FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 8, 2006Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed WAS by 10 after the first quarter and won 99–86.

Final · Box score
Cavs108
Nets102
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE -5; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Heat99
Wizards86
Q1 MIA -10; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Bulls75
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +23; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Hornets77
Mavs101
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +17; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +24
Final · Box score
Warriors92
Nuggets95
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +17
On this day · 2004–05Apr 8, 2005: 12 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Warriors), 44 points.
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The lead · Heat-Wizards

Miami climbs out of a 10-point hole against Washington

Andrei Kirilenko goes for 24 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+5+12+13MIA AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1937192499
Wizards2922122386
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 18, 27, 22, 23, 18, 24, 28, 27MIA27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 0, 4, 3, 2, 3, 14, 2, 20MIA20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 17, 40, 27, 31, 13, 38, 41, 30WAS30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 13, 12, 17, 12, 11, 12, 8, 25WAS25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Cavs-Nets

Cleveland handles New Jersey by 6

The Cavaliers won the fourth quarter 36–24. Final: 108–102. LeBron James led Cleveland with 37 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over GSW3CLE over NJN6MIA over WAS13PHI over CHI14UTA over POR17DAL over NOK24Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over NJN.
Lead changes
Cavs-Nets12
Warriors-Nuggets8
Sixers-Bulls5
Heat-Wizards2
Hornets-Mavs2
Blazers-Jazz0
The night in charts
Cavs-Nets combined for 210, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-NetsCavs 108, Nets 102
210
Blazers-JazzBlazers 93, Jazz 110
203
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 92, Nuggets 95
187
Heat-WizardsHeat 99, Wizards 86
185
Hornets-MavsHornets 77, Mavs 101
178
Sixers-BullsSixers 89, Bulls 75
164
DEN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 92, Nuggets 95
+3 DEN
Cavs-NetsCavs 108, Nets 102
+6 CLE
Heat-WizardsHeat 99, Wizards 86
+13 MIA
Sixers-BullsSixers 89, Bulls 75
+14 PHI
Blazers-JazzBlazers 93, Jazz 110
+17 UTA
Hornets-MavsHornets 77, Mavs 101
+24 DAL
MIA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-WizardsMIA won · Heat 99, Wizards 86
10 pts
Cavs-NetsCLE won · Cavs 108, Nets 102
6 pts
Shaq shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
81% (13-16)
DioguGSW · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
HarpringUTA · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
TerryDAL · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
KirilenkoUTA · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 7 BLK, 5 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 92Nuggets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2020282492
Nuggets2626192495
The story
Marcus Camby had 17 rebounds and 5 points as Denver beat Golden State 95-92

Derek Fisher led Golden State with 19 PTS, 9 AST 17 REB, 8 BLK, 5 PTS, 4 AST · 2-10 FG

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 26-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+12+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Nets
Cavs 108Nets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27242136108
Nets26302224102
The story
Cleveland beat New Jersey 108-102 behind 37 points from LeBron James

Vince Carter paced New Jersey: 33 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 37 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 12-26 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-24 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +1−5−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Wizards
Heat 99Wizards 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1937192499
Wizards2922122386
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 27 points and 10 rebounds carried Miami past Washington, 99-86

For Washington, Gilbert Arenas had 30 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 13-16 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 37-22.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −10+5+12+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 64 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 63 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg45.4Today

45 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in 72 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 39

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 26, 28, 47, 32, 38, 26, 37, 39Sixers-Bulls · W
33.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 36, 36, 46, 47, 35, 37, 36, 37Cavs-Nets · W
31.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 22, 20, 23, 26, 43, 27, 20, 33Nets-Cavs · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 17, 40, 27, 31, 13, 38, 41, 30Wizards-Heat · L
29.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 12, 7, 15, 18, 16, 21, 15, 29Jazz-Blazers · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 23, 4, 11, 4, 14, 24, 5, 17, 13, 28Blazers-Jazz · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Raymond FeltonCHA+7.6 19.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
Charlie BellMIL+7.1 15.6 last 10 · 8.5 season
Mike JamesTOR+6.4 26.2 last 10 · 19.8 season
LeBron JamesCLE+5.9 37.6 last 10 · 31.7 season
Carlos BoozerUTA+5.6 20.7 last 10 · 15.1 season
Cold
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
Cuttino MobleyLAC−5.3 9.8 last 10 · 15.1 season
Steve FrancisNYK−4.9 9.8 last 10 · 14.7 season