FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 16, 2005Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ATL by 15 at halftime and won 114–105.

Final · Box score
Knicks100
Bobcats98
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Bulls114
Hawks105
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI -15; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets87
Rockets115
Q1 HOU -10; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +28
Final · Box score
Magic103
Bucks113
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies75
Spurs97
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +22
Final · Box score
Kings98
Suns116
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +26; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Hornets89
Clippers94
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +5
The lead · Bulls-Hawks

Chicago storms back from 15 down to beat Atlanta

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 38 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-15+2+9CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22263630114
Hawks29341923105
Who led
Chris DuhonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 5, 7, 3, 8, 0, 16, 17, 24CHI24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 15, 14, 6, 6, 16, 12, 17, 19CHI19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 18, 6, 18, 20, 18, 5, 16, 18ATL18 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Josh ChildressPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 26, 23, 8, 7, 14, 20, 12, 17ATL17 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Bobcats8
Magic-Bucks5
Bulls-Hawks4
Kings-Suns4
Grizzlies-Spurs4
Nuggets-Rockets3
Hornets-Clippers3
Shot of the night

Marbury's jumper with 1.7 seconds left breaks the tie, 100-98 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Hawks combined for 219, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-HawksBulls 114, Hawks 105
219
Magic-BucksMagic 103, Bucks 113
216
Kings-SunsKings 98, Suns 116
214
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 87, Rockets 115
202
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 100, Bobcats 98
198
Hornets-ClippersHornets 89, Clippers 94
183
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 75, Spurs 97
172
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 100, Bobcats 98
+2 NYK
Hornets-ClippersHornets 89, Clippers 94
+5 LAC
Bulls-HawksBulls 114, Hawks 105
+9 CHI
Magic-BucksMagic 103, Bucks 113
+10 MIL
Kings-SunsKings 98, Suns 116
+18 PHX
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 75, Spurs 97
+22 SAS
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 87, Rockets 115
+28 HOU
CHI erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HawksCHI won · Bulls 114, Hawks 105
15 pts
Nuggets-RocketsHOU won · Nuggets 87, Rockets 115
10 pts
James shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JamesHOU · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Amar'ePHX · 38 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK
65% (15-23)
MasonMIL · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Joe JohnsonPHX · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
60% (9-15)
VromanNOH · 13 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Knicks-Bobcats
Knicks 100Bobcats 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27312121100
Bobcats2524202998
The story
Stephon Marbury had 19 points and 9 assists as New York beat Charlotte 100-98

Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 14 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 6-11 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the second 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +2+9+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Hawks
Bulls 114Hawks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22263630114
Hawks29341923105
The story
Chicago beat Atlanta 114-105 behind 24 points from Chris Duhon

Josh Childress paced Atlanta: 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 8-9 FG, 8-9 3PT

The swing

A 36-19 third quarter erased a 15-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −7−15+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 87Rockets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3415211787
Rockets24322435115
The story
Tracy McGrady's 32 points and 8 assists carried Houston past Denver, 115-87

For Denver, Kenyon Martin had 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 8 AST, 3 BLK, 2 REB · 10-21 FG, 6-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 35-17, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
300 −10+7+10+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 63 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 28.

NYK over CHA2LAC over NOH5CHI over ATL9MIL over ORL10PHX over SAC18SAS over MEM22HOU over DEN28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 38

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 9, 23, 44, 32, 10, 27, 24, 38Suns-Kings · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 44, 26, 21, 13, 44, 27, 34, 38, 23, 32Rockets-Nuggets · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Chris DuhonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 5, 7, 3, 8, 0, 16, 17, 24Bulls-Hawks · W
6.0 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 8, 7, 13, 13, 6, 5, 15, 23Rockets-Nuggets · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 20, 9, 24, 14, 12, 12, 17, 22Nuggets-Rockets · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 20, 23, 21, 12, 18, 15, 15, 22Bucks-Magic · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Caron ButlerLAL+8.7 24.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Vince CarterNJN+6.2 30.3 last 10 · 24.1 season
Jameer NelsonORL+6.1 14.8 last 10 · 8.7 season
Josh SmithATL+5.5 14.8 last 10 · 9.3 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