FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 8, 2005Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed ATL by 17 after the first quarter and won 109–101.

Final · Box score
Pistons114
Magic102
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Sixers103
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +5
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks101
Raptors109
Q1 TOR -17; Q2 TOR -14; Q3 TOR -4; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Wizards83
Pacers93
Q1 IND +8; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Heat81
Grizzlies97
Q1 MEM +18; Q2 MEM +25; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Hornets87
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Knicks94
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Bobcats75
Bucks93
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets107
Wolves104
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Kings119
Blazers115
Q1 SAC -10; Q2 SAC -9; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Suns119
Warriors127
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -10; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Lakers117
Sonics94
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +23
On this day · 2003–04Apr 8, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: Sam Cassell (Wolves-Kings), 29 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Raptors

Jalen Rose drops 30 in 17-point comeback win over Atlanta

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 44 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-17-14-40+8TOR AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hawks311626235101
Raptors1419362713109
Who led
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 8, 26, 8, 11, 23, 22, 19, 30TOR30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 4, 14, 15, 15, 13, 22, 13, 26TOR26 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Predrag DrobnjakPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 0, 8, 0, 2, 0, 13, 6, 21ATL21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 1, 13, 24, 21, 13, 11, 18, 6, 18, 20ATL20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Kings-Blazers

Sacramento rallies from 10 down to beat Portland

Trailing by 10 after one, Sacramento outscored the Trail Blazers 94–80 the rest of the way. Final: 119–115. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 35 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Blazers
Peja Stojakovic · SACShareef Abdur-Rahim · PORPTS3523REB413AST11Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Kings-Blazers21
Lakers-Sonics12
Nuggets-Wolves8
Cavs-Sixers7
Hawks-Raptors7
Jazz-Hornets3
Bobcats-Bucks3
Heat-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Suns-Warriors combined for 246, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WarriorsSuns 119, Warriors 127
246
Kings-BlazersKings 119, Blazers 115
234
Pistons-MagicPistons 114, Magic 102
216
Lakers-SonicsLakers 117, Sonics 94
211
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 107, Wolves 104
211
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 101, Raptors 109
210
Cavs-SixersCavs 98, Sixers 103
201
Bulls-KnicksBulls 102, Knicks 94
196
Jazz-HornetsJazz 98, Hornets 87
185
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 81, Grizzlies 97
178
Wizards-PacersWizards 83, Pacers 93
176
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 75, Bucks 93
168
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 107, Wolves 104
+3 DEN
Kings-BlazersKings 119, Blazers 115
+4 SAC
Cavs-SixersCavs 98, Sixers 103
+5 PHI
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 101, Raptors 109
+8 TOR
Bulls-KnicksBulls 102, Knicks 94
+8 CHI
Suns-WarriorsSuns 119, Warriors 127
+8 GSW
Wizards-PacersWizards 83, Pacers 93
+10 IND
Jazz-HornetsJazz 98, Hornets 87
+11 UTA
Pistons-MagicPistons 114, Magic 102
+12 DET
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 81, Grizzlies 97
+16 MEM
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 75, Bucks 93
+18 MIL
Lakers-SonicsLakers 117, Sonics 94
+23 LAL
TOR erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-RaptorsTOR won · Hawks 101, Raptors 109
17 pts
Kings-BlazersSAC won · Kings 119, Blazers 115
10 pts
Suns-WarriorsGSW won · Suns 119, Warriors 127
10 pts
Bulls-KnicksCHI won · Bulls 102, Knicks 94
6 pts
Nuggets-WolvesDEN won · Nuggets 107, Wolves 104
2 pts
Pietrus shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PietrusGSW · 28 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
82% (9-11)
DwightORL · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
GriffinCHI · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
BrezecCHA · 20 PTS, 12 REB
69% (9-13)
KobeLAL · 42 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
68% (15-22)
Final · Kings-Blazers
Kings 119Blazers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25293233119
Blazers35281834115
The story
Sacramento beat Portland 119-115 behind 35 points from Peja Stojakovic

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Portland: 23 PTS, 13 REB 35 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 11-22 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −10−9+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Raptors
Hawks 101Raptors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks311626235101
Raptors1419362713109
The story
Morris Peterson had 26 points and 14 rebounds as Toronto beat Atlanta 109-101 in OT

Josh Smith led Atlanta with 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-21 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Raptors took the third 36-26.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −17−14−40+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Warriors
Suns 119Warriors 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns37312229119
Warriors36223237127
The story
Jason Richardson's 28 points carried Golden State past Phoenix, 127-119

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 12 AST, 11 PTS, 3 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 11-23 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 32-22.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1−100+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 49 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 62 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg37.0Today

37 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 44

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 40, 23, 25, 14, 22, 9, 23, 44Suns-Warriors · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 43, 18, 34, 32, 26, 15, 9, 19, 42Lakers-Sonics · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 44, 22, 26, 35, 37, 24, 20, 37Cavs-Sixers · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 38, 24, 26, 15, 22, 25, 24, 35Kings-Blazers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 13, 26, 22, 27, 18, 30, 24, 31Lakers-Sonics · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 8, 26, 8, 11, 23, 22, 19, 30Raptors-Hawks · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Caron ButlerLAL+7.2 22.5 last 10 · 15.3 season
Nenad KrsticNJN+5.9 15.7 last 10 · 9.8 season
JR SmithNOH+5.8 15.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Josh SmithATL+5.6 14.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Vince CarterNJN+5.5 29.1 last 10 · 23.6 season
Cold
Jeff McInnisCLE−6.8 6.3 last 10 · 13.1 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