FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 6, 2005Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ORL by 13 after the first quarter and won 102–101.

Final · Box score
Bucks97
Celtics103
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Cavs77
Pacers98
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +20; Q4 IND +21
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls102
Magic101
Q1 CHI -13; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Bobcats103
Sixers106
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Raptors74
Q1 MEM +13; Q2 MEM +28; Q3 MEM +33; Q4 MEM +30
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Pistons105
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +15; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Hornets83
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Clippers82
Spurs91
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Wolves111
Q1 MIN +23; Q2 MIN +22; Q3 MIN +35; Q4 MIN +25
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Blazers102
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +2
On this day · 2003–04Apr 6, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Cavs), 32 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Magic

Chicago needs overtime to survive Orlando

Allen Iverson goes for 48 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-130-10+1CHI AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bulls163321257102
Magic292022246101
Who led
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 7, 27, 21, 12, 13, 9, 0, 25CHI25 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 13, 3, 13, 6, 15, 12, 11, 15CHI15 PTS · 22 REB · 0 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 19, 17, 30, 16, 21, 33, 16, 28ORL28 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 11, 15, 18, 18, 19, 0, 18, 18ORL18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Magic19
Warriors-Blazers3
Cavs-Pacers2
Clippers-Spurs2
Jazz-Wolves1
Nuggets-Hornets0
Bobcats-Sixers0
Grizzlies-Raptors0
The night in charts
Bobcats-Sixers combined for 209, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 103, Sixers 106
209
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 104, Blazers 102
206
Bulls-MagicBulls 102, Magic 101
203
Bucks-CelticsBucks 97, Celtics 103
200
Wizards-PistonsWizards 93, Pistons 105
198
Jazz-WolvesJazz 86, Wolves 111
197
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 104, Raptors 74
178
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 94, Hornets 83
177
Cavs-PacersCavs 77, Pacers 98
175
Clippers-SpursClippers 82, Spurs 91
173
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-MagicBulls 102, Magic 101
+1 CHI
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 104, Blazers 102
+2 GSW
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 103, Sixers 106
+3 PHI
Bucks-CelticsBucks 97, Celtics 103
+6 BOS
Clippers-SpursClippers 82, Spurs 91
+9 SAS
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 94, Hornets 83
+11 DEN
Wizards-PistonsWizards 93, Pistons 105
+12 DET
Cavs-PacersCavs 77, Pacers 98
+21 IND
Jazz-WolvesJazz 86, Wolves 111
+25 MIN
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 104, Raptors 74
+30 MEM
CHI erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-MagicCHI won · Bulls 102, Magic 101
13 pts
Bucks-CelticsBOS won · Bucks 97, Celtics 103
3 pts
Gadzuric shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GadzuricMIL · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
PauMEM · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
71% (10-14)
McDyessDET · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
MurphyGSW · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Abdur-RahimPOR · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 102Magic 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls163321257102
Magic292022246101
The story
Kirk Hinrich had 25 points as Chicago beat Orlando 102-101 in OT

Dwight Howard led Orlando with 15 REB, 14 PTS 25 PTS, 4 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB · 10-23 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Bulls took the second 33-20.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −130−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Steve Francis led the game in fantasy with 65.7 FPTS (28 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 104Blazers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors33312416104
Blazers28262820102
The story
Golden State beat Portland 104-102 behind 22 points and 11 assists from Baron Davis

Damon Stoudamire paced Portland: 13 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST 22 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 4-19 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

A 33-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5+10+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Sixers
Bobcats 103Sixers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats23243224103
Sixers36302020106
The story
Andre Iguodala's 11 rebounds and 7 points carried Philadelphia past Charlotte, 106-103

For Charlotte, Emeka Okafor had 14 PTS, 10 REB 11 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST · 2-6 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-23, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +13+19+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 48 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 68 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 71 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Memphis posts the night's biggest win

Memphis beat Toronto by 30, the widest margin of 10 games.

CHI over ORL1GSW over POR2PHI over CHA3BOS over MIL6SAS over LAC9DEN over NOH11DET over WAS12IND over CLE21MIN over UTA25MEM over TOR30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 48

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 39, 36, 20, 34, 26, 22, 38, 48Sixers-Bobcats · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
48 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 19, 17, 30, 16, 21, 33, 16, 28Magic-Bulls · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 21, 31, 25, 26, 30, 12, 9, 28Wizards-Pistons · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 14, 13, 16, 0, 11, 8, 2, 27Blazers-Warriors · L
10.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 6, 7, 15, 18, 36, 27, 13, 27Celtics-Bucks · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 4, 10, 9, 8, 24, 20, 13, 18, 26Grizzlies-Raptors · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Caron ButlerLAL+6.8 21.8 last 10 · 15.0 season
JR SmithNOH+6.2 15.8 last 10 · 9.6 season
Baron DavisGSW+6.1 24.8 last 10 · 18.7 season
Nenad KrsticNJN+6.0 15.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.9 15.5 last 10 · 9.6 season
Cold
Jeff McInnisCLE−6.8 6.4 last 10 · 13.2 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Marquis DanielsDAL−5.5 4.2 last 10 · 9.7 season
Antawn JamisonWAS−5.2 14.6 last 10 · 19.8 season