FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 13, 2006Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NYK by 7 after three quarters and won 91–87.

Final · Box score
Knicks87
Cavs91
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE -7; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Magic92
Spurs80
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Suns117
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +13
On this day · 2004–05Apr 13, 2005: 10 games. Top scorer: Mike Miller (Grizzlies-Rockets), 37 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Cavs

Cleveland gets past New York

Tim Duncan goes for 31 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+4-7+4CLE AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1621302087
Cavs1625193191
Who led
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 16, 16, 10, 7, 15, 6, 8, 26CLE26 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 11, 21, 13, 12, 12, 0, 10, 17CLE17 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 34, 10, 0, 6, 16, 12, 5, 32NYK32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 18, 23, 14, 37, 23, 31, 26, 19NYK19 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Magic-Spurs

Orlando upsets San Antonio

Orlando (34–44) beat San Antonio (60–18) 92–80. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 22 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over NYK4ORL over SAS12PHX over DAL13Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over SAS.
Lead changes
Knicks-Cavs14
Magic-Spurs5
Mavs-Suns1
The night in charts
Mavs-Suns combined for 221, 43 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SunsMavs 104, Suns 117
221
Knicks-CavsKnicks 87, Cavs 91
178
Magic-SpursMagic 92, Spurs 80
172
CLE won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Knicks-CavsKnicks 87, Cavs 91
+4 CLE
Magic-SpursMagic 92, Spurs 80
+12 ORL
Mavs-SunsMavs 104, Suns 117
+13 PHX
CLE rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-CavsCLE won · Knicks 87, Cavs 91
7 pts
Magic-SpursORL won · Magic 92, Spurs 80
1 pt
Marion shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarionPHX · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
DuncanSAS · 31 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
Tim ThomasPHX · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
DwightORL · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
FinleySAS · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 87Cavs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1621302087
Cavs1625193191
The story
Larry Hughes had 26 points and 13 rebounds as Cleveland beat New York 91-87

Jamal Crawford led New York with 19 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 10-24 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 31-20.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+4−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Spurs
Magic 92Spurs 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2727241492
Spurs2822191180
The story
Dwight Howard's 22 points and 13 rebounds carried Orlando past San Antonio, 92-80

For San Antonio, Michael Finley had 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The Magic trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 27-22.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −1+4+9+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 104Suns 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs25203227104
Suns36243027117
The story
Phoenix beat Dallas 117-104 behind 29 points from Shawn Marion

Jason Terry paced Dallas: 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 12-16 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 36-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +11+15+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 74 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 49 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg45.5Today

46 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 32 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 36

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 38, 30, 29, 30, 20, 20, 29, 36Mavs-Suns · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 34, 10, 0, 6, 16, 12, 5, 32Knicks-Cavs · L
9.1 PPG season to date · +23.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 20, 16, 11, 11, 13, 23, 18, 31Spurs-Magic · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 29, 21, 32, 16, 12, 22, 23, 29Suns-Mavs · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 16, 16, 10, 7, 15, 6, 8, 26Cavs-Knicks · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 15, 14, 19, 12, 16, 20, 14, 22Magic-Spurs · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordNYK+7.8 21.9 last 10 · 14.1 season
Raymond FeltonCHA+7.8 19.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Charlie BellMIL+6.4 14.9 last 10 · 8.5 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
Steve NashPHX−5.3 13.7 last 10 · 19.0 season