FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 5, 2006Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIN by 13 after the first quarter and won 101–99.

Final · Box score
Wolves99
Hawks101
Q1 ATL -13; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Wizards108
Celtics91
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +17
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Pacers111
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Magic108
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Bulls99
Sixers92
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Knicks96
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +2
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors109
Hornets114
Q1 NOK +3; Q2 NOK +5; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOK +5
Final · Box score
Kings97
Spurs87
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Rockets75
Blazers76
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Clippers119
Suns105
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +14
On this day · 2004–05Apr 5, 2005: 12 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Warriors), 44 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Hawks

Atlanta rallies from 13 down to beat Minnesota

Gilbert Arenas goes for 38 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+7-2+2ATL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves328273299
Hawks19281836101
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 17, 19, 35, 12, 22, 5, 33, 24ATL24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 11, 6, 20, 4, 17, 26, 8, 17ATL17 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 26, 12, 10, 21, 26, 21, 19, 20, 33MIN33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 24, 15, 26, 27, 22, 19, 24, 27MIN27 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Hornets20
Wizards-Celtics11
Bucks-Magic10
Kings-Spurs9
Rockets-Blazers7
Clippers-Suns4
Cavs-Knicks3
Raptors-Pacers0
Shot of the night

Crawford's jumper with 6.4 seconds left breaks the tie, 96-94 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Suns combined for 224, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SunsClippers 119, Suns 105
224
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 109, Hornets 114
223
Raptors-PacersRaptors 103, Pacers 111
214
Bucks-MagicBucks 105, Magic 108
213
Wolves-HawksWolves 99, Hawks 101
200
Wizards-CelticsWizards 108, Celtics 91
199
Bulls-SixersBulls 99, Sixers 92
191
Cavs-KnicksCavs 94, Knicks 96
190
Kings-SpursKings 97, Spurs 87
184
Rockets-BlazersRockets 75, Blazers 76
151
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-BlazersRockets 75, Blazers 76
+1 POR
Wolves-HawksWolves 99, Hawks 101
+2 ATL
Cavs-KnicksCavs 94, Knicks 96
+2 NYK
Bucks-MagicBucks 105, Magic 108
+3 ORL
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 109, Hornets 114
+5 NOK
Bulls-SixersBulls 99, Sixers 92
+7 CHI
Raptors-PacersRaptors 103, Pacers 111
+8 IND
Kings-SpursKings 97, Spurs 87
+10 SAC
Clippers-SunsClippers 119, Suns 105
+14 LAC
Wizards-CelticsWizards 108, Celtics 91
+17 WAS
ATL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-HawksATL won · Wolves 99, Hawks 101
13 pts
Clippers-SunsLAC won · Clippers 119, Suns 105
6 pts
Rockets-BlazersPOR won · Rockets 75, Blazers 76
3 pts
Diaw shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DiawPHX · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
80% (12-15)
KGMIN · 27 PTS, 15 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
PierceBOS · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
ArenasWAS · 38 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL
64% (14-22)
MaggetteLAC · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Hawks
Wolves 99Hawks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves328273299
Hawks19281836101
The story
Josh Smith's 17 points and 15 rebounds carried Atlanta past Minnesota, 101-99

For Minnesota, Kevin Garnett had 27 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK · 7-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 13 going into the second, then won it 28-8.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −13+7−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 105Magic 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22202835105
Magic27232830108
The story
Orlando beat Milwaukee 108-105 behind 19 points and 17 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Michael Redd paced Milwaukee: 25 PTS, 6 REB 19 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 27-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +5+8+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

T.J. Ford topped the game at 61.2 FPTS: 34 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB

Final · Warriors-Hornets
Warriors 109Hornets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors242632216109
Hornets2728272111114
The story
Chris Paul had a 17-11-16 triple-double as New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Golden State 114-109 in OT

Jason Richardson led Golden State with 24 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 17 PTS, 16 AST, 11 REB, 6 STL · 6-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the overtime 11-6.

NOK lead by quarter
200 +3+500+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.5Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.5 in 74 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg5.5Last 3

5.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 42 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg48.0Today

48 minutes today, against 23.2 a game in 70 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Washington by 17.

POR over HOU1ATL over MIN2NYK over CLE2ORL over MIL3NOK over GSW5CHI over PHI7IND over TOR8SAC over SAS10LAC over PHX14WAS over BOS17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 38

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 25, 31, 17, 40, 27, 31, 13, 38Wizards-Celtics · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 12, 2, 20, 8, 18, 23, 14, 37Knicks-Cavs · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 37, 36, 36, 46, 47, 35, 37, 36Cavs-Knicks · L
31.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 37, 31, 18, 11, 19, 36, 15, 25, 34Raptors-Pacers · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 25, 32, 30, 20, 22, 16, 18, 34Clippers-Suns · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 3, 14, 12, 14, 11, 19, 2, 4, 8, 34Bucks-Magic · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 6 REB · 11 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+7.1 15.5 last 10 · 8.4 season
Carlos BoozerUTA+5.9 20.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Rasual ButlerNOK+5.8 14.6 last 10 · 8.8 season
Kwame BrownLAL+5.4 12.2 last 10 · 6.8 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
Marcus CambyDEN−4.8 8.2 last 10 · 13.0 season