FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 15, 2005Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed TOR by 14 at halftime and won 101–90.

Final · Box score
Nets101
Raptors90
Q1 NJN -10; Q2 NJN -14; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Heat99
Celtics101
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Bucks73
Pistons99
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +26
Final · Box score
Sixers90
Pacers86
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Cavs111
Wizards119
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Magic77
Bulls117
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +19; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +40
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Nuggets111
Q1 DEN +18; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Jazz84
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Suns98
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Warriors108
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +20
Final · Box score
Kings115
Lakers106
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Hornets72
Sonics97
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 SEA +25
The lead · Nets-Raptors

Vince Carter scores 39 as New Jersey wins in Toronto

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 24 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-14-1+11NJN AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets19223228101
Raptors2926191690
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 39, 31, 31, 21, 27, 32, 45, 22, 39NJN39 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Brian ScalabrinePoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 12, 7, 8, 12, 12, 4, 5, 16NJN16 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 23, 22, 19, 30, 19, 26, 25, 20TOR20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 27, 18, 15, 11, 17, 18, 29, 18TOR18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Celtics13
Nets-Raptors8
Clippers-Suns5
Wolves-Jazz1
Magic-Bulls1
Hornets-Sonics1
Grizzlies-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Pierce's jumper with 9 seconds left puts the Celtics ahead, 101-99 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Wizards combined for 230, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-WizardsCavs 111, Wizards 119
230
Kings-LakersKings 115, Lakers 106
221
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 102, Nuggets 111
213
Heat-CelticsHeat 99, Celtics 101
200
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 88, Warriors 108
196
Magic-BullsMagic 77, Bulls 117
194
Nets-RaptorsNets 101, Raptors 90
191
Clippers-SunsClippers 91, Suns 98
189
Wolves-JazzWolves 100, Jazz 84
184
Sixers-PacersSixers 90, Pacers 86
176
Bucks-PistonsBucks 73, Pistons 99
172
Hornets-SonicsHornets 72, Sonics 97
169
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-CelticsHeat 99, Celtics 101
+2 BOS
Sixers-PacersSixers 90, Pacers 86
+4 PHI
Clippers-SunsClippers 91, Suns 98
+7 PHX
Cavs-WizardsCavs 111, Wizards 119
+8 WAS
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 102, Nuggets 111
+9 DEN
Kings-LakersKings 115, Lakers 106
+9 SAC
Nets-RaptorsNets 101, Raptors 90
+11 NJN
Wolves-JazzWolves 100, Jazz 84
+16 MIN
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 88, Warriors 108
+20 GSW
Hornets-SonicsHornets 72, Sonics 97
+25 SEA
Bucks-PistonsBucks 73, Pistons 99
+26 DET
Magic-BullsMagic 77, Bulls 117
+40 CHI
NJN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-RaptorsNJN won · Nets 101, Raptors 90
14 pts
Clippers-SunsPHX won · Clippers 91, Suns 98
8 pts
Wolves-JazzMIN won · Wolves 100, Jazz 84
5 pts
Sixers-PacersPHI won · Sixers 90, Pacers 86
3 pts
Heat-CelticsBOS won · Heat 99, Celtics 101
2 pts
Jefferson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonBOS · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ShaqMIA · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
ArenasWAS · 33 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
DupreeDET · 20 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
KamanLAC · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 99Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2125351899
Celtics34202522101
The story
Antoine Walker's 15 rebounds and 13 points carried Boston past Miami, 101-99

For Miami, Shaquille O'Neal had 34 PTS, 5 REB 15 REB, 13 PTS, 8 AST · 5-11 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-21, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +13+8−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Udonis Haslem was the fantasy play: 53.5 FPTS on 15 REB, 13 PTS, 5 AST

Final · Sixers-Pacers
Sixers 90Pacers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2422202490
Pacers2621221786
The story
Chris Webber had 21 points as Philadelphia beat Indiana 90-86

Stephen Jackson led Indiana with 21 PTS, 4 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 24-17.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2−1−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 101Raptors 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets19223228101
Raptors2926191690
The story
New Jersey beat Toronto 101-90 behind 15 points and 12 rebounds from Jason Kidd

Morris Peterson paced Toronto: 15 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 5-15 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-19 third quarter erased a 14-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −10−14−1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 51 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 60 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg44.6Today

45 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat Orlando by 40, the widest margin of 12 games.

BOS over MIA2PHI over IND4PHX over LAC7WAS over CLE8DEN over MEM9SAC over LAL9NJN over TOR11MIN over UTA16GSW over POR20SEA over NOH25DET over MIL26CHI over ORL40Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 43

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 34, 26, 22, 38, 48, 23, 28, 38, 43Sixers-Pacers · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 39, 31, 31, 21, 27, 32, 45, 22, 39Nets-Raptors · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 37, 24, 20, 37, 40, 33, 27, 38Cavs-Wizards · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 27, 18, 30, 24, 31, 17, 14, 34Lakers-Kings · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 23, 25, 26, 28, 24, 34, 13, 34Heat-Celtics · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 22, 43, 19, 14, 44, 8, 21, 33Wizards-Cavs · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Caron ButlerLAL+8.7 24.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Josh SmithATL+6.7 16.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
Vince CarterNJN+6.2 30.3 last 10 · 24.1 season
Josh ChildressATL+5.4 15.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Reggie MillerIND+5.3 20.1 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsDAL−6.1 3.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−5.1 14.3 last 10 · 19.4 season
Derek AndersonPOR−5.0 4.2 last 10 · 9.2 season