FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 4, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed HOU by 7 at halftime and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Pacers61
Pistons79
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +18
Final · Box score
Kings99
Rockets94
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -7; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Raptors83
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Wizards112
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Lakers89
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Wolves90
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Hawks89
Nets106
Q1 NJN +11; Q2 NJN +11; Q3 NJN +15; Q4 NJN +17
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Sonics96
Q1 SEA +12; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA +23; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Clippers92
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +5
On this day · 2002–03Apr 4, 2003: 10 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Kings), 40 points.
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The lead · Kings-Rockets

Sacramento takes care of Houston

Kevin Garnett goes for 22 rebounds

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-7+10+5SAC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2323322199
Rockets2429152694
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 17, 29, 21, 20, 29, 19, 21, 28SAC28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 24, 13, 17, 18, 23, 14, 22, 19SAC19 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 28, 25, 14, 27, 16, 6, 23, 21HOU21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 5, 13, 9, 14, 10, 16, 13, 15, 18HOU18 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Wolves15
Kings-Rockets13
Hawks-Nets9
Spurs-Lakers8
Bucks-Raptors7
Celtics-Wizards7
Pacers-Pistons4
Jazz-Clippers4
Hornets-Sonics2
The night in charts
Celtics-Wizards combined for 214, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 102, Wizards 112
214
Hawks-NetsHawks 89, Nets 106
195
Kings-RocketsKings 99, Rockets 94
193
Jazz-ClippersJazz 97, Clippers 92
189
Spurs-LakersSpurs 95, Lakers 89
184
Hornets-SonicsHornets 88, Sonics 96
184
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 90, Raptors 83
173
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 82, Wolves 90
172
Pacers-PistonsPacers 61, Pistons 79
140
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-ClippersJazz 97, Clippers 92
+5 UTA
Kings-RocketsKings 99, Rockets 94
+5 SAC
Spurs-LakersSpurs 95, Lakers 89
+6 SAS
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 90, Raptors 83
+7 MIL
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 82, Wolves 90
+8 MIN
Hornets-SonicsHornets 88, Sonics 96
+8 SEA
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 102, Wizards 112
+10 WAS
Hawks-NetsHawks 89, Nets 106
+17 NJN
Pacers-PistonsPacers 61, Pistons 79
+18 DET
SAC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-RocketsSAC won · Kings 99, Rockets 94
7 pts
Grizzlies-WolvesMIN won · Grizzlies 82, Wolves 90
6 pts
Jazz-ClippersUTA won · Jazz 97, Clippers 92
6 pts
Celtics-WizardsWAS won · Celtics 102, Wizards 112
5 pts
Bucks-RaptorsMIL won · Bucks 90, Raptors 83
4 pts
Banks shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BanksBOS · 24 PTS, 6 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST
85% (11-13)
ArroyoUTA · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
DoolingLAC · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
ArenasWAS · 32 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 4 AST
67% (10-15)
ChristieSAC · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 99Rockets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2323322199
Rockets2429152694
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 28 points and 11 rebounds as Sacramento beat Houston 99-94

Steve Francis led Houston with 12 AST, 11 PTS, 2 REB 28 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Kings took the third 32-15.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1−7+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 97Clippers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1915323197
Clippers2119223092
The story
Utah beat Los Angeles 97-92 behind 12 points from Mikki Moore

Corey Maggette paced Los Angeles: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 6-7 FG

The swing

A 32-22 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −2−6+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 95Lakers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2132202295
Lakers2220242389
The story
Tony Parker's 29 points and 9 assists carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 95-89

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 10-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 32-20.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1+11+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 62 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 67 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.7Season avg41.7Today

42 minutes today, against 19.7 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Jazz-Clippers

Utah tops Clippers in Los Angeles

Final: 97–92. Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 18 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over HOU5UTA over LAC5SAS over LAL6MIL over TOR7MIN over MEM8SEA over NOH8WAS over BOS10NJN over ATL17DET over IND18Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over LAC.
Top performances

Sam Cassell leads the day with 36

Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 14, 6, 9, 15, 24, 7, 13, 36Wolves-Grizzlies · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 0, 11, 11, 27, 30, 29, 12, 32Wizards-Celtics · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 0, 8, 23, 30, 12, 18, 32, 22, 31Wizards-Celtics · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 17, 17, 20, 7, 27, 28, 29, 21, 31Hawks-Nets · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 15, 11, 16, 12, 14, 12, 7, 29Spurs-Lakers · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 17, 29, 21, 20, 29, 19, 21, 28Kings-Rockets · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lucious HarrisNJN+9.1 16.0 last 10 · 6.9 season
Chris CrawfordATL+8.9 17.8 last 10 · 8.9 season
Rodney RogersNJN+6.6 14.0 last 10 · 7.4 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Stephen JacksonATL+5.8 23.3 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Dion GloverTOR−6.6 2.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−6.4 10.6 last 10 · 17.0 season
Eric WilliamsCLE−5.6 4.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Donyell MarshallTOR−5.3 9.2 last 10 · 14.5 season
Allan HoustonNYK−5.3 13.2 last 10 · 18.5 season