FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 3, 2005Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed WAS by 6 after three quarters and won 79–76.

Final · Box score
Sixers97
Celtics93
Q1 PHI +25; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Pacers79
Wizards76
Q1 IND +5; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Knicks102
Bucks106
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Mavs80
Cavs100
Q1 CLE +17; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +20
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Kings100
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Clippers111
Hawks91
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +21; Q4 LAC +20
Final · Box score
Sonics92
Warriors101
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Pistons113
Raptors103
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Lakers82
Grizzlies102
Q1 MEM +18; Q2 MEM +23; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +20
Final · Box score
Suns91
Rockets78
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +13
On this day · 2003–04Apr 3, 2004: 5 games. Top scorer: Jason Richardson (Warriors-Cavs), 35 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Wizards

Indiana wins a tight one over Washington

Allen Iverson goes for 38 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+50-6+3IND AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1613242679
Wizards1118301776
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 21, 23, 18, 12, 34, 13, 29, 15IND15 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Anthony JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 18, 14, 18, 12, 9, 12, 16, 15IND15 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 25, 29, 33, 18, 28, 36, 31, 22WAS22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kwame BrownPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 7, 11, 6, 8, 12, 7, 8, 12WAS12 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Rockets18
Knicks-Bucks12
Sonics-Warriors10
Wolves-Kings6
Pacers-Wizards6
Pistons-Raptors4
Sixers-Celtics0
Clippers-Hawks0
Lakers-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Pistons-Raptors combined for 216, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 113, Raptors 103
216
Wolves-KingsWolves 112, Kings 100
212
Knicks-BucksKnicks 102, Bucks 106
208
Clippers-HawksClippers 111, Hawks 91
202
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 92, Warriors 101
193
Sixers-CelticsSixers 97, Celtics 93
190
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 82, Grizzlies 102
184
Mavs-CavsMavs 80, Cavs 100
180
Suns-RocketsSuns 91, Rockets 78
169
Pacers-WizardsPacers 79, Wizards 76
155
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-WizardsPacers 79, Wizards 76
+3 IND
Knicks-BucksKnicks 102, Bucks 106
+4 MIL
Sixers-CelticsSixers 97, Celtics 93
+4 PHI
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 92, Warriors 101
+9 GSW
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 113, Raptors 103
+10 DET
Wolves-KingsWolves 112, Kings 100
+12 MIN
Suns-RocketsSuns 91, Rockets 78
+13 PHX
Clippers-HawksClippers 111, Hawks 91
+20 LAC
Mavs-CavsMavs 80, Cavs 100
+20 CLE
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 82, Grizzlies 102
+20 MEM
IND rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-WizardsIND won · Pacers 79, Wizards 76
6 pts
Wolves-KingsMIN won · Wolves 112, Kings 100
5 pts
Suns-RocketsPHX won · Suns 91, Rockets 78
1 pt
Billups shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BillupsDET · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
KGMIN · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
MaggetteLAC · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BrandLAC · 33 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
72% (13-18)
ReddMIL · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 79Wizards 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1613242679
Wizards1118301776
The story
Stephen Jackson's 15 points carried Indiana past Washington, 79-76

For Washington, Kwame Brown had 12 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 7-23 FG, 0-9 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 26-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 +50−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gilbert Arenas was the fantasy play: 37.9 FPTS on 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST

Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 97Celtics 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3817182497
Celtics1332252393
The story
Samuel Dalembert had 18 points and 15 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Boston 97-93

Raef LaFrentz led Boston with 14 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the first 38-13, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +25+10+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bucks
Knicks 102Bucks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30241929102
Bucks30242824106
The story
Milwaukee beat New York 106-102 behind 32 points from Michael Redd

Kurt Thomas paced New York: 13 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 11-16 FG

The swing

A 28-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 00+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 70 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 50 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Cavaliers rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Cleveland beat Dallas by 20.

IND over WAS3PHI over BOS4MIL over NYK4GSW over SEA9DET over TOR10MIN over SAC12PHX over HOU13CLE over DAL20LAC over ATL20MEM over LAL20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 38

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 31, 39, 36, 20, 34, 26, 22, 38Sixers-Celtics · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 56, 29, 19, 19, 44, 22, 26, 35, 37Cavs-Mavs · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 22, 24, 25, 25, 15, 7, 22, 33Clippers-Hawks · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 22, 31, 33, 14, 14, 24, 17, 32Bucks-Knicks · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 30, 30, 24, 13, 20, 23, 15, 30Wolves-Kings · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 38, 6, 19, 40, 27, 22, 14, 19, 27Sonics-Warriors · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
JR SmithNOH+6.3 16.0 last 10 · 9.7 season
Anthony JohnsonIND+6.2 13.9 last 10 · 7.7 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.9 15.5 last 10 · 9.6 season
Nenad KrsticNJN+5.4 15.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Reggie MillerIND+5.1 19.3 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Jeff McInnisCLE−6.6 6.6 last 10 · 13.2 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Pau GasolMEM−5.5 12.4 last 10 · 17.9 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Antawn JamisonWAS−5.0 14.6 last 10 · 19.6 season