FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 19, 2005Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed POR by 14 at halftime and won 119–115.

Final · Box score
Celtics86
Cavs100
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Hawks68
Q1 DET +16; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +28; Q4 DET +27
Final · Box score
Bobcats80
Heat99
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Nets109
Q1 NJN +19; Q2 NJN +21; Q3 NJN +22; Q4 NJN +8
Final · Box score
Raptors127
Bucks109
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +18
Final · Box score
Knicks91
Bulls92
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -7; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Sonics96
Mavs101
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Blazers115
Nuggets119
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -14; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +4
On this day · 2003–04Apr 19, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Rockets), 36 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Nuggets

Carmelo Anthony scores 36, Denver rallies past Portland

Darius Miles goes for 47 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-14+2+4DEN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28421827115
Nuggets22343429119
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 26, 24, 32, 19, 22, 16, 36, 36DEN36 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 4, 23, 12, 18, 10, 9, 2, 24DEN24 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Darius MilesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 15, 13, 23, 2, 18, 6, 11, 47POR47 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 27, 20, 16, 14, 18, 17, 23, 16POR16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Bulls9
Raptors-Bucks3
Bobcats-Heat3
Pistons-Hawks0
Shot of the night

Gordon's jumper with 5.8 seconds left puts the Bulls ahead, 92-91 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Bucks combined for 236, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-BucksRaptors 127, Bucks 109
236
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 115, Nuggets 119
234
Wizards-NetsWizards 101, Nets 109
210
Sonics-MavsSonics 96, Mavs 101
197
Celtics-CavsCeltics 86, Cavs 100
186
Knicks-BullsKnicks 91, Bulls 92
183
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 80, Heat 99
179
Pistons-HawksPistons 95, Hawks 68
163
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BullsKnicks 91, Bulls 92
+1 CHI
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 115, Nuggets 119
+4 DEN
Sonics-MavsSonics 96, Mavs 101
+5 DAL
Wizards-NetsWizards 101, Nets 109
+8 NJN
Celtics-CavsCeltics 86, Cavs 100
+14 CLE
Raptors-BucksRaptors 127, Bucks 109
+18 TOR
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 80, Heat 99
+19 MIA
Pistons-HawksPistons 95, Hawks 68
+27 DET
DEN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-NuggetsDEN won · Blazers 115, Nuggets 119
14 pts
Knicks-BullsCHI won · Knicks 91, Bulls 92
7 pts
Celtics-CavsCLE won · Celtics 86, Cavs 100
2 pts
Prince shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PrinceDET · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ButlerMIA · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
AlstonTOR · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Ben WallaceDET · 17 REB, 15 PTS, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
TraylorCLE · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 91Bulls 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1924252391
Bulls1719332392
The story
Kirk Hinrich's 34 points carried Chicago past New York, 92-91

For New York, Jamal Crawford had 24 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 34 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 13-21 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 33-25.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2−7+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 115Nuggets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28421827115
Nuggets22343429119
The story
Nene Hilario had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Denver beat Portland 119-115

Joel Przybilla led Portland with 13 PTS, 7 REB 21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 34-18.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −6−14+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Mavs
Sonics 96Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1418382696
Mavs23282327101
The story
Dallas beat Seattle 101-96 behind 21 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Luke Ridnour paced Seattle: 15 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 9-13 FG

The swing

A 28-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +9+19+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ray Allen topped the game at 35.8 FPTS: 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.3Season avg35.0Last 5

35.0 points a game over his last five games, against 24.3 in 75 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.3Season avg19.9Last 3

19.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.3 in 75 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Bulls

Chicago wins a tight one over New York

92–91. Neither team led by more than 7 at any break. Kirk Hinrich led Chicago with 34 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over NYK1DEN over POR4DAL over SEA5NJN over WAS8CLE over BOS14TOR over MIL18MIA over CHA19DET over ATL27Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over NYK.
Top performances

Darius Miles leads the day with 47

Darius MilesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 15, 13, 23, 2, 18, 6, 11, 47Blazers-Nuggets · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +34.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high47 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 26, 24, 32, 19, 22, 16, 36, 36Nuggets-Blazers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 20, 13, 28, 4, 29, 15, 11, 35Nets-Wizards · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 9, 0, 25, 20, 25, 15, 21, 9, 17, 34Bulls-Knicks · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 24, 20, 37, 40, 33, 27, 38, 37, 32Cavs-Celtics · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 19, 30, 19, 26, 25, 20, 31, 29Raptors-Bucks · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNJN+7.4 31.7 last 10 · 24.3 season
Caron ButlerLAL+7.2 22.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Mike MillerMEM+6.3 19.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Josh ChildressATL+6.1 16.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Josh SmithATL+6.1 15.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Jermaine O'NealIND−6.8 17.5 last 10 · 24.3 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Derek AndersonPOR−5.0 4.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−4.9 14.4 last 10 · 19.3 season
Luol DengCHI−4.9 6.8 last 10 · 11.7 season