FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 14, 2004Regular season · 14 games
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14 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by TOR (vs MIL) and IND (vs CHI) and SAS (vs DEN).

Final · Box score
Hawks132
Celtics137
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Magic95
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Wizards78
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +18; Q3 NOH +13; Q4 NOH +16
Final · Box score
Nets84
Heat96
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +21; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Cavs100
Knicks90
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Pacers101
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND -8; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Grizzlies90
Q1 MIN +12; Q2 MIN +21; Q3 MIN +27; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Raptors89
Bucks87
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR -8; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets67
Spurs93
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +26
Final · Box score
Suns89
Jazz84
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Rockets89
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +3
Final · 2OT · Box score
Lakers105
Blazers104
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers 0; OT2 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Kings91
Warriors97
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Sonics118
Clippers87
Q1 SEA +14; Q2 SEA +24; Q3 SEA +20; Q4 SEA +31
On this day · 2002–03Apr 14, 2003: 7 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Sonics), 39 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Bucks

Toronto rallies from 8 down to beat Milwaukee

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 25 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-8+2TOR AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2825142289
Bucks2924221287
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 21, 18, 32, 15, 18, 30, 19, 23TOR23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 2, 10, 13, 26, 5, 8, 27, 22TOR22 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 10, 18, 16, 18, 27, 10, 25, 27MIL27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Brian SkinnerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 12, 8, 18, 19, 10, 15, 13, 5, 16MIL16 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Bucks22
Sixers-Magic13
Lakers-Blazers9
Nets-Heat9
Bulls-Pacers7
Nuggets-Spurs7
Suns-Jazz5
Cavs-Knicks3
Mavs-Rockets3
Hornets-Wizards2
Kings-Warriors2
Wolves-Grizzlies0
Sonics-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Kobe's three at the buzzer of 2OT puts the Lakers ahead, 105-104 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Celtics combined for 269, 60 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-CelticsHawks 132, Celtics 137
269
Lakers-BlazersLakers 105, Blazers 104
209
Sonics-ClippersSonics 118, Clippers 87
205
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 107, Grizzlies 90
197
Bulls-PacersBulls 96, Pacers 101
197
Cavs-KnicksCavs 100, Knicks 90
190
Kings-WarriorsKings 91, Warriors 97
188
Sixers-MagicSixers 89, Magic 95
184
Mavs-RocketsMavs 92, Rockets 89
181
Nets-HeatNets 84, Heat 96
180
Raptors-BucksRaptors 89, Bucks 87
176
Suns-JazzSuns 89, Jazz 84
173
Hornets-WizardsHornets 94, Wizards 78
172
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 67, Spurs 93
160
6 of 14 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-BlazersLakers 105, Blazers 104
+1 LAL
Raptors-BucksRaptors 89, Bucks 87
+2 TOR
Mavs-RocketsMavs 92, Rockets 89
+3 DAL
Bulls-PacersBulls 96, Pacers 101
+5 IND
Hawks-CelticsHawks 132, Celtics 137
+5 BOS
Suns-JazzSuns 89, Jazz 84
+5 PHX
Kings-WarriorsKings 91, Warriors 97
+6 GSW
Sixers-MagicSixers 89, Magic 95
+6 ORL
Cavs-KnicksCavs 100, Knicks 90
+10 CLE
Nets-HeatNets 84, Heat 96
+12 MIA
Hornets-WizardsHornets 94, Wizards 78
+16 NOH
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 107, Grizzlies 90
+17 MIN
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 67, Spurs 93
+26 SAS
Sonics-ClippersSonics 118, Clippers 87
+31 SEA
TOR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-BucksTOR won · Raptors 89, Bucks 87
8 pts
Bulls-PacersIND won · Bulls 96, Pacers 101
8 pts
Nuggets-SpursSAS won · Nuggets 67, Spurs 93
8 pts
Kings-WarriorsGSW won · Kings 91, Warriors 97
7 pts
Lakers-BlazersLAL won · Lakers 105, Blazers 104
7 pts
Blount shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlountBOS · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
JeffersonNJN · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
MarshallTOR · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
DuncanSAS · 23 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
McKiePHI · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 105Blazers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Lakers22231428810105
Blazers2822162189104
The story
Slava Medvedenko had 14 rebounds and 10 points as Los Angeles beat Portland 105-104 in OT

Damon Stoudamire led Portland with 13 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB 14 REB, 10 PTS, 3 STL, 1 AST · 3-13 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 28-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −6−5−700+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Raptors-Bucks
Raptors 89Bucks 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2825142289
Bucks2924221287
The story
Donyell Marshall's 22 points and 13 rebounds carried Toronto past Milwaukee, 89-87

For Milwaukee, Brian Skinner had 16 PTS, 13 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 8-11 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 22-12.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −10−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 92Rockets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2621212492
Rockets2514203089
The story
Dallas beat Houston 92-89 behind 21 points from Marquis Daniels

Scott Padgett paced Houston: 18 PTS, 11 REB 21 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 8-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 21-14 second quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +1+8+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 55 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 68 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg40.7Today

41 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 14 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Seattle by 31.

LAL over POR1TOR over MIL2DAL over HOU3BOS over ATL5IND over CHI5PHX over UTA5ORL over PHI6GSW over SAC6CLE over NYK10MIA over NJN12NOH over WAS16MIN over MEM17SAS over DEN26SEA over LAC31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 37

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 26, 25, 28, 12, 33, 8, 45, 37Lakers-Blazers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 27, 24, 4, 14, 8, 50, 14, 31Bulls-Pacers · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 15, 31, 20, 19, 23, 29, 29, 29Suns-Jazz · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 25, 25, 35, 19, 15, 11, 24, 13, 28Warriors-Kings · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Marcus BanksPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 2, 13, 24, 0, 4, 6, 7, 28Celtics-Hawks · W
5.9 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 12, 23, 14, 20, 10, 20, 4, 2, 27Knicks-Cavs · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chris CrawfordATL+10.8 21.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Stephen JacksonATL+9.2 27.3 last 10 · 18.1 season
Bob SuraATL+8.6 16.0 last 10 · 7.5 season
James PoseyMEM+7.2 20.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Tyronn LueORL+6.3 16.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR−9.0 7.3 last 10 · 16.3 season
Dion GloverTOR−6.6 2.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
Jason KiddNJN−6.1 9.4 last 10 · 15.5 season
Eric WilliamsCLE−5.6 4.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Brad MillerSAC−5.6 8.5 last 10 · 14.1 season