+200+1MIN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
MIN242825201213122
MIA292323221212121
Who led
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 36, 16, 14, 22, 14, 20, 24, 28MIN28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Chase BudingerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 11, 9, 12, 11, 6, 12, 3, 24MIN24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 43, 15, 25, 32, 38, 17, 13, 32, 17, 34MIA34 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 7, 14, 19, 11, 5, 12, 14, 24MIA24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 69 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 75 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Warriors rout

Four of 14 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat Sacramento by 33.

MIN over MIA1WAS over NYK1UTA over NOP4HOU over OKC4MEM over DEN8TOR over IND8PHI over BOS9CHA over ORL11BKN over DET12CHI over MIL12DAL over LAL12PHX over POR16ATL over CLE19GSW over SAC33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

James Harden 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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 28, 37, 31, 26, 32, 26, 26, 39HOU vs OKC · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 43, 15, 25, 32, 38, 17, 13, 32, 17, 34MIA vs MIN · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 12, 14, 13, 18, 6, 22, 15, 32PHX @ POR · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 18, 12, 29, 15, 21, 13, 24, 32NYK vs WAS · L
14.0 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 23, 21, 20, 23, 16, 10, 14, 30PHX @ POR · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 18, 28, 20, 35, 20, 19, 25, 29CHA vs ORL · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 16 REB · 0 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
Ramon SessionsMIL+7.0 19.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Dion WaitersCLE+6.8 22.5 last 10 · 15.7 season
Jarrett JackCLE+4.8 14.2 last 10 · 9.4 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+4.8 18.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+4.4 16.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−10.5 3.8 last 10 · 14.3 season
Glen DavisLAC−6.5 3.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Arron AfflaloORL−5.8 12.8 last 10 · 18.6 season
Tony AllenMEM−4.8 4.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
Brandon JenningsDET−4.7 10.9 last 10 · 15.6 season