FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 15, 2006Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by ATL (vs MIL) and CHA (vs IND).

Final · Box score
Sixers97
Magic102
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +5
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers91
Bobcats92
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA -6; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Rockets81
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Hawks120
Bucks114
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Kings100
Nuggets82
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +18
Final · Box score
Warriors86
Blazers81
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +5
On this day · 2004–05Apr 15, 2005: 12 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Pacers), 43 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Bobcats

Charlotte needs overtime to survive Indiana

Dwight Howard goes for 28 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3+12-60+1CHA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pacers21143019791
Bobcats18291225892
Who led
Primoz BrezecPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 8, 11, 14, 16, 17, 13, 14, 18CHA18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 15, 20, 17, 20, 10, 14, 27, 16CHA16 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 13, 18, 25, 12, 10, 21, 29, 30IND30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 1, 22, 25, 17, 15, 28, 17, 17, 18IND18 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Hawks-Bucks

Atlanta beats Milwaukee, 120–114

Atlanta led 87–83 after three and won by 6. Josh Smith led Atlanta with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over IND1ORL over PHI5GSW over POR5ATL over MIL6MEM over HOU12SAC over DEN18Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over MIL.
Lead changes
Hawks-Bucks21
Pacers-Bobcats8
Sixers-Magic5
Kings-Nuggets3
Warriors-Blazers2
Grizzlies-Rockets2
The night in charts
Hawks-Bucks combined for 234, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-BucksHawks 120, Bucks 114
234
Sixers-MagicSixers 97, Magic 102
199
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 91, Bobcats 92
183
Kings-NuggetsKings 100, Nuggets 82
182
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 93, Rockets 81
174
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 86, Blazers 81
167
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 91, Bobcats 92
+1 CHA
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 86, Blazers 81
+5 GSW
Sixers-MagicSixers 97, Magic 102
+5 ORL
Hawks-BucksHawks 120, Bucks 114
+6 ATL
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 93, Rockets 81
+12 MEM
Kings-NuggetsKings 100, Nuggets 82
+18 SAC
ATL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BucksATL won · Hawks 120, Bucks 114
6 pts
Pacers-BobcatsCHA won · Pacers 91, Bobcats 92
6 pts
Kenny Thomas shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenny ThomasSAC · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
82% (9-11)
BogutMIL · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST
77% (10-13)
BattierMEM · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Mike MillerMEM · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
DwightORL · 28 PTS, 26 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Pacers-Bobcats
Pacers 91Bobcats 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers21143019791
Bobcats18291225892
The story
Raymond Felton had 16 points and 13 assists as Charlotte beat Indiana 92-91 in OT

Stephen Jackson led Indiana with 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB · 5-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Bobcats took the second 29-14.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −3+12−60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 97Magic 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2729241797
Magic37212519102
The story
Orlando won 102-97 despite 36 points from Allen Iverson

Hedo Turkoglu paced Orlando: 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 36 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 12-29 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 37-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +10+2+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 120Bucks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks24323133120
Bucks30252831114
The story
Josh Smith's 28 points carried Atlanta past Milwaukee, 120-114

For Milwaukee, Andrew Bogut had 24 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK · 10-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 32-25.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −6+1+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 66 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.7Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.7 in 68 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg47.0Today

47 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 36

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 39, 16, 25, 25, 16, 24, 23, 36Bucks-Hawks · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 47, 32, 38, 26, 37, 39, 26, 40, 30, 36Sixers-Magic · L
33.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 13, 18, 25, 12, 10, 21, 29, 30Pacers-Bobcats · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 14, 19, 12, 16, 20, 14, 22, 28Magic-Sixers · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 26 REB · 1 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 8, 17, 25, 14, 7, 22, 17, 28Hawks-Bucks · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 23, 18, 7, 12, 14, 10, 15, 25Grizzlies-Rockets · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mike JamesTOR+8.5 28.9 last 10 · 20.4 season
Raymond FeltonCHA+7.2 19.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
Josh SmithATL+6.9 18.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK+6.5 20.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Morris PetersonTOR+6.0 22.5 last 10 · 16.5 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Channing FryeNYK−5.7 6.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Darius MilesPOR−5.3 8.7 last 10 · 14.0 season
Steve NashPHX−5.3 13.7 last 10 · 19.0 season
Cuttino MobleyLAC−5.2 9.7 last 10 · 14.9 season