FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 10, 2004Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed WAS by 6 after the first quarter and won 102–98.

Final · Box score
Mavs99
Sonics119
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +20; Q3 SEA +18; Q4 SEA +20
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Hawks110
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Magic89
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +19; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +12
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks102
Wizards98
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Heat80
Cavs91
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +19; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Hornets92
Bucks87
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 NOH +4; Q3 NOH -2; Q4 NOH +5
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers100
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Rockets69
Jazz82
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +13
On this day · 2002–03Apr 10, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Kings), 34 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Wizards

New York needs overtime to survive Washington

Stephen Jackson goes for 28 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-400+4NYK AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Knicks1924232115102
Wizards252219211198
Who led
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 16, 8, 26, 13, 15, 16, 14, 22NYK22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
DerMarr JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 6, 15, 17, 6, 2, 0, 0, 22NYK22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Jarvis HayesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 4, 0, 4, 1, 8, 2, 3, 23WAS23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Etan ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 9, 8, 7, 4, 10, 12, 11, 17WAS17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Bucks23
Blazers-Nuggets9
Heat-Cavs7
Celtics-Hawks5
The night in charts
Mavs-Sonics combined for 218, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SonicsMavs 99, Sonics 119
218
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 100, Nuggets 110
210
Celtics-HawksCeltics 99, Hawks 110
209
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 102, Wizards 98
200
Pistons-MagicPistons 101, Magic 89
190
Hornets-BucksHornets 92, Bucks 87
179
Heat-CavsHeat 80, Cavs 91
171
Rockets-JazzRockets 69, Jazz 82
151
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 102, Wizards 98
+4 NYK
Hornets-BucksHornets 92, Bucks 87
+5 NOH
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 100, Nuggets 110
+10 DEN
Celtics-HawksCeltics 99, Hawks 110
+11 ATL
Heat-CavsHeat 80, Cavs 91
+11 CLE
Pistons-MagicPistons 101, Magic 89
+12 DET
Rockets-JazzRockets 69, Jazz 82
+13 UTA
Mavs-SonicsMavs 99, Sonics 119
+20 SEA
NYK rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-WizardsNYK won · Knicks 102, Wizards 98
6 pts
Blazers-NuggetsDEN won · Blazers 100, Nuggets 110
2 pts
Hornets-BucksNOH won · Hornets 92, Bucks 87
2 pts
Prince shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PrinceDET · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
DanielsDAL · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
78% (14-18)
LewisSEA · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
RidnourSEA · 16 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BarrySEA · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Knicks-Wizards
Knicks 102Wizards 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks1924232115102
Wizards252219211198
The story
Tim Thomas' 22 points carried New York past Washington, 102-98 in OT

Michael Sweetney chipped in 15 PTS, 12 REB 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 23-19.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −6−400+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jarvis Hayes was the fantasy play: 39.9 FPTS on 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB

Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 100Nuggets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers252319276100
Nuggets2818232516110
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 30 points as Denver beat Portland 110-100 in OT

Zach Randolph led Portland with 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 12-24 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the overtime 16-6.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3−2+20+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 99Hawks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2323282599
Hawks35282324110
The story
Atlanta beat Boston 110-99 behind 21 points from Jason Terry

Mark Blount paced Boston: 22 PTS, 10 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 7-15 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 35-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +12+17+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 53 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 82 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg44.3Today

44 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 33 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 8 games went past regulation.

NYK over WAS4NOH over MIL5DEN over POR10ATL over BOS11CLE over MIA11DET over ORL12UTA over HOU13SEA over DAL20Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Marquis Daniels leads the day with 33

Marquis DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 31, 20, 17, 16, 11, 16, 12, 33Mavs-Sonics · L
7.6 PPG season to date · +25.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 25, 21, 25, 41, 20, 36, 20, 30Nuggets-Blazers · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 7, 27, 28, 29, 21, 31, 26, 36, 28Hawks-Celtics · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 36, 12, 6, 23, 17, 21, 35, 27Bucks-Hornets · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 22, 12, 12, 22, 17, 20, 23, 26Hornets-Bucks · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 4, 24, 26, 17, 25, 14, 4, 25Sonics-Mavs · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris CrawfordATL+10.1 19.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Lucious HarrisNJN+9.1 16.1 last 10 · 7.0 season
Bob SuraATL+8.2 15.4 last 10 · 7.2 season
Stephen JacksonATL+7.3 25.3 last 10 · 18.0 season
Rodney RogersNJN+7.3 15.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−8.4 8.1 last 10 · 16.5 season
Dion GloverTOR−6.6 2.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
Voshon LenardDEN−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