FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 4, 2006Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DEN by 20 at halftime and won 111–109.

Final · Box score
Sixers91
Cavs124
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +19; Q3 CLE +19; Q4 CLE +33
Final · Box score
Celtics124
Raptors120
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Wizards105
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +22; Q3 WAS +22; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Bobcats97
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +6; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Pistons101
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Bucks89
Heat115
Q1 MIA +17; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +20; Q4 MIA +26
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Nets96
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +21; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Warriors75
Grizzlies100
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +20; Q3 MEM +20; Q4 MEM +25
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Bulls102
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -10; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Kings101
Mavs127
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +22; Q3 DAL +25; Q4 DAL +26
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Jazz86
Q1 SAS +16; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Rockets87
Sonics104
Q1 SEA +11; Q2 SEA +15; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +17
Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Clippers111
Q1 LAC -9; Q2 LAC -20; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 LAC +2
The lead · Nuggets-Clippers

Clippers erase 20-point lead, steal one from Denver

Kevin Garnett goes for 24 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-20-5+2LAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets38391616109
Clippers29283123111
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 13, 21, 26, 12, 8, 22, 20, 19LAC19 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 24, 25, 32, 30, 20, 22, 16, 18LAC18 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 28, 32, 31, 28, 31, 32, 25, 24DEN24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
DerMarr JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 9, 0, 16, 6, 6, 0, 2, 22DEN22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Bobcats19
Pacers-Bulls14
Celtics-Raptors11
Warriors-Grizzlies7
Hornets-Pistons7
Kings-Mavs4
Hawks-Nets4
Nuggets-Clippers3
Knicks-Wizards1
Sixers-Cavs0
Rockets-Sonics0
Spurs-Jazz0
Bucks-Heat0
The night in charts
Celtics-Raptors combined for 244, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 124, Raptors 120
244
Kings-MavsKings 101, Mavs 127
228
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 109, Clippers 111
220
Sixers-CavsSixers 91, Cavs 124
215
Bucks-HeatBucks 89, Heat 115
204
Pacers-BullsPacers 96, Bulls 102
198
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 90, Wizards 105
195
Hornets-PistonsHornets 93, Pistons 101
194
Rockets-SonicsRockets 87, Sonics 104
191
Hawks-NetsHawks 94, Nets 96
190
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 92, Bobcats 97
189
Spurs-JazzSpurs 95, Jazz 86
181
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 75, Grizzlies 100
175
4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-NetsHawks 94, Nets 96
+2 NJN
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 109, Clippers 111
+2 LAC
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 124, Raptors 120
+4 BOS
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 92, Bobcats 97
+5 CHA
Pacers-BullsPacers 96, Bulls 102
+6 CHI
Hornets-PistonsHornets 93, Pistons 101
+8 DET
Spurs-JazzSpurs 95, Jazz 86
+9 SAS
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 90, Wizards 105
+15 WAS
Rockets-SonicsRockets 87, Sonics 104
+17 SEA
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 75, Grizzlies 100
+25 MEM
Kings-MavsKings 101, Mavs 127
+26 DAL
Bucks-HeatBucks 89, Heat 115
+26 MIA
Sixers-CavsSixers 91, Cavs 124
+33 CLE
LAC erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-ClippersLAC won · Nuggets 109, Clippers 111
20 pts
Pacers-BullsCHI won · Pacers 96, Bulls 102
10 pts
Wolves-BobcatsCHA won · Wolves 92, Bobcats 97
1 pt
Celtics-RaptorsBOS won · Celtics 124, Raptors 120
1 pt
Butler shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ButlerNYK · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Joe JohnsonATL · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
LaFrentzBOS · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
CambyDEN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
ShaqMIA · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 109Clippers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets38391616109
Clippers29283123111
The story
Elton Brand had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Denver 111-109

Marcus Camby led Denver with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 7-14 FG

The swing

Down 20 after the second, the Clippers took the third 31-16.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −9−20−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Bobcats
Wolves 92Bobcats 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2225242192
Bobcats2528172797
The story
Brevin Knight's 24 points and 8 assists carried Charlotte past Minnesota, 97-92

For Minnesota, Ricky Davis had 20 PTS, 2 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 9-15 FG

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 27-21.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +3+6−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 96Bulls 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2530261596
Bulls32221731102
The story
Chicago beat Indiana 102-96 behind 23 points from Ben Gordon

Stephen Jackson paced Indiana: 22 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 8-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 31-15 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +7−1−10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andres Nocioni topped the game at 38.9 FPTS: 14 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 73 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 33.

NJN over ATL2LAC over DEN2BOS over TOR4CHA over MIN5CHI over IND6DET over NOK8SAS over UTA9WAS over NYK15SEA over HOU17MEM over GSW25MIA over MIL26DAL over SAC26CLE over PHI33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 38

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 38, 18, 29, 17, 26, 28, 47, 32, 38Sixers-Cavs · L
33.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 29, 37, 36, 36, 46, 47, 35, 37Cavs-Sixers · W
31.5 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 40, 17, 12, 17, 19, 35, 12, 22, 5, 33Hawks-Nets · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 11, 10, 21, 17, 28, 38, 27, 32Raptors-Celtics · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 15, 14, 33, 20, 10, 29, 24, 32Sonics-Rockets · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 15, 23, 4, 10, 6, 22, 7, 30Kings-Mavs · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Raymond FeltonCHA+7.4 18.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Charlie BellMIL+6.8 15.1 last 10 · 8.3 season
Carlos BoozerUTA+5.9 20.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Mike DunleavyGSW+5.8 16.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Morris PetersonTOR+5.4 21.9 last 10 · 16.5 season
Cold
Cuttino MobleyLAC−6.1 9.0 last 10 · 15.1 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Channing FryeNYK−5.7 6.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Kenyon MartinDEN−5.5 7.5 last 10 · 13.0 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.0 14.9 last 10 · 19.9 season