FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 13, 2005Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NJN by 12 after the first quarter and won 90–86.

Final · Box score
Hawks84
Bobcats105
Q1 CHA +14; Q2 CHA +25; Q3 CHA +30; Q4 CHA +21
Final · Box score
Magic94
Pistons103
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Nets86
Pacers90
Q1 IND -12; Q2 IND -11; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Bucks108
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Wolves116
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Bulls82
Wizards93
Q1 WAS +16; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +21; Q4 WAS +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Rockets100
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Nuggets116
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +25; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +14
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Jazz93
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Sonics90
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +5
On this day · 2003–04Apr 13, 2004: 4 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Warriors), 45 points.
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The lead · Nets-Pacers

Indiana climbs out of a 12-point hole against New Jersey

Jameer Nelson goes for 30 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-11+2+4IND AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3019181986
Pacers1820312190
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 31, 12, 13, 17, 18, 34, 19, 22IND22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 13, 29, 15, 33, 23, 17, 27, 9, 17IND17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 13, 8, 18, 20, 13, 28, 4, 29NJN29 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 39, 31, 31, 21, 27, 32, 45, 22NJN22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Rockets17
Nets-Pacers9
Celtics-Bucks8
Spurs-Jazz8
Mavs-Sonics5
Warriors-Wolves1
Magic-Pistons0
Bulls-Wizards0
Shot of the night

Okur's layup with 2.4 seconds left breaks the tie, 93-91 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Bucks combined for 219, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BucksCeltics 111, Bucks 108
219
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 102, Nuggets 116
218
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 100, Wolves 116
216
Magic-PistonsMagic 94, Pistons 103
197
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 92, Rockets 100
192
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 84, Bobcats 105
189
Mavs-SonicsMavs 95, Sonics 90
185
Spurs-JazzSpurs 91, Jazz 93
184
Nets-PacersNets 86, Pacers 90
176
Bulls-WizardsBulls 82, Wizards 93
175
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-JazzSpurs 91, Jazz 93
+2 UTA
Celtics-BucksCeltics 111, Bucks 108
+3 BOS
Nets-PacersNets 86, Pacers 90
+4 IND
Mavs-SonicsMavs 95, Sonics 90
+5 DAL
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 92, Rockets 100
+8 HOU
Magic-PistonsMagic 94, Pistons 103
+9 DET
Bulls-WizardsBulls 82, Wizards 93
+11 WAS
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 102, Nuggets 116
+14 DEN
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 100, Wolves 116
+16 MIN
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 84, Bobcats 105
+21 CHA
IND erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-PacersIND won · Nets 86, Pacers 90
12 pts
Celtics-BucksBOS won · Celtics 111, Bucks 108
4 pts
Grizzlies-RocketsHOU won · Grizzlies 92, Rockets 100
2 pts
Gadzuric shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GadzuricMIL · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
DirkDAL · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
VromanNOH · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
Mike MillerMEM · 37 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
63% (15-24)
YaoHOU · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 91Jazz 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1716322691
Jazz3112252593
The story
Utah beat San Antonio 93-91 behind 25 points and 16 rebounds from Mehmet Okur

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 17 PTS, 7 REB 25 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST · 10-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +14+10+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 111Bucks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30212931111
Bucks26263224108
The story
Paul Pierce's 32 points carried Boston past Milwaukee, 111-108

For Milwaukee, Michael Redd had 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 32 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 31-24.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +4−1−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Pacers
Nets 86Pacers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3019181986
Pacers1820312190
The story
Stephen Jackson had 17 points as Indiana beat New Jersey 90-86

Vince Carter led New Jersey with 22 PTS, 5 REB 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 5-19 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Pacers took the third 31-18.

IND lead by quarter
200 −12−11+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd led the game in fantasy with 59.0 FPTS (29 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 74 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.0 in 62 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bobcats rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Charlotte beat Atlanta by 21.

UTA over SAS2BOS over MIL3IND over NJN4DAL over SEA5HOU over MEM8DET over ORL9WAS over CHI11DEN over NOH14MIN over GSW16CHA over ATL21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Mike Miller leads the day with 37

Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 14, 22, 16, 8, 30, 21, 13, 37Grizzlies-Rockets · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 21, 17, 26, 25, 26, 16, 27, 32Celtics-Bucks · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 36, 29, 21, 21, 16, 24, 19, 31Mavs-Sonics · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 18, 19, 0, 18, 18, 10, 17, 30Magic-Pistons · L
8.7 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 13, 8, 18, 20, 13, 28, 4, 29Nets-Pacers · L
14.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 15, 29, 19, 23, 21, 10, 20, 28Rockets-Grizzlies · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Caron ButlerLAL+6.9 22.2 last 10 · 15.3 season
Josh SmithATL+6.7 16.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
JR SmithNOH+5.5 15.6 last 10 · 10.1 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.4 15.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Baron DavisGSW+5.2 24.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Cold
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Marquis DanielsDAL−5.7 3.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Antawn JamisonWAS−5.7 14.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Derek AndersonPOR−5.0 4.2 last 10 · 9.2 season