FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 12, 2003Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NYK by 10 after three quarters and won 104–99.

Final · Box score
Celtics86
Magic89
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Hawks101
Wizards100
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +1
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks99
Cavs104
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -5; Q3 CLE -10; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Nets94
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +19; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Mavs117
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Sonics86
Rockets101
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Nuggets79
Q1 LAC +14; Q2 LAC +21; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +22
On this day · 2001–02Apr 12, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Heat), 34 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Cavs

Ricky Davis scores 37, Cleveland rallies past New York

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 37 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-5-100+5CLE AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Knicks23272913799
Cavs2223242312104
Who led
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 31, 38, 27, 26, 17, 18, 9, 13, 37CLE37 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 17, 8, 18, 13, 23, 15, 6, 20CLE20 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 14, 11, 13, 20, 4, 15, 15, 23NYK23 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 12, 14, 2, 17, 8, 0, 15, 21NYK21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Clippers by 22.

ATL over WAS1ORL over BOS3CLE over NYK5NJN over TOR8DAL over GSW9HOU over SEA15LAC over DEN22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 225, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 108, Mavs 117
225
Knicks-CavsKnicks 99, Cavs 104
203
Hawks-WizardsHawks 101, Wizards 100
201
Sonics-RocketsSonics 86, Rockets 101
187
Raptors-NetsRaptors 86, Nets 94
180
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 101, Nuggets 79
180
Celtics-MagicCeltics 86, Magic 89
175
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-WizardsHawks 101, Wizards 100
+1 ATL
Celtics-MagicCeltics 86, Magic 89
+3 ORL
Knicks-CavsKnicks 99, Cavs 104
+5 CLE
Raptors-NetsRaptors 86, Nets 94
+8 NJN
Warriors-MavsWarriors 108, Mavs 117
+9 DAL
Sonics-RocketsSonics 86, Rockets 101
+15 HOU
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 101, Nuggets 79
+22 LAC
CLE erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-CavsCLE won · Knicks 99, Cavs 104
10 pts
Celtics-MagicORL won · Celtics 86, Magic 89
4 pts
Kurt Thomas shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kurt ThomasNYK · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
JaricLAC · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
LaettnerWAS · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
JeffersonNJN · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
NewbleATL · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 101Wizards 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks29232623101
Wizards21252628100
The story
Atlanta beat Washington 101-100 behind 21 points and 9 assists from Jason Terry

Michael Jordan paced Washington: 17 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 7-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +8+6+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Christian Laettner topped the game at 43.2 FPTS: 18 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 86Magic 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2812232386
Magic2422192489
The story
Tracy McGrady's 37 points carried Orlando past Boston, 89-86

For Boston, Antoine Walker had 21 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 37 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 12-30 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 22-12.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −4+6+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 99Cavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks23272913799
Cavs2223242312104
The story
Carlos Boozer had 17 points and 14 rebounds as Cleveland beat New York 104-99 in OT

Shandon Anderson led New York with 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 23-13.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1−5−100+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 73 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 64 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Ricky Davis leads the day with 37

Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 31, 38, 27, 26, 17, 18, 9, 13, 37Cavs-Knicks · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 33, 30, 25, 29, 26, 26, 34, 37Mavs-Warriors · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 41, 30, 39, 30, 12, 28, 37, 35, 37Magic-Celtics · W
32.2 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 30, 28, 8, 12, 41, 16, 24, 25Warriors-Mavs · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 27, 34, 28, 40, 36, 20, 24, 25Celtics-Magic · L
26.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 12, 11, 15, 6, 4, 8, 11, 23Sonics-Rockets · L
10.2 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordCHI+9.2 19.5 last 10 · 10.3 season
Dion GloverATL+7.1 16.7 last 10 · 9.6 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+6.3 21.9 last 10 · 15.6 season
Kenny ThomasPHI+4.7 14.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Jermaine O'NealIND+4.4 25.0 last 10 · 20.6 season
Cold
Bobby JacksonSAC−6.2 9.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Travis BestMIA−5.6 2.8 last 10 · 8.4 season
Steve FrancisHOU−5.3 15.8 last 10 · 21.1 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−4.9 15.3 last 10 · 20.2 season
Lucious HarrisNJN−4.7 5.7 last 10 · 10.4 season