FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 12, 2004Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed NOH by 10 after three quarters and won 101–97.

Final · Box score
Heat84
Celtics77
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Bucks89
Cavs93
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE -5; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Nets107
Hawks129
Q1 ATL +14; Q2 ATL +23; Q3 ATL +23; Q4 ATL +22
Final · Box score
Wizards79
Pistons101
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +22
Final · Box score
Pacers107
Sixers93
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Jazz90
Wolves104
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +18; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +14
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Hornets97
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK -7; Q3 NYK -10; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Magic93
Bulls84
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Kings89
Nuggets97
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Spurs78
Blazers66
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Rockets111
Sonics107
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +4
On this day · 2002–03Apr 12, 2003: 7 games. Top scorer: Ricky Davis (Cavs-Knicks), 37 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Hornets

New York fights back late to top New Orleans

Marcus Camby goes for 21 rebounds

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-7-10+4NYK AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25222430101
Hornets2331271697
Who led
Moochie NorrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 5, 13, 2, 0, 8, 0, 5, 21NYK21 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Michael SweetneyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 4, 2, 2, 2, 10, 5, 15, 16NYK16 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 11, 9, 2, 8, 12, 19, 11, 23NOH23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 12, 12, 22, 17, 20, 23, 26, 21NOH21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Hawks rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Atlanta beat New Jersey by 22.

CLE over MIL4NYK over NOH4HOU over SEA4MIA over BOS7DEN over SAC8ORL over CHI9SAS over POR12IND over PHI14MIN over UTA14ATL over NJN22DET over WAS22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Pacers-Sixers20
Wizards-Pistons14
Kings-Nuggets10
Heat-Celtics6
Jazz-Wolves4
Rockets-Sonics0
Nets-Hawks0
The night in charts
Nets-Hawks combined for 236, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-HawksNets 107, Hawks 129
236
Rockets-SonicsRockets 111, Sonics 107
218
Pacers-SixersPacers 107, Sixers 93
200
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 101, Hornets 97
198
Jazz-WolvesJazz 90, Wolves 104
194
Kings-NuggetsKings 89, Nuggets 97
186
Bucks-CavsBucks 89, Cavs 93
182
Wizards-PistonsWizards 79, Pistons 101
180
Magic-BullsMagic 93, Bulls 84
177
Heat-CelticsHeat 84, Celtics 77
161
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 78, Blazers 66
144
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-SonicsRockets 111, Sonics 107
+4 HOU
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 101, Hornets 97
+4 NYK
Bucks-CavsBucks 89, Cavs 93
+4 CLE
Heat-CelticsHeat 84, Celtics 77
+7 MIA
Kings-NuggetsKings 89, Nuggets 97
+8 DEN
Magic-BullsMagic 93, Bulls 84
+9 ORL
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 78, Blazers 66
+12 SAS
Jazz-WolvesJazz 90, Wolves 104
+14 MIN
Pacers-SixersPacers 107, Sixers 93
+14 IND
Nets-HawksNets 107, Hawks 129
+22 ATL
Wizards-PistonsWizards 79, Pistons 101
+22 DET
NYK erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HornetsNYK won · Knicks 101, Hornets 97
10 pts
Bucks-CavsCLE won · Bucks 89, Cavs 93
5 pts
Wizards-PistonsDET won · Wizards 79, Pistons 101
4 pts
Pacers-SixersIND won · Pacers 107, Sixers 93
3 pts
Kings-NuggetsDEN won · Kings 89, Nuggets 97
1 pt
Hamilton shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HamiltonPHI · 21 PTS, 2 REB
90% (9-10)
O'NealIND · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
81% (13-16)
TerryATL · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
HowardORL · 38 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
SnowPHI · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 89Cavs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1931231689
Cavs2718242493
The story
LeBron James had 27 points and 9 assists as Cleveland beat Milwaukee 93-89

Desmond Mason led Milwaukee with 25 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 9-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 27-19, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +8−5−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Hornets
Knicks 101Hornets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25222430101
Hornets2331271697
The story
Moochie Norris' 21 points carried New York past New Orleans, 101-97

For New Orleans, David Wesley had 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 9-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 30-16.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +2−7−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

P.J. Brown was the fantasy play: 43.8 FPTS on 10 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Rockets-Sonics
Rockets 111Sonics 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets34223322111
Sonics25281935107
The story
Houston beat Seattle 111-107 behind 25 points and 9 assists from Mark Jackson

Flip Murray paced Seattle: 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 4-8 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 33-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +9+3+17+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 54 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
40.5Season avg26.1Last 3

26.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.5 in 79 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.7Season avg41.5Today

42 minutes today, against 7.7 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Juwan Howard leads the day with 38

Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 24, 16, 26, 33, 14, 21, 12, 38Magic-Bulls · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Marcus FizerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 24, 15, 8, 12, 9, 10, 2, 7, 30Bulls-Magic · L
7.5 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 20 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 23, 23, 17, 7, 11, 23, 21, 30Hawks-Nets · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 8, 21, 18, 11, 24, 18, 13, 28Heat-Celtics · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 4, 23, 20, 16, 8, 9, 20, 22, 20, 28Pacers-Sixers · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 41, 18, 28, 20, 34, 21, 14, 24, 10, 27Cavs-Bucks · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris CrawfordATL+10.3 20.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Bob SuraATL+9.5 16.9 last 10 · 7.4 season
Stephen JacksonATL+7.5 25.6 last 10 · 18.1 season
James PoseyMEM+7.4 21.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Lucious HarrisNJN+6.9 13.9 last 10 · 7.0 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−8.9 7.5 last 10 · 16.4 season
Dion GloverTOR−6.6 2.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
Jason KiddNJN−6.1 9.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Eric WilliamsCLE−5.6 4.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Allan HoustonNYK−5.3 13.2 last 10 · 18.5 season