FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 7, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed WAS by 12 at halftime and won 116–107.

Final · Box score
Celtics101
Heat104
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Bulls82
Knicks96
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +17; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Pacers94
Raptors90
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Cavs74
Grizzlies92
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +18
Final · Box score
Wizards107
Bucks116
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -12; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Sonics75
Spurs96
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +28; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Nuggets111
Suns96
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Warriors81
Blazers87
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Rockets102
Clippers79
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +21; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +23
The lead · Wizards-Bucks

Michael Redd scores 35, Milwaukee rallies past Washington

James Posey goes for 35 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-12+2+9MIL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards27332126107
Bucks19293533116
Who led
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 20, 36, 12, 6, 23, 17, 21, 35MIL35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 22, 19, 10, 10, 18, 16, 18, 27MIL27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 23, 30, 12, 18, 32, 22, 31, 19WAS19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 11, 6, 20, 8, 7, 2, 14, 18WAS18 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Heat13
Wizards-Bucks7
Warriors-Blazers6
Bulls-Knicks4
Nuggets-Suns3
Cavs-Grizzlies3
Pacers-Raptors0
The night in charts
Wizards-Bucks combined for 223, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BucksWizards 107, Bucks 116
223
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 111, Suns 96
207
Celtics-HeatCeltics 101, Heat 104
205
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 94, Raptors 90
184
Rockets-ClippersRockets 102, Clippers 79
181
Bulls-KnicksBulls 82, Knicks 96
178
Sonics-SpursSonics 75, Spurs 96
171
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 81, Blazers 87
168
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 74, Grizzlies 92
166
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HeatCeltics 101, Heat 104
+3 MIA
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 94, Raptors 90
+4 IND
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 81, Blazers 87
+6 POR
Wizards-BucksWizards 107, Bucks 116
+9 MIL
Bulls-KnicksBulls 82, Knicks 96
+14 NYK
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 111, Suns 96
+15 DEN
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 74, Grizzlies 92
+18 MEM
Sonics-SpursSonics 75, Spurs 96
+21 SAS
Rockets-ClippersRockets 102, Clippers 79
+23 HOU
Barbosa shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarbosaPHX · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
WagnerCLE · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
PoseyMEM · 35 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Jim JacksonHOU · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
ParkerSAS · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 101Heat 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics22273121101
Heat24371924104
The story
Lamar Odom's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Miami past Boston, 104-101

For Boston, Paul Pierce had 31 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 5-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 37-27, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2+120+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Raptors
Pacers 94Raptors 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3023202194
Raptors2017282590
The story
Jermaine O'Neal had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Indiana beat Toronto 94-90

Donyell Marshall led Toronto with 26 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the first 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +10+16+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Grizzlies
Cavs 74Grizzlies 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1722231274
Grizzlies2827211692
The story
Memphis beat Cleveland 92-74 behind 10 points and 10 rebounds from Lorenzen Wright

Dajuan Wagner paced Cleveland: 18 PTS, 2 REB 10 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 4-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +11+16+14+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 77 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 68 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Heat

Miami wins a tight one over Boston

104–101. Neither team led by more than 12 at any break. Lamar Odom led Miami with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over BOS3IND over TOR4POR over GSW6MIL over WAS9NYK over CHI14DEN over PHX15MEM over CLE18SAS over SEA21HOU over LAC23Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over BOS.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 36

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 13, 22, 25, 21, 25, 41, 20, 36Nuggets-Suns · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 20, 36, 12, 6, 23, 17, 21, 35Bucks-Wizards · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 17, 12, 6, 38, 32, 19, 18, 35Grizzlies-Cavs · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 18, 34, 11, 21, 23, 32, 17, 31Celtics-Heat · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 22, 19, 10, 10, 18, 16, 18, 27Bucks-Wizards · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 7, 9, 16, 4, 2, 10, 13, 26Raptors-Pacers · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 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
James PoseyMEM+6.6 20.3 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−7.9 8.8 last 10 · 16.7 season
Dion GloverTOR−6.6 2.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
Eric WilliamsCLE−5.6 4.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Allan HoustonNYK−5.3 13.2 last 10 · 18.5 season
Jason KiddNJN−4.4 11.5 last 10 · 15.9 season