FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 7, 2005Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Knicks98
Nets110
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +20; Q3 NJN +17; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Spurs68
Mavs104
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +29; Q4 DAL +36
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Lakers100
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +14
On this day · 2003–04Apr 7, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Suns), 36 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Nets

Vince Carter scores 32 in New Jersey win over New York

Jason Kidd posts a triple-double

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+20+17+12NJN AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1720332898
Nets25323023110
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 39, 33, 22, 16, 39, 31, 31, 21, 27, 32NJN32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 12, 7, 13, 8, 18, 20, 13, 28NJN28 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 12, 31, 21, 31, 45, 26, 15, 19, 30NYK30 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 12, 9, 13, 16, 23, 11, 10, 26NYK26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Lakers combined for 214, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-LakersRockets 114, Lakers 100
214
Knicks-NetsKnicks 98, Nets 110
208
Spurs-MavsSpurs 68, Mavs 104
172
NJN won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Knicks-NetsKnicks 98, Nets 110
+12 NJN
Rockets-LakersRockets 114, Lakers 100
+14 HOU
Spurs-MavsSpurs 68, Mavs 104
+36 DAL
Marbury shot 10-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarburyNYK · 30 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
YaoHOU · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
PadgettHOU · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
KiddNJN · 28 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB, 1 STL
50% (11-22)
Van HornDAL · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
50% (6-12)
Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 98Nets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1720332898
Nets25323023110
The story
Brian Scalabrine had 12 points as New Jersey beat New York 110-98

Jamal Crawford led New York with 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 5-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the second 32-20, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +8+20+17+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 114Lakers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets33272826114
Lakers26252524100
The story
Tracy McGrady's 27 points carried Houston past Los Angeles, 114-100

For Los Angeles, Caron Butler had 24 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 11-27 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-26, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +7+9+12+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant was the fantasy play: 49.0 FPTS on 19 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST

Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 68Mavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2014132168
Mavs26193128104
The story
Dallas beat San Antonio 104-68 behind 17 points from Keith Van Horn

Dirk Nowitzki backed him with 16 PTS, 8 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 6-12 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-13 third quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
400 +6+11+29+36 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Devin Harris topped the game at 35.7 FPTS: 7 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 71 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
32.02003–04 avg16.5Last 2

16.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 32.0 in 2003–04 (42 games). Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg39.8Today

40 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Lakers

Houston leads Lakers wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 114–100. Best quarter: the first, 33–26. Tracy McGrady led Houston with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NJN over NYK12HOU over LAL14DAL over SAS36Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over LAL.
Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 32

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 39, 33, 22, 16, 39, 31, 31, 21, 27, 32Nets-Knicks · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 12, 31, 21, 31, 45, 26, 15, 19, 30Knicks-Nets · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 12, 7, 13, 8, 18, 20, 13, 28Nets-Knicks · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 0, 26, 44, 26, 21, 13, 44, 27Rockets-Lakers · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 12, 9, 13, 16, 23, 11, 10, 26Knicks-Nets · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 22, 13, 26, 22, 27, 18, 30, 24Lakers-Rockets · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Caron ButlerLAL+7.2 22.3 last 10 · 15.1 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+5.9 15.7 last 10 · 9.8 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.9 15.5 last 10 · 9.6 season
Cold
Jeff McInnisCLE−6.8 6.4 last 10 · 13.2 season
Marquis DanielsDAL−5.9 3.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Antawn JamisonWAS−5.2 14.6 last 10 · 19.8 season