FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 8, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed SAC by 8 at halftime and won 94–86.

Final · Box score
Magic81
Nets101
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +20
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Mavs117
Q1 DAL +17; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Kings86
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN -8; Q4 MIN +8
On this day · 2002–03Apr 8, 2003: 11 games. Top scorer: Jermaine O'Neal (Pacers-Bulls), 38 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Kings

Minnesota climbs out of an 8-point hole against Sacramento

Kevin Garnett goes for 24 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8-8+8MIN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1920223394
Kings2225221786
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 6, 9, 15, 24, 7, 13, 36, 29MIN29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 24, 16, 17, 27, 27, 22, 14, 24MIN24 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 17, 18, 23, 14, 22, 19, 24, 21SAC21 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 27, 12, 21, 14, 23, 8, 13, 19SAC19 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Nets14
Wolves-Kings4
Jazz-Mavs0
The night in charts
Jazz-Mavs combined for 211, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-MavsJazz 94, Mavs 117
211
Magic-NetsMagic 81, Nets 101
182
Wolves-KingsWolves 94, Kings 86
180
MIN won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Wolves-KingsWolves 94, Kings 86
+8 MIN
Magic-NetsMagic 81, Nets 101
+20 NJN
Jazz-MavsJazz 94, Mavs 117
+23 DAL
MIN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-KingsMIN won · Wolves 94, Kings 86
8 pts
Magic-NetsNJN won · Magic 81, Nets 101
2 pts
Dirk shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
JamisonDAL · 25 PTS, 9 REB
67% (8-12)
KGMIN · 24 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
56% (10-18)
ChristieSAC · 12 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
KittlesNJN · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 94Kings 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1920223394
Kings2225221786
The story
Wally Szczerbiak had 12 points as Minnesota beat Sacramento 94-86

Chris Webber led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 5-9 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 33-17.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −3−8−8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Nets
Magic 81Nets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2622191481
Nets24261833101
The story
New Jersey beat Orlando 101-81 behind 21 points and 8 assists from Richard Jefferson

Drew Gooden paced Orlando: 20 PTS, 12 REB 21 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 8-16 FG

The swing

A 33-14 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −2+2+1+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 94Mavs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1829262194
Mavs35273025117
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 27 points carried Dallas past Utah, 117-94

For Utah, Andrei Kirilenko had 13 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 7-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-18, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +17+15+19+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 64 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 74 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg44.8Today

45 minutes today, against 24.8 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Magic-Nets

New Jersey rolls past Orlando, 101–81

The Magic were held to 14 points in the fourth quarter. Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over SAC8NJN over ORL20DAL over UTA23Final margin, points. Pink = NJN over ORL.
Top performances

Sam Cassell leads the day with 29

Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 6, 9, 15, 24, 7, 13, 36, 29Wolves-Kings · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 22, 25, 25, 35, 27, 34, 23, 27Mavs-Jazz · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 15, 20, 21, 5, 16, 22, 17, 25Mavs-Jazz · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 24, 16, 17, 27, 27, 22, 14, 24Wolves-Kings · W
24.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 17, 18, 23, 14, 22, 19, 24, 21Kings-Wolves · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 28, 35, 24, 28, 18, 20, 25, 21Nets-Magic · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lucious HarrisNJN+10.1 17.0 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+7.9 15.6 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−5.1 10.6 last 10 · 15.7 season