FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 20, 2005Regular season · 14 games
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14 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHI by 12 after the first quarter and won 85–83.

Final · Box score
Nets102
Celtics93
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN -11; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Bobcats97
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Heat98
Magic93
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Hawks86
Sixers110
Q1 PHI +18; Q2 PHI +29; Q3 PHI +23; Q4 PHI +24
Final · Box score
Cavs104
Raptors95
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Knicks113
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Bulls83
Pacers85
Q1 IND -12; Q2 IND -10; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Grizzlies88
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Spurs73
Wolves95
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +22
Final · Box score
Clippers86
Hornets75
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Sonics78
Rockets106
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +33; Q4 HOU +28
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Blazers106
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Warriors106
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +22; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +17
Final · Box score
Suns107
Kings132
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +13; Q4 SAC +25
On this day · 2003–04Apr 20, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Kings), 28 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Pacers

Indiana climbs out of a 12-point hole against Chicago

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-10-4+2IND AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2820161983
Pacers1622222585
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 29, 20, 24, 18, 11, 16, 16, 21IND21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Anthony JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 8, 14, 18, 9, 7, 20, 9, 20IND20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jannero PargoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 8, 4, 5, 2, 13, 2, 10, 17CHI17 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 6, 6, 16, 12, 17, 19, 6, 13CHI13 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Nets-Celtics

New Jersey climbs back to beat Boston

Boston led by 11 at the half. New Jersey won it 102–93. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 37 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Nets-Celtics
Vince Carter · NJNPaul Pierce · BOSPTS3721REB43AST13Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pistons-Bobcats17
Lakers-Blazers12
Bulls-Pacers9
Nets-Celtics5
Clippers-Hornets5
Cavs-Raptors5
Suns-Kings5
Spurs-Wolves4
Heat-Magic4
Sonics-Rockets2
Wizards-Knicks1
Mavs-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Suns-Kings combined for 239, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-KingsSuns 107, Kings 132
239
Wizards-KnicksWizards 105, Knicks 113
218
Lakers-BlazersLakers 103, Blazers 106
209
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 104, Raptors 95
199
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 108, Grizzlies 88
196
Hawks-SixersHawks 86, Sixers 110
196
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 89, Warriors 106
195
Nets-CelticsNets 102, Celtics 93
195
Heat-MagicHeat 98, Magic 93
191
Sonics-RocketsSonics 78, Rockets 106
184
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 86, Bobcats 97
183
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 73, Wolves 95
168
Bulls-PacersBulls 83, Pacers 85
168
Clippers-HornetsClippers 86, Hornets 75
161
3 of 14 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-PacersBulls 83, Pacers 85
+2 IND
Lakers-BlazersLakers 103, Blazers 106
+3 POR
Heat-MagicHeat 98, Magic 93
+5 MIA
Wizards-KnicksWizards 105, Knicks 113
+8 NYK
Nets-CelticsNets 102, Celtics 93
+9 NJN
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 104, Raptors 95
+9 CLE
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 86, Bobcats 97
+11 CHA
Clippers-HornetsClippers 86, Hornets 75
+11 LAC
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 89, Warriors 106
+17 GSW
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 108, Grizzlies 88
+20 DAL
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 73, Wolves 95
+22 MIN
Hawks-SixersHawks 86, Sixers 110
+24 PHI
Suns-KingsSuns 107, Kings 132
+25 SAC
Sonics-RocketsSonics 78, Rockets 106
+28 HOU
IND erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-PacersIND won · Bulls 83, Pacers 85
12 pts
Nets-CelticsNJN won · Nets 102, Celtics 93
11 pts
Wizards-KnicksNYK won · Wizards 105, Knicks 113
8 pts
Heat-MagicMIA won · Heat 98, Magic 93
7 pts
Lakers-BlazersPOR won · Lakers 103, Blazers 106
2 pts
Howard shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HowardDAL · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
JamesHOU · 24 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
77% (10-13)
IlgauskasCLE · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Anthony JohnsonIND · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
SongailaSAC · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 83Pacers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2820161983
Pacers1622222585
The story
Jermaine O'Neal had 21 points as Indiana beat Chicago 85-83

Jannero Pargo led Chicago with 17 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Pacers took the third 22-16.

IND lead by quarter
200 −12−10−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 103Blazers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers20293222103
Blazers28312027106
The story
Portland beat Los Angeles 106-103 behind 18 points from Ruben Patterson

Devean George paced Los Angeles: 15 PTS, 4 REB 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 5-8 FG

The swing

A 28-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +8+10−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 98Magic 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2822252398
Magic2829211593
The story
Keyon Dooling's 19 points carried Miami past Orlando, 98-93

For Orlando, Steve Francis had 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 5 AST · 7-9 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 23-15.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0−7−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard was the fantasy play: 33.2 FPTS on 21 PTS, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.3Season avg33.4Last 5

33.4 points a game over his last five games, against 24.3 in 76 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.2Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.2 in 79 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 37

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 9, 19, 42, 18, 20, 33, 22, 37Lakers-Blazers · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 27, 32, 45, 22, 39, 43, 26, 37Nets-Celtics · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 22, 32, 7, 25, 17, 31, 24, 36Knicks-Wizards · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 44, 32, 10, 27, 24, 38, 26, 30Suns-Kings · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 37, 40, 33, 27, 38, 37, 32, 27Cavs-Raptors · W
27.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 14 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 2, 15, 11, 8, 23, 5, 14, 13, 13, 27Mavs-Grizzlies · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNJN+7.8 32.3 last 10 · 24.5 season
Caron ButlerLAL+7.2 22.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Jalen RoseTOR+6.1 24.6 last 10 · 18.5 season
Josh SmithATL+6.1 15.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Ruben PattersonPOR+5.5 17.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Tim DuncanSAS−6.0 14.3 last 10 · 20.3 season
Antoine WalkerBOS−5.8 13.3 last 10 · 19.1 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 18.5 last 10 · 24.3 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−5.5 12.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Rodney BufordNJN−5.5 1.5 last 10 · 7.0 season