FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 6, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed NJN by 9 at halftime and won 103–98.

Final · OT · Box score
Sixers103
Hawks100
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Cavs86
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Magic86
Pistons102
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Bucks103
Nets98
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 MIL -8; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Knicks86
Pacers107
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +21
Final · Box score
Sonics108
Mavs118
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Blazers91
Lakers80
Q1 POR +16; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Kings105
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +19; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +14
Final · Box score
Rockets90
Warriors97
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +7
On this day · 2002–03Apr 6, 2003: 10 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Warriors-Nuggets), 41 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Nets

Milwaukee rallies from 9 down to beat New Jersey

Stephen Jackson goes for 26 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-9-8+5MIL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22262431103
Nets2730231898
Who led
Damon JonesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 11, 4, 21, 10, 2, 7, 6, 11, 23MIL23 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 24, 20, 36, 12, 6, 23, 17, 21MIL21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 9, 24, 10, 16, 13, 20, 13, 26NJN26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 20, 28, 35, 24, 28, 18, 20, 25NJN25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Raptors-Cavs

Toronto takes over late to edge Cleveland

Down 2 after three, Toronto won the fourth 26–23. Final: 87–86. Vince Carter led Toronto with 32 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over CLE1PHI over ATL3MIL over NJN5GSW over HOU7DAL over SEA10POR over LAL11SAC over NOH14DET over ORL16IND over NYK21Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over CLE.
Lead changes
Raptors-Cavs13
Knicks-Pacers5
Bucks-Nets4
Blazers-Lakers3
Sonics-Mavs2
Rockets-Warriors1
Hornets-Kings0
Shot of the night

Rose's three with 0.6 seconds left puts the Raptors ahead, 87-86 final

The night in charts
Sonics-Mavs combined for 226, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-MavsSonics 108, Mavs 118
226
Sixers-HawksSixers 103, Hawks 100
203
Bucks-NetsBucks 103, Nets 98
201
Hornets-KingsHornets 91, Kings 105
196
Knicks-PacersKnicks 86, Pacers 107
193
Magic-PistonsMagic 86, Pistons 102
188
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 90, Warriors 97
187
Raptors-CavsRaptors 87, Cavs 86
173
Blazers-LakersBlazers 91, Lakers 80
171
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-CavsRaptors 87, Cavs 86
+1 TOR
Sixers-HawksSixers 103, Hawks 100
+3 PHI
Bucks-NetsBucks 103, Nets 98
+5 MIL
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 90, Warriors 97
+7 GSW
Sonics-MavsSonics 108, Mavs 118
+10 DAL
Blazers-LakersBlazers 91, Lakers 80
+11 POR
Hornets-KingsHornets 91, Kings 105
+14 SAC
Magic-PistonsMagic 86, Pistons 102
+16 DET
Knicks-PacersKnicks 86, Pacers 107
+21 IND
MIL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-NetsMIL won · Bucks 103, Nets 98
9 pts
Sixers-HawksPHI won · Sixers 103, Hawks 100
2 pts
Raptors-CavsTOR won · Raptors 87, Cavs 86
2 pts
Dalembert shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DalembertPHI · 18 PTS, 18 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
Damon JonesMIL · 23 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Jim JacksonHOU · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
JamisonDAL · 17 PTS, 6 REB
80% (8-10)
MurphyGSW · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 87Cavs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors292482687
Cavs2024192386
The story
Chris Bosh's 11 points and 10 rebounds carried Toronto past Cleveland, 87-86

For Cleveland, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 15 REB, 14 PTS, 2 AST 11 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 4-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-20, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +9+9−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Hawks
Sixers 103Hawks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers2124192811103
Hawks231228298100
The story
Samuel Dalembert had 18 points and 18 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Atlanta 103-100 in OT

Bob Sura led Atlanta with 11 REB, 8 PTS, 7 AST 18 PTS, 18 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 9-11 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the 76ers took the second 24-12.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2+10+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Nets
Bucks 103Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22262431103
Nets2730231898
The story
Milwaukee beat New Jersey 103-98 behind 23 points and 11 assists from Damon Jones

Richard Jefferson paced New Jersey: 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 23 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 8-10 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-18 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −5−9−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rodney Rogers topped the game at 55.6 FPTS: 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 51 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 79 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 32

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 30, 42, 30, 26, 40, 16, 22, 21, 18, 32Raptors-Cavs · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 20, 7, 27, 28, 29, 21, 31, 26Hawks-Sixers · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 9, 24, 10, 16, 13, 20, 13, 26Nets-Bucks · L
7.7 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chris CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 18, 16, 11, 22, 22, 18, 22, 26Hawks-Sixers · L
9.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 29, 21, 20, 29, 19, 21, 28, 26Kings-Hornets · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 20, 35, 18, 12, 21, 21, 16, 26Pacers-Knicks · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lucious HarrisNJN+9.6 16.5 last 10 · 6.9 season
Bob SuraATL+9.2 16.2 last 10 · 7.0 season
Chris CrawfordATL+9.2 18.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Rodney RogersNJN+8.7 16.4 last 10 · 7.7 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+5.8 24.5 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−7.3 9.6 last 10 · 16.9 season
Dion GloverTOR−6.6 2.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
Donyell MarshallTOR−5.7 8.8 last 10 · 14.5 season
Eric WilliamsCLE−5.6 4.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Allan HoustonNYK−5.3 13.2 last 10 · 18.5 season