FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 12, 2006Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by CHI (vs ATL) and MIN (vs HOU).

Final · Box score
Bulls96
Hawks90
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Pacers117
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Magic103
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Bobcats88
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Sixers116
Nets96
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +21; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +20
Final · Box score
Cavs73
Pistons96
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +27; Q3 DET +24; Q4 DET +23
Final · Box score
Wizards97
Bucks100
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Sonics99
Hornets104
Q1 NOK -5; Q2 NOK +2; Q3 NOK +6; Q4 NOK +5
Final · Box score
Wolves82
Rockets79
Q1 MIN -8; Q2 MIN -10; Q3 MIN -8; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets83
Jazz104
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Warriors114
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +12
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Clippers97
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +4
On this day · 2004–05Apr 12, 2005: 5 games. Top scorer: Manu Ginobili (Spurs-Blazers), 30 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Rockets

Minnesota rallies from 10 down to beat Houston

Allen Iverson goes for 40 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-10-8+3MIN AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1221282182
Rockets2023261079
Who led
Mark BlountPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 15, 16, 9, 2, 8, 17, 6, 16MIN16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Marcus BanksPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 17, 24, 4, 2, 14, 6, 10, 15MIN15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 19, 12, 16, 5, 16, 1, 22, 17HOU17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 5, 7, 13, 12, 12, 22, 25, 15HOU15 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Detroit by 23.

MIL over WAS3MIN over HOU3LAC over POR4IND over BOS5NOK over SEA5CHI over ATL6ORL over TOR7MEM over CHA8GSW over DAL12PHI over NJN20UTA over DEN21DET over CLE23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Wizards-Bucks17
Blazers-Clippers17
Grizzlies-Bobcats16
Bulls-Hawks9
Mavs-Warriors8
Celtics-Pacers7
Raptors-Magic7
Sixers-Nets4
Cavs-Pistons4
Nuggets-Jazz3
Wolves-Rockets1
Shot of the night

Redd's jumper with 19 seconds left puts the Bucks ahead, 100-97 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Pacers combined for 229, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-PacersCeltics 112, Pacers 117
229
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 102, Warriors 114
216
Sixers-NetsSixers 116, Nets 96
212
Sonics-HornetsSonics 99, Hornets 104
203
Raptors-MagicRaptors 96, Magic 103
199
Wizards-BucksWizards 97, Bucks 100
197
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 93, Clippers 97
190
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 83, Jazz 104
187
Bulls-HawksBulls 96, Hawks 90
186
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 96, Bobcats 88
184
Cavs-PistonsCavs 73, Pistons 96
169
Wolves-RocketsWolves 82, Rockets 79
161
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-BucksWizards 97, Bucks 100
+3 MIL
Wolves-RocketsWolves 82, Rockets 79
+3 MIN
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 93, Clippers 97
+4 LAC
Celtics-PacersCeltics 112, Pacers 117
+5 IND
Sonics-HornetsSonics 99, Hornets 104
+5 NOK
Bulls-HawksBulls 96, Hawks 90
+6 CHI
Raptors-MagicRaptors 96, Magic 103
+7 ORL
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 96, Bobcats 88
+8 MEM
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 102, Warriors 114
+12 GSW
Sixers-NetsSixers 116, Nets 96
+20 PHI
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 83, Jazz 104
+21 UTA
Cavs-PistonsCavs 73, Pistons 96
+23 DET
CHI erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HawksCHI won · Bulls 96, Hawks 90
10 pts
Wolves-RocketsMIN won · Wolves 82, Rockets 79
10 pts
Mavs-WarriorsGSW won · Mavs 102, Warriors 114
8 pts
Blazers-ClippersLAC won · Blazers 93, Clippers 97
6 pts
Sonics-HornetsNOK won · Sonics 99, Hornets 104
5 pts
Brand shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrandLAC · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
BattieORL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MurphyGSW · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
KrsticNJN · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
PejaIND · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 82Rockets 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1221282182
Rockets2023261079
The story
Mark Blount had 16 points as Minnesota beat Houston 82-79

Chuck Hayes led Houston with 10 REB, 6 PTS, 2 AST 16 PTS, 4 REB · 6-12 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 21-10.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −8−10−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rafer Alston led the game in fantasy with 37.8 FPTS (17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Sonics-Hornets
Sonics 99Hornets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2927212299
Hornets24342521104
The story
New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Seattle 104-99 behind 21 points from Chris Paul

Rashard Lewis paced Seattle: 20 PTS, 3 REB 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 5-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 34-27 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Hornets.

NOK lead by quarter
200 −5+2+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Hawks
Bulls 96Hawks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1825272696
Hawks2815173090
The story
Kirk Hinrich's 17 points carried Chicago past Atlanta, 96-90

For Atlanta, Joe Johnson had 14 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 17 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 6-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 25-15.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −100+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith was the fantasy play: 54.0 FPTS on 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.1Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 20.1 in 76 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 67 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 40

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 47, 32, 38, 26, 37, 39, 26, 40Sixers-Nets · W
33.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 10, 29, 24, 32, 38, 30, 14, 36Sonics-Hornets · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 24, 22, 18, 22, 29, 33, 19, 30Celtics-Pacers · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 29, 38, 30, 29, 30, 20, 20, 29Mavs-Warriors · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 24, 6, 27, 2, 8, 26, 17, 27Magic-Raptors · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 15, 9, 22, 27, 30, 11, 25, 25Jazz-Nuggets · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Raymond FeltonCHA+7.8 19.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Charlie BellMIL+6.4 14.9 last 10 · 8.5 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK+6.2 20.2 last 10 · 14.0 season
Mike JamesTOR+6.0 26.1 last 10 · 20.1 season
Morris PetersonTOR+5.8 22.2 last 10 · 16.4 season
Cold
Cuttino MobleyLAC−6.8 8.1 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
Jamaal MagloireMIL−5.0 4.3 last 10 · 9.3 season