FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 11, 2006Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAC by 17 at halftime and won 123–110.

Final · Box score
Raptors97
Heat106
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Wolves76
Grizzlies92
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Nets101
Bulls104
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Sonics95
Spurs104
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Suns123
Kings110
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -17; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Lakers111
Q1 LAL -10; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +11
On this day · 2004–05Apr 11, 2005: 9 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Sonics), 38 points.
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The lead · Suns-Kings

Phoenix erases 17-point lead, steals one from Sacramento

Antoine Walker goes for 32 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-170+13PHX AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns23283339123
Kings30381626110
Who led
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 12, 9, 15, 12, 10, 12, 23, 25PHX25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 14, 29, 21, 32, 16, 12, 22, 23PHX23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 24, 17, 25, 4, 3, 18, 30, 23SAC23 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 11, 17, 26, 19, 15, 23, 15, 23SAC23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Warriors-Lakers

Lakers fight back from 10 down against Golden State

Final: 111–100, after trailing by 10 after one. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Warriors
Kobe Bryant · LALJason Richardson · GSWPTS3120REB42AST50Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Nets-Bulls15
Suns-Kings5
Sonics-Spurs4
Wolves-Grizzlies3
Warriors-Lakers1
Raptors-Heat0
The night in charts
Suns-Kings combined for 233, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-KingsSuns 123, Kings 110
233
Warriors-LakersWarriors 100, Lakers 111
211
Nets-BullsNets 101, Bulls 104
205
Raptors-HeatRaptors 97, Heat 106
203
Sonics-SpursSonics 95, Spurs 104
199
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 76, Grizzlies 92
168
CHI won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nets-BullsNets 101, Bulls 104
+3 CHI
Raptors-HeatRaptors 97, Heat 106
+9 MIA
Sonics-SpursSonics 95, Spurs 104
+9 SAS
Warriors-LakersWarriors 100, Lakers 111
+11 LAL
Suns-KingsSuns 123, Kings 110
+13 PHX
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 76, Grizzlies 92
+16 MEM
PHX erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-KingsPHX won · Suns 123, Kings 110
17 pts
Warriors-LakersLAL won · Warriors 100, Lakers 111
10 pts
Nets-BullsCHI won · Nets 101, Bulls 104
4 pts
Odom shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OdomLAL · 15 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Kwame BrownLAL · 15 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
PauMEM · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BellPHX · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
ParkerSAS · 27 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 101Bulls 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26192333101
Bulls22262234104
The story
Ben Gordon had 36 points as Chicago beat New Jersey 104-101

Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 36 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 7-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Bulls took the second 26-19.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −4+3+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Heat
Raptors 97Heat 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2130262097
Heat31302124106
The story
Miami beat Toronto 106-97 behind a 15-11-10 triple-double from Shaquille O'Neal

Morris Peterson paced Toronto: 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

A 31-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +10+10+5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 100Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors33232123100
Lakers23393316111
The story
Kobe Bryant's 31 points carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 111-100

For Golden State, Derek Fisher had 18 PTS, 5 AST 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-22 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 39-23.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −10+6+18+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg31.8Last 5

31.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.0 in 75 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 63 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 43

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 23, 26, 43, 27, 20, 33, 25, 43Nets-Bulls · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 17, 12, 8, 14, 23, 21, 9, 36Bulls-Nets · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 18, 7, 11, 14, 6, 5, 5, 32Heat-Raptors · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 19, 36, 15, 25, 34, 36, 32, 32Raptors-Heat · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 43, 30, 23, 43, 43, 42, 51, 38, 31Lakers-Warriors · W
35.1 PPG season to date · −4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 17, 19, 28, 23, 16, 10, 19, 27Spurs-Sonics · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 9 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+7.3 15.9 last 10 · 8.6 season
LeBron JamesCLE+6.2 37.9 last 10 · 31.7 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK+6.2 20.2 last 10 · 14.0 season
Kwame BrownLAL+5.7 12.8 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cold
Cuttino MobleyLAC−6.9 8.0 last 10 · 14.9 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
Eddie JonesMEM−5.3 6.6 last 10 · 11.9 season